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SIGMA LIBRI

Silvia AuconeLudovica Notari

Gruppo Editoriale Esselibri - Simone

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SIGMA LIBRI

NUOVA ERA

Silvia AuconeLudovica Notari

Gruppo Editoriale Esselibri - Simone

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cucinaAstrologia

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Astrologia e salute: un rapporto millenario .................................................................................................. Pag. 11Astrology and healt: a Millennium relationship ........................................................................................... » 11

Ariete - Aries ............................................................................................................................................... » 17

Spaghetti con aragosta ....................................................................................................................................... » 22Spaghetti with lobsters ....................................................................................................................................... » 22Pennette ai peperoni ............................................................................................................................................ » 23Penne pasta with peppers ................................................................................................................................... » 23Orzo con tonno e zucchine ................................................................................................................................ » 23Barley with tuna and courgettes ...................................................................................................................... » 23Arancini alla Siciliana ......................................................................................................................................... » 24Croquettes Sicilian style ..................................................................................................................................... » 24Falso magro ............................................................................................................................................................ » 24False Poor Man’s Meal ......................................................................................................................................... » 24Spiedini di lattuga aromatici ............................................................................................................................ » 25Spiced lettuce skewers ........................................................................................................................................ » 25Torta di nocciole con zabaione al Barbaresco .............................................................................................. » 26Hazelnut cake with Zabaione Barbaresco ...................................................................................................... » 26Vitello tonnato ...................................................................................................................................................... » 27Tuna veal ................................................................................................................................................................. » 27Involtini di speck e insalata belga ................................................................................................................... » 28Roulades with speck and lettuce ...................................................................................................................... » 28Tagliatelle ai porcini ............................................................................................................................................ » 28Tagliatelle with cep mushrooms ....................................................................................................................... » 28Cernia al sale ......................................................................................................................................................... » 29Grouper with salt .................................................................................................................................................. » 29Carpaccio di pomodori e melanzane ............................................................................................................... » 30“Carpaccio” with tomatoes and aubergines .................................................................................................. » 30Tiramisù alla fragola ............................................................................................................................................ » 30Tiramisù with strawberries ................................................................................................................................. » 30

Toro - Taurus ............................................................................................................................................... » 31

Timballo alla contadina ...................................................................................................................................... » 36Flan country style ................................................................................................................................................. » 36


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Fusilli con rucola e calamaretti ........................................................................................................................ Pag. 37Fusilli with garden rocket and squids .............................................................................................................. » 37Zuppa di farro con cotiche ................................................................................................................................ » 37Spelt soup with pork rind .................................................................................................................................... » 37Crêpes alle melanzane ........................................................................................................................................ » 38Crêpes with aubergines ....................................................................................................................................... » 38Scampi affogati in conchiglia ........................................................................................................................... » 39Scampi in the shell ............................................................................................................................................... » 39Insalata di finocchi, noci e gorgonzola .......................................................................................................... » 39Salad with fennels, walnuts and gorgonzola ................................................................................................ » 39Semifreddo di albicocche e ciliegie ................................................................................................................. » 40Semifreddo with apricots and cherries ........................................................................................................... » 40Gnocchi di Federico II .......................................................................................................................................... » 41Federico II’s gnocchi ............................................................................................................................................. » 41Coniglio ai peperoni ............................................................................................................................................. » 42Rabbit with peppers ............................................................................................................................................. » 42Sformato di porri .................................................................................................................................................. » 42Leek flan .................................................................................................................................................................. » 42Gelato alle mandorle ........................................................................................................................................... » 43Almond ice-cream ................................................................................................................................................ » 43

Gemelli - Gemini ..................................................................................................................................... » 45

Sajur lodeh, Minestra indonesiana di verdura e carne .............................................................................. » 51Sagur loden, Indonesian soup with vegetables and meat .......................................................................... » 51Risotto all’ortica ................................................................................................................................................... » 51Risotto with nettles .............................................................................................................................................. » 51Terrina di vitello .................................................................................................................................................... » 52Veal in a crock ........................................................................................................................................................ » 52Asparagi in salsa di avocado ............................................................................................................................. » 53Asparagus with avocado sauce ......................................................................................................................... » 53Agnello al cartoccio ............................................................................................................................................. » 53Lamb baked in foil ................................................................................................................................................ » 53Cassata a freddo ................................................................................................................................................... » 54Chilly cassata ......................................................................................................................................................... » 54Mousse di prosciutto ........................................................................................................................................... » 55Mousse with ham ................................................................................................................................................. » 55Linguine all’astice ................................................................................................................................................. » 56Linguine with lobster ........................................................................................................................................... » 56Pollo al forno con papaya .................................................................................................................................. » 56Baked chicken with papaya ............................................................................................................................... » 56


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Mousse al cioccolato ........................................................................................................................................... Pag. 57Chocolate mousse ................................................................................................................................................. » 57

Cancro - Cancer .......................................................................................................................................... » 59

