ARIES, the Ram

March 21st through April 20th

How to Recognize
ARIES
The ARIES Man
The ARIES Woman
The ARIES Child
The ARIES Boss
The ARIES Employee

How to Recognize ARIES

They would not remember the simple rules their friends had taught them: such as
that a red hot poker will burn you if you hold it too long;and that, if you cut your
finger very deeply with a knife, it usually bleeds.

Have you recently met an unusually friendly person with a forceful manner, a firm
handclasp and an instant smile? Get ready for a dizzy dash around the mulberry
bush. You've probably just been adopted by an Aries. Especially if you found it a
little tough to take the lead in. the conversation.

Is he committed to some idealistic cause and angrily defending the underdog? That
figures. Male or female, these people will fight what they feel is an injustice on the
spot, and they're not bashful about voicing their opinions. The ram will talk back to
a traffic cop or an armed gangster with equal vigor, if either one happens to annoy
him. He may regret it later, but caution won't concern him in the heat of the
moment. Mars people come straight to the point, with no shilly-shallying.

Aries is the first sign of the zodiac. It represents birth, as Pisces represents death and
consciousness of the soul. The ram is conscious only of himself. He's the infant of
the zodiac-the newborn baby-completely absorbed with his own toes and fingers.
His needs come first. An infant doesn't care whether or not his parents or the
neighbors are sleeping. When he's hungry or wet, he yowls in discomfort. He wants
his bottle, and he wants his diaper changed now, and don't be pokey about it. When
the Aries person has an idea or something he wants to get off his mind, he'll call you
at four in the morning without a qualm. Why shouldn't you be awake to listen to
him? He's awake. That's all that counts. He wants something. He gets it.

Like the infant, Aries is concerned with the world only as it relates to himself. But
who could call the small baby truly selfish? He's perfectly willing to lavish his
smiles and favors on those who satisfy his demands. It's hard to resist a baby,