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FIRST DECAN OF ARIES
0°–10° · fireBold initiative♂Ruled by Mars
Key Themes
courageleadershippioneeringraw will
The first decan of Aries carries the purest Martian fire — an eruption of will that demands to be first. This is the spark of new beginnings, where impulse and identity are indistinguishable.
Correspondences
Chaldean RulerMars governs this face of the zodiac through the Chaldean decan order, coloring its expression with drive and assertion.
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Marspersonal planet
Tarot Card
Two of WandsThoth title: Dominion
wandsfire
The Golden Dawn assigned each Minor Arcana pip card (2–10) to a specific decan, linking tarot symbolism to the zodiacal faces.Traditional Imagery
PicatrixGhayat al-Hakim, c. 10th century“A tall, dark man with red eyes, holding a great sword and wearing a white garment.”
AgrippaThree Books of Occult Philosophy, 1533“A man standing, clothed in a white garment, with a dark complexion, large body and red eyes, great strength, and the bearing of a wrathful person.”
Modern SynthesisContemporary interpretation“A solitary figure stands at the edge of uncharted terrain, torch in hand, staring into the unknown with absolute certainty that the path forward is theirs to carve.”
Other Decans of aries