Cardinal sign (astrology) Cardinal sign (astrology) The practice of astrology recognizes four cardinal signs of the zodiac: Aries, Cancer, Libra, and Capricorn — sometimes called reacting signs. It associates those people born "under" one of these with certain human behaviors and traits like being active, self-motivated, insightful and ambitious. The word "cardinal" originates from the Latin word for "important," since they each mark the turning point of a temperate season. They were called "moveable" by traditional astrologers because, as Bonatti says, the "air" changes when the Sun enters each of these signs, bringing a change of season. Sometimes the word "cardinal" is confused
Exaltation (astrology) heart), and is being influenced by Bṛhaspati (the teacher of the Gods), and is directed toward righteous action (Dharma pāda) Jupiter is functioning in 100% exaltation, concerning everything Jupiter represents. The sign position directly opposite a planet's sign of exaltation is considered to be its fall. As the exaltation is a place of awareness for the planet, the "fall" is a position of weakness concerning the function of the planet, including everything else the planet represents. Exaltation (astrology) In astrology, exaltation is one of the five essential dignities of a planet. Each of the seven traditional planets has its exaltation