One of the three Modalities. Cardinal signs are: Aries, Cancer, Libra, Capricorn. Cardinal traits are: goal-oriented, purposeful, ambitious, leadership, self-starting, opportunistic, restless when not focused on ambitions.

Outward movement - Aries, Cancer, Libra and Capricorn - enterprising or goal-oriented.

The four basic Elements (Fire, Earth, Air, and Water) can each act in one of three basic ways, or Modes (Cardinal, Fixed, or Mutable). In addition to the above links, the Study Guide Signs of the Zodiac, Houses, and Planetary Rulers shows the Mode and Element of each sign. This seems very complicated at first, but once you have grasped the concept the symbolic language of Astrology can be experienced as an elegant language! Each single symbol or glyph carries so much information.

One of the modalities for expressing elemental energies. The cardinal expression of an element is the initial or beginning phase of that element, its most straightforward or direct expression. It is usually simple and unencumbered, forceful, enthusiastic (though with little "staying power"), a pure representation of an energy-in-itself. The cardinal signs are Aries, Cancer, Libra and Capricorn.

One of the three modes into which signs are categorized, its signs Aries, Cancer, Libra and Capricorn

Of the mode with characteristics causing change such as courage, initiative, restlessness, and ambition. Archetypes: Aries, Cancer, Libra, Capricorn. Comfort Inherent property of soul associated with surrender. Comfort is denied by Satisfaction and Discontent. Compare Bliss.

One of the three modalities (see also Fixed and Mutable) assigned to the zodiac signs. The cardinal signs in astrology are Aries, Cancer, Libra and Capricorn. The cardinal modalitiy defines the basic quality of these signs as enterprising or goal-oriented.