The Ultimate Guide: The Influence of Earth's Elements and Qualities

Did you know that Astrology correlates to the four seasons? Each sign corresponds to the four elements, and lasts three months in each element.

Each of these three-month-long seasons consists of a beginning, a middle, and an end.

You probably already know your zodiac sun sign, but do you know which element dominates your personality?

What is a Quality/ Modality?

A quality assigns the signs into quadruplicities.

A quadruplicity simply means a group of four. In astrological terms this often means the groups of cardinal, fixed and mutable signs, each being a group of four signs. For example, the four signs: Aries, Cancer, Libra and Capricorn equals the cardinal quadruplicity.

• Cardinal - associated with initiation, creativity and Leadership. They are the 1st (Aries), 4th (Cancer), 7th (Libra) and 10th (Capricorn).
• Fixed - associated with the stabilisation, determination and persistence. They are the 2nd (Taurus), 5th (Leo), 8th (Scorpio), and 11th (Aquarius) signs.
• Mutable- associated with adaptability, self providing and expansion. They are the 3rd (Gemini), 6th (Virgo), 9th (Sagittarius), and 12th (Pisces).

What is an element?

Seeing the world in terms of elements is a tradition that dates back many generations and spread out through many different cultures. Each element represents a basic principle of life. The elements that appear in your chart represents our underlying qualities, "the stuff we are made of."

The universe is made up of four elements: fire, earth, air, and water.

The zodiac divides the signs into four elements of nature relevant for our deeper understanding.

Western Astrology uses four elements, while Eastern Chinese Astrology and Feng Shui, on the other hand, work with five elements.

Fire signs are Aries, Leo and Sagittarius;

Air signs are Aquarius, Gemini, and Libra;

Water signs are Pisces, Cancer and Scorpio;

Earth signs are Taurus, Virgo and Capricorn.

The Meaning of Each Element

The 12 zodiac signs are coupled into four groups of four elements, which make up the existence and form of the world.

Fire: energy and passion, bossy...Known for having a desire for life, the will to be and become. Tends to be spontaneous, enthusiastic and impulsive. Fire can "burn itself out" if it lacks a practical outlet for its high voltage energy. If expressed negatively, there is an over expression of outward self expression without considering others feelings resulting in egotism and selfishness. Inspire is lacking in someone's chart to cultivate courage passion and self confidence.

Air: thoughtful and smart... Represents the mind and communication. Tends to be the net workers of the zodiac, often connecting with diverse people, sharing new ideas and information. Typically intellectual, objective and socially inclined. Bringing the gift of detachment and perspective, having the ability to detach and step back from a situation and weigh the good and the bad, while seeing it from all angles with neutrality. If expressing negatively, there's a tendency of becoming cold and aloof. When are lacks in someone's chart, they are forced to develop another person's perspective and learn the ability to think logically.

Water: emotional and intuitive... Known for representing the realm of emotions. Extremely sensitive to the environment and are the feelers of the zodiac. in touch with not only their deep feelings, but with everyone else's and may even be psychic. Typically nurturing, compassionate, intuitive and resourceful. If expressed negatively they absorb other people's emotions point of feeling overwhelmed. Those who lacks water in their chart may have a hard time accessing their emotions and be insensitive to others feelings.

Earth: well-grounded and practical... Known for having their feet planted firmly and being the builders and producers of the zodiac, with an innate gift of bringing dreams into reality. The what are the structures and systems to establish comfort and security. If expressed negatively an unbalanced Earth signs will lean towards fear, materialism, stagnation, greed, and over indulgence. those who lack Earth in their chart may have to work harder in order to bring their ideas into their reality.