Planetary Influences：Ruling planet:Mars;Second decan:Personal planet is Sun. Virtues：Benevolent, empathetic, protective. Vices：Sacrificing, distant, stubborn. Careers：Judge, military officer, police officer. Skills & Aptitudes：Vigilance, compassion, standing up for team members. Compatible with：November 9–11, December 8–15
Competitive influencer
As an Arian, you are independent and daring, with a need to express yourself in different and original ways. Receptive to new ideas, you are always keen to experience new things. The desire to accomplish much and gain power is often associated with those born on this date. With your forceful personality and pragmatic approach, you usually aim toward a position of authority. The subinfluence of the Sun bestows inexhaustible energy that when added to your natural business sense helps you to take the initiative and make sure your plans have a successful outcome.
In your attempt to reach the top, you are often responsible and hardworking. Although establishing a secure future is especially important to you, from time to time you can make a dramatic move based on a spontaneous decision. You may, however, need to develop self-discipline and overcome a tendency to spring into action without proper planning. You may also have to guard against getting too easily bored or discouraged. Luck, on the other hand, can come out of the blue and take you by surprise. Although you appear to be a traditionalist, you are actually quite progressive, but you need to go through a transformation of values in order to reach true spiritual awareness.
After the age of twelve, when your progressed Sun moves into Taurus, there is an emphasis in your life on material success, stability, and security. This more practical accent continues until around the age of forty-two, when your progressed Sun enters Gemini. This is a turning point for you, when the pace of your life increases, emphasizing the growing importance of new interests, writing, and communication. After the age of seventy-two, when your progressed Sun moves into Cancer, you place a higher priority on your own emotional needs as well as caring for others, home, and family.
Sun: Aries
Decanate: Leo/mars
Degree: 18°30’-19°30’ Aries
Mode: Cardinal
Element: Fire
Although your Sun’s degree is not linked to a fixed star some of your other planets’ degrees certainly will be. By having an astrological chart calculated, you can find the exact position of the planets on your date of birth. This will tell you which of the fixed stars listed in this book are relevant to you.
Your intellectual brightness may lead you to explore many avenues of expression, but this can also be a problem if you attempt to deal with too many projects at one time. More complex than you seem on the outside, you can be subtle, artistic, and extremely clever. Unfortunately, you also may be liable to a quick temper or impatience, but you may conceal this for your own purposes.
Highly creative, you possess a driving force that spurs you on to constantly seek new achievements. Naturally dramatic, but disliking to take orders from others, you may find it hard to accept criticism. You have a wonderful ability with people and are excellent at making contacts, but can alternate between being warm and responsive and being cold and indifferent. Beneath your external self-confidence you are prone to doubts and fears of inadequacy, so it is important to have an emotional support system of warm and loving friends or family.
You are hardworking, and your desire for power motivates you to seek leadership positions. Being a natural psychologist, you may be attracted toward counseling or healing in some form, or alternatively may use this gift in the business world, particularly in areas such as personnel and advertising. Being a skilled organizer and not being afraid to think big will aid you in whatever career you choose. Many people of your birthdate are drawn to occupations linked to justice or law and order, or to leadership positions in business management as well as finance and banking. Alternatively, your sharp and clever mind and sense of the dramatic may also draw you to some form of expression through art, drama, or music.
Famous people who share your birthday include singers Carmen McRae and Julian Lennon, Ford Clinic founder Betty Ford, and actress Mary Pickford.
Sees the big picture and aims for it, linked to abundance and material wealth, and uses financial success to give back to others. The power suggested by the number 8 birthday shows a character with strong values and sound judgment. The number 8 indicates that you aspire to great accomplishment and possess an ambitious nature. Desire for dominance, security, and material success are also indicated by this birthday. As a number 8 person, you have a natural business sense and will benefit greatly from developing organizational and executive skills. A strong need to feel secure or established urges you to make long-term plans and investments. The subinfluence of the number 4 month indicates that you are cautious and pragmatic, with a willingness to take on responsibilities. You can be helpful, friendly, and versatile, with an entertaining and quick wit. Although you can be imaginative and talented, you may have to overcome a tendency to be easily bored. If you are willing to make the effort, you are often given great responsibility. Nevertheless, you may have to learn how to administer or delegate your authority in a fair and just way. Take care you do not overtax yourself through hard work.
