Aries: The Ram

  • March 21 - April 19
  • Cardinal Fire Sign
  • Complementary Sign: Libra
  • Colours: Red, Black & White
  • Plant: Tiger Lily
  • Gemstones: Ruby, Diamond
  • Metal: Iron
  • Tarot Card: The Magician
  • Animals: Ram & Lamb

    • This sign, the first in the zodiac, is concerned with:

  • Self-assertion, initiation, new beginnings
  • Action, daring, challenge, adventure
  • Exploration, pioneering, discovering
  • Agression, creativity, personal goals
  • Personal control of everything
  • Competition, winning, being first
  • Courage, honesty, nobility, openness

    • Aries Personality Characteristics:

    Positive

  • Is a leader
  • Is energetic
  • helps others achieve their dreams
  • Accepts challenges
  • Believes the best of others
  • Takes risks for others
  • Defends the vulnerable
  • Will give life for the loved one
  • Continues action even if others give up
  • An Aries life is an open book

    • Negative

  • Must be the boss
  • Brashness
  • Blind to his or her effect on others
  • Intolerance
  • Jealousy
  • Doesn't listen
  • Selfishness
  • Impulsive
  • Poor judge of character
  • Dislikes being told what to do

    • Physical Appearance:

  • Body: lean and strong, with large bones, thick shoulders, and a long neck
  • The face is usually long and the eyes are steady and somewhat peircing - not looking through you, but certainly looking at you, as if to challenge

    • The Aries Male:

  • Is fiercely competitive
  • Is honest
  • Appears to be self-assured
  • Takes initiative and expects others to follow
  • Is enterprising
  • Dreads physical disability
  • Has very clear goals
  • Will put his partner on a pedestal
  • Needs to win
  • Uses wit and brains to get what he wants

    • The Aries Female:

  • Looks you in the eye and gives a firm handshake
  • Is enthusiastic and optimistic
  • Talks back and often gets hurt because of it
  • Expects loyalty
  • Is fearless
  • Has interests outside the home or has a career
  • Expects to win in any situation
  • Is direct, open, and honest
  • Can make miracles happen

    • Young Aries:

  • Has a strong, active body and mind
  • Has a temper when thwarted
  • Usually walks and talks early
  • Wants attention and to be in charge
  • Can be lazy until somebody claims to be better
  • Is generous with toys
  • Has a vivid, practical imagination
  • Can achieve much in a short time
  • Is normally very affectionate
  • Has an inexhaustible curiousity
  • Gets over chilhood fevers very quickly