Your Personal Horoscope 2021

Aries

THE RAM

Birthdays from

21st March to

20th April

Personality Profile

ARIES AT A GLANCE

Element – Fire

Ruling Planet – Mars

Career Planet – Saturn

Love Planet – Venus

Money Planet – Venus

Planet of Fun, Entertainment, Creativity and Speculations – Sun

Planet of Health and Work – Mercury

Planet of Home and Family Life – Moon

Planet of Spirituality – Neptune

Planet of Travel, Education, Religion and Philosophy – Jupiter

Colours – carmine, red, scarlet

Colours that promote love, romance and social harmony – green, jade green

Colour that promotes earning power – green

Gem – amethyst

Metals – iron, steel

Scent – honeysuckle

Quality – cardinal (= activity)

Quality most needed for balance – caution

Strongest virtues – abundant physical energy, courage, honesty, independence, self-reliance

Deepest need – action

Characteristics to avoid – haste, impetuousness, over-aggression, rashness

Signs of greatest overall compatibility – Leo, Sagittarius

Signs of greatest overall incompatibility – Cancer, Libra, Capricorn

Sign most helpful to career – Capricorn

Sign most helpful for emotional support – Cancer

Sign most helpful financially – Taurus

Sign best for marriage and/or partnerships – Libra

Sign most helpful for creative projects – Leo

Best Sign to have fun with – Leo

Signs most helpful in spiritual matters – Sagittarius, Pisces

Best day of the week – Tuesday

Understanding an Aries

Aries is the activist par excellence of the zodiac. The Aries need for action is almost an addiction, and those who do not really understand the Aries personality would probably use this hard word to describe it. In reality ‘action’ is the essence of the Aries psychology – the more direct, blunt and to-the-point the action, the better. When you think about it, this is the ideal psychological makeup for the warrior, the pioneer, the athlete or the manager.

Aries likes to get things done, and in their passion and zeal often lose sight of the consequences for themselves and others. Yes, they often try to be diplomatic and tactful, but it is hard for them. When they do so they feel that they are being dishonest and phoney. It is hard for them even to understand the mindset of the diplomat, the consensus builder, the front office executive. These people are involved in endless meetings, discussions, talks and negotiations – all of which seem a great waste of time when there is so much work to be done, so many real achievements to be gained. An Aries can understand, once it is explained, that talk and negotiations – the social graces – lead ultimately to better, more effective actions. The interesting thing is that an Aries is rarely malicious or spiteful – even when waging war. Aries people fight without hate for their opponents. To them it is all good-natured fun, a grand adventure, a game.

When confronted with a problem many people will say, ‘Well, let’s think about it, let’s analyse the situation.’ But not an Aries. An Aries will think, ‘Something must be done. Let’s get on with it.’ Of course, neither response is the total answer. Sometimes action is called for, sometimes cool thought. But an Aries tends to err on the side of action.

Action and thought are radically different principles. Physical activity is the use of brute force. Thinking and deliberating require one not to use force – to be still. It is not good for the athlete to be deliberating the next move; this will only slow down his or her reaction time. The athlete must act instinctively and instantly. This is how Aries people tend to behave in life. They are quick, instinctive decision-makers and their decisions tend to be translated into action almost immediately. When their intuition is sharp and well tuned, their actions are powerful and successful. When their intuition is off, their actions can be disastrous.

Do not think this will scare an Aries. Just as a good warrior knows that in the course of combat he or she might acquire a few wounds, so too does an Aries realize – somewhere deep down – that in the course of being true to yourself you might get embroiled in a disaster or two. It is all part of the game. An Aries feels strong enough to weather any storm.

There are many Aries people who are intellectual. They make powerful and creative thinkers. But even in this realm they tend to be pioneers – outspoken and blunt. These types of Aries tend to elevate (or sublimate) their desire for physical combat in favour of intellectual, mental combat. And they are indeed powerful.

In general, Aries people have a faith in themselves that others could learn from. This basic, rock-solid faith carries them through the most tumultuous situations of life. Their courage and self-confidence make them natural leaders. Their leadership is more by way of example than by actually controlling others.

Finance

Aries people often excel as builders or estate agents. Money in and of itself is not as important as are other things – action, adventure, sport, etc. They are motivated by the need to support and be well-thought-of by their partners. Money as a way of attaining pleasure is another important motivation. Aries function best in their own businesses or as managers of their own departments within a large business or corporation. The fewer orders they have to take from higher up, the better. They also function better out in the field rather than behind a desk.

