Channeling love letters from the Universe
Channeling love letters from the Universe
There’s no mistaking an Aries.
It’s that friend you have who wakes up earlier than anyone, and is
ready to Go!
They want you up and ready to go, too, so if you’re a slow moving Earth or Water sign, they’ll just leave without you.
They have no patience for waiting on you to have coffee, and get your thoughts together... that’s what the drive thru window at Starbucks is for.
“What a lazy ass!”
they’ll shout at your slumbering lump (only half kidding) as they slam the front door, and take off for their morning run, sun barely peeking over the horizon.
They are always moving.
Rock climbing, parachuting, hang gliding, bungee jumping off a cliff, kayaking over a waterfall... did I mention they are FEARLESS?
But just doing these extreme sports won’t be enough. They’ll want to drag you along so they can beat you at them!
They won’t give up until they can run faster, jump higher, throw harder, swim farther, win the race, get the girl and shove you out of the way to get that last chair in musical chairs.
They are in this to WIN!
It’s almost impossible for an Aries to remain still for very long.
If they're sitting, they want to stand. If they’re standing they’ll shift from side to side. If they’re waiting in line they’ll huff and puff and complain.
They’re not hard to miss.. they’re the one blurting out,
“Come on!”
(or worse)
It's simple, really, when they get heated, the pressure quickly builds in their throats, and then escapes out through their mouth..
the same way a pressure cooker works.
If that doesn’t get the line moving, it’s possible they’ll just push their way to the front.
They can’t help it.
They’re here to MOVE ENERGY, and
Energy. They. Will. Move.
You can’t move energy when you’re stuck in line behind a water sign, who just drew a blank when the checker asked her if she wants paper or plastic!
“Hey lady.. are you deaf!?”
The upside is, you never have to wonder what they’re thinking or how they feel about anything. Their thoughts are a steady stream erupting from their mouths.
Sometimes like a cool mist, and other times with the force of a geyser.
Aries is the friend who will tell you your hair looks like crap, or you have something gross stuck in your teeth.
They expect the same from you, so don’t hold back.
They won’t hold a grudge.
That takes too long.
It all dissipates as quickly as steam.
Aries often times, is described as a warrior, but without any modern day warriors running around cutting off heads, it’s hard to imagine what that might look like in today’s polite society.
Here’s a glimpse.
I have an Aries friend who is a serial job applicant.
He is the Julius Caesar of strategic planning for conquering an interview.
First, he studies the enemy
- or rather, the employer-
sending out spies to get a lay of the land.
Well.. he googles it.. but you catch my drift.
It’s his battlefield.
He thrives on challenging himself to dominate any interview he feels is worthy of his prowess.
If he’s defeated the first time, he doesn't let that stop him.
This just adds fuel to the fire.
He will lie in wait, watching for the position to re-open. When it does, he is ready to strike from a different angle. He catches them off guard, and deploys a new set of tactics to distract from the fact that he has already interviewed with them before.
Once he successfully lands the job, he drinks in the sweet nectar of his victory for a moment, but then often times, he’ll turn down the job.
It leaves the enemy weakened and baffled.
He collects the spoils to strengthen his armor, and begins plotting for the next corporation to conquer.
Whenever he feels the job is actually worthy of his skill,
he will accept and immediately usurp leadership.
He claims his territory, and is satisfied that he has valiantly won the battle.
He moves swiftly to rally the troops, motivating and inspiring passion, as only an Aries can do.
He is skilled at eliciting full trust and loyalty.
Team Aries always rules.
This is Aries’ most magnificent role.
But inevitably, all that conquering and excitement transitions into a mundane grind. The troops are well oiled, and there is nothing left to conquer.
Thats when that inner warrior begins to get restless.
Itchy.
He needs something new to conquer, so back to the war room he goes, leaving all the hum-drum details for the more aptly equipped earth signs to carry on.
It’s entertaining to watch.
I pop popcorn.
Heres the thing,
it's just who he is.
It’s sewn into his fabric.
There’s nothing he can do about it.
He hears the warrior spirit from Mars commanding to conquer and dominate.
He chooses the battlefield.
It's not hard to see, he’s addicted to the chase,
and by the way, that's an important point to memorize if you have your sight set on an Aries.
They like the chase.
