Sign basics
signs represent
traits and characteristics
The signs are the How’s and Why’s of the chart. They provide the traits and characteristics to the psychological functions (the planets). Twelve signs that represent twelve archetypes. And all twelve are present in all charts. You may have more energy in some signs than others, but everybody is a composite of all ten Planets, all twelve Signs and all twelve Houses.
FIRE SIGNS.
ARIES
March 21- April 19
Cardinal Fire Sign
Ruling Planet: Mars
Natural House: 1st
Glyph: Head and horns of a Ram
LEO
July 23 - August 22
Fixed Fire Sign
Ruling Planet: The Sun
Natural House: 5th
Glyph: Head and mane of a Lion
SAGITTARIUS
NOvember 22 - December 21
Mutable Fire Sign
Ruling Planet: Jupiter
Natural House 9th
Glyph: The arrow pointed skyward
Water Signs.
Cancer
June 21- July 22
Cardinal Water Sign
Ruling Planet: The Moon
Natural House: 4th
Glyph: Overlapped claws of a crab; some believe breasts are in view here (Cancer is the sign of the Mother)
Scorpio
October 23 - NOvember 21
Fixed Water Sign
Ruling Planet: Pluto; Mars Classically
Natural House: 8th
Glyph: Likely an Alchemical symbol stylized with an arrow - possibly more in reference to Mars, its classical ruler, than a scorpion stinger
Pisces
February 19 - March 20
Mutable Water Sign
Ruling Planet: Neptune; Jupiter Classically
Natural House: 12th
Glyph: Two fishes swimming in opposite directions yet tied together
Air Signs.
Libra
September 23 - October 22
Cardinal Air Sign
Ruling Planet: Venus
Natural House: 7th
Glyph: Scales ; the only non-living symbol among the twelve signs
Aquarius
January 20 - February 18
Fixed Air Sign
Ruling Planet: Uranus; Saturn Classically
Natural House: 11th
Glyph: Flowing water; some believe serpents are in view here
Gemini
May 21 - June 20
Mutable Air Sign
Ruling Planet: Mercury
Natural House: 3rd
Glyph: The Twins typically depicted by double columns
EArth Signs.
Capricorn
December 22 - January 19
Cardinal Earth Sign
Ruling Planet: Saturn
Natural House: 10th
Glyph: Head, horns and fishtail of the Seagoat
Taurus
Arril 20 - May 20
Fixed Earth Sign
Ruling Planet: Venus
Natural House: 2nd
Glyph: Head and horns of a Bull
Virgo
August 23 - September 22
Mutable Earth Sign
Ruling Planet: Mercury
Natural House: 6th
Glyph: Likely an Alchemical symbol stylized to represent a closed-off womb