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I said a minute ago that we Aries are good at starting things. The downside of that is ... we're not so great at finishing them. We like something novel, challenging, and a little bit tough to sink our teeth into. But once the task, pastime, or interest is "easy" we lose interest and move on. Trouble is, we're kind of that way about people, too.
We're extremely loyal friends, but we have our own definitions of what friendship is about -- and those things do not include too much touchy-feely sentiment, "sensitivity," or constantly being in each other's hair. We can rival an Aquarius on the best day he'll ever have when it comes to independence, and if you can tolerate that ... and the fact that we're often a little too forceful to be considered, well, "polite" ... we'll get along just fine.
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The polarity sign -- the "other end of the scale" -- for Aries is Libra, concerned with relationships and alliances, concerned with appearances and harmony, and deeply committed to strategies of teamwork and issues of fairness. Aries energy, by contrast, is direct, aggressive to the point of being abrasive, insistent, competitive, opinionated, self-starting, and willing to follow its own dreams whether anyone else subscribes to them or not.
I can't argue with the judgment that Aries, while notoriously energetic, can also be terribly self-centered and interested in getting what it wants now. We like to win. We love to win. That promise pushes us to try things that make more timid souls blanch at our display of daring and drive.
But, to give us our due, we also need to win fairly, or lose in an honest contest. Our Aries energy pushes us -- and others -- to try harder and go farther, but only when afflicted does it seek to win at any cost.
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Aries folks embody the very best of pioneer spirit ... that peculiar set of qualities willing not only to pit itself and all its resources against a formidable challenge or opponent, but to move into territories where there are no maps, where the savage law of the wild is the only law of the land, and to build from sheer gutsy-ness and necessity new ways of living -- having truly "gone where no man has gone before." (William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy are both Aries ... born four days apart.)
Armed with our renowned sense of enterprise (sorry, I couldn't resist) and enthusiasm, we can look unflinchingly at new conditions, new starts, and the formidable task of building whatever we require from the power of our own ambition, vision, and whatever resources are at hand.
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We have remarkable confidence in our own abilities, command the personal vigor to do "whatever it takes" to make our visions real, and the capacity to go with our impulses and turn a passing opportunity into the chance of a lifetime.
We also have a temper that is not to be trifled with (and may find a good fight mighty invigorating), an impatience that is legendary, and an unshakable belief that persistence is the key to success.
We also know how to persevere against the odds ... and once underway toward our goal of the moment, we don't take kindly a-tall to interference.
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True, we get a lot accomplished. We're also famous for that. But we can be tactless, bullying, argumentative, and defiant. With us, temper and temperamental go hand in hand. We fire off fast when we get angry, but fortunately we simmer down quickly, too.
We represent the forward, insistent, thrusting action that initiates changes and brings new things to life. We are the impulse to struggle, prevail, and survive. Ok, we're also quite a handful. But when the dust settles ... most people are willing to agree -- we're worth the trouble we cause. I, for one, hope they keep on thinking so.
Aries spirits who've made their mark on the world include Thomas Jefferson, Harry Houdini, J.P. Morgan, Joseph Pulitzer, Vincent van Gogh, Claire Boothe Luce, Bette Davis, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Elton John, Celine Dion ... and although she's not a real person, I promise you, Scarlett O'Hara is an Aries lady.
If you've always known there was more to Astrology than Sun Sign material and the three line daily horoscope in the newspaper, climb aboard and follow this blog. You'll find a world of wisdom detailing how you were designed to work with life ... and why you are the way you are -- all in quick-to-read, easy-to-digest-and-remember, written-in-plain-English essays that offer plenty of food for thought.
Little by little, I'm doing a set of articles that talks about all the elements in your horoscope and what they have to say about you. If you "know something" about Astrology -- or know something about your chart placements, that will help you get more from this material.
If you don't ... well, this is one place you can learn. We all have to start somewhere ... because we aren't born knowing this stuff. Meanwhile, if you've never seen your horoscope ... and don't have a clue how to work with it, maybe it's time to find out. There are lots of "chart services" on the internet -- some of whom produce decent, readable charts "for free" and some are so awful and confusing that even I can't read them easily -- and I've worked with charts for decades.
One extremely user-friendly chart site is here: AstroLabe. I recommend them if you want a simple, easy-to-read chart. I think they even give a reasonable little interpretive reading of your horoscope as part of the package. You'll need to know your birth information -- day, month, year, time and geographical place. Without all that your chart will have limited accuracy.
Or, if you want to get serious and really talk about this, upvote this post and start a conversation in the comments section sometime in the next six days from the time of publication. We'll go from there depending on what you want to know.
Questions about any of this? -- Upvote this post and talk to me in comments. It's a terrific way to build value for yourself and the community ... and it will give me ideas of what to write about in future posts. Believe me there is lots to say about the way The Sun, The Moon -- and all the other elements in a horoscope, all the other components of Astrology -- work together to interpret you and your story -- and what it all means to the person you've become.
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The scenes depict landscapes and natural features, buildings and wildlife. They were chosen because they show something lovely or interesting ... or simply because the photo appealed to me.
Our spectacular and remarkable planet is changing at astonishing speed. Rarely are these changes for the better. Few people seem to know ... or care ... or have the will and power to do anything about this. It may not be long before the world humans have known and lived in for centuries is forever lost. We certainly won't be able to make repairs as fast as we destroyed it.
So a few years ago I began collecting pictures of the way things were ... and still are for now, a record of the beauty we have while it is still ours to love and honor.
The photos here are part of that collection, with sincere thanks to the artists who saw these moments ... and with their cameras ... preserved them. All of us at Enchanted Spirit are profoundly grateful to them for their generosity and skill ... and for the added grace, depth and dimension their art brings to ours.
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