Aries people are hard workers with a lot of endurance; they can earn large sums of money due to the strength of their sheer physical energy.

Venus is their money planet, which means that Aries need to develop more of the social graces in order to realize their full earning potential. Just getting the job done – which is what an Aries excels at – is not enough to create financial success. The co-operation of others needs to be attained. Customers, clients and co-workers need to be made to feel comfortable; many people need to be treated properly in order for success to happen. When Aries people develop these abilities – or hire someone to do this for them – their financial potential is unlimited.

Career and Public Image

One would think that a pioneering type would want to break with the social and political conventions of society. But this is not so with the Aries-born. They are pioneers within conventional limits, in the sense that they like to start their own businesses within an established industry.

Capricorn is on the 10th house of career cusp of Aries’ solar horoscope. Saturn is the planet that rules their life’s work and professional aspirations. This tells us some interesting things about the Aries character. First off, it shows that, in order for Aries people to reach their full career potential, they need to develop some qualities that are a bit alien to their basic nature: they need to become better administrators and organizers; they need to be able to handle details better and to take a long-range view of their projects and their careers in general. No one can beat an Aries when it comes to achieving short-range objectives, but a career is long term, built over time. You cannot take a ‘quickie’ approach to it.

Some Aries people find it difficult to stick with a project until the end. Since they get bored quickly and are in constant pursuit of new adventures, they prefer to pass an old project or task on to somebody else in order to start something new. Those Aries who learn how to put off the search for something new until the old is completed will achieve great success in their careers and professional lives.

In general, Aries people like society to judge them on their own merits, on their real and actual achievements. A reputation acquired by ‘hype’ feels false to them.

Love and Relationships

In marriage and partnerships Aries like those who are more passive, gentle, tactful and diplomatic – people who have the social grace and skills they sometimes lack. Our partners always represent a hidden part of ourselves – a self that we cannot express personally.

An Aries tends to go after what he or she likes aggressively. The tendency is to jump into relationships and marriages. This is especially true if Venus is in Aries as well as the Sun. If an Aries likes you, he or she will have a hard time taking no for an answer; many attempts will be made to sweep you off your feet.

Though Aries can be exasperating in relationships – especially if they are not understood by their partners – they are never consciously or wilfully cruel or malicious. It is just that they are so independent and sure of themselves that they find it almost impossible to see somebody else’s viewpoint or position. This is why an Aries needs as a partner someone with lots of social graces.

On the plus side, an Aries is honest, someone you can lean on, someone with whom you will always know where you stand. What he or she lacks in diplomacy is made up for in integrity.

Home and Domestic Life

An Aries is of course the ruler at home – the Boss. The male will tend to delegate domestic matters to the female. The female Aries will want to rule the roost. Both tend to be handy round the house. Both like large families and both believe in the sanctity and importance of the family. An Aries is a good family person, although he or she does not especially like being at home a lot, preferring instead to be roaming about.

Considering that they are by nature so combative and wilful, Aries people can be surprisingly soft, gentle and even vulnerable with their children and partners. The sign of Cancer, ruled by the Moon, is on the cusp of their solar 4th house of home and family. When the Moon is well aspected – under favourable influences – in the birth chart, an Aries will be tender towards the family and will want a family life that is nurturing and supportive. Aries likes to come home after a hard day on the battlefield of life to the understanding arms of their partner and the unconditional love and support of their family. An Aries feels that there is enough ‘war’ out in the world – and he or she enjoys participating in that. But when Aries comes home, comfort and nurturing are what’s needed.

Horoscope for 2021

Major Trends

Last year, 2020, was a big improvement over 2018 and 2019. And 2021 is even better than 2020. Two long-term planets – Saturn and Jupiter – were in stressful alignment with you and now they have moved away. Overall health and energy will be a lot better this year: with more energy comes more success.

There is only one long-term planet – Pluto – in stressful alignment with you, and this has been so for many years. By now you know how to deal with his challenges. This alignment shows much dealing with death and death issues: perhaps surgery or a near-death experience. This seems to involve bosses, parents or parent figures – or people involved in your career.

