Plates I – XII

The completewheel

Each plate holds one thirty-degree arc of the ecliptic. Together they close the circle.

Fire(3)

Earth(3)

Air(3)

Water(3)

Aries

Fire

Mar 21 - Apr 19

The first spark. Aries opens the wheel with pure initiative, moving before the map is finished.

Quality: Cardinal
Ruler: Mars

Taurus

Earth

Apr 20 - May 20

Rooted and unhurried. Taurus turns momentum into something solid enough to stand on.

Quality: Fixed
Ruler: Venus

Gemini

Air

May 21 - Jun 20

Twin signal. Gemini carries every idea to its opposite and back again before it settles.

Quality: Mutable
Ruler: Mercury

Cancer

Water

Jun 21 - Jul 22

Tidal and remembering. Cancer builds the walls that everything tender grows behind.

Quality: Cardinal
Ruler: Moon

Leo

Fire

Jul 23 - Aug 22

The fixed flame. Leo does not flicker for weather; it simply keeps burning in full view.

Quality: Fixed
Ruler: Sun

Virgo

Earth

Aug 23 - Sep 22

The careful hand. Virgo removes everything unnecessary until only the working part remains.

Quality: Mutable
Ruler: Mercury

Libra

Air

Sep 23 - Oct 22

The held balance. Libra treats fairness as a craft, adjusting the scale one grain at a time.

Quality: Cardinal
Ruler: Venus

Scorpio

Water

Oct 23 - Nov 21

Deep water. Scorpio goes past the comfortable depth and returns with what was buried there.

Quality: Fixed
Ruler: Pluto

Sagittarius

Fire

Nov 22 - Dec 21

The long shot. Sagittarius draws toward the far horizon and trusts the arc to close.

Quality: Mutable
Ruler: Jupiter

Capricorn

Earth

Dec 22 - Jan 19

The patient ascent. Capricorn measures the mountain honestly, then starts anyway.

Quality: Cardinal
Ruler: Saturn

Aquarius

Air

Jan 20 - Feb 18

The useful outlier. Aquarius reads the same chart as everyone else and draws a different line.

Quality: Fixed
Ruler: Uranus

Pisces

Water

Feb 19 - Mar 20

The closing tide. Pisces lets the edges go soft so the wheel can begin again.

Quality: Mutable
Ruler: Neptune