THE QUALITIES
Cardinal Signs (Aries, Cancer, Libra and Capricorn)
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Cardinal Those who have a strong cardinal influence in their chart will be motivated and hold a desire for movement and progress. There is a desire to act, initiate and begin things. Cardinal signs are action orientated. The corresponding houses to the cardinal signs are the angular houses (1st, 4th, 7th and 10th houses as per the diagram). Angular houses represent the four major spheres of our lives, personal identity (1st house), family and home environment (4th house), personal relationships (7th house) and our career (10th house). A key word for angular houses is action. |
Fixed Signs (Taurus, Leo, Scorpio and Aquarius)
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Fixed Those with a strong fixed theme in their chart desire stability and security. They also have determination and sustainability to see things through to completion. A person with an emphasis of the fixed quality will generally not respond well to change, preferring to maintain the security in their life. Fixed signs rule the Succedent houses (2nd, 5th, 8th and 11th houses). Succedent houses relate to stability and concretizing energy. Here we see substance to personal identity through possessions and resources (2nd house), strengthening sense of healthy ego identity (5th house), the ability to tap into deeper realms of yourself (8th house) and enhances awareness of self through the realms of social events and groups (11th house). A key word for Succedent houses is security. |
Mutable Signs (Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius and Pisces)
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Mutable Those with a strong emphasis on the mutable signs hold a desire for change and renewal. Strong mutable types can be adaptable and hold the ability to adjust to most situations. Mutable signs rule the Cadent houses (3rd, 6th, 9th and 12th houses). In these houses we experience change through growth and development. Through the 3rd house we experience change through education and learning, through the 6th house we experience growth and change through work and health, through the 9th house through higher learning and seeking out meaning in life and through the 12th house we experience growth and change through sacrifice of the ego for the sake of others and through unity with spirituality. |