Riso alla greca ....................................................................................................................................................... » 64Rice Greek style ..................................................................................................................................................... » 64Tubettoni con patate e fagiolini ....................................................................................................................... » 65Tubettoni with potatoes and string beans ..................................................................................................... » 65Aragosta alla lionese ........................................................................................................................................... » 65Lobster Lyon style ................................................................................................................................................. » 65Peperoni con cipolla in agrodolce .................................................................................................................... » 66Sweet-and-sour peppers with onion ............................................................................................................... » 66Cipolle ripiene ........................................................................................................................................................ » 66Baked onions .......................................................................................................................................................... » 66Sformato di fagiolini ............................................................................................................................................ » 67Strip beans flan ..................................................................................................................................................... » 67Carciofi alla Giudia .............................................................................................................................................. » 67Artichokes Giudia style ........................................................................................................................................ » 67Soufflé di lamponi ................................................................................................................................................ » 68Raspberry soufflé .................................................................................................................................................. » 68Torrone ..................................................................................................................................................................... » 68Torrone ..................................................................................................................................................................... » 68Riso alla polpa di granchio ................................................................................................................................ » 69Rice with crab pulp ............................................................................................................................................... » 69Rombo all’olio ........................................................................................................................................................ » 70Turbot in oil ............................................................................................................................................................ » 70Tortino di zucchine e speck ............................................................................................................................... » 71Courgettes and speck pie .................................................................................................................................... » 71Dolce dell’Imperatore .......................................................................................................................................... » 71Emperor’s cake ....................................................................................................................................................... » 71

Leone - Leo ................................................................................................................................................... » 73

Rigatoni al forno con melanzane ..................................................................................................................... » 79Baked Rigatoni with aubergines ....................................................................................................................... » 79Zuppa di fagioli e scarole ................................................................................................................................... » 80Beans and scarole soup ....................................................................................................................................... » 80Riso allo zafferano ............................................................................................................................................... » 80Rice with saffron ................................................................................................................................................... » 80

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Pollo al limone e rosmarino ............................................................................................................................... Pag. 81Chicken lemon and rosemary ............................................................................................................................ » 81Parmigiana.............................................................................................................................................................. » 81Parmigiana ............................................................................................................................................................. » 81Agnello alla lionese .............................................................................................................................................. » 82Lion lamb ................................................................................................................................................................ » 82Frittata di carciofi ................................................................................................................................................ » 83Omelette of artichokes ........................................................................................................................................ » 83Calzoncelli .............................................................................................................................................................. » 83Calzoncelli .............................................................................................................................................................. » 83Ovoli e tartufi ........................................................................................................................................................ » 84Agarics and truffles .............................................................................................................................................. » 84Uova al caviale ...................................................................................................................................................... » 85Caviar’s eggs .......................................................................................................................................................... » 85Riso con seppie e funghi .................................................................................................................................... » 85Rice with cuttlefishes and mushrooms ........................................................................................................... » 85Polipetti affogati ................................................................................................................................................... » 86Poached little octopuses ..................................................................................................................................... » 86Gelatina di anguria .............................................................................................................................................. » 86Water-melon jelly ................................................................................................................................................. » 86

Vergine - Virgo .......................................................................................................................................... » 87

Pinzimonio di verdure ......................................................................................................................................... » 93Pinzimonio with vegetables ............................................................................................................................... » 93Pâté di tonno ......................................................................................................................................................... » 94Tuna pâté ................................................................................................................................................................ » 94Pasta fredda d’estate ........................................................................................................................................... » 94Cold summer pasta ............................................................................................................................................... » 94Trenette con carciofi e pomodori ..................................................................................................................... » 95Trenette with artichokes and tomatoes .......................................................................................................... » 95Pesce spada con acciughe e capperi ............................................................................................................... » 95Swordfish with anchovies and capers ............................................................................................................. » 95Insalata primaverile ............................................................................................................................................. » 96Spring salad ............................................................................................................................................................ » 96Salmone al vapore con asparagi ...................................................................................................................... » 97Steamed salmon with asparagus ..................................................................................................................... » 97Pollo in dolceforte ................................................................................................................................................ » 97Chicken “dolceforte” ............................................................................................................................................ » 97Dolci di miglio ....................................................................................................................................................... » 98Millet sweets .......................................................................................................................................................... » 98


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Spiedini di uva e grana padano ........................................................................................................................ Pag. 99Grape spits and grana cheese ............................................................................................................................ » 99Risotto ai fiori di zucca ....................................................................................................................................... » 100Risotto with courgette flowers ......................................................................................................................... » 100Gamberoni delicati ............................................................................................................................................... » 100Refined prawns ...................................................................................................................................................... » 100Grigliata di verdure .............................................................................................................................................. » 101Grilled vegetables ................................................................................................................................................. » 101Mousse di fragole ................................................................................................................................................. » 101Strawberry mousse ............................................................................................................................................... » 101

Bilancia - Libra .......................................................................................................................................... » 103

