Elements

🔥Fire, 🌄Earth, 🌪Air or 🌊Water?

All the astrological signs are evenly divided into four main elements: 🔥fire, 🌄earth, 🌪air and 🌊water. Professional astrologers call these the "triplicies" because each element rules three zodiac signs.

Knowing what element rules your sign will help you understand many of your most basic personality traits. Knowing what elements predominate in people you know will help you understand and communicate with them better.

Keep in mind we are studying Sun signs. At a private session with a professional astrologer, you would have all your planets and your rising sign assessed by element.

However, the Sun is very important in the horoscope. All the planets revolve around the Sun, so it merits extra attention.

🔥FireSpirit & Energy

🔥Fire signs are full of power and light. They are highly creative and burst with enthusiasm and energy. 🔥Fire signs enjoy playing with new ideas and concepts, so it is no wonder they are the trendsetters of the zodiac.

Born leaders, others are drawn to these charismatic, natural sparklers. Their high ideals, broad vision, passion and assertive, can-do attitude is inspirational . . . and contagious.

🔥Fire signs have plenty of courage and initiative too, and for all these reasons, it has been said that 🔥fire signs rule the spirit and primal life force.

🔥Fire signs tend to have strong egos, so being the center of attention comes naturally to them. People of this group put a strong emphasis on individuality and independence, so don't hem them in.

♈Aries, the first sign of the zodiac, expresses some of these qualities most purely. ♈Aries is the most entrepreneurial sign, always generating fresh starts, new ideas and new methods. Business or the armed forces is their natural arena. ♈Aries are self-motivated and are at their happiest when self-employed (or running their departments as if they owned them).

The next 🔥fire sign, ♌Leo, expresses its 🔥fire element in a more cultural, creative way. ♌Leos are often gifted painters, playwrights, actors, or designers. But no matter what their occupation, there is always a bit of the performer in ♌Leos. They treasure uniqueness and need to put their individual stamp on whatever they do.

♐Sagittarius, the third 🔥fire sign, directs its energy internationally, through the initiative of education, research, travel, and scholarship. ♐Sagittarius's calling is to collect, synthesize and protect historical knowledge, which is why this sign is so philosophical. ♐Sagittarius are creative in the interpretation of the information they absorb, and use their knowledge to advance the understanding of humanity's universal citizenship.

🌄EarthForm & Structure

The 🌄earth element is all about imposing form, structure and foundation to projects, businesses and just about anything else that needs it, for 🌄earth signs build things. They are the producers of the zodiac, the ones that make things happen.

🌄Earth signs turn dreams into reality, whether their own or those of people around them. They understand all the steps one needs to take, from drawing up a budget, to scheduling deadlines, to overseeing the work flow to completion.

Dedicated and responsible, you can count on an 🌄earth sign for good follow-through. 🌄Earth signs have a talent for harnessing available resources and making the most of them. A big part of their success is their 🌄"earthy" practicality.

They are perceptive and realistic--you won't find any self-delusion here. Another 🌄earth sign asset is an uncannily precise sense of timing, a big advantage in any endeavor.

They are loyal, patient and stable too, and their naturally cautious, conservative personality prevents them from rushing in and squandering time, money or labor.

They prefer to make long-range plans. Highly ambitious and goal-oriented, this group has a powerful will to succeed and usually do.

The 🌄Earth element is expressed in ♉Taurus by seeking out security and material possessions. ♉Taurus' sensuous nature and orientation toward tangible things makes them wonderful museum curators, for they enjoy protecting and evaluating the value of precious artifacts.

In ♍Virgo, the 🌄earth element will be expressed by guarding health, and perhaps working as a biologist, fitness instructor, or doctor. ♍Virgo rules over the 6th house covering the well-being of the body, and also daily work procedure and service. So, another way ♍Virgo expresses their 🌄earthiness is in their penchant for thorough research and solid organization, which they fine-tune for peak performance. ♍Virgo's natural tendency is to refine whatever they tackle to the tiniest detail. ♍Virgos make great writers, managers, librarians, accountants, and excel in areas where organization and precision is important.

♑Capricorn uses their practical 🌄earth element to communicate chain-of-command within large companies or in government. They know that without organization, large companies or government would be completely chaotic. Their respect for hierarchy leads them to increased career authority and social standing in their community. ♑Capricorn usually excels by working within large companies, as leaders of their department, division or as company CEO.

🌪AirIntellect & Communication

🌪Air signs are all about the movement and communication of ideas. These are the most intellectual of the signs. Restless and curious, 🌪air signs continually hunger for new ideas to chew on and they need lots of stimulation.

