The Art of Vedic Astrology

Logical Dissection of Vedic Astrology

12 Signs & their Significations (Part I)

After houses and planets, how about the signs?

Firstly a few things to note about signs.

(I) There are 3 types of signs by Flexibility- Movable, Fixed & Dual.

Movable signs – Aries, Cancer, Libra & Capricorn { these represent Activity, Movement, Adaptibility,
Change, Quickness, Reform, Independence, Moving on, Flexibility, Dissatisfaction (leading to rapid
change0}

Fixed signs – Taurus, Leo, Scorpio & Aquarius { these represent Steadiness, Rigidity, Headstrong nature,
Fixed, Slow but steady, Accumulation, Steady/ Calm, Resolute, Determined, My way or highway sort of
nature, Loving to remain in one place/ job for a long time, Fixed opinions on spirituality/ religion,
Persistent)

Dual signs – Gemini, Virgo, Saggitarius, Pisces [ these represent a mix of both the above and hence their
‘dual’ nature, Learning oriented, Pedantic, Philosophical, Inclined to reading/ writing, Inclined to
communicate/ preach/ teach, Open to ideas/ learning, Multitasking, Exploring different options all the
time}

(II) There are 4 types of signs by element – Fire, Earth, Wind, Water

Fire signs – Aries, Leo, Saggitarius { Energy, Passion, Aggression, Decisiveness, Leadership, Dominance,
Frank, Outspoken, Extrovertness, Brilliance, Anger, Hot temprament, Fast Metabloic rate, Active,
Pioneering, Separating, Spontaneous, Inspiring, Self centered, Motivated, Visionary, Enthusiastic, Lovers
of activity and movement/ exploration, My way or highway traits, Impatient, Impulsive}

Earth signs – Taurus, Virgo, Capricorn { Practical, Methodical, Analytical, Slow and steady, Perservering,
Rising to top slowly but surely, Patient, Building/ Accumulating, Practical, Realistic, Down to earth nature,
Lover of reality as opposed to fiction/ imagination, Fact oriented, Sluggish, Resilient, Keen business skills,
Knows real materialistic value of things, Good in details, Good Planners, Good Managers/ CEOs/ Directors,
Dependable/ trustworthy}

Air signs – Gemini, Libra, Aquarius { Quick thinking, Intellectual, Abstract thought, Communicative, Eager
to learn, Good writers/ orators/ spokesmen, Quick in physical movement, Love Travel & exploration,
Journey more important than destination nature, Great social skills, Great friends, Pleasant, Philosophical
attitude, Sponge like nature for knowledge, Flexible nature, Harmony loving, Beauty loving}
Water signs – Cancer, Scorpio, Pisces { Emotional, Intuitive, Sensitive, Learning, Passionate, Collectors/
hoarders – collect memories/ articles, Hard to detach, Nurturing/ caring, Motherly attitude, Forgiving,
Imaginative, Introvert nature, Secretive, Psychic, Dreamy, Lesser physical energy, Detached
from practical facts- go on intuition as opposed to facts, Natural meditation skills if developed, Tendency
to gain weight}

Now there are multiple other ways to categorize signs. But pause here a bit. Now I am going to post
the list of sign rulership by planets, which I posted earlier too. Here is a good exercise to start
making these things intuitive. You know the planet significations, you know the sign
characteristics. BLEND them in your mind. Thats what each rashi signifies. A good exercise to do.

here is an example – Mars rules Aries and Scorpio (but from above you know Aries is a Fire sign
and movable whereas Scorpio is Water & Fixed). So what is Mars?

You know that too from the planet significations. It is Energy, aggression, passion, competitive
nature, ambition, acitivty etc. So in Aries it will manifest as Quick thinking, Brilliant, pioneering,
extrovert, outwardly aggresive, frank, outspoken, quick moving and thinking etc. But Scorpio is a
watery sign which is introvert and emotional. So here the aggressive energy of Mars will take the
form of passive aggresive! They will have all that energy Internalized to give them strong
determination, unyielding and very passionate with strong likes/ dislikes. Unlike Aries, they are not
outwardly aggresive, but will not forget and forgive easily and keep grudges/ jealousies easily. If
they learn to control their internal energy, can be constructive and pentrating like no other giving
them deep charisma and control of their senses)

So here goes the list again for rulership of signs. Have at it. Go ahead and try thinking about signs from
planets and sign nature from what you know by now. After some time in part II, I will post the
significations of the signs. But it should now start to be logical and intuitive both, not just cramming up
rules.

Signs & their ownership-

Aries – Mars (MK sign)

Taurus – Venus

Gemini – Mercury

Cancer – Moon

Leo – Sun

Virgo – Mercury (MK sign) & Rahu (co-ruler)

Libra – Venus (MK sign)

Scorpio – Mars and Ketu (co-ruler)

Sagittarius – Jupiter (MK sign)

Capricorn – Saturn

Aquarius – Saturn (MK sign) and Rahu (co-ruler)

Pisces – Jupiter

One Response to 12 Signs & their Significations (Part I)

Rakesh Kaushik says:

April 30, 2017 at 4:48 am

Elaborate and completely penetrating insight . Thanks.

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