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Commanding signs - Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo - considered more powerful than the other six signs because they are nearer the Zenith. Also called Northern Signs, they have power over the Southern Signs.
The Commanding Signs, Aries to Virgo, pursuing the order of the Sign. v. Signs. Nova.
Northern, or Commanding Signs constitute the first six, Aries to Virgo inclusive since planets posited therein are said to command, while those in the opposite Signs obey.
See also: South, Ascendant, Aries, North, Transit
 
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