The Fire in the Hearth
From Signs of Fortuna, Aries: the Present Day
Mi alma... It is time to speak of the spirit that breathes life into those structures. We will speak of Aries, the first fire of the zodiac wheel, and the fierce, pioneering stride that dances with the Goddess of This Very Day.
Sometimes people come into my shop looking for a spark, rushing through that front door as if a wild, roaring fire will burn their obstacles before they even sit down. As if Aries is all brute force, red-hot anger, and slamming doors.
Let us remember that the first sign of the zodiac is also about the absolute, quiet precision of a tiny green seedling cracking through frozen winter dirt. That takes courage, yes, but it also takes structure. Fire without a hearth is just a hazard, mi vida. We have to know how to house it.
Now, some of us get a little muddy when we talk about the stars and their patterns in the sky, so let us look at the blueprint clearly. In the language of the old ones, Aries has two very distinct titles, and they are not the same thing at all.
First, Aries is the absolute leader of the entire zodiac; the very first sign of the twelve constellations that circle our sky. When the sun slides into Aries, it connects with the vernal equinox, the sharp threshold where the astrological year resets its clock and begins anew. It is the genesis point for the whole wheel.
Aries is also what we call a cardinal sign. Being cardinal means something specific to a stargazer; it means it is an energy of initiation, momentum, and direction.
There are four cardinal signs in the zodiac, one for each season's door, and Aries is the only one that carries the element of fire. So when we say Aries is cardinal fire, we are talking about a spark of energy that breaks the stillness.
Think back to the builder’s bench for a moment. When we are framing a structure, the very first hammer strike requires the most raw force because it has to shatter the quiet resistance of the wood and set the nail firmly in place.
That is the cardinal fire of Aries. It gives us the independent drive needed to cross a significant threshold and begin something entirely new.
These excerpts are taken from the Curandera's Corner bonus section of Signs of Fortuna, Aries: The Present Day.
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