IN Aries the Sun is in his exaltation, very powerful and brilliant, with that first glow and exultation which is associated with the Spring. Aries, however, is under Mars as ruler, and this tends to bring out the arrows from the quiver of Apollo. In this sign, the Sun is sometimes apt to slay. Aries rules the head in man, and being also the beginning of the Zodiac, he tends to fill the mind of the native with extreme ambition to accomplish daringly original, yet practical, undertakings. Wilhelm I of Germany, and Bismarck, who built the German Empire from the ruins of the struggles of the Middle Ages and of the Napoleonic Wars, both had the Sun in this sign. So had Thiers, who restored the French Republic after the crash of Sedan and the flames of the Commune, and Gambetta who contributed so largely to the same work. It is frequently the case that the ideas of the native are considered impractical or impossible by those to whom he communicates them. It was fortunate for Bismarck that his King possessed the same Sun position, for it is characteristic of these people that, unless the vigorous energy which they manifest on the conception of their ideas shows an immediate result, their interest may wane and another idea of equal vehemence replace the first.
It is most necessary for the native to acquire patience and perseverance. The mind must be trained to continue in one channel and the dissipation of the forces of life must be guarded against with the utmost care. The native must not be content merely to imagine his career; also he must not shrink from the spade work which is essential to bring ideas to fruition.
The Aries constitution is rather finely balanced; it is powerful, yet delicate. There is a decided tendency to overwork the body, either intellectually or physically. There is, however, no danger of nervous over-strain. Aries people are generally lacking in the psychic and spiritual qualities. Dangers to the health are indicated by the planets involved, but fevers and apoplexy are principally to be feared; and the native may also suffer from headaches and other afflictions of that extremity of the body. The expression is usually commanding, sometimes even violent, and the countenance may at times be red, while there is a likelihood of some mole or birthmark {6} on the face. In itself, this position of the Sun does not promise any great longevity. Diseases are likely to be aggravate by the disposition, which is usually careless and even contemptuous of the health; the appetites are sometimes excessive and the passions need control. Speaking generally, this is a better place for the Sun in a male nativity than in that of a female.
The following well known persons were also born with the Sun in the sign Aries:
Oliver Cromwell
John Burroughs
The late Senator Weeks
Houdini, Magician
General Gordon of England
King Albert of Belgium
King George of England
Hon. Charles E. Hughes
Mrs. Allan Leo
Nicholas Murray Butler
Ray Long
Frederick Collins
John Hays Hammond
Andrew Mellon
George F. Baker
The late Thomas Eugene Mitten
John W. Davis
James Branch Cabell
Prince Pierre Troubetskoy
"Bud" Fisher
Daniel Chester French
Elizabeth Goldsmith
Mary Pickford
Charlie Chaplin
May Miles Minter
Gloria Swanson
Margaret Anglin
Mr. McMorris {7}
