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The Astrological Signs ,
the "Zodiac"
The dates assigned to the signs
of the zodiac are as follows, although different "astrologers" assign slightly
different dates, the ones who use the constellations use significantly different
dates. The table below gives the dates and the most usual variations of each
sign. The approximate dates between which the sun appears in the constellation
each year are shown. Neither the signs nor the constellations change places at
exactly midnight sharp GMT on the dates given below, so at the beginning or end
of each period you may see a variation of up to a day.
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Characteristics of the Signs
In addition to the individual
characteristics listed on these pages, the signs of the zodiac are classified in
three other ways. Each is either positive "masculine",(spontaneous and
self-expressive) or negative "feminine" (withdrawn and passive).; each is
assigned one of the four principle elements of fire (Fire is lively and
aggressive), air (Air is lively in mind and fluent in expression), earth (Earth
is matter-of-fact and controlled), and water (Water is sensitive and intuitive).
These are known as the triplices. Fire, air, earth and water. Triplicity? there
are four not three? "Triplicity" meaning triplicate or three, because there are
three zodiac signs for each element. Each sign is either cardinal, fixed or
mutable (the quadruplices because there are four zodiac signs to each one). The
qualities of cardinal, fixed and mutable are respectively, initiative(cardinal),
steadfastness(fixed), and changeableness/adaptability(mutable).
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