If you make it too easy for them, don’t be surprised when they lose interest and retreat back to the war room to plot a new attack in another village.
At their best, Aries are like magnificent geysers, spitting and spewing their steam and allowing that warm mist to rain down on everyone around them.
They exude energy and excitement, and everybody wants to be a part of it.
People are drawn in by this exciting natural phenomenon, and easily dazzled by the spectacle.
But as with any sign, there is a darkside.
When you find yourself on the dark side of a firey Aries sign, it can feel as if your trapped in a National Geographic documentary about volcanos.
I know an Aries girl who is the epitome of sweet and girlish charm.
She looks like a Disney Princess and smells like candy.
She’s the kind of girl you imagine plays with kittens, and has singing cartoon birds flying around the flower wreath in her hair.
But take cover, friend if you say
(or god forbid, DO)
something that gets her blood boiling!
She will spontaneously combust, spewing out profanity that will make a crusty old sailor blush!
Forget about steam.. Fury will erupt from her tiny little body like hot molten lava and rain down on you until you look like one of those plaster shells left from the aftermath of Mt. Vesuvius!
Did you forget?
Aries is ruled by Mars.
It is no coincidence that Mars is home to the largest volcano in the entire solar system.
Olympus Mons.
Look it up!
The base is as wide around as the state of Arizona, and it stands erect at nearly seventeen miles tall!
To give some perspective of this scale, consider Mt. Everest at a mere, five and a half miles tall.
Then ponder the catastrophic damage that Mt. Vesuvius accomplished, standing just shy of one mile high.
Let that soak in.
As a side note:
My money’s on Aries setting up base camp at Olympus Mons, and leading climbing expeditions as soon as humans are able to inhabit Mars.
They’ll be the first one to the top too.
Talk about extreme sports!!
It’s an ARIES DREAM!
Personally,
I spend a good bit of my time observing a very special little Aries coming into his own.
I have a 3 year old grandson, who is an Aries, with count them, THREE planets in Aries, and 5 total in fire!
He is my own personal little fire storm!
If he doesn’t win when we play Hi-Ho Cherry-O,
he’s been known to flip the board.
If he can’t get more puzzle pieces together faster than I can, he breaks them all apart.
My inner Astrologer marvels at the precision of his planetary placements.
Even though I am a Pisces, and it’s not my nature,
I know enough about Astrology to go ahead and react with him,
sweeping some of the puzzle pieces off the table too,
and mimicking his words through clenched teeth,
“I. want. to.WIN!”
And then together we howl with laughter!
It immediately disarms him, and seconds later he is racing to get more puzzle pieces together before I can.
He can’t not.
I’ll share a little secret with you.
All that reactive fire is really just a a tactic to divert me from noticing that he is feeling insecure.
He didn’t win.
That’s why I make it a point to reassure him that
it’s ok to WANT to win,
and it's ok to try again.
That chimes like a beautiful bell in him.
Then I sit back and watch his wheels turn as he comes up with a different strategy,
and is eager to try again.
It’s part of the beautiful embroidery of his fabric.
He is being exactly who he is meant to be.
If he were a water sign, he would express his insecurity with tears...
If he were an earth sign, he would take it in stride...
If he were an air sign he would ask a million questions ...
But he is my sweet little firey one, who blows like Old Faithful.
Doesn’t it feel good to know that?
We’re not crazy.
We are exactly who we are meant to be.
So it’s ok for Aries to be out there pushing and conquering and telling it like it is!
It’s their super power!
They’re never inhibited by fear, or tradition, or judgement.
They are simply free to blaze!
As I close,
Theodore Roosevelt’s beautiful tribute,
"The Man In The Arena"
appropriately comes to my mind.
Aries is definitely
the one in the arena.
Face marred with dirt, sweat and blood,
striving valiently;
erring,
coming short
again and again,
but nonetheless striving to
do the the deeds.
Not distracted by the cold and timid souls who sit in the stands judging and mocking.
For it’s the one in the arena who will know great enthusiasms,
and great devotions.
They alone
will spend themselves worthy,
because they know at best,
in the end,
there is the triumph
of high achievement,
and at worst,
if they fail,
they will fail daring greatly,
and their place will never be among the cold and timid souls
who neither know victory,
nor defeat.
How fitting.
Happy Birthday, Aries
We welcome your energy.
--The Astrology Poet