Crostoni di astice con melone .......................................................................................................................... » 107Large croutons with lobster and melon .......................................................................................................... » 107Carne cruda all’albese ......................................................................................................................................... » 107Raw meat Alba style ............................................................................................................................................ » 107Trofie con pesto di noci ...................................................................................................................................... » 108“Trofie” pasta with walnut pesto ...................................................................................................................... » 108Crema di champignon ......................................................................................................................................... » 109Champignon cream .............................................................................................................................................. » 109Involtini di verza ................................................................................................................................................... » 109Savoy roulades ....................................................................................................................................................... » 109Salmone allo yogurt ............................................................................................................................................. » 110Salmon with yoghurt ........................................................................................................................................... » 110Insalata di radicchio alla trevigiana ................................................................................................................ » 110Radicchio salad Trevisan style ........................................................................................................................... » 110Budino di castagne .............................................................................................................................................. » 111Chestnut pudding ................................................................................................................................................. » 111Crema di asparagi ai petali di rosa .................................................................................................................. » 112Asparagus cream with rose petals ................................................................................................................... » 112Insalata giapponese ............................................................................................................................................. » 113Japanese salad ....................................................................................................................................................... » 113Tempura ................................................................................................................................................................... » 113Tempura ................................................................................................................................................................... » 113Sorbetto ai frutti di bosco .................................................................................................................................. » 114Berry sorbet ............................................................................................................................................................ » 114

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Scorpione - Scorpio .............................................................................................................................. » 115

Fonduta al tartufo ................................................................................................................................................ Pag. 120Fondue with truffles ............................................................................................................................................. » 120Minestra di scarole ............................................................................................................................................... » 120Prickly lettuce soup .............................................................................................................................................. » 120Zuppa di porri e baccalà ..................................................................................................................................... » 121Dried salted cod and leek soup .......................................................................................................................... » 121Maccheroni lardellati .......................................................................................................................................... » 121Maccheroni with lard .......................................................................................................................................... » 121Triglie alla livornese ............................................................................................................................................. » 122Mullets livornese ................................................................................................................................................... » 122Cozze gratinate ..................................................................................................................................................... » 122Mussels au gratin .................................................................................................................................................. » 122Zeppole .................................................................................................................................................................... » 123Zeppole .................................................................................................................................................................... » 123Bigné di gorgonzola e noci ................................................................................................................................ » 124Cream puffs with walnuts and gorgonzola .................................................................................................... » 124Involtini di pesce spada ...................................................................................................................................... » 125Roulades with swordfish ..................................................................................................................................... » 125Anatra con salsa di noci e melagrane ............................................................................................................ » 125Duck with a walnut and pomegranate sauce ................................................................................................ » 125Bonet ........................................................................................................................................................................ » 126Bonet ........................................................................................................................................................................ » 126

Sagittario - Sagittarius ...................................................................................................................... » 127

Pasta alla Norma................................................................................................................................................... » 132Pasta Norma style ................................................................................................................................................. » 132Mesciua genovese con cereali e legumi ........................................................................................................ » 132Mesciua Genovese with spelt and pulses ....................................................................................................... » 132Baccalà marinato.................................................................................................................................................. » 133Marinated dried salted cod ................................................................................................................................ » 133Tacchino al timo ................................................................................................................................................... » 133Turkey with thyme ................................................................................................................................................ » 133Zucchine alla scapece ......................................................................................................................................... » 134Courgettes “scapece” ........................................................................................................................................... » 134Torta caprese .......................................................................................................................................................... » 134Caprese cake .......................................................................................................................................................... » 134Risotto con asparagi ............................................................................................................................................ » 135Risotto with asparagus ....................................................................................................................................... » 135


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Melanzane ripiene ................................................................................................................................................ Pag. 136Stuffed aubergines ............................................................................................................................................... » 136Polpo del principato di Monaco ....................................................................................................................... » 136The Principality of Monaco octopus ................................................................................................................ » 136Panna cotta al cocco ........................................................................................................................................... » 137Cooked cream with coconuts ............................................................................................................................ » 137

Capricorno - Capricorn ........................................................................................................................ » 139

Crostini toscani ..................................................................................................................................................... » 143Tuscan toasts ......................................................................................................................................................... » 143Gnocchi di patate al Castelmagno .................................................................................................................. » 143Gnocchi Castelmagno style ................................................................................................................................ » 143Cima alla genovese .............................................................................................................................................. » 144Cime genovese ....................................................................................................................................................... » 144Polpette di pesce ................................................................................................................................................... » 145Fishcakes ................................................................................................................................................................. » 145Peperoni gratinati ................................................................................................................................................. » 145Peppers au gratin .................................................................................................................................................. » 145Sospiri ...................................................................................................................................................................... » 146Sighs ......................................................................................................................................................................... » 146Insalata di gamberi e salmone con salsa al basilico .................................................................................. » 147Prawn and salmon salad with basil sauce ..................................................................................................... » 147Spiedini di fichi e melone ................................................................................................................................... » 148Fig and melon skewers ........................................................................................................................................ » 148Lasagne speziate ................................................................................................................................................... » 148Spicy lasagne ......................................................................................................................................................... » 148Manzo al pepe nero ............................................................................................................................................. » 150Pepper Steak ........................................................................................................................................................... » 150Crema di mandorle ............................................................................................................................................... » 150Almond paste ......................................................................................................................................................... » 150

