The Twelve Signs
A sign is not a personality type. It is a style: the way a planet in that sign acts. Your chart holds all twelve signs, not just your Sun sign, and each one colours a different part of your life.
- Fire Aries, Leo, Sagittarius
- Earth Taurus, Virgo, Capricorn
- Air Gemini, Libra, Aquarius
- Water Cancer, Scorpio, Pisces
Every sign is built from three things.
- An element (fire, earth, air or water): its temperament.
- A modality (cardinal, fixed or mutable): how it moves.
- A polarity: active (fire and air) or receptive (earth and water).
No two signs share all three, which is why there are exactly twelve. Each sign also has a ruling planet, the planet most at home there, and an opposite sign across the circle that completes it.
The signs here are the tropical zodiac, measured from the spring equinox. They are twelve equal slices of 30 degrees, and they are not the same as the constellations that gave them their names.
Aries in Astrology — The Sign of the Spark
Aries is cardinal fire, ruled by Mars, the first sign of the zodiac. Learn what Aries means wherever it falls in your chart, its gifts and shadow, what changes it, and what most people get wrong about it.
Taurus in Astrology — The Sign of the Senses
Taurus is fixed earth, ruled by Venus, the sign where the Moon is exalted. Learn what Taurus means wherever it falls in your chart, its gifts and shadow, what changes it, and what most people get wrong about it.
Gemini in Astrology — The Sign of the Messenger
Gemini is mutable air, ruled by Mercury. Learn what Gemini means wherever it falls in your chart, its gifts and shadow, what changes it, and what most people get wrong about it.
Cancer in Astrology — The Sign of the Home
Cancer is cardinal water, ruled by the Moon, the sign where Jupiter is exalted. Learn what Cancer means wherever it falls in your chart, its gifts and shadow, what changes it, and what most people get wrong about it.
Leo in Astrology — The Sign of the Heart
Leo is fixed fire, ruled by the Sun. Learn what Leo means wherever it falls in your chart, its gifts and shadow, how it changes with the planets and houses, and what most people get wrong about it.
Virgo in Astrology — The Sign of the Craft
Virgo is mutable earth, ruled by Mercury, the one sign where a planet is both at home and exalted. Learn what Virgo means wherever it falls in your chart, its gifts and shadow, what changes it, and what most people get wrong about it.
Libra in Astrology — The Sign of the Balance
Libra is cardinal air, ruled by Venus, the sign where Saturn is exalted. Learn what Libra means wherever it falls in your chart, its gifts and shadow, what changes it, and what most people get wrong about it.
Scorpio in Astrology — The Sign of Depth
Scorpio is fixed water, ruled by Mars in traditional astrology and Pluto in modern astrology. Learn what Scorpio means wherever it falls in your chart, its gifts and shadow, what changes it, and what most people get wrong about it.
Sagittarius in Astrology — The Sign of the Quest
Sagittarius is mutable fire, ruled by Jupiter. Learn what Sagittarius means wherever it falls in your chart, its gifts and shadow, what changes it, and what most people get wrong about it.
Capricorn in Astrology — The Sign of the Mountain
Capricorn is cardinal earth, ruled by Saturn, the sign where Mars is exalted. Learn what Capricorn means wherever it falls in your chart, its gifts and shadow, what changes it, and what most people get wrong about it.
Aquarius in Astrology — The Sign of the Future
Aquarius is fixed air, ruled by Saturn in traditional astrology and Uranus in modern astrology. Learn what Aquarius means wherever it falls in your chart, its gifts and shadow, what changes it, and what most people get wrong about it.
Pisces in Astrology — The Sign of the Ocean
Pisces is mutable water, ruled by Jupiter in traditional astrology and Neptune in modern astrology, the sign where Venus is exalted. Learn what Pisces means wherever it falls in your chart, its gifts and shadow, what changes it, and what most people get wrong about it.