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ARIES
 March 20 to April 20
The Pioneer

                      

Symbol: The Ram
Ruling planet: Mars
Element: Fire outgoing, enthusiastic, strong
Mode: Cardinal energetic, initiating, active
Birthstone: Diamond
Color: Red 

            Like Aries Jane Goodall's pioneering work with chimpanzees, Gloria Steinem's leadership in the movement for women's equality, or Quentin Tarentino's new and innovative style of filmmaking, you too are a pioneer. You venture into areas where less brave soul would dare not go. No challenge is too great for you. You are ready to try almost anything. Life is an adventure and you want to live it to the fullest.
            The fact that something has never been done before does not deter you in the least.  This first sign of the zodiac is the sign of new beginnings: the first day of spring, the birth of new animals, or the fresh growth of flowers and leaves.  Your love of starting something new and your enterprising personality leads you into paths and life journeys that are fun and exciting.
            As an Aries, you are confident and optimistic about what you can accomplish.  Although you can over-estimate your abilities at times, if you run into an obstacle, you have the great knack for dusting yourself off and leaping headfirst into your next project.  You do not dwell on the past but are very future-oriented and interested in what is just ahead.
            Aries people lead, motivate, and inspire like nobody else.  Others become excited by your vision and readily sign up for the adventure.  You help others to feel confident about themselves and their ideas.  “You can do it!” are words you often say to yourself and to others.  You lead the way.
            You have a “can-do” attitude. The word “failure” is not in your vocabulary.  If something does not go as you had planned (what little planning there was), you are genuinely surprised.  You are so resilient though, that you pick yourself up and try again.  You are willing to attempt things more than once to become successful.  In fact, you love the challenge.
            Because the focus of an Aries is on beginning something new, you often do not consider fully what you are getting into nor perceive the full scope of what you are taking on, which can be a good thing.  Sometimes, people who think too much and obsess about the details never leave the starting gate and never get their ideas off the ground because they become overwhelmed.  You act first and then take care of whatever comes up.
            Others feel protective of you and may wish you were a bit more cautious.  Although caution is not an Aries trait, it doesn’t mean you shouldn’t use your head -- and not as a battering ram to push something through!  It is important to use your mind, to think things out, to cultivate the strategy and planning that exists in every Aries.  Your mind is the perfect complement to your can-do attitude.

For much more information about your sign, check out Amanda's book, Lucky Stars.
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Drawing from the lives of current and historical people, Lucky Stars illustrates the themes and characteristics unique to each Sun sign. The gifts, talents, and strengths as well as the difficulties associated with each sign are outlined. Activities that promote confidence and strategies for overcoming behaviors that decrease confidence are provided. Lucky Stars addresses all of the important areas of life including friendships, home life, career, and spirituality. A relationship section contains a Compatibility Guide, which matches up each sign with every other sign delineating both the areas of ease and difficulty with every combination. Each sign’s chapter ends with 10 special tips for creating a successful life.