There are a few distinct lenses through which you can have access to zodiacal knowledge. The most obvious method is to learn about planets, aspects, and houses based on your own narcissistic discoveries through the lens of your own birth chart. This is a perfectly valid route. I’ve completed the task. It’s something I’ve done to myself, my crushes, and even my celebrity crushes. I was ten years old and anxious to figure out how Gerard Way, the lead singer of My Chemical Romance, and I could finally make it work. One of the touchstones of my current astrological understanding was that romantic desperation.
But if I could start over, I’d start with the fundamentals: the ingredients. The 12 zodiac signs are split into four elements in Western astrology: air, water, fire, and earth. Each has its own characteristics and associations, which are included in diverse ways by the three signs an element rules.
You’ll have a good knowledge of every sign if you comprehend the ingredients. This will give you access to the full wheel of the zodiac. The planets in each sign become (kind of) easy to imagine from there. Even compatibility, which we’ll discuss later, becomes more straightforward. Earth and water coexist, fire and air coexist, water extinguishes fire, air hovers above the earth… It’s like a game of Pokmon or Rock, Paper, Scissors on a cosmic scale.
Of course, it was an air sign who first introduced me to this ingenious strategy. Air signs are both communicative and intellectual. They are experts in the ephemeral, or things that do not have a physical shape in our world, and this is especially true of language and knowledge. Our breath is the air element, and it is the most important and unseen function of our bodies. The Chinese zodiac does not recognize air as a traditional element; instead, it is transformed into qi, the ultimate power that pervades everything. The Air, which represents the East on a Wiccan altar, can be symbolized by anything from a feather to incense; the Air is untouchable and immaterial because it has no tangible material form, even in devotion.
Air signals are especially subject to their own personal projections because air is formless and lacks a physical body. Air signs are unrestricted by space and can fly everywhere, from places to individuals; as a result, they’re prone to total imagination. They prefer theory to practice and can become engrossed in continually thinking or talking about something rather than implementing it.
Gemini, Libra, and Aquarius are the three air signs. For the time being, consider each of them to symbolize a distinct stage of emotional and spiritual development Gemini is the first sign of the zodiac calendar, and Aquarius is the last, making it the most mature. So, in Gemini, we have a newborn, naive variation on air; in Libra, we have a teenager who wants to try everything; and in Aquarius, we have a cantankerous, old soul.
The twins are GEMINI. I believe that the things we dislike the most in ourselves are the qualities that zodiac signs have the worst reputations for, and poor Gemini is a constant victim of that unjust slander. In Paprika, one of my favorite movies, a minor character transforms into a villain, splitting into dual heads and rupturing his seam with cerulean butterflies. “I never knew this side of you!” exclaims the heroine, horrified. “I have many sides,” our doppelganger responds, “and that’s what makes me human!”
All of that bullshit about Geminis being two-faced liars is true, but we all do it to some extent. This is code-switching in its purest form. It’s “turning on” for work, having a “phone voice,” and avoiding the topic of your kinky sex life at the dinner table with your Evangelical grandfather. Our identities are transient and in constant motion; Gemini simply embraces this natural duality a little more forcefully and openly than the rest of us.
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Gemini (May 21 to June 20)
Gemini is a changeable air sign, which means it appears at the end of a season (in this case, spring) and is famed for its adaptability. This chatty sign can read people’s minds from a mile away, which makes it easier for them to make judgments. According to Gemini, there is no right or wrong way to think or act.
Due to their dualistic character, Geminis accept fluidity in life and endeavor to comprehend all sides of an issue as the sign of the twins. They’re the ones who spread critical information, the truth, and rumors. Haters accuse them of being two-faced, but being mutable signs, they are simply socially adaptable and know how to move from one social group to the next. They also don’t take themselves too seriously, so think carefully before getting into a dispute with a Gem about anything they saidpossible it’s they didn’t mean it!
Is Gemini an earth sign or an air sign?
Three zodiac signs make up each astrological element: fire signs Aries, Leo, and Sagittarius; earth signs Taurus, Virgo, and Capricorn; air signs Gemini, Libra, and Aquarius; and water signs Cancer, Scorpio, and Pisces.
Is Aquarius an air sign or a water sign?
As you might expect, as a professional astrologer, I meet a lot of misunderstandings not just about my work as a stargazer, but also about the technical parts of astrology. The fact that Aquarius is a water sign is one of the most common, albeit harmless, misconceptions. I can understand the misunderstanding here, especially with “aqua” as the prefix, but after you learn more about Aquarius, it becomes evident that it is an air sign. Aquarius, the eleventh and penultimate sign of the zodiac, is the final air sign, which means it deals with air-related topics (which we’ll get into more detail about later). Aquarius is the most imaginative, progressive, rebellious, and humanitarian of all the zodiac signs. While Aquarius is frequently seen plotting revolutions or boldly exhibiting their quirky fashion sense, they also have a sensitive side that demands praise, support, and affection.
