In both Vedic and Western astrology, astrological signs are classified as cardinal, fixed, or mutable. Of each element, fire, earth, air and water, a sign will be cardinal, one fixed and the other mutable. Regardless of the element and the particular character of these astrological signs, there is something essentially cardinal, fixed or mutable about them. Let’s look at the fixed signs of the zodiac. What is “fixed” and how do they affect our daily life?
Taurus, Leo, Scorpio and Aquarius channel their respective elements in a stable, constant, persistent way, one could say “fixed”. When the planets are in these signs, the life areas they rule will be characterized by this unchanging nature. We want stability, reliability and security. Of course, this does not mean that a person with planets in fixed signs cannot be adventurous and exciting. It simply means that the areas of life governed by these planets will have to do with safety, and the courageous, innovative, and crazy side of this person will be evident in other respects.
For example, people who have fixed signs in their 7th house are usually faithful and loyal to their spouses and expect the same of them, since the 7th house is the House of Marriage and Partnerships. This is how the fixed nature of these zodiac signs manifests itself. At the same time, this same person could have the Planet Mars Warrior in a Cardinal sign, making him very outgoing, adventurous and active.
The interesting thing to note is that depending on which house rules Mars, this risk-taking attitude will show up in those areas, while the fixed nature of the 7th House will remain intact. As each of the planets affects us differently, when they are in any of the Fixed Signs it generally means stability, firmness but also potentially stagnation.
Sometimes this is good news, but in some cases it can be unpleasant. Mercury, the fast-moving planet of communications, commerce, and cash flow, is clearly unhappy on steady signs. As all Mercury functions require speed to be successful, during Mercury transits on fixed signals, we often experience that our business negotiations take longer than expected, sales are down, official applications encounter obstacles, even our personal communication can appear less fluid and easy. than usual.
The final lesson in astrology is that we cannot get away from planetary alignments, no matter how hard we try. Some people feel that astrology is harmful as it encourages fatalism, but nothing could be further from the truth. Although we have to accept that certain planetary positions will have a certain influence, the power to work this for our own benefit is within us.
Astrology can help us increase our awareness of ourselves by identifying the particular needs, talents and opportunities that we have in different areas of our lives, while knowing and understanding planetary transits in fixed signs can really provide an advantage in carefully planning for the future. in our business, professional life, investments and even private family matters.