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The Elements
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The four elements -- earth,
air, water and
fire -- are the very elements (or energies)
of life. Since long before written history, there's been an
understanding of the elemental balance needed to sustain life.
Many indigenous traditions honor the sacred circle, formed by
the four elements, and seen in the Zodiacal wheel. In
your own birth chart, the mix of elements shows you what you're
working with in this life. Your cosmic blueprint may be heavy
on the fire, but lack earth to ground you. Each element behaves
differently, and is one of three qualities -- how these mix
in your chart, taking into account the planet and house placement,
shines more light on your nature and life lessons.
In recorded history, Ptolemy is credited
with making the association between the four elements and
the signs of astrology in the 2nd Century AD. Using longstanding
theories of the four elements, he assigned three signs to
each element. The Greek philosophers found the four elements
in all of life, and their Zodiacal wheel of cosmic energies
reflected that balance.
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The elemental associations:
• Fire:
the spirit, inspired, energy, instinctual, outgoing, active
• Air:
the mind, intellectual, ideas, detached, social, conceptual
• Water: the
emotions, imaginative, nurturing, introverted
• Earth:
the body, practical, sensual, grounded
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The astrological associations:
Fire:
Aries, Leo and Sagittarius
Air:
Libra, Gemini and Aquarius
Earth:
Capricorn, Taurus and Virgo
Water:
Cancer, Scorpio and Pisces
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