While all among the zodiac are capable of stirring the proverbial pot and starting the occasional firestorm, some signs are naturally inclined towards the dramatic arts.
For these drama queens or kings, all the world is a stage and at any given moment, life’s obstacles pr rollercoaster ups and down can cause these individuals to cause a scene or act the f–k out.
Leo chef and stirrer of many pots Julia Child espoused, “Drama is very important in life: You have to come on with a bang. You never want to go out with a whimper. Everything can have drama if it’s done right. Even a pancake.”
Anti whimper but pro-pancake? I can totally dig Jules.
How we approach and resolve conflict often rests in the sign and house position of Mars, the planet of will, named for the god of war. Water signs lead with feels, air signs with words, fire with force and earth with a superiority complex.
For purposes of education and entertainment we bring you a list of the four most dramatic zodiac signs.
GEMINI (May 21 – June 20)
Geminis court drama because they rarely learn to master the art of silence or self-editing. These people feel preternaturally possessed to process everything through conversation, be it with themselves, parking lot attendants or the captive audience of the internet.
They simply have to get it out and speak it loud. This constant stream of chatter can easily overflow into rivers of gossip, high pitched hearsay and fleeting, inflammatory remarks.
Represented by the flexible, unstable twins, their stance on issues is shaky and their need to express inexhaustible as is the case for loquacious drama dragnets Donald Trump, Scott Disick, Kanye West and Iggy Azalea.
Some among them, notably Shia “paper bag over my plagiarizing head” LaBeouf, have defended their dramatics as a kind of public performance art. Whatever gets you through the night, fam.
CANCER (June 21 – July 22)
As a result of their supernatural sensitivity and lack of personal boundaries or psychic filters, Cancers experience everything dramatically; highs and lows, the sweet and the bitter.
As a cardinal water sign, their expression of this experience takes the form of needing/wanting/demanding that everyone around them bow to or relate in full to the oceanic scope of their feels.
The energy here is perhaps best distilled in the lyrics of one double Cancer Courtney Love who promised “someday you will ache like I ache.” Not likely, but the crab people keep on trying. Deeply protective of the ones they love, Cancers are shameless when it comes to making waves or a full blown scene, looking at you Solange “I will kick your a** in this elevator for disrespecting my sister” Knowles.
For further evidence of the Cancer penchant for drama, see eye of every housewife storm and instigator of celebrity tequila warfare ladies and gentlemen, Lisa Rinna.
LEO (July 23 – August 22)
Leos creates drama just to get their pulse pumping. Being able to incite others makes them feel powerful and being the one that others come to to spill tea makes them feel like the royalty they so hope to be.
All press is good press to a Leo, they’ll take the shade and the shine, the praise and the persecution, just so long as someone is talking about them. They like to act above it, even and especially when, they are the source of it.
Notably dramatic Leos include Madonna whose currency is controversy, Bill “definition of the word is, is” Clinton and Martha “stop trying to be me” Stewart.
LIBRA (September 23 – October 22)
Libra is the very definition of drama as the capitulation of it requires another person and Libra, the only sign in the zodiac represented by an inanimate object, defines itself in relationship to others.
Libra has a preoccupation with justice and equality yet they often cause trouble and instigate drama simply so they can assume the position of victim, savior or distributor of moral authority.
It’s a chaos move that provides them long sought evidence of their own relevance. Examples of dramatic leaning Librans include purveyor of celeb beefs and social media quarrel queen Cardi B. and Twitter trafficking, ex-girlfriend trolling, “f**kboy of our generation” John Mayer.
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Astrologer Reda Wigle researches and irreverently reports back on planetary configurations and their effect on each zodiac sign. Her horoscopes integrate history, poetry, pop culture and personal experience. She is also an accomplished writer who has profiled a variety of artists and performers, as well as extensively chronicled her experiences while traveling. Among the many intriguing topics she has tackled are cemetery etiquette, her love for dive bars, Cuban Airbnbs, a “girls guide” to strip clubs and the “weirdest” foods available abroad.