Acquario - Aquarius ............................................................................................................................. » 151

Uova ripiene ........................................................................................................................................................... » 156Stuffed Eggs ........................................................................................................................................................... » 156Prugne con pancetta e pane al rosmarino .................................................................................................... » 156Prunes with bacon and rosemary bread ......................................................................................................... » 156Fettuccine verdi alla pancetta .......................................................................................................................... » 157Green ribbon pasta with bacon ......................................................................................................................... » 157

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Spaghetti alla checca .......................................................................................................................................... Pag. 158Spaghetti “alla checca” ....................................................................................................................................... » 158Frittata di fiori ....................................................................................................................................................... » 158Flower omelette .................................................................................................................................................... » 158Ratatouille provenzale ........................................................................................................................................ » 159Ratatouille provençale ........................................................................................................................................ » 159Arrosto di cinghiale con mele selvatiche ....................................................................................................... » 160Roast boar with crab apples .............................................................................................................................. » 160Baccalà della baronessa ..................................................................................................................................... » 160Baroness’ Salt Cod ................................................................................................................................................ » 160Dolce della nonna ................................................................................................................................................. » 161Grandmother pie ................................................................................................................................................... » 161Zuppa turca di lenticchie ................................................................................................................................... » 162Turkish lentils soup ............................................................................................................................................... » 162Pollo tandoori indiano ......................................................................................................................................... » 163Tandoori chicken ................................................................................................................................................... » 163Sarde ripiene .......................................................................................................................................................... » 163Stuffed Sardines .................................................................................................................................................... » 163Budino arabo.......................................................................................................................................................... » 164Arabian pudding ................................................................................................................................................... » 164

Pesci - Pisces .............................................................................................................................................. » 165

Alici marinate ........................................................................................................................................................ » 169Pickled anchovies .................................................................................................................................................. » 169Maccheroni gratinati ........................................................................................................................................... » 170Pasta gratin ............................................................................................................................................................ » 170Baccalà al latte ..................................................................................................................................................... » 170Saltcod in milk ....................................................................................................................................................... » 170Insalata di spinaci e arance ............................................................................................................................... » 171Spinach and orange salad .................................................................................................................................. » 171Rollè di pollo con carciofi .................................................................................................................................. » 171Rolled chicken with artichokes ......................................................................................................................... » 171Crostini con polpa di granchio ......................................................................................................................... » 173Crab meat toasts ................................................................................................................................................... » 173Zuppa di alghe ....................................................................................................................................................... » 174Seaweed Soup ........................................................................................................................................................ » 174Gamberetti in salsa di cocco alle spezie ........................................................................................................ » 174Spicy prawns in coconut sauce ......................................................................................................................... » 174Strudel di ciliegie .................................................................................................................................................. » 175Cherry strudel ........................................................................................................................................................ » 175


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Lo Zodiaco è la zona della sfera celeste com-presa tra i due cerchi paralleli all’eclittica,cioè l’orbita che la Terra percorre nel suomoto di rivoluzione intorno al Sole. Lo Zo-diaco è diviso in dodici parti, a ciascuna dellequali corrisponde un simbolo. Dall’osserva-zione degli astri, che risale ai primordi del-la civiltà, nacquero l’astronomia e l’astro-logia, scienze strettamente correlate. Gliastronomi studiavano la posizione degliastri, cercavano di calcolarne le distanze traloro e dal pianeta Terra, mentre gli astrolo-gi tentavano di scoprire quali influenze lestelle e i pianeti esercitassero sugli uomini.Ogni costellazione è dominata da un pia-neta che vi esercita un influsso magneticoper induzione solare. La forza dei raggi delSole influisce sui pianeti come una corren-te elettrica agisce su un buon conduttoredi elettricità.La luce solare, incontrando icorpi celesti, si rifrange e fornisce loro unacarica che ne aumenta l’energia. I pianetipotenziano così la loro energia radiante in-fluenzando anche la vita sulla Terra. Tuttele forme della natura vivono in armonia coni corpi celesti e ne subiscono le influenzeplanetarie: dal mondo animale, vegetale eminerale all’uomo, al quale conferisconoparticolari caratteristiche fisiche e psichi-che. I Caldei identificarono le loro divinità

The Zodiac is the zone of the celestial spherewhich can be found between the two circlesparallel to the ecliptic orbit that the Earthcarries out in its revolutionary motionaround the sun.The Zodiac is divided into twelve parts, eachof these corresponds to a sign. Astronomy andastrology are sciences which are closely relat-ed and born of the observation of the plan-ets, an interest which dates back to the dawnof civilization. Astronomers studied the po-sition of the planets and they tried to calcu-late their distances from the Earth and in themeantime, the astrologers attempted to dis-cover the influence that the stars and planetsexerted over human beings.Each constellation is dominated by a planetthat exerts a magnetic influence throughsolar induction. The power of the rays ofsunlight, affects the planets as an electriccurrent influences a good conductor of elec-tricity. When the sunlight meets the heav-enly bodies, it is refracted and it furnishesthem with a charge that increases their en-ergy. Thus, the planets develop a radiantenergy which in turn influences life onEarth. All natural forms - animal, vegetableand mineral (including human), live in har-mony with the heavenly bodies and are af-fected by planetary influences. These plane-

