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Zodiac signs
Twelve tropical signs, each with history, symbolism, and commonly associated traits written as tradition rather than destiny.
Aries
A cardinal fire sign associated with beginnings, initiative, and the ram as a seasonal emblem of spring in the tropical zodiac.
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A fixed earth sign linked to the bull, seasonal stability after the spring equinox, and Venus as its traditional domicile ruler.
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A mutable air sign figured as twins, traditionally ruled by Mercury and associated with language, exchange, and dual figures in the sky.
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A cardinal water sign linked to the Moon, the Northern summer solstice in tropical astrology, and crab or crayfish imagery on historical star maps.
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A fixed fire sign figured as a lion, traditionally ruled by the Sun, and associated with midsummer visibility in the tropical year.
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A mutable earth sign associated with a harvest maiden, Spica, and Mercury’s more exacting traditional expression.
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A cardinal air sign whose symbol is a pair of scales, tied to the September equinox and to Venus as a traditional ruler.
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A fixed water sign figured as a scorpion, traditionally ruled by Mars, with Pluto added in many twentieth-century modern systems.
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A mutable fire sign pictured as a centaur archer, traditionally ruled by Jupiter and associated with aim, travel, and teaching metaphors.
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A cardinal earth sign pictured as a goat-fish, beginning at the December solstice in tropical astrology and traditionally ruled by Saturn.
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A fixed air sign shown as a figure pouring water, traditionally Saturn-ruled, with Uranus added in many modern planetary schemes.
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A mutable water sign shown as two fish, traditionally Jupiter-ruled, with Neptune added in many modern lists, closing the tropical year.
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