They are rational, versatile, verbal, quick, and alert. They know that they can charm their way out of anything and are resourceful enough to make good things come from difficult situations. Gregarious and social, they love to collect information, study it objectively, and then disseminate it to everyone else.

🌪Air signs are the zodiac's information processors. Among the most unemotional and objective of all signs, they value truth and realism, see both sides of opposing issues, and can offer balanced views of each.

♊Gemini's quest is to analyze, synthesize, and probe for information they need to fully understand a topic or issue. This sign's need to communicate is the strongest of all the 🌪air signs. Many ♊Geminis make superb writers. For this reason, the Twins are often journalists or editors--or wish they were, because they are happiest in news rooms, night clubs, airports or anywhere else where things just keep on happening.

♎Libra, symbolized by the scales, strives for balance and the proper action and reaction. You will find many ♎Libras in the judicial system (they make fine lawyers, judges or prosecutors) or in the arts--two areas where finding ideal proportion is critical.

♒Aquarius is the most inventive 🌪air sign of the three, and uses its intellect to push technology as far as possible into the future and in so doing, raises the standard of living of their fellow man (♒Aquarius rules brotherhood and friendship). Examples of typical ♒Aquarian occupations are: the natural sciences, new technology, or politics--because ♒Aquarius cares about positive social change.

🌊WaterSensitivity & Intuition

🌊Water takes many forms--it can be a liquid, it can be a gas (as in steam), or it can be frozen. It can be gentle as a little babbling brook, or violent as a thundering tidal wave.

Torrents of passion well within 🌊water signs and they feel things deeply. However, 🌊water signs are always emotionally reserved, no matter what impression they might give on the surface.

Still water, it as been said, runs deep, and the mystery about water pertains to this group (especially ♏Scorpio). A 🌊water sign will always become quiet or withdrawn when they are trying to sort things out. It will take some time to get to know them well, for they reveal themselves slowly.

They realize their intense emotions hold tremendous power, and they tend to handle their feelings carefully.

When they fall in love, 🌊water signs love with their whole hearts and all their devotion. Their sensitivity makes them highly romantic, even sentimental.

Often psychic, 🌊water signs read your true intentions simply by reading your gestures and body language and will trust actions more than words (♓Pisces, particularly, has elevated this talent to high art).

🌊Water cleanses us and sustains life on earth. 🌊Water is the universal solvent, breaking substances down--dissolving them--and taking on their qualities. Therefore, when you share a problem with a 🌊water sign, they take on your problem as if it were their own.

Their ability to sympathize and empathize is awesome; you'll get their full attention, a shoulder to cry on, and some excellent advice to boot. Because they give of themselves so readily, 🌊water signs need regular time alone to regain their center.

This element rules the soul. 🌊Water does not like to be confined and they will assert their strong need for freedom, no matter how gently it is expressed (unlike 🔥fire signs).

This is a highly imaginative group and very creative. Their observations on the human condition often inspire masterpieces of painting, music, photography, literature, or dance. Working in studios or small self-employed businesses (usually connected to the creative arts) appeals to 🌊water signs.

Their right-on-target-intuition makes them succeed in financial areas too. (Fortune recently reported more self-made millionaires are ♓Pisces than any other sign. Astrologically, we know ♏Scorpios and ♋Cancers are no financial slouches either!)

🌊Water signs specialize in private relationships, but their focus differs from sign to sign. ♋Cancer expresses their 🌊water element in the nurturing, preservation and protection of the family, which is the smallest unit upon which society is built, and yet the most important. Sharing love with spouse and children is of paramount importance to ♋Cancer and they take the role of provider very seriously.

♏Scorpio's domain is to investigate the two most personal of inter-relationships: sexual and financial transactions between individuals. (Social scientists tell us most people would sooner speak about sex than money--both, very private matters!) ♏Scorpio's sexual side represents the sign's control over the perpetuation of the species. Symbolized by the phoenix rising from the ashes, ♏Scorpio governs the 8th house, representing birth, death and regeneration. ♏Scorpios have a shrewd business sense (the 8th house is also a financial one, ruling "other people's money") and therefor ♏Scorpios make superb negotiators. Their mysterious nature inhibits them from giving away information to the other side.

♓Pisces is the last sign of the zodiac and a compilation of all the signs that came before, which is why ♓Pisces blends so well with other signs. Outer-directed, ♓Pisces' deep spirituality leads them to help others on a one-to-one basis (unlike 🌪air sign ♒Aquarius' approach: doing good with others). ♓Pisces are moved to relieve any pain they perceive in another, and they stand ready to offer the very shirt off their back. ♓Pisces rules sacrifice, and there is almost nothing ♓Pisces won't do for a relative or friend in need.