Zodiac Sign Aries
Seeding the Future
We shall not cease from exploration
And the end of all our exploring
Will be to arrive where we started
And know the place for the first time.
- TS Eliot
In The Beginning...
The zodiac sign of Aries is the point where the zodiac recycles itself.
("Let's
hear it for the celestial Blue Box program!!!")
The signs of the zodiac have a circular, cyclical relationship, one sign
evolving into the next.
Actually, it's like a spiral: we've passed through this
sign before, but it's never exactly the same. Every March or April,
there's a New Moon in Aries, but the Sun and Moon form new aspects to
the other planets, and the other planets form new aspects with each
other. This creates an whole new context for each New Moon energy.
Aries is considered the first sign of the zodiac. ("Sort of the Prime Minister of the stars!")
In our cyclical model, Aries also marks the transition point from the
old cycle into the new one. Aries, therefore, represents the idea of
leaving the old behind and launching into new beginnings, new
adventures, and setting off into unknown territory. It is the archetypal
Big Bang by which new ideas, new identities and new possibilities burst
forth into the world of actuality.
Aries is the seed which projects future possibilities
into the unknown. The seed planted now will sprout, blossom and bear
fruit later in the cycle�but that's then and this is now. What comes
first? Identity. Acknowledgement of existence. Before you can grow
anything, you must first recognize it, identify it, name it. You can't
nurture what you don't acknowledge.
Aries, archetypally, is associated with human identity
and personality; how we identify ourselves, distinguish who we are, and
name ourselves. ("And you need
a good noble name, like 'Pegasus!'")
This includes how we
project ourselves physically and spiritually into the world (1st house),
our will, passions and actions (Mars), and our ability to take risks and
meet the unknown with a stout heart and a hero's courage (Aries). It is
the basic instinct that says: "I AM!"
It all begins with a seed of impulse: a spark of
something new, a motion to pursue a different direction, a desire to
grow a new...well, just what do you want? This is the primary
Aries question. Choose your seed wisely: whatever evolves over the month
following the New Moon in Aries will be rooted in the seeds that are planted now.
Sometimes the seed chooses you! ("True:
Impulses don't exactly wait politely to be
invited to dinner. They seize you by the throat and come crashing into
your life or clanging out of your mouth!")
Around the New Moon, you may find yourself seized by a situation that
demands attention. Or, you may suddenly feel dissatisfied with some area
of your life, perhaps brought on by outside circumstances.
Life has a way of making the wind blow an unexpected seed
into your life which starts growing there, but like most seeds, you
don't always know what the finished product will look like. It may look
beautiful at first but evolve into something that has thorns and makes
you itch! Or the new seed may put down roots that initially choke out
established growth in your life, but later bear fruit that is worth the
sacrifice.
Watch carefully as your seed grows over the coming weeks
and months. There will be results and implications over the coming month
(the current lunar cycle), as well as over the coming year (the eclipse
cycle). Conditions at the time of the Aries New Moon Eclipse may also be
rooted in events from around 6 months ago (the last eclipses). Be open
to a new awareness and watch as the new growth makes itself known.
Notice. Allow. Respond when the time is right. 
The Energy of Mars
Mars is the planetary ruler of Aries, symbolizing energy,
impulse, action, will, wanting, desire, sex, anger, courage, assertion,
aggression, violence, conflict, war and weapons.
Although Mars can
indicate conflict and a hair-trigger temper, Mars is not all bad.
Without this planetary energy we would have no motivation, no drive to
pursue our dreams or accomplish our goals.
Too little Mars makes us
afraid to stand up for ourselves, shrinking from confrontations and risk
taking. Too much Mars can make us aggressive, over-reactive and
defensive about anything that interferes with what we want. Either
extreme increases the stress and conflict in our lives.
The key is moderation and balance. ("Oh ya
right... 'Mars, would you mind please being sweet
and diplomatic for a moment?' Gimme a break!")
The Mars/Aries energy, in its purest form, wants aggressive, immediate
action.
However, Mars is best integrated into the real world when
balanced by a sensitivity to its impact on the outside world
(Venus/Libra), connection to the past and one's true needs
(Moon/Cancer), and a sense of purpose and direction (Saturn/Capricorn)
— in other words, the Cardinal signs. 
© 1996, 2004, 2005
Wendy Guy. All rights reserved. Reprinted
with permission from Transitions Astrology
Newsletter, Aries-Taurus 1996 Issue.
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