What it means for your sign to be fixed, mutable or cardinal?

There is a lot more to reading your horoscope than just understanding your zodiac sign. The zodiac sign (or Sun sign) is the main identifier of your personality, behaviour and preferences but there are many other things that also have a big impact on your character. Your birth chart, and the position of the stars and planets at the moment you were born all have an effect on how you relate to traits from your zodiac sign. Each zodiac sign is broken into two groups that encompass signs which have similar traits. Those are its element and quality.

Elements are then split into four categories; water, air, earth and fire. Qualities or modalities are dividing signs by how they deal with their environment and those are – cardinal, fixed and mutable. Knowing your sign’s quality can help you a lot to understand how to interact with others, your main goal in life and how to deal with a variety of other circumstances.

Cardinal signs are Aries, Cancer, Libra and Capricorn and there are known for being self-starters who like to have control over their circumstances. Their best fits are fixed signs like Taurus, Leo, Scorpio and Aquarius. Those are pretty self-explanatory – they are stabilizers and very loyal to friends and loved ones. However, also can be stubborn and inflexible.

Mutable signs are Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius and Pisces. They are the type that just lets their environments dictate their experiences. Mutable signs tend to be philosophical thinkers and a bit indecisive.

However, they are very open-minded and non-judgmental. Learning about your zodiac sign and the category it falls into will help you to better reflect on your experiences and behaviours. You will also understand better why you like some people more than others.