Aries

ME, ME, me, me! No, it's not an opera singer practicing the scales, but the Arian catch phrase. This is the first sign of the zodiac, and Arians like everyone to remember that. (First come, first served, is the Martian motto.) And because this is such a fun-loving, frisky sign, Arians can get away with it.
 

The positive side of Aries is like a scene from The African Queen, in which our intrepid explorers boldly go where only crocodiles have gone before. Arians are active, alive, awake (usually), assertive and adventurous, hacking their way through the undergrowth of life like Marion Brando in a steamy movie. (Yes, he's an Arian!) But they can take this exuberance to extremes. (They can take a lot of things to extremes!) Arians can step out, putting their best feet forward (all four of them well, they are animals!) and sinking up to their best end of necks in trouble.
 

Luscious Libra is the polar sign of assertive Aries, and these signs have a lot to learn from each other. Librans always put others first, which is something Arians find almost impossible to do. In fact, a relationship between these two is their idea of heaven, because they both think about the Arian. (And of course, after 'Me', the Ram's favorite word is 'Ewe'!)
 

Sometimes, this can cause a contretemps in the course of true love. Male Arians may forget about the wife and six kids at home and gad about like a bachelor gay, with a collection of conquests. Arian women may throw their weight about too, demanding new dresses and wanting to be taken to the best restaurants, even when their men haven't got two halfpennies to rub together.
 

Mars, the planet that gives them that gorgeous get-up-and-go, that delicious drive and determination, rules Aries. (As long as they're not determinedly driving all over delicious you!) Mighty Mars rules Scorpio, too, when he shares the limelight with powerful Pluto. Then he can make Scorpios furtive and underhand, but when he's in open Aries, it's a very different story. Arians can be so candid and frank that it's an excruciating experience to hear them. You can meet your Martian mate for a meal, and swan in, looking sensational. (Or so you think, you poor dear.) The Arian will take one look at you and say 'That frock makes you look fatter than ever.' (How can you then say that you've just lost two stone and a pal in the process!)

There's something rather ingenuous about Aries because this is the first sign of the zodiac. Rams represent the babies of the celestial sky. Sometimes they're so naive and innocent it's astounding, and they'll dash off and do or say something really reckless. (Or just plain potty!) They can also have terrible temper tantrums, like a tirading toddler, and shout and scream till they're blue in the face. Assertive Arians are so determined to get what they want that they'll let nothing stand in their way. They'll go on until it kills them.
 

Every sign has its own song, and the Arian's aria must be 'Let's Get Physical'. (Take that in any way you like. After all, they will!) Rams are imbued with enough physical energy to fill a whole football team (and a stand of supporters!). But, like children, they have to find positive pursuits in which to burn it all off. Arians are full of fire, fun, vivacity, verve and virility. (Quite a captivating concoction, which can really go to your head!) But they can fritter away their fantastic physical fitness, and instead of having an active social, sports or sex life, turn to violence and vandalism. (Even the meekest and mildest mutton will show a strong side sometimes, and may bop you on the bounce for no apparent reason.) Some of these Martians can be all brawn and no brain, thinking with their fists or any other part of the anatomy that springs to mind! (Arians have powerful passions and strong sex drives!)
 

Arians are like medieval knights, arrayed in armor and jousting for superiority. Their fiery natures make them compulsively competitive, and determined to do battle. They have got to come first. Rams, lambs and sheep hate losing, whether at Ludo, life or love. (They'll just throw the dice for a six and start again.) When they see success slipping away, they'll fight tooth and claw, frightening off folk in their flocks. Watch out; watch out, there's a Ram about!