Aries

Aries is the first sign, and it carries the energy of a beginning: the match struck, the hand raised first, the email sent before the doubt arrives. As a fire sign it runs on warmth, drive and a need to act on whatever excites it. It is also cardinal, the modality that starts things, so Aries energy is happiest at the opening of a project and gets restless in the long middle. Mars rules it, lending courage, speed and a short fuse that burns out as quickly as it lights. Wherever Aries sits in a chart, that is the area where you move first and think second. You will notice it as impatience, as bravery, and as a habit of volunteering before anyone finishes the question.