"Be bold and mighty forces will come to your aid."

Astrologers frequently see charts where both the Sun and Moon of a person's natal chart are located in one particular sign.  I've decided to begin a series of articles focusing on when this happens in each of the signs, a further expansion of and an exploration of an article I had written some time ago.

When someone speaks of being a "Double ________" (any sign of the Zodiac could be inserted in the blank) it is another way of saying that both the Sun and The Moon were in the same Sign at the moment of birth.  This would always happen for a birth exactly at the New Moon, for example, and on either side of the New Moon for the period of time that the Moon remains in the same sign as the Sun.

The birth (natal) chart would confirm that the Sun and the Moon share the same Sign.  The implications of such an arrangement would be a relatively congruous combination of the anticipated energies. This serves to amplify and dramatically emphasize the impact of the given sign in person's chart and in his or her life.

The Sign placement of the Sun suggests the general energetic focus of life purpose, the end to which we feel driven.  The Moon represents the character of our psychological needs -- what we need on an emotional level in order to feel fulfilled.

So when we have both the Luminaries (the Sun and the Moon) in the same Zodiac Sign, we would expect a highly focused energy, a relatively well-defined direction that the individual will be inclined to follow during his or her lifetime.  When both Luminaries share the same sign, we see arguably the two most important points in the Horoscope operating along very much the same lines.  It gives us a sense of relatively "pure" astrological energies.

This month we're looking at Double Aries.  

The sign of Aries often is associated with assertion, aggression, and even anger.  Ego importance, forceful, impulsive actions, the need to be #1, and a fiercely competitive drive and self-promotion are also noted Aries traits.  Aries also can be arrogant, abrasive, or overtly self-centered.  Usually energetic, they are often very good at self-promotion.

When both the Sun and the Moon are in Aries, we expect an amplified degree of fiery characteristics to be demonstrated.

Celebrities with Double Aries include:¹

Singing sensation Celine Dion is a hard working artist who elevated herself from "the youngest of 14 children" from a poor family to an international star with her own concert hall and a "3-year run at  Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas for a cool $100 million." 

50's Boxing champion Carmen Basilio was noted as a "fierce body puncher."

Former Enron CEO Ken Lay whose company filed for bankruptcy after many dubious activities were exposed.

Rodney King, the victim of a beating at the hands of LAPD officers is a double Aries.  Though he was handcuffed at the time of the beating, the officers claimed that he resisted arrest.  His troubles did not subside after the LA incident.  Multiple arrests and charges of substance abuse as well as spousal abuse have followed his higher profile case.

Marlon Brando, showed his fiery side on screen as Stanley Kowalski in "A Streetcar Named Desire" and his role in "On the Waterfront" as a has-been fighter struggling to survive.  Personally passionate and volatile as well, perhaps his signature screen role was as the deliberate, brutal and all-powerful Don Corleone in "The Godfather."

¹ Celebrity birth data and biographical excerpts in quotes are from AstroDatabank®