Scrape the bottom and lick the spoon, my babies, we’re talking about pot stirrers, inciters, button pushers, trash talkers, and those among us who get a near-erotic thrill from causing trouble.
To be clear, I don’t think pot stirring is inherently negative — things need to be brought to light and brought to the surface to facilitate conversation, confrontation, and necessary change.
As author Nina Bawden admits, “I like stirring the pot — I think it’s part of my duty, to shake people up a bit — make them look at things in a different way.”
Associated with the onset of seasons, the cardinal signs Aries, Cancer, Libra and Capricorn are born to initiate — and the shadow side of initiation is instigation.
We see this negative need to feed in the cast of “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills,” a veritable mess of moody, brooding, claw-in-your-maw Cancer energy.
Libra meddles just to be able to mediate, Aries might start the fire but lacks the patience to stir, and Capricorn is only interested in drama if there’s personal payback on the table.
Indeed, the signs listed below stand apart not only for their knack for stirring it up but also for their sheer enjoyment of the fallout.
GEMINI (May 21 – June 20)
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Ruled by Mercury, the planet of s–t talking as high art and pot stirring as a morning stretch, Gemini energy is born to question and enkindle through language.
Mercury is named for the emissary of the gods and patron saint of thieves, who, with his winged sandals, double-snake staff, and ability to move freely through the realms of heaven, earth, and the underworld, represents the archetype of the divine trickster.
A bit of this spirit lives in every Gemini and with it a desire to cross lines, push luck, and create a chaotic chain of events to pass the time and deliver the jollies.
Within every Gemini lives the spirit of the trickster — a desire to cross lines, push luck, and create a chaotic chain of events for their own amusem*nt.
Symbolized by the twins, Gemini LOVES to fulfill the role of the devil’s advocate, cosplaying in the controversial or the contrarian to understand a different perspective or to provoke/poke the other side.
We see this archetype of the provocateur in twins like Prince, Che Guevara, and Cornel West.
Low-vibrational Geminis stir the pot in a petty bid to banish boredom and to keep a conversation going, even and especially if it is going hot and fast off the mothertrucking rails. Looking at you, Kanye and Trump.
LEO (July 23 – August 22)
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With the sun on their side, a twinkle in their eye and an incessant need to be validated, Leo represents the eternal wanting of the inner child.
As such, they are put on Earth to create, to play, and to provoke. It’s big “big cat” energy with this ilk, and whether they’re swatting at their prey (whispers…all competitors are prey), fighting the powers that be, causing commotion to stay relevant, or creating a new world order in their gilded image, they ain’t afraid to put their paws on the soup spoon, folks.
See Emiliano Zapata, Madonna, Fidel Castro and Meghan Markle.
AQUARIUS (January 20 – February 18)
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As the sign of the aloof humanitarian, Aquarius stirs the pot with lofty intentions. The influence of their planetary ruler, rabble-rousing, axis-dancing Uranus, means chaos is always close at hand — and the urge to upend is hard to resist.
The Aquarian trajectory as pot stirrers is usually to bring it up, burn it down, and build it better.
We see this in Aquarius regent and activist Angela Davis and water-bearing, “WAP”-repping Megan Thee Stallion, who managed to incite a rap feud with a single legal reference. In both women, we see a pattern of using their platform of influence to call out and call forth a better way of being for all.
Due to a general lack of emotional investment and a fixed dedication to transparency, Aquari can watch the high drama unfold without feeling directly affected.
Looking at you, “RHOA” water bearer Kenya Moore, who sees it as her ordained duty to call out her castmates and drag the shadow of truth into the brutal glare of reality television.
AstrologerReda Wigleresearches 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 “girl’s guide” to strip clubs, and the “weirdest” foods available abroad.
