Each set of Zodiac signs belongs to a grouping based on their quality; here’s what these elements mean om Astrology.
“Elements?! You mean like the band Earth, Wind, and Fire who sings that wedding song in like every movie?!”
The 4 Elements in Astrology isn't about ponds, oxygen, magma, or singing groups.
We use Earth, Air, Water, and Fire to describe different areas of your life and temperaments to illustrate the quality of a Zodiac Sign. This method adds more layers to interpretation when reading a Natal Chart or even a Sign-planet combination.
This is done by placing the 12 Signs into groupings of 3 called Triplicities which assigns the elemental nature of these configurations.
To illustrate, Fire can represent your intensity and creativity. Those with earth have a sense of groundedness and seek out stability. People with a ton of Air tend to lean on the intellectual side and are drawn to those with good interpersonal skills. And those with more Water in their chart need more compassionate exchanges and are interested in receptive people.
The Water Element’s Meaning
Water Signs deal with emotional capacity.
The Water Signs are Cancer, Scorpio, and Pisces. These signs are all about the ability to be reflective and in touch with our feelings.
This element connects us with our psychological makeup. This is because we look at root causes and how are emotions developed. The Water element helps us work on our emotional capacity, coping skills, trauma responses, and susceptibility to repressing emotions. And we look at our predisposition and our unconscious behavior that creates self-sabotage.
They also deal with things connected to the past.
Cancer deals with our ability to nurture others and ourselves. It shows our sensitive and vulnerable side, how we seek emotional security, our instincts, patterns, and our past.
Scorpio governs our ability to love deeply, transmute energy, transform, go through cycles, look beneath the surface, and have intensity and deep passion.
Pisces is about loving unconditionally, sacrificing for something greater than ourselves, having blind faith, being open to feeling your intuitive nature, inspiration, and empathy, and being free of boundaries.
Water Signs are known for their intuition and ability to read people and situations. They are often considered the most psychic of all the character types.
Having two or more Water placements of planets in the 4th, 8th, and 12 opens you up to experiencing intuition, receptivity, and emotions potently. These people can read the room because of their psychic abilities.
Having a more significant percentage of Water Sign energy in the Birth Chart can lead to devoting more compassion and sympathy. This could also result in more mood fluctuations and emotional reactions.
Also, spiritual hygiene is essential because these folks tend to be more susceptible to vibes and other people's energies.
Meaning Of The Fire Element
Fire Signs deal with passion and taking action.
And here's a shocker, Fire Signs are intuitive.
I know, right?! Hard to believe.
However, this is different from Water Signs' psychic abilities.
The reason why these Signs have an intuitive nature is that they act on a hunch. These guys can feel something instantly that seems like an inkling, so they’re able to pick up on energies.
Aries, Leo, and Sagittarius ignite our enthusiasm.
Aries is pioneering, isn't afraid to forge their own path and adventures, has leadership qualities, is athletic, ambitious, individualistic, and is determined.
Leo governs self-expression in a creative way that stands out, confidence, recreation, romance, being courageous, and having dignity in ourselves.
Sagittarius shows us how to take more risks, get excited about the possibilities of what lies ahead, expands our horizons, be jovial, and have a philosophy.
All the Fire Signs are known for their ability to seize the day and night so we can gain more out of life. We learn how to bring exhilarating experiences into our world and to align with what motivates us. This kind of energy brings a sense of vibrancy to our ideas.
Those with more Fire in their chart or planets in houses 1, 5, and 9 are more energized than most. This gives them a natural ability to take the lead in whatever they do, have unbridled confidence in their own skills, and be filled with aliveness.
Having an abundance of this energy in a Natal Chart, an individual’s temper must be managed because there tends to be flare-ups leading to anger and impulsiveness.
The Element Of Air Meaning
Air Signs deal with social situations and knowledge.
With this energy type, we take on life by understanding data points about the world and our relationships. Because this element is all about our intellectual nature, we experience situations on a more cerebral plain. This also allows us to have better interpersonal skills because we understand how interactions work.
This element helps us through the Gemini, Libra, and Aquarius lenses. Because of how these energy types view things, they can see multiple perspectives of a situation.
Gemini pronounces curiosity about data and people, communication, adaptability, taking on multiple tasks, our left-brained abilities, the fundamentals of learning, and objectivity.
Libra brings in a need for fairness in our situations, interpersonal skills in how we relate to others, a need to weigh things out, a sense of beauty and charm, and the ability to understand the principles of aesthetics.
Aquarius helps us see things from another angle to revamp situations and improve them. With this Sign, platonic relationships become essential, being around like-minded individuals, having sudden revelations, progress, the need to be part of a group, and still be our differentiated selves.
Air signs are known for their communication skills and ability to see sides of every issue. They are often considered the most social of all the characters. They tend to be opened minded and willing to see many perspectives of a situation.
Having more than a few planets in Air Signs or multiple planets in Houses 3, 7, and 11 brings in a pronounced need for intellectual and social stimulation. With these placements, people thirst for knowledge, are very analytical, plus they’re constantly solving problems. Also, they can find themselves consistently applying their talents to communication careers and are excellent teachers.
Because of the cerebral nature of these Signs, they can sometimes come off cold and disconnected; this is due to being in their heads and intellectualizing their feelings. Many planets in Air can cause a person to let the wind blow them where it takes them, making these individuals changeable.
What The Earth Element Means
Earth Signs govern our resources and reliability.
This element brings in a dose of realism because these are the Signs responsible for creating tangibility in our lives. Because this kind of energy is about ensuring we have everything we need on the physical plane, it tends to be less emotional. Through Earth Signs, we can cultivate resources to sustain ourselves.
With an element like this, we look for ways to nourish ourselves and those around us.
The 3 Signs from this energy set are Taurus, Virgo, and Capricorn, which are about the practical steps we take to ensure stability. These Signs help us become more sensible about life so we can reap the benefits of gaining resources and enjoying a comfortable existence.
Taurus helps us bring in tranquility, comfort, material resources, a way to live more luxuriously, consistency, groundedness, dependability, and persistence in our goals.
Virgo governs how to strip away unnecessary waste so we can live more efficiently. This Sign helps us see the essential details, get on a regimen, use our analytical and critical thinking skills, plus learn specialization in our field.
Capricorn helps us get our act together to work hard and ascend to a higher position. With this, we learn the art of mastery, becoming an authority, discipline, maturity, responsibility, and how to gain outward security.
If someone has two or more placements in an Earth Sign, they tend to be more practical. This also goes for having few or more planets in houses 2, 6, and 10 resulting in a more pronounced expression towards craving material success. They're also typically quite patient and methodical in their approach to things.
Pragmatism comes easily with having a higher percentage of this Element in the Birth Chart. These people have the stamina to do hard work and stick with projects better than most. One of the issues with too many Earth placements is a tendency to become stagnant due to stubbornness.
Also, these energy types can sometimes become cold and unempathetic because they're less emotional.
Of course, elements vary depending on an individual's placement, so not everyone will have a concentration entirely in one aspect.
Some people have an even mix, while others might be less of an element resulting in a Chart with 9% Fire, 45% Air, 45% Earth, and 1% Water.
Because of these variations in a Natal Chart, an individual could be born with the Sun in Cancer and not feel like the general description of this Sign due to their other placements. Therefore, this Cancerian could be born with a bunch of planets in the Air and Earth temperaments, causing them to feel less emotional.
So have fun with this.
Look up your personal horoscope information to see how many of these types you have in your Natal Chart.
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