What are qualities?
Qualities (modalities) are ways of manifesting sign energy. There are 3 qualities: Cardinal, Fixed, and Mutable.
Qualities show how a sign acts: initiates changes, maintains stability, or adapts to circumstances.
3 Qualities
Cardinal
Start new cycles, initiators. Active, ambitious, leaders. Begin seasons.
♈♋♎♑ Aries, Cancer, Libra, Capricorn
Fixed
Preserve and strengthen. Stubborn, reliable, concentrated. Middle of seasons.
♉♌♏♒ Taurus, Leo, Scorpio, Aquarius
Mutable
Adapt and complete. Flexible, multitasking, changeable. End of seasons.
♊♍♐♓ Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius, Pisces
Key Concepts
Three Modalities
Qualities (Modalities)
Timing and Seasons
Cardinal signs begin seasons (equinoxes and solstices),
Interaction of Qualities
Cardinals conflict with each other (squares, oppositions).
Quality Balance
Excess cardinality - many beginnings without completion. Excess fixity - stubbornness. Excess mutability - scattered.