what’s your sign?
Gemini’s are the best sign in the Zodiac, and Leo’s are the worst. Here’s why…
Just kidding. That is not what this post is about, nor will it ever be. But if you were curious to know more about your zodiac sign, then you’ve landed in the right place.
If someone were to ask, “What’s your sign?”, you would probably respond with something like “Virgo” or “Libra”. This isn’t wrong, but I’m about to let you in on information that will make you more astro competent than most of your peers. You aren’t just one sign - You possess all of them.
I’ll set it up this way: let’s say that there is a play. The planets are the actors, and the sign is the role that the actor is playing. For example: the Sun is the actor, and it is in Sagittarius. This means that the Sun will take on typical Sagittarian traits and characteristics. Then there is the Moon. The Moon is in Pisces. This means that the Moon will adopt Piscean traits. This is the same logic that would follow for all of the planets. Two people can both possess a Leo Sun, but if one has a Taurus Moon and the other is an Aries Moon, then the way the energy manifests is going to be totally different! This is part of the reason why some people do not “relate” to their Sun sign. There is more happening than just that one sign in isolation. If that information wasn’t crazy enough, I am about to send you to the moon.
Take a deep breath because this will alter your brain chemistry.
Your birth chart is a map of your life - not your personality.
Your whole life doesn’t just reflect you. It reflects your parents, your neighborhood, your income, your partners, your enemies, and so on. So that Sun in Sagittarius? It might not even represent you. It could represent your father, or authority figures in your life. Moon in Pisces? That actually represents your relationship to money. Your birth chart is a summary of all that has happened in your life, and all that is yet to come. To learn more about this in depth and how it shows up in your specific birth chart, you’ll need to dig deeper into the planet's traditional significations, as well as something called the houses (the areas of life). For the purpose of this post, it’s impossible to dive into that without losing the plot, but I encourage learning about it if you’re interested! I’ll link reliable astrologers down below to help on that journey. Maybe in the future I’ll even write about it myself.
The biggest takeaway here is that the zodiac signs don’t just represent you, they represent an archetype. Each sign has its pros and cons, and one is not inherently “better” or “worse” than the other. It’s not considered “bad” to be a Capricorn, just because you’re a Gemini it doesn’t mean you’ll be two-faced, being a Leo won’t make you rich - at least not on its own. You are more than just an archetype in isolation.
The last myth that I would like to comment on is the belief that the signs = the houses. You have probably heard someone say something along the lines of “Capricorn represents career, and Aquarius represents your dreams” or “Aries is the first house and Cancer is the fourth house”. To put it plainly: This is false. Zodiac signs and houses are separate concepts. To help explain this, I’ll share a mini history lesson. The ancient Egyptians developed what we know today as the houses, and the Mesopotamians developed the Zodiac. During Alexander the Great’s conquest, these two cultures combined, and so did their astrology practices. Despite this emergence, the concept of “sign = houses” never came to be. This belief is actually more recent, and it has the unfortunate side effect of watering down both the significations of the houses and the Zodiac signs in the process. Someone’s houses (areas of life) are actually determined by their ascendant/rising sign, NOT the Sun sign. Maybe in the future, I’ll write about the importance of the Rising sign, too.
With that being said, I’d still love to give a brief synopsis on what some of these zodiacal archetypes mean. I’ll give a short summary on the meaning of all 12 signs, and you can use it to help you delineate your own birth chart!
