The Western Zodiac

 

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The Western Zodiac is named and organized for the number of constellations through which the Sun, Moon, and planets move on their journey across the sky each year. “Astrologers” (students of the stars) saw these “constellations” (lines of stars) and gave them meaning. Over time they made a ‘Zodiac’ that was made up of 12 signs. Each sign covers about 1 month of days and explains the qualities of people born under them…


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Aries

Personality traits: Direct, energetic, independent, assertive, athletic, self-assured, restless, brave, enterprising, creative, competitive, fearless. 
Can also be: Impatient, aggressive, temperamental, arrogant, extreme. 
Likes: Being active, being adventuresome, new ideas, being first, excitement, competition, being appreciated, being noticed, winning, achieving. 
Dislikes: Boredom, routines, criticism, feeling repressed, feeling ignored, losing, restrictions.

Taurus

Personality traits: Stable, patient, watchful, reliable, affectionate, persistent, down-to-earth, focused, dedicated, money conscious. 
Can also be: Stubborn, self-indulgent, materialistic, possessive, rigid. 
Likes: Feeling secure, material comforts, traditions, nature and beauty, operating at own pace, feeling appreciated, gifts. 
Dislikes: Feeling rushed or pushed, aggression, changes in plans, forgetfulness, feeling insecure, being told what to do.

Gemini

Personality traits: Friendly, talkative, active, intelligent, adaptable, versatile, curious and inquisitive, creative, charming. 
Can also be: Restless, easily bored, changeable, nervous, highly strung, superficial. 
Likes: Talking, thinking, exploring ideas, technology, making friends, learning, exploring, personal freedom. 
Dislikes: Demands, routines, apathy, being restricted or confined, slowness.

Cancer

Personality traits: Sensitive, emotional, self-protective, caring, humorous, reactive, responsive, sentimental, home-loving, traditional. 
Can also be: Possessive, moody, clinging, demanding, melodramatic. 
Likes: Comfort, security, feeling needed, family and friends, home, emotional honesty, stability, commitment. 
Dislikes: Unpredictable change, insincerity, being ignored, dishonesty, impulsiveness.

Leo

Personality traits: Ambitious, proud, risk-taking, affectionate, passionate, gregarious, strong minded, powerful, dramatic. 
Can also be: Egotistical, opinionated, bossy, demanding, possessive, impulsive, melodramatic. 
Likes: Being noticed, being appreciated, leading, passion, drama, receiving gifts, family and friends. 
Dislikes: Feeling unnoticed, excessive demands, criticism, nagging, deceit, apathy, boredom.

Virgo

Personality traits: Efficient, practical, hard-working, diligent, focused, compassionate, health conscious, intelligent, thorough, shy. 
Can also be: Hypercritical, demanding, nervous, fussy, hard to please, self-conscious, reclusive. 
Likes: Routines, order, feeling needed, logic/common sense, feeling secure, loyalty, honesty. 
Dislikes: Hypocrisy, disruptions, dishonesty, feeling unappreciated, crassness, tardiness, laziness.

Libra

Personality traits: Sociable, friendly, fair, open-minded, creative, peaceful, charming, balanced, idealistic, refined. 
Can also be: Indecisive, self-centered, detached, lazy, easily-deterred. 
Likes: Good friends, harmonious surroundings, attention, intelligence, being creative/expressive, beautiful things, security. 
Dislikes: Criticism, coarseness, disruptive environments, arguments, being pushed into decisions.

Scorpio

Personality traits: Intense, penetrating, quiet, private, passionate, sexual, secretive, perceptive, deep, complex, determined. 
Can also be: Jealous, suspicious, controlling, aggressive, obsessive. 
Likes: Honesty, commitment, being in control, a mystery to uncover, passion, privacy, strength. 
Dislikes: Dishonesty, surprises, being analyzed, insincerity, apathy, insecurity, being controlled.

Sagittarius

Personality traits: Gregarious, intelligent, extroverted, philosophical, witty, fun-loving, competitive, fair minded, optimistic. 
Can also be: Tactless, unreliable, sarcastic, careless, exaggerative, self-indulgent. 
Likes: Adventures, freedom, intellectual peers, risk taking, socializing, competition, socializing. 
Dislikes: Possessiveness, jealousy, routines, apathy/laziness, demands, feeling controlled.

Capricorn

Personality traits: Responsible, patient, self-disciplined, focused, practical, reserved, conventional, self-competent. 
Can also be: Controlling, cold, rigid, suspicious, demanding, insensitive. 
Likes: Loyalty, honesty, financial security, maturity, reliability, ambitious goals, hard-work. 
Dislikes: Impulsiveness, demands, game playing, unreliability, insecurity, lying.

Aquarius

Personality traits: Unconventional, impulsive, friendly, gregarious, inventive, future-minded, inquisitive, objective, spontaneous. 
Can also be: Unpredictable, unreliable, aloof, self-centered, judgmental, dogmatic. 
Likes: Friends, personal freedom, surprises, ideas, the future, diversity, intellectual stimulation. 
Dislikes: Possessiveness, jealousy, ego displays, narrow mindedness, arguments, control.

Pisces

Personality traits: Imaginative, sensitive, idealistic, friendly, spiritual, inspirational, accepting, open-minded, sensual. 
Can also be: Unreliable, distracted, neglectful, unrealistic, gullible. 
Likes: Romance, mystical ideals, feeling appreciated/loved, sharing thoughts, ideas, friends, self-exploration. 
Dislikes: Feeling insecure, being ignored, vulnerability, being uncertain, being alone.


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Homework: I will assign this in class if I want you to do it. Thanks :)


1. Find out which Zodiac sign is yours (using your birth day and month). 

2.  Name 3 qualities this sign has. 

3. Do you agree with what the zodiac says about you and your personality?

4. Do you agree or disagree with the "likes" and "dislikes"?