The mutable quadruplicity of astrology

The mutable signs—Gemini (mutable air), Virgo (mutable earth), Sagittarius (mutable fire), and Pisces (mutable water)—are the final sign of each season preparing the way for the next. They are flexible, versatile, harmonizing, adaptable, good with people, highly personal and good imitators. Too many mutable signs in a horoscope, on the other hand, can indicate a lack of focus and will, a propensity to negativity, and the need to constantly move around or to adjust one's position. Such individuals are very changeable and hard to pin down, like "the rolling stone that gathers no moss." Lacking the strength, will and persistence conferred by fixed signs, or the assertiveness of cardinal signs, the individual with too many mutable signs may allow external circumstances to control his or her life. You need to look at the chart as a whole and judge its strengths, weaknesses and gestalt before coming to a conclusion about which energies predominate or are compelling in certain arenas of life.

Gemini

Virgo

Sagittarius

Pisces

Difficult aspects in the mutable signs are the easiest of the three quadruplicities (cardinal, fixed and mutable) to overcome. Mutable squares or oppositions (between Gemini or Sagittarius and Virgo or Pisces) need an adjustment in thinking or attitude and are telling you that you need to change your mind about something. They symbolize problems that are just beginning to manifest in this life, and can be handled by the correct mental attitude.

cardinal signs

fixed signs

mutable signs