 Aries is ruled by fiery Mars, the most energetic planet of the solar system. Ambitious and pioneering, you constantly seek to excel. As the first sign of the zodiac and signifier of spring, you need regular physical exercise and a constant flow of challenging projects to counter the less positive Arian traits of impatience and self-centeredness. You are the most competitive sign, needing to win, yet good-natured about your strivings. In fact, most of your competition is really with yourself as a means to make up for your fears of revealing your insecurity about your place in the world. 
Aries' refusal to be ruled by others can lead to conflict. If pressured, you rapidly turn into a volcano and say things that you later regret! As soon as your angry mood passes, though, you want to make up and have everything back to normal. You need to realize that some people are frightened by your temper and will not want to reconcile as rapidly as you would like, which may lead to more scenes. In order to preserve cherished relationships, self-control is essential. This doesn't mean that you should stifle yourself (unless you enjoy those foul Arian headaches!), but rather that you work your moods out at the gym.
You learn quickly and require a career that ensures freedom. You hate working on picky details in a quiet little office, and if this sort of situation arises, you will either rebel or get sick. Your ideal work environment is a vibrant, busy one. Although your enthusiasm requires achievement, process, rather than product, is more important. Consequently, your job needs to provide you with lots of upward mobility. Glass ceilings definitely don't faze you. Your penchant for starting projects, as opposed to finishing them, can spill over into your romantic relationships. As with your competitive streak, you have no desire to harm anyone; it's just that you often feel compelled to move on rather abruptly. Aries hates to stick around for the funeral, and this quality sometimes leads to immature and impulsive actions. A rewarding sexual life is absolutely essential. Your ruling planet Mars will never let you commit to someone who doesn't happily satisfy your sexual needs. Once you are commited, you truly believe that you want to grow old with your sweetie. If you become unhappy in a committed relationship (almost always because of sexual problems), you will start looking elsewhere, but you won't have an affair. Instead, you will probably rather shockingly break up with your partner first! You want to remain on good terms with your ex('s), and sometimes have trouble understanding why many of them don't want to remain friendly with you! Aries needs to learn to stick with people through bumpy times if satisfying long-term relationships are desired. Once you learn to ride out the ups and downs, you will find deep, lasting happiness through entwining your most fragile feelings with another. |