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con gli astri e fecero delle costellazioni labase della loro religione. Anche l’agricoltu-ra era regolata dalle influenze che il Sole ela Luna esercitavano sulla Terra, program-mando semine e raccolte in rapporto al ci-clo solare. Questa tradizione sopravviveancora ai nostri giorni: un’usanza contadi-na raccomanda di seminare le piante i cuifrutti si sviluppano al di sopra del suolodurante la luna crescente e radici e tuberinei giorni di luna calante.Mentre gli astrologi Caldei, dall’alto dei loroziqurrat, osservavano i pianeti attribuendoloro le caratteristiche delle divinità, in al-tre regioni del globo altri popoli associa-vano gli stessi simboli agli stessi corpi ce-lesti. Così il pianeta Venere fu messo in re-lazione dai Fenici con la dea Astarte, dagliAssiri con la dea Ishtar, dai Greci con Afro-dite, tutte divinità correlate alla bellezza eall’amore. Quando Alessandro Magno con-quistò l’Asia le divinità celesti dei popolidella Mesopotamia si fusero con il panthe-on dei greci, composto in gran parte daglistessi dei che il mondo romano ereditò. Conquesta identificazione la mitologia davasembianze umane alle energie che opera-no nell’universo. In realtà il mito dava unarappresentazione simbolica della psicheumana, delle forze nascoste che l’uomo nonriusciva a comprendere e a dominare. CarlGustav Jung chiamò queste forze incon-scio collettivo. L’uomo cercava di scoprirenelle leggi della natura ciò che governal’apparente disordine della vita umana e sidava una risposta creando degli archetipi,cioè delle immagini universali, comuni ad

tary influences have both physical and psy-chic effects on the human world.The Chaldeans identified their divinities withthe planets and the constellations were at thebase of their religion. For them, even agricul-ture was controlled by the influences that thesun and the moon exerted on the Earth. Tothe present day, some rural folklore surviveswhich recommends sowing plants in certaintimes during the solar and lunar cycle.While the Chaldean astrologers observedfrom the top of their ziqurrats the planets as-cribing to them divine characteristics; at thesame time, in other countries of the world,other people, associated the same signs withthe same heavenly bodies. The Phoenixesplaced Venus in relation to the goddessAstarte; the Assyrians to the goddess Ishtar;and the Greeks to Aphrodite. All these divin-ities were connected to beauty and love.When Alessandro Magno conquered Asia,the heavenly divinities of the Mesopotamiapopulation, were mixed with the Greek ones.The Greek divinities, were composed in themain part by the same divinities inheritedby Romans. Mythology, gave human fea-tures to the universal energies. It gave a sym-bolic representation to the human psycheand its hidden forces, that man was not ableto understand and dominate.Carl Gustav Jung called these forces the col-lective unconscious. Man tried to discover inthe laws of nature, what governs the seem-ing confusion of human life. Thus, he cre-ated the archetypes - universal images in com-mon with people that live in different coun-tries, with different cultures.


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uomini che vivono in regioni diverse e inculture differenti. Basandosi sulle rispon-denze tra il macrocosmo e il microcosmo,cioè tra il grande organismo che compren-de i dodici segni zodiacali e il piccolo mon-do rappresentato dall’uomo, si cercava discoprire quali influenze, fisiologiche e spi-rituali, le costellazioni e i pianeti avesserosull’uomo.Per gli antichi che si sentivano parte inte-grante della natura ciò che agiva sull’infi-nitamente grande agiva anche sull’infini-tamente piccolo. Sull’interdipendenza fra iltutto e la parte si fondano quelle disciplineche oggi vengono definite medicine alter-native, come l’iridologia, l’omeopatia, la fi-sionomica e tante altre. Queste conoscen-ze, che come l’astrologia affondano le ra-dici nelle civiltà degli Egizi, dei Maya o nel-le culture orientali, si sono trasmesse neisecoli grazie ai contatti tra i vari popoli.Ippocrate, il grande medico dell’antichitàgreca, diceva ai suoi allievi “un medico chenon abbia nozioni di astrologia non puòchiamarsi medico” e che “bisogna sapereverso quale malattia tende ogni individuo”.Nel Medioevo astrologia e pratica medicaerano strettamente correlate. Molti astro-logi, come l’arabo Avicenna (980-1037),erano anche medici.La celebre Scuola medica salernitana si ri-faceva alle dottrine umorali ippocratico-galeniche, secondo le quali una malattia èprovocata da uno squilibrio verificatosi al-l’interno del corpo umano tra i quattroumori in esso presenti, sangue, bile, flem-ma e strabile.

