Symbol: The Ram.
Element: Fire.
Type: Positive.
Quality: Cardinal.
Sign ruled by Mars, the Roman God of War: energy and initiative.
Color: Scarlet, Fiery Red.
Gemstone: Diamond, Amethyst, Cornelian.

Precarious partners: Cancer, Libra, Capricorn.
Pleasing partners: Leo, Sagittarius.
Promising partners: Gemini, Aquarius.

Image:
Vigorous, friendly and confident, with a firm handshake, brisk walk, ready smile, infectious laugh, engagingly easy manner and distinct panache.

Needs:
To get ahead, and to have incentives praise, and scope for self-expression. Should curb temper, be wary of alcohol, harness energy and practise patience.

Likes:
Anyhting new, fast, fun, thrilling or competitive. Enjoys active sports and projects involving mechanical devices. May be attracted writing and politics.

Dislikes:
The predictable and mundane. Minor details, pessimism, vacillation, delays. Weaknesses in self, bedrest if ill, and any subservient or sedentary lifestyle.

In mind:
Alert and incisive, with self-respect and a high morale. Thinks rapidly and has a resourceful, honest approach. Is also impulsive and sometimes illogiacal.

In action:
Swift and interprid. Has a direct manner  and clear-cut views; remarks are candid and often satirical. Is determined, and doesn't take kindly to being thwarted.

At work:
A born leader. Is dynamic, and copes unusually well with a busy, demanding environment. Seeks prestige and power. Motivated more by succes than money.

With friends:
Very warm, lively and self-possessed. Accepts people at face value. Keeps the conversation flowing and has a talent to amuse. Soon wins friends.

In love:
Tends to fall in love at first sight or to wed after a whirlwind romance. Has many compelling qualities; also an assertive nature. Is jealous of rivals.

In life:
Naturally buoyant, the Arian lives in the present and has enormous potential. But initial gains require sustained affort and interest in order to thrive.

Health:
Generally good. Likeliest ailments are headaches, eye strain, sinusitus and insomnia. Prone to cuts, burns and head-wounds because of impetuosity.

The body:
Aries governs the head and face. Mars rules the adrenal glands -prompting speedy reactions- and also presides over inflammation, fever and surgery.

Famous Arians:
Bette Davis
Elton John
Leonardo da Vinci
Charlie Chaplin
Hans Christian Andersen
Johann Sebastian Bach
Vincent van Gogh

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