Saturn and Jupiter are both in your 11th house of friends this year. Thus, friendships seem bittersweet. On the one hand, you are making new and important friendships – happy ones – but on the other, there are disappointments with existing friends. You seem to be of two minds when it comes to friends. A part of you wants to cut back here while another part wants to expand this area. More on this later.

Spirituality has been important in your life for many years. Neptune has been in your spiritual 12th house for many years and will be there for several more. But this year, Jupiter will make a foray into your 12th house from May 14 to July 29. This will be an announcement of things to come. Jupiter will bring an expansion of your spiritual life. Many will meet a teacher – a guru. Many will have spiritual breakthroughs. There will be much progress here. Next year the progress will be even greater, as Jupiter moves into your 12th house on December 30 for the long haul.

Your chart is very interesting this year, Aries, in that all the long-term planets are in the Eastern sector of your chart all year. (This was the case last year as well.) This is unusual. The Eastern sector is the sector that relates to self – to me and my interests – to what I want to do. Relationships are relatively less important. There will be times when the Western, social sector of your chart will be stronger, but it will never dominate. If you can find a lover who gives you independence, the relationship can work. But you need to have your own way these days, and for those of you who are single this can be a problem.

Your most important areas of interest this year are finance; career; groups, group activities and friendships; and spirituality.

Your paths of greatest fulfilment this year are communication and intellectual interests; friendships, groups and group activities (from January 1 to May 14 and from July 29 to December 30); and spirituality (from May 14 to July 29 and from December 30 onwards).

Health

(Please note that this is an astrological perspective on health and not a medical one. In days of yore there was no difference, both these perspectives were identical. But these days there could be quite a difference. For a medical perspective, please consult your doctor or health practitioner.)

Health, as we mentioned, is vastly improved over recent years, with only Pluto in stressful alignment with you. All the others are either in harmonious aspect or leaving you alone. So, health should be good. If you have a pre-existing condition you should see improvement in this too.

Of course, there will be periods in the year where your health and energy are less easy than usual – maybe even stressful. But these are temporary periods caused by the transits of short-term planets; they are not trends for the year. When the planets move away from their challenging transits, your normal health and energy will return.

Good though your health is, you can make it even better. Give more attention to the following – the vulnerable areas in your Horoscope (the reflex points are shown in the chart below):

Important foot reflexology points for the year ahead

Try to massage all of the foot on a regular basis – the top of the foot as well as the bottom – but pay extra attention to the points highlighted on the chart. When you massage, be aware of ‘sore spots’ as these need special attention. It’s also a good idea to massage the ankles and below them.

 The head and face are always important for Aries (Aries rules the head and face). Regular scalp and face massages are always good for your health, and craniosacral therapy is also beneficial for the head: the plates in the skull need to be kept in right alignment.

 The adrenals too are always important for Aries. The important thing here, as our regular readers know, is to avoid anger and fear – the two emotions that stress them out.

 The musculature. You don’t need the physique of a body builder, Aries, only good muscle tone. Weak or flabby muscles can knock the spine and other bones out of alignment and this will cause all kinds of other problems. So vigorous physical exercise – according to your age and stage in life – is important.

 The lungs, arms, shoulders, small intestine and respiratory system are areas that are ruled over by Mercury, your health planet, and so are also always important for Aries. Arms and shoulders should be regularly massaged – especially the shoulders. Tension tends to collect there and needs to be released.

Regular readers will know that Mercury is a fast-moving planet. In any given year he moves through all the signs and houses of your Horoscope. So, there are many short-term health trends that depend on where Mercury is at any given time and the aspects he is receiving. These trends are best discussed in the monthly reports.

Mercury will be in retrograde motion three times this year (his norm), from January 30 to February 20, May 29 to June 21 and September 27 to October 17. These are not periods to make drastic changes either to the diet or health regime. Nor are they particularly good times to schedule procedures or tests (results are often wrong or misleading under a retrograde). These are periods for reviewing and for gaining mental clarity on your health.

Home and Family

Your 4th house of home and family hasn’t been prominent for some years now and there is not much going on here. It is not a major interest in 2021. Career and outer activities seem more important. During the course of the year there will be periods where the 4th house does become important – June 2 to July 31, for example. But this is a short-term trend, not a trend for the year.

Also keep in mind that there will be two lunar eclipses this year – one on May 26 and the other on November 19. These tend to bring dramas with the family and often repairs in the home. We will discuss it further in the monthly reports.

