Strong, fiercely independent, driven and extremely ambitious, the red-hot and fiery Aries, denoted by the ram, finds a perfect match with the inherent qualities of a hawk. Here are the 12 zodiac signs, their lucky spirit animals and meaning Aries (21 March – 19 April) - hawk Image: Courtesy of Nigam Machchhar/Pexels Director of Citizen Science at the NASA Space Science Education Consortium, Sten Odenwald claimed that our ancestors evoked the spirits of certain lucky animals to get secret messages and wisdom before going hunting or taking up an important task or setting on a journey. It is believed that every zodiac sign is associated with a spirit animal that is lucky for them and reflects their core characteristics and temperament. It is said that human beings have evolved from animals, and they carry most of their karma and past-life wisdom as well as a few intriguing traits. Interestingly, the word ‘zodiac’ is loosely translated from Greek, which means “sculpted animal figure.” Spirit animals’ meaning and effects Image: Courtesy of Jakub Pabis/Unsplash Based on certain calculations, he documented that the year began on the first day of spring in the constellation of Aries, which is the first zodiac sign. Considered to be the father of Western astrology, Ptolemy came up with the idea of 12 zodiac signs for the 12 months of the Gregorian calendar.