BY REDA WIGLE
Barstool
Astrology
WHAT THE STARS HAVE IN STORE
Women of the Keys, constellations of greatness that you are, welcome to Barstool Astrology, Keys Woman Edition.
In honor of the mission of and audience for this magazine, I bring you a lesson in the masculine vs. feminine aspects of the zodiac. In addition to being divided elementally into earth, air, fire and water, the twelve signs of the zodiac are categorized as either masculine or feminine. The distinction has less to do with any sort of binary gender norms and more to do with energy and how it informs our attitude and approach to life.
Masculine signs are day-oriented, overt, active, external, sun-ruled, quick-paced, the Yang of the zodiac. Feminine signs are nocturnal, secretive, passive, internal, moonruled, slow-paced, the Yin. In general terms, feminine signs foster intuition and emotional complexity as well as suspicion and masochistic levels of lamenting. Masculine signs encourage action, often rash and oftener regrettable, as well as physical and mental fortitude and transformation through destruction.
1. Pisces 4. Virgo 7. Gemini 10. Sagittarius
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In descending order of feminine to masculine influence the signs are ranked as follows with Pisces being the most acutely feminine and Aries the most intensely masculine. As exhibited below, fire and air signs are defined as masculine while water and earth are understood as feminine. Beginning with Aries (which is followed by Pisces), the zodiac wheel alternates between the feminine and the masculine.
2. Scorpio 5. Taurus 8. Aquarius 11. Leo
3. Cancer 6. Capricorn 9. Libra 12. Aries