Mesha opens the zodiac at 0° of the sidereal circle, where the Sun is exalted. It is a fire sign ruled by Mars and a movable sign, so its nature is to start, to move and to lead. Its symbol is the ram, head lowered, going straight at what is in front of it.
Aries holds the first nakshatra, Ashwini, the swift healers, then Bharani and the first pada of Krittika. It is energetic, honest and impatient, with little interest in waiting for permission. Saturn is debilitated here, because Saturn's slow patience sits uneasily in a sign that wants everything now.
