Book excerpt: What kind of Aries are you? Are you as active, assertive or argumentative as your Sun sign suggests, or do you feel as if, somehow, you don’t match up to what an Aries is supposed to be? The good news is, you are more than just your Sun sign. All human beings are complex and, in astrology, that complexity is largely created by the combination of your Sun sign with your Moon and Rising sign. Think of those words. Motivation. Power. Soul. What inspires you? Why do you express yourself? Why do behave in particular ways? What animates you? How do you express your emotional energy? In this book, I look at how astrology weaves its magic for Aries by looking at how your Sun sign works in combination with all of the Moon signs and Rising signs. I’ll also take a look at how your Sun shines brightest according to it’s house location in your birth chart. So, if you are a solar Aries, this book will help you to understand your basic Aries character. You will learn how your Aries solar traits can be positively developed. You’ll discover how your Sun sign's traits combine with the characteristics of your Moon sign, and you will learn how you can best express your Aries character through the medium of your Rising sign. Understanding how your Sun, Moon and Rising sign work together is a great way of getting to know yourself. When you become familiar with the balance of signs that make up the Primal Triad - and how they interact with each other - you will discover why you approach life in the way that you do; you will understand where your innermost feelings are coming from and, most important of all, you will discover exactly what the universe is trying to teach you. If you’re an Aries - or you want to know more about someone who is - this book is a must read for you. Sara Shipman is an astrologer, writer and blogger whose posts can be read on her astrology website, starcrazypie.com.