nious, proud, quick to anger, but soon you are over it. You are stout-
hearted, valiant, and witty. You aim at great things, but you can be too
severe in the exercise of power. This does not prevent you from achiev-
ing success.
You are a Fire Sign, which means that you are “hot” and “dry.” The
“dry” component means, among other things, that you see distinctions
easily, and that you are more swayed by intellectual argument than by
passion. Being “hot,” you react to things quickly: by expressing your
anger strongly and immediately, you don’t tend to harbor a grudge. You
may be perceived by others as angry, but that’s only if they are not “hot”
as well. You will be perceived as having high energy levels, and yet you
are aware of a curious stillness amidst the seeming activity. You may
need more sleep than colder types in order to recharge your batteries.
You are mutable, which means that you adapt easily to change. Howev-
er, you adapt so easily compared to others that they may wonder if you
are capable of maintaining a permanent stance about anything.
Being a four-footed sign, you have a strong sex drive. This also means
that you can be vicious or violent if angered. One of the dangers of the
Sun in the signs of Jupiter is Jupiter’s mythological interest in love
affairs, especially when the solar person is perceived as being in a posi-
tion of power or authority. (Courtesy of J. Lee Lehman, Ph.D., copy-
right 1998 [http://www.leelehman.com].)
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excess of the element air.Sanguine
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