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Signs of the Zodiac - Quick Reference

* Zodiac Signs - CORE MEANINGS *

ARIES - Need for freedom and projection of the self - at all costs. Abstract. No need or dependence on social approval. Concerned with being responsible, practical, reasonable.

TAURUS - Empathy and need for others. Self-sacrifice, egotistic, self seeking, materialistic. Needs security - desperately. Stable, constant, persistent, creative.

GEMINI - Appears shallow and self absorbed. Mysterious and humorously sinister. Self analytical and adaptable. High degree of mental stimulation and exploration - understands very quickly. Very fond of games and trickery. Quick reflexes and communications. Talkative and curious.

CANCER - Need for emotional security, nurturing and personal relationships. Very tactful and intuitive. Protective and possessive.

LEO - Pride and self assertiveness. Persistent and stubborn. Egotism and self -centeredness. Strong need for self expression and the admiration of others. Need to be a person of great significance.

VIRGO - Seeks perfection and has difficulty with final decisions. Cautious and possibly fearful. Tidy and fussy. Loyal, submissive and efficient. Influence of precision in crafts and workmanship.

LIBRA - Balance and harmony. Difficulty with making decisions. Perceives self in relation with others. Social and love of beauty. Justice and grace.

SCORPIO - Difficulty with analyzing and communicating feelings. Lives intense and dramatic. Tendency to stir up trouble for others due to own confusions. Mystical, intense, transformation, passion and destructiveness.

SAGITTARIUS - Concerned with the future. Very intuitive, to the point of knowing without thinking what people will do. Prophetic and idealistic. Desire to help people but can be very blunt. Prefers wisdom over knowledge.

CAPRICORN - Somewhat introverted. Tense and over serious. Frequently finding itself alone. Bossy, control, ambition. Strong desire for sexual expression.

AQUARIUS - Needs social interaction in order to help define oneself. Mentally stimulating and inventive. Detached and creative.

PISCES - Tendency towards escaping reality. Diluting reality with the possible use of drug and alcohol abuse. Passion for animals. Selfless in service to others and patient. Seeks truth at the spiritual level. Travel and ego transcendence. Surrendering to the will of God.

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* Planetary Energies - CORE MEANINGS *

SUN - The basic energy of being; Light, consciousness, will, the Hero; Yang - masculine; Independence; Individuality; Authority and drive; Hope; Courage; Aspirations; Rulership and honor. Self concept, identity, self-expression. RULES - the Sides, Back and Heart

MOON - One's ultimate source; Instincts, Heredity, Psychological patterns due to infantile experiences; Unconscious assumptions and attitudes, emotional reflexes or programs; Psychic Perceptions; Yin - feminine; Mothering; Childhood; Family; Reproduction, domestic and maternal instinct; Growth and publicity. Security, nurturing, dependency, effects of the mother. RULES - the Stomach and Breasts

MERCURY - The mind; Communication; Logic and reasoning; Restlessness and Hunger for Knowledge, Input and Stimuli; Objective Sight, Perception, Travel, Handwriting, Study and Trade. Perception, learning, thinking, concentration, writing and coordination. RULES - The Nervous System

VENUS - Love, Non-Verbal expression of Truth; Attractions; Harmony; Beauty; Social Adeptness; Arts and Crafts; Music; Sympathy and Compassion. Capacity for relating, loving, sharing & intimacy. RULES - Affections, the Sense of Touch, Throat and Veins.

MARS - Survival Energy; Individualistic and Self Centered; Puts emphasis on differences; Aggression, Force, Vigor, Action; Work and Construction. Self assertion, anger, competition, energy, sexual desire. RULES - The Head, Face and Muscular System

JUPITER - Expansion, physical and psychological growth; Exploration and learning; Social Consciousness; Reason and judgment; Optimism and confidence; Success; Broad experience and Greater Fortune. Desire for growth & expansion, wisdom and “luck”. RULES - The Blood, liver and Thighs

SATURN - Reality as culturally defined or as structure and limitation; Learning and apprenticeship; Growing into a social role; Areas of life that need work; Reserve and Caution; Form and Organization. Structure, discipline, maturity, authority and realism. RULES - Bones, knees, spleen

URANUS - Lightning flash of enlightenment or insight, The desire to break free; Unusual or eccentric; Disruptions of the social order; Revolutions; Innovative technologies. RULES - Intuition, Ingenuity and Invention. The Aura and investigation.

NEPTUNE - Mystical perception of divinity and truth; Nirvana; Non-attachment; Illusion and Mystery; Spirit Perception. RULES - Feeling without physical contact; The Sea; Withdrawal from life through alcohol and drugs.

PLUTO - The Archetype of death and resurrection; Psychotic episodes; Radical transformation of consciousness of being; Teachers of transformation, Healers; The subconscious mind and dreams. RULES - Subconsciousness and the conscience

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