Repost: The Four Elements
Always begin with the elements.
Each of the 12 signs in the zodiac falls under Fire, Earth, Air or Water. There are three of each.
The fire signs are: Aries, Leo and Sagittarius
The earth signs are: Taurus, Virgo and Capricorn
The air signs are: Gemini, Libra and Aquarius
The water signs are: Cancer, Scorpio and Pisces
The element describes the basic nature of a sign. Think of how an element acts in nature, and you get a pretty good idea of how that element acts in Astrology as well:
Fire signs are spirited and passionate. Earth signs are grounded. Air signs can sometimes be flighty, they’re conceptual. Water signs are fluid, emotional.
Think also, of the different forms each element can take: Fire can range from a small controlled flame to something completely unstoppable. Earth can be solid, and it can turn to mud. Air is everything from the calmest wind to the craziest tornados. Water can flow or freeze right into ice. The infinite ways each element can express itself applies to that element in astrology as well. There are infinite expressions but the element, the basic nature remains the same.
Signs of the same element get along well with each other, they’re coming from the same place. (That’s why Scorpio is “compatible” with Pisces, and Aries with Sagittarius, and so on… ). Signs of the same element trine each other.
Fire and Air get along great as well, as do Earth and Water. Fire and Air signs sextile each other, as do Water and Earth. It sounds dirty, I know.
What element dominates your chart?
