THE ARIES I PERIOD TAKES THE CHILD AS ITS CENTRAL IMAGE, BECAUSE IT CAN BE LIKENED TO THE EARLIEST PORTION OF A HUMAN LIFE, ITS CHARACTERISTICS ARE TYPICALLY THOSE OF WONDER, AWE, SIMPLICITY, CURIOSITY, & PRIMAL ENERGY. ARIES I REVEALS THE DICHOTOMY OF A CHILD’S BEING ABLE TO ABSORB IMPRESSIONS & BECOME PART OF ITS ENVIRONMENT AT THE SAME TIME PRESERVING ITS OWN INDIVIDUAL SELFHOOD & INTUITION. (MARCH 25-APRIL 2)
ARIES II TAKES THE STAR AS ITS CENTRAL IMAGE. LIKENED TO THE TIME WHEN A CHILD FIRST EMERGES FROM ITS PROTECTED, NURTURING ENVIRONMENT -NOT ONLY TO BECOME MORE AWARE OF LIFE AROUND, BUT PERHAPS ALSO TO FEEL ITSELF AT THE CENTER OF WHAT IS GOING ON. THE CHILD DEVELOPS A CONCEPT OF SELF (EGO FORMULATION) & REFERS TO ITSELF, FIRST USING ITS OWN NAME AND ONLY LATER USING THE WORD AND CONCEPT “I” (APRIL 3 – APRIL 10)
ARIES III TAKES THE PIONEER AS ITS CENTRAL IMAGE. SYMBOLIZING THE FURTHER SOCIALIZATION OF THE CHILD, IT PICTURES A PERSONALITY DISPLAYING HUMANITY AND TAKING AN ACTIVE INTEREST IN GROUP ACTIVITIES. THE PIONEER BEGINS TO COME TO GRIPS WITH THE VAST REPOSITORY OF HUMAN CULTURE THROUGH READING, WRITING, AND THE MEDIA. THE ARIES III PERIOD SHOWS MORE GROUP INVOLVEMENT THAN IS TRADITIONAL FOR THE SIGN OF ARIES, ANTICIPATING THE POWERFUL SOCIAL EXPRESSION OF THE UPCOMING SIGN OF TAURUS. (APRIL 11 – APRIL 18) TAURUS/ARIES CUSP
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