He tried to discover what kind of physio-logical and spiritual influences the constel-lations and the planets had on man, basingthis idea on the correspondences betweenthe macrocosm and the microcosm. That isto say, between the great organism that in-cluded the twelve signs of the Zodiac, andthe small world represented by man.In the past (when man felt himself to be anintegral part of nature), everything that actedon the infinitely great, also acted on the infinite-ly small. These doctrines, based on an in-ter-dependence between the all and the part.Today they are called alternatives remedies, suchas: iridology, homeopathy, the physiognomicand so on. Like astrology, these doctrines arealso rooted in the Egyptian and Maya cultures,or in the oriental civilizations. During the cen-turies these doctrines were communicatedthanks to the contact between different peo-ple. Hippocrates was the greatest doctor of an-cient Greek. He advised his students “a doctorwho doesn’t have any notions about astrology,shouldn’t call himself a doctor”, he continued“it is necessary to understand what kind of dis-eases people are susceptible to”.In the Middle Ages, astrology and the med-ical practice worked together closely. Manyastrologers, like Avicenna (980-1037), werealso doctors.The famous Medical School of Salerno fol-lowed the humoral, Hippocratic - galenicaldoctrines according to which, a disease iscaused by a lack of balance in the humanbody and among the four humours whichare contained in it, these being blood, bile,phlegm and extra bile.



Nel Rinascimento lo svizzero Paracelso(1493-1541), considerato da alcuni il pa-dre dell’omeopatia, studiò le analogie tral’universo e le parti del corpo umano, so-stenendo che per curare un malato il me-dico dovesse prima conoscerne l’orosco-po. Non solo, ma anche per somministrarele medicine bisognava considerare le in-fluenze astrali. “ Prendi nota di questo: ache serve la tua cura per l’utero, se nonsei guidato da Venere? A che gioverà latua cura per il cervello se non sei guidatodalla Luna? “. Nel 1437, all’università diParigi un consesso di medici discusse leregole astrologiche per scegliere il momen-to più indicato per praticare un salasso:l’ora in cui il segno ascendente del pazientesi trovava in corrispondenza con la Lunaera il momento più adatto. L’inglese Ro-bert Burton (1576-1640) redasse addirit-tura una classificazione delle malattiementali a cui sono esposti i vari segni. Dalsuo trattato Anatomia della melanconia siapprende che la megalomania è tipica delLeone e che la depressione colpisce in pre-valenza il Cancro.L’ antichissima dottrina dei quattro elementinaturali classifica i dodici segni in quattrogruppi, secondo le caratteristiche, sia fisi-che che psicologiche, di ciascun elemento.I quattro elementi si rifanno anche ai quat-tro stati della natura (caldo, freddo, secco,umido) e a quattro temperamenti fisico-spirituali dell’individuo (bilioso, nervoso,sanguigno, linfatico).

In the Renaissance, the Swiss Paracelsus(1493-1541), considered the creator of ho-meopathy, studied analogies between theuniverse and the parts of the human bodyand sustained that, a doctor must know thehoroscope of his patient before he is able totake care of him and that he must know theastrological influences before administeringany medicines.He is accredited with saying: “ Take note ofthis: what good is your cure for the uterus ifyou are not guided by Venus? For what do yourbrain cures serve if you are not guided by theMoon?”. In the 1437, at the University of Par-is a doctors’ assembly discussed the astrologi-cal rules to apply to medical science. Theytalked about bleeding - the right moment toapply this cure is when the zodiac sign of thepatient corresponds with the moon.The Englishman, Robert Burton (1576-1640)drew up a classification of mental illnesses whichwere influenced by the signs of the Zodiac. Inhis work called The Anatomy of Melancholy wecan understand that megalomania is a typicalcharacteristic of the Leo and depression aboveall strikes those of Cancer.The most ancient doctrine of the four natu-ral elements, classifies the twelve signs intofour groups according to the physical andpsychological characteristics of each naturalelement. The four elements also refer to thefour states of nature (hot, cold, dry, wet) andto the four physical-spiritual dispositions ofeach person (irascible, nervous, sanguine,lymphatic).


15Introduzione

I Segni di Fuoco, Ariete, Leone, Sagittario,hanno temperamento attivo, forza, esube-ranza, entusiasmo, spirito di iniziativa, ca-pacità di azione, indipendenza. Corrispon-dono al caldo secco e al temperamento bi-lioso.I Segni di Terra, Toro, Vergine, Capricorno,sono dotati di una natura introversa e ra-zionale, di spirito analitico e profondo, diinteresse per le cose concrete e materiali,stabilità, costanza e prudenza. Corrispon-dono al freddo secco e al temperamentonervoso.I Segni di Aria, Gemelli, Bilancia, Acquario,hanno una personalità distaccata e mute-vole, intelligenza viva, socievolezza, diplo-mazia, comunicazione, senso profondo dellalibertà e della bellezza. Corrispondono al cal-do umido e al temperamento sanguigno.I Segni di Acqua, Cancro, Scorpione e Pe-sci, esprimono intuizione, sensitività, imma-ginazione, ambiguità, emotività, creazioneartistica, passività, sentimentalismo. Corri-spondono al freddo umido e al tempera-mento linfatico.

