The Zodiac

Aries is the first sign of the zodiac, cardinal fire, the ram that breaks the year open.

Taurus is the second sign, fixed earth, the bull at pasture.

Gemini is the third sign, mutable air, the twins.

Cancer is the fourth sign, cardinal water, the crab.

Leo is the fifth sign, fixed fire, the lion.

Virgo is the sixth sign, mutable earth, the maiden with the sheaf.

Libra is the seventh sign, cardinal air, the scales — the only sign whose emblem is an object rather than a creature.

Scorpio is the eighth sign, fixed water, the scorpion (and in older lore the eagle and the serpent).

Sagittarius is the ninth sign, mutable fire, the centaur-archer.

Capricorn is the tenth sign, cardinal earth, the sea-goat that climbs what cannot be climbed.

Aquarius is the eleventh sign, fixed air, the water-bearer who pours not water but the stream of knowledge and gift.

Pisces is the twelfth and final sign, mutable water, the two fishes bound and swimming opposite ways.