• Positive:leadership, thoroughness, hard work, tradition, authority, protection, power to heal, good judge of values
• Negative:impatience, intolerance, miserliness, restlessness, hunger for power, domineering or controlling behavior, tendency to be easily discouraged, lack of planning
In love and friendship you are drawn toward people who are friendly, sociable, and interested in self-improvement. As you are usually optimistic and direct, you expect this level of honesty from others, although at times this may be rather naive. Aware that money is power, you may be particularly attracted to people with the potential for success. Your love of knowledge suggests that you enjoy the company of those who are mentally stimulating or groups where you can learn new information or skills. Since you are also proud, you require respect from others and may have to avoid power games or becoming too controlling and critical with your loved ones. Fortunately, your charm and people skills ensure that you are never without friends.
For love and intellectual stimulation, you might want to begin looking among those born on one of the following dates.
Love & friendshipJan. 3, 4, 11, 12, 26, 28, 30, Feb. 2, 9, 10, 24, 26, 28, Mar. 7, 8, 22, 24, 26, Apr. 5, 6, 20, 22, 24, 30, May 3, 4, 18, 20, 22, 28, 31, June 1, 2, 16, 18, 20, 26, 29, July 14, 16, 18, 24, 27, Aug. 6, 12, 14, 16, 22, 25, Sept. 10, 12, 14, 20, 23, Oct. 8, 10, 12, 18, 21, Nov. 6, 8, 10, 16, 19, Dec’ 4, 6, 8, 14, 17
Beneficial:Jan. 10, 29, Feb. 1, 8, 27, Mar. 6, 25, Apr. 4, 23, May 2, 21, June 4, 19, July 17, 30, Aug. 15, 28, Sept. 13, 26, Oct. 11, 24, Nov. 9, 22, Dec. 7, 20
Fatal attractions:Jan. 11, Mar. 7, Apr. 5, May 3, June 1, Oct. 11, 12, 13
Challenging:Jan. 9, Feb. 7, Mar. 5, 28, Apr. 3, 26, May 1, 24, June 22, July 20, Aug. 18, Sept. 16, Oct. 14, 30, 31, Nov. 12, 28, 29, Dec. 10, 26, 27
Soul mates:Jan. 7, Feb. 5, Mar. 3, Apr. 1, May 29, June 27, July 25, Aug. 23, Sept. 21, Oct. 19, Nov. 17, Dec. 15
The ambitions that fuel the actions of those born on April 8 are rather noble ones, for they yearn to bring about global improvement, especially in social issues. Their humanitarian concerns and consequent ideals are motivated in part by feelings of compassion for unfortunate individuals suffering abuse, and in part by their inherent recognition of what is correct and morally just behavior. Such characteristics and ideals equip them especially well for careers in the judiciary, military or other law-enforcement agencies, but the attainment of sporting goals is also starred by this day and, whether or not they pursue athletics professionally, most will derive great enjoyment from energetic physical pursuits. In the great race of life, these strong-willed individuals typically map out well-considered and direct courses of action, which they then follow single-mindedly, a strategy that augurs well for success.
Despite their great empathy, the incisive and logi- cal intellects of those born on April 8, as well as their desire to effect justice, give them a propensity to see the world in black-and-white terms, impatiently dis- missing the myriad shades of gray opinion as being manifestations of mental and emotional confusion, or even unequivocally wrong. Since they further- more keep their emotions on a tight leash, they may appear to others to be somewhat remote, lofty beings who find it hard to form truly intimate relationships. When among trusted friends and family members they are, however, generally deeply loyal and affec- tionate, and may develop a specially close rapport with their children.
