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The annual cycle of the zodiac begins again with the solar month of Aries.  This initiation is the Spring Equinox when day and night hours equalize and the daylight again rules in the Northern Hemisphere.  Everywhere we look for new life it is bursting forth.  Vegetation turns green again.  The early spring bulbs bloom through the snow.  Nature brings us cute baby animals and all species begin the dance of life anew.

This is the energy of Aries, the baby of the zodiac – instinctive action in any and all directions without forethought.  This process of initiation or instinctive action creates reaction and reflection.  This is how Aries learns.  It is only after the fact that Aries understands the lesson and the reasons why it acted as it did.

We all carry this instinctive energy to become, to evolve and grow.  Life would be very calculating and boring without this impulse.  Aries is a fire sign which relates to the element of spirit.  It teaches us that the manifested comes from the un-manifest, or, energy creates matter.  Aries is instinctive, spontaneous energy bursting forth into a new thought, new emotion and new first step.

All fire signs (Aries, Leo, Sagittarius) need lots of freedom to allow the energy (spirit) to flow.  Aries tends to want complete freedom under any and all circumstances.  Yet unchecked energy or action needs feedback and reflection to focus and evolve.  Aries learns this from Libra, its polar opposite on the zodiacal wheel.  The Evolutionary Astrology mantra for Aries is: I initiate with consideration of others.

Aries is ruled by Mars, the planet of instinctively acting upon our conscious desires.  This includes the desire to separate from That which created us and the desire to return to That which created us.  Libra, ruled by Venus, gives us feedback on the effects of acting out our desires.  The twelve signs of the zodiac all have an opposite.  Opposite signs attract each other.  They also repel, complement and learn the greatest lessons from each other.

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