The 12 Rashis

Fire — Aries, Leo & Sagittarius

Initiative, self-expression, and conviction — one movable, one fixed, one dual.

Aries (Mesha) — movable fire, ruled by Mars

The first sign, and the zodiac's starting gun. Symbol: the ram. Lord: Mars.

Movable fire is pure initiation — it goes first, acts before deliberating, and would rather begin ten things than finish one. A planet in Aries gets directness and speed, and loses patience.

Leo (Simha) — fixed fire, ruled by the Sun

Symbol: the lion. Lord: the Sun — the only sign the Sun owns.

Fixed fire doesn't start the flame, it sustains it. Leo holds a position, and does it visibly: dignity, authority, performance, loyalty to what it has claimed. A planet in Leo gains confidence and a need to be seen.

Sagittarius (Dhanu) — dual fire, ruled by Jupiter

Symbol: the archer (often a centaur). Lord: Jupiter.

Dual fire aims at something beyond itself — meaning, doctrine, distance. Sagittarius is the teacher and traveller of the zodiac: conviction pointed outward. A planet here gains breadth, principle, and restlessness for the far thing.

Remember it

Aries lights it, Leo holds it up, Sagittarius aims it somewhere. Same element, three jobs — exactly the movable / fixed / dual pattern you just learned.

Terms introduced here

The fire signs

Aries, Leo, Sagittarius — initiative, self-expression, and conviction.