The Zodiacs can be imagined as an environment or a base created in the houses for planets to live. The Zodiacs have attributes which impacts or influences the outcome of the house and it provides strength or weakness to the planets. Each of the Zodiacs have a planet Lord, the qualities of the Lord determine the nature of the Zodiac. For example, Mars is the lord of Aries and Scorpio. Since Mars is a malefic planet and is considered a soldier, you will notice that the natives who has Aries or Scorpio in Ascendant would be aggressive, agile and protective in nature. Secondly, Placement of the Lord of the Zodiac determines the outcome of the houses they are the Lord of. For example, if the lord of Ascendant is in 8th house of transformation, such natives would go through many transformations in their life. Or if Lord of the zodiac of 7th house of marriage/partnership is in 9th house of luck, we can say that the native will have change of fortune after marriage or business partnership. Below table gives the mapping of the Zodiac with its Lord.

In order to understand the qualities of each of the Zodiac sign, they can be clubbed into 2 groups:

1. Moveable, Fixed or Dual

Moveable – The signs which signifies the potential of the house or native, to be mobile. The moveable Zodiacs are Aries (1), Cancer (4), Libra (7), Capricorn (10). If such signs fell into Ascendant or the house where ascendant lord is posited, then there are high chances that the natives moves from one place to another throughout his/her life. Depending on the position of these Zodiacs in the chart and the planets placed into, various movement related events can be identified. 

Fixed – The signs which signifies the potential of the house or native to be immobile or fixed. The fixed signs are Taurus (2), Leo (5), Scorpio (8), Aquarius (11). If such sign falls into 4th house of home, then the native usually doesn’t move from its native place or spend a major portion of the life at one place.

Dual – The sign which have both Moveable and Fixed qualities. The dual signs are Gemini (3), Virgo (6), Sagittarius (9), Pisces (12) 

2. Fire, Earth, Air or Water

Depending on the houses these Zodiac occupy, and the planets placed into it, the outcome of the houses is as per the traits of the Zodiac.

 Fire – Aries, Leo and Sagittarius – If these signs fall into the first house then such natives have Strong Emotions, Enthusiastic, Passionate, Temperamental, Achiever, full of energy. If Fire sign is in say 3rd house of communication, then you will see that the native communicates using aggressive words. His/her email or book or poetry would have firey flavour.

 Earth – Taurus, Virgo, Capricorn - If these signs fall into the first house then such natives are Dependable, Grounded, Reliable, Materialistic, Loyal, and Practical.

 Air – Gemini, Libra, Aquarius - If these signs fall into the first house then such natives are Powerful, Creative, Fun loving, and Adventurous.

Water – Cancer, Scorpio, Pisces - If these Zodiacs fall into the first house then such natives are Emotional, Charming, Mysterious, Private, and Sensitive.