What Zodiac signs are represented by water?
The moon and water are intricately related in astrology. Both appeal to emotion, intuition, and memory on the most basic level… The water signs are deep and lunar if the fire signs embody a solar or Martian force, the air signs are amorphous and mercurial, and the earth signs are fertile and Venusian.
What are the things that air signs are drawn to?
When it comes to romance, air signs (Aries, Leo, and Sagittarius) have the most amorous ties with fire signs (Aries, Leo, and Sagittarius). Fire signs, like air signs, are both thinkers and doers. Air signs appreciate seeing their partners discuss and research intellectual matters, thus their passionate and driven personalities appeal to them.
Do the signs of fire and air get along?
“Water, Earth, Fire, and Air,” says the narrator. This sentence is not only the first line of Avatar: The Last Airbender, but it is also a foundational term in modern astrology. The meanings of the zodiac elements differ, and they have a significant impact on each zodiac sign and, by extension, each individual. You may be aware that there are 12 zodiac signs, but do you know what each sign’s element is? The four elements are fire, earth, air, and water, forming a triplicity of three signs for each element.
The zodiac begins with Aries, the first fire sign, and then moves through an earth sign (Taurus), an air sign (Gemini), and finally a water sign (Cancer) (Cancer). Rinse and repeat as needed. So there are three fire signs, three earth signs, and so on. Some astrologers believe that you feel better during “your” elemental seasons; for example, if you are a Cancer, you will feel better throughout the watery seasons of Cancer, Scorpio, and Pisces.
It’s very straightforward when it comes to compatibility: air signs normally get along with other air signs, water with water, fire with fire, and so on. As a general rule, fire and air signs complement each other (think oxygen and flame), while water and earth signs complement each other (think of rain and plants). The combination of fire and water signs can be dramatic and passionate, but it frequently results in extinguished fire (energetic) and scalded water (emotions). Earth and air can converse for hours, but there may be a lack of emotional bonding between them. Knowing these minor facts will help you understand astrology a lot better, and it can help you understand why you get along well with fire signs but not so well with earth signs. Elements can accurately characterize your personality and help you better understand others. You’re in luck if you want to learn more about the elements of the zodiac.
What Zodiac signs are associated with the planet Earth?
One of my oldest and best friends (an Aquarius, of course) issued the following announcement to all of their closest friends at the start of the year (paraphrased for length and privacy):
This year’s theme is ONLY EARTH SIGNS. Sorry, fire, air, and water signs, but I’m done. You’re fucked. I’m done with your nonsense. I’m busy TRANSCENDING realms and dimensions that you can’t possibly imagine. I require GROUNDING.
On the one hand, receiving this letter, especially in an unrelenting block of big neon text and shouting caps, was a genuinely disturbing experience. Water, fire, air, and earth are the four elements that divide the 12 zodiac signs, and nearly all of this friend’s loved ones, including myself, aren’t earth signs at all. Under the pretext of astrology, they were stating that they were removing practically everyone who cared about them.
On the other hand… I think I’ve figured it out. And I understand. We’ve talked about how air signs breathe ideas and information, how fire signals burn with force and passion, and how water signs swim in emotions and memory. All of these features, however, are personal sensations, actions of perception that are completely intangible. Earth is a genuine, physical entity. In the material world, the stuff that comes out of the earth valuable stones, harvests, clay has real value. We can reach out and touch it, build with it, and share it. Beyond our particular psyches, Earth exists as something we can physically hold and be held inside. Taurus, Virgo, and Capricorn are the three earth signs, and they are known for being stable, grounded, and realistic.
Aristotle believed that earth was the heaviest of the four elements before there was a notion of gravity. The element of earth has traditionally been associated with matter, the biology of human existence, fertility, and the terrestrial. The suit of pentacles or coins, depending on which deck you’re using is the suit most concerned with riches and materialism in tarot. The soil element is known as t in Chinese philosophy, and it represents stability, yin and yang balance, and seasonal change.
My friend finally texted me again a few weeks ago, this time with a different number, in a group text. I sincerely hope they discovered the earth they so urgently needed structure, physical connection, and involvement with the world around them. These are the traits we need to withstand the pressures of the three other internal, ephemeral aspects, the anchor that binds us to humans and humanistic wants.
Why are the air signs so aloof?
On the one hand, if this energy is channeled positively, such as through intellectual debate, travel, or passionate conversation, the relationship will not be perceived as dramatic. However, those who prefer to keep things interesting may feel compelled to stir the pot in order to keep themselves and their partner on their toes! When it comes to social contacts, the air signs are the zodiac’s social butterflies and are highly popular. They prefer having a large number of connections rather than a small number of connections in order to satisfy their need for information and experience.
However, because the air signs value their minds so much, they may become emotionally distant as they filter things via their intellect and vision rather than feeling it.