![]() Aries sits at the very beginning of the astrological cycle, which ends on reincarnating, mutable water sign Pisces. The start of Aries season marks the beginning of spring, and the vernal equinox marks the start of cosmic New Year. ![]() So in that interest of simplicity, I’ll be explaining each of the three fire signs - Aries, Leo, and Sagittarius - as loud, literal fire metaphors.ĪRIES is a cardinal, initiating fire. Rituals around fire exist in almost every major religion and New Age ceremony, from lighting candles to cremating remains. In tarot, fire becomes the suit of wands, the slice of the Minor Arcana most concerned with action and invention. In ancient Chinese tradition, fire is a yang force called huo that symbolizes enthusiasm and strength alongside impatience and aggression. The link between fire and the act of creation leads spiritual traditions to treat it as a passionate, maverick element. Fire signs tend to be obvious and overt in human beings, too. Fire can heat your home and completely destroy it, create light in the dark and totally raze a city. The consequences of fire - a substance that can giveth life and taketh away - are obvious and overt. We still call people “fiery,” both as a compliment and an insult. One of the easiest parts about describing fire signs is that we’ve never really given up on fire metaphors in modern culture. Western astrology divides the zodiac by four elements: air, fire, water, and earth. ![]() Photo-Illustration: by Preeti Kinha Photos: Getty Images ![]()
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