Secondo la posizione che occupano nellestagioni, i segni si dividono anche in basead un criterio stagionale, in cardinali, fissie mobili. In ciascuna categoria emerge unacaratteristica dominante:

Cardinali, perché segnano l’inizio dellequattro stagioni (solstizi ed equinozi): sonoAriete, Cancro, Bilancia e Capricorno. Sonoi segni che producono.

The signs of Fire, Aries, Leo, Sagittarius,have an active attitude, are strong, exuber-ant, enthusiastic, have a spirit of enterprise,an ability for action and are independent.They correspond to dry heat and to an iras-cible attitude.The signs of Earth, Taurus, Virgo, Capri-corn, have an introverted and rational char-acter, are analytical and deep spirited. Theyare interested in concrete and materialthings, they are steady, constant and pru-dent. They correspond to the dry cold andto the nervous attitude.The signs of Air, Gemini, Libra, Aquarius,have a detached and an inconstant person-ality, are quick, understanding, sociable, dip-lomatic, communicative, with a deep senseof freedom and beauty. They correspond towet heat and to the sanguine attitude.The signs of Water, Cancer, Scorpion andPisces, they express intuition, sensitivity,imagination, ambiguity, emotion, artisticcreation, passivity and sentimentalism. Theycorrespond to the wet cold and to the lym-phatic attitude.

According to the positions that the signs ofthe Zodiac have in the seasons, they are di-vided also into these seasonal categories: car-dinal, fixed and moving. In each category adominant characteristic is apparent:

Cardinal, they mark the start of the fourseasons (solstice and equinox): they are Ar-ies, Cancer, Libra and Capricorn. They areproducing signs.


Fissi quando occupano i punti intermedidelle stagioni e ne rappresentano la fissità:sono Toro, Leone, Scorpione, Acquario. Sonoi segni che consumano.Mobili quando chiudono le stagioni, comeGemelli, Vergine, Sagittario, Pesci. Sono isegni che distribuiscono.

Fixed, these indicate the intermediate pointsof the seasons and represent fixed points:they are Taurus, Leo, Scorpion and Aquari-us. They are consuming signs.Moving, they mark the close of the seasons:they are Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius, Pisces.They are distributing signs.


17Ariete

Ariete Aries21 marzo -20 aprileElemento: FuocoPianeta dominante: MarteClassificazione binaria: segno attivoClassificazione ternaria: segno cardinale

Il significato simbolico

Il pianeta dominante dell’Ariete è Marte, diodella guerra, che gli dà grande forza ed ener-gia.L’elemento è il fuoco, che rappresenta ilfuoco primigenio, la scintilla di vita. Il fuo-co cardinale dell’Ariete, che si rinnova dicontinuo, a differenza del fuoco fisso delLeone, caratterizza un individuo che tradu-ce immediatamente le sue emozioni in atti.L’immagine simbolica è un animale con lecorna, simbolo di potenza e di fecondità.L’Ariete è, infatti, un segno virile, impulsivoe coraggioso, che, come l’animale che lorappresenta, si avventa a testa bassa supe-rando gli ostacoli che incontra sul suo cam-mino. Il Sole nell’Ariete entra alla fine del-l’inverno, quando la natura si risveglia e ri-comincia il suo ciclo: perciò l’Ariete è sem-pre attratto da qualcosa che inizia, dallenovità, dalle soluzioni inedite e dalle nuoveimprese. Sente l’esigenza di muoversi, diagire, di organizzare; è sempre all’avanguar-

March 21st- April 20thElement: FireRuling planet: MarsBinary classification: active signTernary classification: cardinal sign

The symbolic meaning

Mars, the god of war, is the ruling planet ofAries, which gives energy and power to thoseborn under this sign. It is a sign graced bythe element of Fire, the primogenital Fire,the spark of life. Aries’ cardinal Fire is con-tinually renewed unlike Leo’s fixed Fire,therefore, it is the sign which characterizesthose who are ready to transform their feel-ings into actions.The symbol of Aries is that of an animal withhorns, symbol of force and fecundity. Ariesis a vigorous sign, impulsive and bold; likethe ram Aries plunges headlong into the ob-stacles along their way overcoming themonce and for all.The Sun enters the sign of Aries at the endof the winter, when nature starts its cycleagain: for this reason Aries are always attract-ed by new things, new solutions and newventures. They need to keep moving, alwaysin action, organizing; they are natural lead-ers. Very famous leaders like Lenin, Bismarck


dia nelle idee e ha il temperamento del lea-der. Celebri capi Ariete come Lenin, Bismar-ck, Napoleone III testimoniano la caparbie-tà del segno nel tener testa agli avversari.Istintivo e dinamico, se incorre in gravi er-rori è soltanto perché, spinto dall’ansia diagire, non si ferma a riflettere.

