Astrologers divide the heavens into 12 segments tracing the apparent movement of the Sun around the Earth. The measuring of the signs begins with the point where the Sun’s apparent path crosses the celestial equator, designated 0° Aries. The 12 signs were named after the stellar constellations that appear in the different segments. The signs are classified according to quality and element. The three qualities are cardinal (outgoing), fixed (stable), and mutable (variable). The four traditional elements are fire, earth, air, and water, which stand for activity, matter, mind, and feeling, respectively. The three qualities and four elements offer twelve possible combinations, one for each sign. The signs may also be seen as positive or “masculine” (active), in the case of the fire and air signs; or negative or “feminine” (reactive), in the case of the earth and water signs. The signs are also divided into “northern” and “commanding” (the first six), and “southern” and “obeying” (last six).

There are four triplicities among the signs: the earth triplicity, including Taurus, Virgo, and Capricorn; the air triplicity, which includes Gemini, Libra, and Aquarius; the fire triplicity, encompassing Aries, Leo, and Sagittarius; and the water triplicity, containing Cancer, Scorpio, and Pisces. The signs are further divided into diurnal and nocturnal, the diurnal signs being all masculine and the nocturnal feminine. Signs named after quadrupeds are, of course, quadrupedal; those named after human states of endeavor (e.g., water bearer, archer) are called humane. A person born under a fiery, masculine, diurnal sign is hot in temper and bold in character. If it is a quadrupedal sign, the native is somewhat like the animal after which the sign is called. Thus in Taurus, the native is bold and furious; in Leo, fierce and aggressive. Cancer, Scorpio and Pisces are called fruitful or prolific; and Gemini, Leo, and Virgo, barren. Sagittarius, because usually represented as a centaur, is said to produce humane character if located in the first 15 degrees (first half) of the sign, but a savage, brutal, and intractable dis-position if found in the last 15 degrees.

Astrologers designate the 12 signs as follows:

Aries First zodiacal sign March 21 – April 20 Quality: Cardinal Mode: Intuition	Taurus Second zodiacal sign April 21 – May 21 Quality: Fixed Mode: Sensation	Gemini Third zodiacal sign May 22 – June 21 Quality: Mutable Mode: Thought
Cancer Fourth zodiacal sign June 22 – July 22 Quality: Cardinal Mode: Feeling	Leo Fifth zodiacal sign July 23 – August 23 Quality: Fixed Mode: Intuition	Virgo Sixth zodiacal sign Aug 24 – Sep 22 Quality: Mutable Mode: Sensation, Thought
Libra Seventh zodiacal sign Sep 23 – Oct 22 Quality: Cardinal Mode: Thought, Sensation	Scorpio Eighth zodiacal sign Oct 23 – Nov 21 Quality: Fixed Mode: Feeling	Sagittarius Ninth zodiacal sign Nov 22 – Dec 21 Quality: Mutable Mode: Intuition
Capricorn Tenth zodiacal sign Dec 22 – Jan 20 Quality: Cardinal Mode: Sensation	Aquarius Eleventh zodiacal sign Jan 21 – Feb 19 Quality: Fixed Mode: Thought	Pisces Twelfth zodiacal sign Feb 20 – March 20 Quality: Mutable Mode: Feeling

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