Success star signs

WHAT DOES SUCCESS MEAN TO YOUR ZODIAC SIGN?

Astrologer Ildiko Egyed shares what’s written in the stars…

Aries

Aries sun signs are ultra- competitive. As the first sign of the zodiac Aries energy is like a sparks that ignites a flame and flares up. Aries embarks towards their goal with tremendous amount of energy, speed and warrior spirit, thanks to ruler Mars. If the road to success is a long one, they give up, get bored and seek out a new road; a faster and more exciting one, that gets them there before anybody else. Aries Sun cannot lose, they do whatever it takes to get there first and take the trophy. Aries should choose short term goals to succeed and also to satisfy the competitive spirit.

Taurus

Success means luxury and financial security for the sensual Taurus born natives. Taurus is a fixed, feminine, earth sign. The bull is the most material sign of the zodiac, ruled by Venus. Their sense of value comes from the feeling of safety, loyalty and material resources. They are slow and practical, but they have a deep drive with sustainable effort to achieve, so long-term goals are achievable, step by step. What success means for them is prosperity and creating a sumptuous sanctuary.

Gemini

Curious, gregarious Gemini has such a light hearted energy that suits multitasking. Ruled by Hermes and the least stable of the sun signs, Gemini is all about movement, the mental-intellectual quality and communication. Geminis flit from idea to idea. They know everyone and everything that can help them to the top of the podium. Yet, very often, something new will look more interesting. Gemini therapists often benefit from a broad portfolio of modalities, rather than the constraints of one specialisation. Gemini success means taking things easy, to socialise, express their ideas and learn to be the jack of all trades.

Cancer

Cancers are the great matriarchs. This cardinal water sign is ruled by the Moon and abounds in the feminine, emotional and nurturing qualities. Cancers want to feel safe and secure in their cosy shell, surrounded by those they feel comfortable with. Cancerian success means building that home like practice room, fulfilling their carer role, sensing the needs of others and bringing healing. Cancer sun signs need to feel the success otherwise they won’t go for it.

Leo

For Leo, success - and other’s recognition of this - means everything. Sun–ruled Leo needs to shine constantly, with inspiration and creative expression. A successful Leo is a natural born leader, courageous, noble, confident, generous, yet playful. Leo’s success means being in the spotlight, yet if they are not the star, it can turn into a dramatic, ego driven performance.

Virgo

Mercury-ruled Virgo has a feminine, earthy but mutable quality to it. Virgo is the most detail oriented, carefully organised, receptive and practical sign of the Zodiac. Virgo wants to serve by finding all the mistakes and fixing them. Success for Virgos comes in a supporting role, being able to improve and perfect things by analysis and correction, achieving goals through determination and logic. Getting down to the nitty-gritty equals thriving for excellence for the humble, hardworking Virgo.

Libra

Creating beauty and harmony is what makes Libra feel accomplished. Venus-ruled Libra is a cardinal air sign. Libra generates new ideas, carefully weighing pros and cons and going to any length to keep the peace, be just and bring things to balance. People with lots of Libra energy thrive on diplomacy in social situations, can counterbalance friction or bitterness and they feel content when they managed to fulfil that. Success comes with a friction-free practice and life.

Scorpio

Mars-rules Scorpio is a feminine, fixed water sign. Scorpio possesses a determined energy, extreme drive, armour and arms. Scorpio lets very little get

in the way of success, rising from the ashes transformed. They thrive on researching the bottom of something, digging down to the deep, finding hidden treasures. Success comes from fulfilling their interest, fascination and intensity in wanting to go to the edge where life and death intersects.

Sagittarius

Sagittarius is very goal oriented, but that goal will be grand, inspirational and larger than life. As Jupiter’s masculine, mutable fire sign, Sagittarians get to their purpose by going on a quest, exploring, taking a leap of faith to the unknown, by broadening their horizons by learning something new. Sagittarian success comes in satisfying a desire to move around, learn by experiencing things and inspire by reciting their epic adventure with heroes, heroines, gods and monsters in it.

Capricorn

Capricorns are the most ambitious, goal oriented sign of the zodiac. As Saturn’s feminine, cardinal earth sign, they like to initiate things, to build a structure that has substance and long term value in it. Success means getting to the top and getting ahead in life. They don’t get disheartened from the extra mile and effort the relentless work and time they have to put in it. They are still moving slowly, following the rules when others lost hope and gave up. There is no stopping until they create a luxurious nest where they live an enviable lifestyle and can enjoy the fruit of their labour. Capricorn has achieved success when they become the authority figure, either because they are the boss, or a parent.

Aquarius

Aquarius is the sign of friends, groups, communities and also future goals and wishes. Ruled by Saturn, this is a fixed, masculine, air sign. Success for an Aquarius means to be able to bring the vision of the future into today’s society, realigning and reforming to create harmony. Only an Aquarian can see how this mission can be attained. Achievement comes by thinking outside of the box, breaking the tradition, going out there to find and invent their new ideas. Being a humanitarian, a philanthropist or environmentalist or all of them together makes a happy Aquarian. Their stubborn resistance and keeping aloof makes them different from the all others. They always march to their own beat and they go for innovation in that manner.

Pisces

Pisces energy is the least goal oriented sign of the zodiac, perhaps because Pisces is the sign of great quantity with no boundaries, like the vast ocean. Jupiter-ruled, their fulfilment is in compassion, healing and art. They prefer to escape to their own reality where they can create through their imagination or meditate to get closer to the source and fine-tune their psychic abilities. With strong Piscean energy, people are like the fish, slippery and intangible but also soft and gentle which makes them less able to achieve structured targets but they can excel more as healers or artists composing soulful music, lyrical poems or painting the immense ocean.

iILDIKO EGYED is a teacher, professional astrologer and constant student of Eastern philosophy. Her approach to astrology is rooted in ancient tradition but embraces contemporary techniques too. She focuses on allowing the soul’s evolutionary journey through healing and remedial work. Find out more at www.astrologycrafts.com