Aries

The Beginning. Will to manifest. Will-to-be.
Precipitation of an idea.

3.20  -   4.19

Aries starts the new astrological year. It is a subjective sign.

 Its higher key note is: I come forth, and from the plane of mind, I rule.”

 The lower note is: “And the Word said: Let form again be sought.”
 
From Aries in “Esoteric Astrology” by Alice Bailey, adapted:

1. Aries is the zodiacal sign through which the first Ray of Will or Power reaches our planetary life. The festival of Aries is also known as the festival of Easter. This is the festival of risen , living Christ. The first ray is the ray of the destroyer (Shiva aspect). It is also the birthplace of divine ideas (Vishnu aspect).

2. The keynotes of Aries are four in number
- Express the will to be and do.
- Unfold the power to manifest.
- Enter into battle for the Lord.
- Arrive at unity through effort.

3. Creation – Being – Activity – Strife – Synthesis, these are the nature of the Lord of the first ray. He brings these results to our planet.

4. Form is a way of the manifestation of soul. Soul is a way on the higher plane for the manifestation of Spirit.  These three are a trinity blended together by Life which pervades them all (Secret Doctrine I.80).

5. A mental impulse in Aries needs to be nourished till it manifests on the plane of existence. The impulse then acquires astral energy of desire in Taurus. Then it gets etheric energy from Gemini. These 3 energies finally condense into a blueprint form in Cancer for the first time. The form then develops via the rest of the signs to fully express the soul. God’s idea in Aries becomes a developed project in Capricorn. This is true with planetary plans, individual ambitions, or spiritual aspiration.

6. Thus in the dense matter Aries creates activities, conditions and processes which lead to the manifestation of the soul through the form.

7. The first ray works out as its triple activity under the guidance of the three ruling planets – Mars, Mercury and Uranus.

8. The rulers of Aries are: Mars (exoteric), Mercury (esoteric - enlightens the mind, mediates between the soul and the personality, is a Messenger of the Gods, connects us with our intuition that comes from the place of the soul), and Uranus (hierarchical - brings about the Crisis of the burning ground).

9. The rulers of the three decanates of Aries are Jupiter, the Sun, and Mars.

Aries is a fire sign. It is a constellation of the Cardinal Cross of the Heaves. Its polar opposite on the Cross is Libra. Rays # 4,6,1,7 reach the Earth through it.

Aries
Taurus
Gemini
Cancer
Leo
Virgo
Libra
Scorpio
Sagittarius
Capricorn
Aquarius
Pisces