When a house – an area of life – is empty, it tends to the status quo. You are probably content with things as they are and have no need to make major changes. It can be seen as a good thing.

The spouse or current love seems more fertile this year. He or she would like to make renovations in the home. A move, though, is not likely.

A parent or parent figure is focused on finance and seems prosperous this year. The other parent or parent figure has a fairly stable financial year. Neither seems likely to move.

Siblings or sibling figures in your life are also having a stable family year. Moves are not likely. However, they have good career success, and 2022 will be even better.

Children or children figures could be making renovations in the home. And, though their relationships are being tested, there is no lack of love in their lives. Grandchildren (if you have them) are more likely to move in 2022 than this year.

If you’re planning major renovations in the home, June 12 to July 31 would be a good time. If you’re just redecorating or buying art objects for the home, June 2 to June 27 would be a good time.

Your family planet, the Moon, is the fastest moving of all the planets. Where the other fast-moving planets will take a year to move through all the signs and houses of your Horoscope, the Moon does this every month. So, there are many short-lived family dramas and emotional upheavals that happen every month. For example, every time the Moon moves through Taurus, Leo, Scorpio or Aquarius in aspect to volatile Uranus. These are best covered in the monthly reports.

Finance and Career

Your money house has been strong for a couple of years now, since 2019 when Uranus moved there, and it will be strong for many more years to come. This, of itself, is a good financial signal. It shows focus and interest. By the spiritual law we get what we focus on – good, bad or indifferent.

The strong focus also shows a willingness to overcome all the various obstacles that arise in finance. It tends to prosperity.

Many of the trends that we have discussed in previous years are still in effect – Uranus is a very slow-moving planet. So, you have been throwing out all the ‘normal’ rule books about finance and discovering what works for you. There is nothing innately wrong with the rule books, but you are wired up in a certain way and what works for others might not work for you – and what works for you might not work for others. You are learning about finance through trial, error and experimentation – and this is the way true knowledge is acquired.

Uranus rules science, astronomy, technology, new inventions, innovations and the online world: all these areas can lead to profits. They are good as jobs, businesses or investments. You have a good intuitive feeling for these sorts of companies.

Uranus also rules astrology, so you may profit from an astrology-based business or through using the insights of astrology in your financial life. (Some of you might even practise the craft.)

Uranus likes the ‘new’. It favours start-ups, and many of you are involved in start-up businesses these days. This can be on a personal level – starting a new business or getting a job in a new venture – or investing in one.

Friends seem helpful in finance. Your good networking skills likewise.

Saturn has an impact on Uranus this year (in various degrees of exactitude), which means that earnings can take longer to materialize than usual. Saturn’s impact could introduce some caution in your financial decision making (I feel it is a good thing – you tend to be too impulsive and speculative by nature).

Fast-moving Venus is your financial planet, moving through all the signs and houses of your chart each year (and this year she will move through your 10th house of career twice). Thus, there are many short-term financial trends that are best discussed in the monthly reports.

You’ve been ultra ambitious in your career in recent years. You’ve worked hard and gone the extra mile to please your bosses. This is paying off now. You seem to be in a career ‘groove’. You’re experiencing the rewards of all your work. Your career achievements have put you in a new social circle. You are more friendly – more social – with your bosses and superiors. Your friends are helpful careerwise too. Your career planet, Saturn, will be in your 11th house all year. This spells success as the 11th house is always beneficent. Fondest career hopes and wishes are coming to pass. Your high-tech expertise is not only important in your financial life but in your career as well.

Love and Social Life

Your 7th house of love is not prominent this year. Yes, there will be times when it becomes active and powerful, but these are short-term trends caused by the transits of the fast-moving planets; they are not trends for the year. For the most part, the 7th house is empty and this has been the case for some years now. I read this as a good thing. It shows a tendency to the status quo. You are basically content with things as they are and have no driving urge to make changes. Those who are married will tend to stay married, and singles will tend to stay single.

There is another issue in love that we discussed earlier. For the past few years the Eastern sector of the Horoscope has been dominant. All the long-term planets are congregated in the East (the sector of self). And, while the Western social sector will get stronger at certain times, it will never be dominant. Thus, you are in a cycle of independence, of having things your way, of taking care of number one and your personal interests, desires and goals. Others are not that important. The social life is not that compelling. Anyone involved romantically with an Aries will need to understand this. Let them have their own way, so long as it isn’t destructive.