La personalità.Il fascino di questo segno sta nella sua im-prevedibilità, che sfocia in aggressività e de-bolezza nello stesso momento.L’Ariete è un tipo energico, impulsivo e lo-quace, non conosce l’esitazione, ha una na-turale propensione a prendere il controllo dellesituazioni, a volte in modo fin troppo autori-tario e aggressivo. Pieno di entusiasmo e diottimismo, non sta mai fermo, ma non riescead applicarsi a lungo su una cosa, a meno chenon sia qualcosa che lo appassiona. Non co-nosce il compromesso, le sfumature, le mez-ze misure, il conformismo, l’adattamento for-zato. Come ogni segno di Fuoco, è un passio-nale a cui la razionalità è praticamente sco-nosciuta: tutte le sue scelte sono soprattuttoil risultato di reazioni istintive e di intuizioni.Come un guerriero si butta contro gli ostacolisenza calcolarne prima la reale entità, sem-pre con lo stesso immutato entusiasmo chelo spinge a sfondare i muri che gli si paranodavanti. Quando va incontro a una sconfitta,viene colto da momenti di profondo sconfor-to, ma sono momenti tanto intensi quantobrevi, perché è psicologicamente molto fortee non conosce problematiche profonde. Inol-tre è un segno di cui si può dire davvero “è ciò

and Napoleon III testify to the Aries’ obsti-nacy in standing up to their rivals. Impul-sive and dynamic, on occasions they makemistakes due to their tendency to act im-pulsively without thinking first.

Personality

Aries’ charm lies in their unpredictability,which often tends towards the aggressive andweakness in the same time. Aries are ener-getic, impulsive and talkative. They neverhesitate, they have a natural ability to takecontrol in any situation, leading them to bebossy.Due to their optimism and enthusiasm, Ar-ies are always in motion, they have the nec-essary energy to start new things but theycannot always carry them through.They don’t like compromise or half-meas-ures, conformism or being forced to adapt.As a Fire sign, Aries have a passionate na-ture, where rationality has no place. All theirchoices are based on impulsive reactions andintuition.Like a warrior, Aries confront obstacles with-out reckoning with their true size; the sameenthusiasm leads Aries to knock down wallsand take on all comers.When faced with defeat, they are seized bya deep but short-lived anxiety which theyovercome thanks to their great psychologi-cal strength.Aries is a straightforward sign where “whatyou can see is what you get”. The Aries will

19Ariete

che si vede”: la sua trasparenza, la sua man-canza di calcolo fanno sì che manifesti sem-pre in superficie, nel bene e nel male, quelloche succede nel suo intimo, senza mediazionio finzioni. Così come le crisi, anche le sue col-lere sono forti e violente, ma brevi, e di normanon conoscono mai il rancore e la vendetta(molto più tipiche, per esempio, del segno delloScorpione).Possiamo paragonare l’allegra irruenza del-l’Ariete ad un temporale estivo che si abbat-te su un tranquillo paesaggio. In compagniasi distingue per la simpatia, per la capacitàinnata di coinvolgere gli altri in esperienzenuove; è talvolta invadente a causa della suaespansività, che può renderlo agli occhi al-trui privo di tatto e sensibilità. Impulsivo enervoso, tende alle azioni brusche e improv-vise, ma soprattutto è sempre convinto del-la bontà delle sue iniziative. È impossibilefargli cambiare idea, a meno che non si con-vinca personalmente del suo errore.Nell’amore e nel sesso è impulsivo e tenace.A volte si esprime in modo brusco e violento,vive le passioni amorose con trasporto manon è un modello di fedeltà. Il fascino diquesto segno sta nella sua imprevedibilità,che sfocia in aggressività e adorabile debo-lezza nello stesso momento. È soggetto aicolpi di fulmine e, quando si invaghisce diqualcuno, mira diritto alla conquista; ma sela persona che gli interessa indugia in giochio compromessi, abbandona l’impresa. Anchenel rapporto di coppia è combattivo, sia colpartner sia contro eventuali rivali. Una voltavinto l’avversario ritorna in pista e si prepa-ra a combattere contro qualcun altro. Casa-

always say what they’re thinking, good or bad;there is no pre-mediation or pretence in them.Both their troubles and their anger are sig-nificant and violent but do not last long.Aries don’t bear a grudge (typical of Scor-pio). Their careful vehemence is like a sum-mer storm threatening a calm landscape.Aries can be very warm towards theirfriends and like to involve them in new ex-periences. Sometimes their relationshipproblems stem from an overly extrovertnature which can make them appear tact-less and insensitive. Their impulsive andnervous character can lead Aries to takesudden, incisive decisions and to lead theminto shrewd enterprises.They never change their minds unless theyrealize on their own that they are wrong.Aries are impulsive and stubborn both inlove and sex. Sometimes they talk in a rough,violent manner. They are capable of greatfervour in love but they are less capable ofbeing faithful!

Aries’ charm comes from their unpredicta-ble nature. Aries are prone to love at firstsight and when they do fall in love withsomeone, they head straight to the con-quest. However, if the loved one lingers toolong, the Aries will probably abandon theventure.When part of a couple, Aries fight with theirpartner and over him or her with possiblerivals. Once the battle is won they are im-mediately ready to fight the next one.Casanova, who was born under Aries’ influ-ence, is an emblematic example of the ten-


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