Elements/Modalities Flashcards
Fire signs and description
Aries, leo, sagittarius
• Initiation, activation, wanting to get up and go, inspired, driven, passionate, aggressive, initiative, dynamic, jumping in, courageous
Enthusiastic, intense, self-confident, energetic, stimulating, independent, impulsive, inspirational, idealistic, spontaneous, creative, optimistic, ardent, self-motivated subjective
Earth signs and description
Taurus, Virgo, Capricorn
• Dense, slow, stable, practical, realistic, security, safety, protection, always preparing for the worse, conservative, reliable, dependable, slow and steady
Practical, productive, patient, down-to-earth, methodical, persistent, materialistic, exacting, enduring, dependable, stable, orderly, thorough, security-minded, realistic
Air signs and description
Gemini, Libra, Aquarius
• Lightest, quickest, flexible, fickle, talkative, curious, mental energy, intellectual, researches, debaters, social realm, read more, get more knowledge, not always in their body, often in their head, turned on by the mental realm, emotional eating because disconnected from the body
Intellectual, questioning, conceptualizing, synthesizing, observant, objective, detached, unrealistic, indecisive, talkative, interacting, cooperating
Water signs and description
Pieces, Cancer, Scorpio
• Emotional, emotional body, sensitivity, intuition, non-tangible world, nurturing, spiritual, artistic, perceptual, loving, stillness inside of you. Lots of water = marinade in their shit
Moody, sensitive, vulnerable, sentimental, empathic, responsive, dependent, nurturing, protective, secretive, personal, flowing, intuitive, imaginative, passive
People with 6 or more fire signs will…
Be dominating, fast-paced, invest all of themselves into their activities, have difficulty perceiving other people as separate individuals, with their own valid needs and desires.
People with 6 or more earth signs will…
Be concerned with concrete details and tangible results. They will operate most frequently in the world of their senses, attuned to their immediate environment, to their physical bodies, and to sensory comforts and pleasures
People with 6 or more air signs will…
Usually live in their minds, restlessly seeking knowledge and sharing their thoughts with other people. Some-what impersonal, they nevertheless thrive on communication and social interaction
People with 6 or more water signs will…
Frequently lose themselves in their feelings or the feelings of other people and have difficulty maintaining their separateness. Extreme sensitivity leads then to withdraw into themselves. Often quite psychic, they respond with great compassion to the needs of other people
Deficiency tendency
People are usually aware that they are lacking a certain energy and will try to over compensate for the lacking energy, so it may appear that they have this trait in their chart. Also may try too hard.
Lack of fire
Pessimistic, uninvolved, unmotivated, apathetic, depressed, inexcitable
People alternate between withholding themselves and expressing themselves in an overly dramatic manner.
Not often aware of/enthusiastic about new possibilities.
Feel passive and detached or uninvolved, seek deeper personal and emotional involvement in life.
Lack of earth
Impractical, unproductive, security-conscious, disoriented, unstable, ungrounded, compulsive.
These people develop skills which have no practical application… flit from job to job, bounce cheques, borrow $ freely. OR overcompensate for the lack of earth energy and intensely budget/stay organized etc. Because they don’t feel grounded, seek security by adhering to highly structured system of thought or by following an organized but rigid routine. May hold onto a job/relationship too long because of security/stability it provides.
Lack o f air
Subjective, disconnected, simple, searching, isolated
These people hunger for social interaction. Although very concerned with communication, they frequently feel out of contact or misunderstood; they may prefer to express themselves through non-verbal or written channels rather than the spoken word. Distrustful of the intellect, they learn primarily from experience. Nevertheless, they are endlessly conceptualizing and clarifying their thinking. Because they lack objectivity, they may gain understanding of themselves only through receiving feedback from other people.
Lack of water
Controlled, unresponsive, insecure, closed, impersonal, out of touch.
These people frequently turn to spiritual realms or universal truths in attempt to find meaning in their lives, or to fill the emotional vacuum which their personal relationships are unable to fill.
Their difficulty remaining in touch with and expressing their feelings may lead them to form relationships with overly emotional people or become addicted to excitement and intensity. Struggle to respond empathically to others’ feelings, may attempt to prove that they’re sensitive by engaging in nurturing activities.
Cardinal signs
Initiation, starting something, activate
Aries - spring equinox
Cancer - summer solstace
Libra - fall equinox
Capricorn - winter solstace
Fixed signs
Sustains, whose keeping the fire burning
Taurus - stubborn
Leo - stubborn
Scorpio - till death do us part
Aquarius - stubborn “humanitarian”