REMEMBER: The signs DO NOT just represent you. It could be a neighbor, a partner, or even a pet
ARIES
The Ram
Planet: Mars
Triplicity - Fire
Quadruplicity - Cardinal
Body Part: Head
Act first, think later - Self assertion - Individualistic - Headstrong - Leader - Impulsive - In the moment - Quick, but doesn’t sustain energy - Pioneer - Courageous
TAURUS
The Bull
Planet: Venus
Triplicity - Earth
Quadruplicity - Fixed
Body Part - Neck
Slow - Endurance - Stable - The five senses - Tangible items - Lazy - Relaxed - Monotonous - Stubborn - Reliable
GEMINI
The Twins
Planet: Mercury
Triplicity - Air
Quadruplicity - Mutable
Body Part - Hands
Curious - Brainstorming - Can see duality - Is not consistent - Jack of all trades, master of none - Trickster - Mental stimulation - Youth - Adaptable
CANCER
The Crab
Planet: The Moon
Triplicity - Water
Quadruplicity - Cardinal
Body Part - Stomach & Breasts
Protection - Sensitive - Intuitive - Focuses on the Past - Great memory - Retains - Changeable - Defensive - Dreams - Nurturer
LEO
The Lion
Planet: The Sun
Triplicity - Fire
Quadruplicity - Fixed
Body Part - Heart
The focal point - The performer - The leader - Generous - Consistent - Authentic - Self centered - Charismatic - Loud - The visionary
VIRGO
The Virgin
Planet: Mercury
Triplicity - Earth
Quadruplicity - Mutable
Body Part - Digestive System
The helper - Competence - Detail oriented - Nit picky - Humble - Methodical - Editing - Neurotic - Focusing on the trees rather than the forest - Critical
LIBRA
The Scales
Planet: Venus
Triplicity - Air
Quadruplicity- Cardinal
Body Part - Hips
Aesthetics - Equality - Need for balance - Charming - Social butterfly - Comparison - Cares about others opinions - Open minded - “Politician answers” - PR
SCORPIO
The Scorpion
Planet: Mars
Triplicity - Water
Quadruplicity - Fixed
Body Part - Sex Organs
Deliberate - Private - Holds grudges - Secretive - Resourceful - Intense - Loyal - Investigations - Paranoia - Great bs detectors
SAGITTARIUS
The Centaur
Planet: Jupiter
Triplicity - Fire
Quadruplicity - Mutable
Body Part - Thighs/Quads
Strong moral code - Head in the clouds - Always learning - Bigger picture - Misses the details - Glass half full - Hype man - Strong opinions - Lots of energy - Comedian
CAPRICORN
The Goat
Planet: Saturn
Triplicity - Earth
Quadruplicity - Cardinal
Body Part - Bones
Dry - Glass half empty - Sarcasm - Realistic - Conservative - Efficient - Hard worker - “Hard knock life” - Risk averse - Predictable
AQUARIUS
The Water Bearer
Planet: Saturn
Triplicity - Air
Quadruplicity - Fixed
Body Part - Calves
The outsider - Disagrees with the “norms” - Can detach & see things without emotional bias - Not always emotionally in tune - Idealizes future - Cold - Tech Innovation - Thinks about the collective more than the self - Different - The producer
PISCES
The Fish
Planet: Jupiter
Triplicity - Water
Quadruplicity - Mutable
Body Part - Feet
Tons of empathy - The forgiver - Dreamer - Redemption - Fluid - No strong boundaries - Poetic - Accepting - Escapism - Sensitive
So, what does your sign mean? A lot, actually. This just scratched the surface. I hope it helped you learn something new about your zodiac sign!
P.S
Another cool tid bit of information is that in tropical astrology, the signs actually correlate with the seasons. Aries, Cancer, Libra, Capricorn all begin the season, and that’s why they are known as “cardinal” signs. They represent the start of spring, summer, fall, and winter respectively. The fixed signs (Taurus, Leo, Scorpio, and Aquarius) hold the season down. Hence why they are called “fixed”, because they don’t change. Lastly, the mutable signs (Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius, and Pisces) represent going from one season to another. Gemini is spring into summer, Virgo is summer into fall, Sagittarius is fall into winter, and Pisces is winter into spring.
If you were interested in knowing more about the houses, here are some links!
For those short on time:
🖤HOUSES IN ASTROLOGY: MEANINGS EXPLAINED! (most important context for READING A CHART)🖤
For those who have tons of it:
Significations of the Twelve Houses - Part 1: Houses 1–6
Significations of the Twelve Houses, Part 2: Houses 7–12
https://youtu.be/KOYp51hkDI4?si=omvl7dSauEctzAsj
Here is one for the planets!
The Seven Traditional Planets in Astrology: Meanings Explained (TAP #64 - audio only) - YouTube
Chris Brennan has an updated playlist, just search an individual planet into YouTube and you’ll find it!
