Fire, Earth, Air, and Water. Every sign is composed of one of these elements.
Cardinal, Fixed and Mutable. Every sign is composed of one of these modes.
Positive, Negative. Every sign is composed of one of these.
| Aries | Cardinal | Fire | Positive |
| Taurus | Fixed | Earth | Negative |
| Gemini | Mutable | Air | Positive |
| Cancer | Cardinal | Water | Negative |
| Leo | Fixed | Fire | Positive |
| Virgo | Mutable | Earth | Negative |
| Libra | Cardinal | Air | Positive |
| Scorpio | Fixed | Water | Negative |
| Sagittarius | Mutable | Fire | Positive |
| Capricorn | Cardinal | Earth | Negative |
| Aquarius | Fixed | Air | Positive |
| Pisces | Mutable | Water | Negative |
It will be seen that the signs change characteristics in order.
Cardinal: from the Latin cardin?lis which means hinge or something on which everything else hinges. The turning of the seasons, each is associated with a solstice or equinox.
Fixed: stable and reluctant to move, solidifying that which the Cardinals begin.
Mutable: from Latin m?t?bilis, “to change” changeable, altering and seeing beyond the fixed, development of and culmination.
Every story has a beginning (cardinal) middle (fixed) and end (mutable). Each sign works in one of these ways or modes.
Fire: is fiery and enthusiastic
Earth: is practical and grounded.
Air: is thinking and flighty
Water: is emotional and feeling
Positive: Outward looking, engaging.
Negative: Inward looking, receptive.
Negative is not to be taken as a slur. Simply put every breath has an out, Positive and an in, Negative. If you are in a conversation when you speak you are Positive when you listen you are Negative.
From this you can build up a basic picture of each and every sign. For example if we wanted to study Scorpio we would see that it is Fixed Water what image can you conjure up when you think of fixed water? It is not moving because it is fixed and it is water, don't take this the wrong way but I picture a stagnant pool, deep, dark and foreboding, still waters run deep. If we were looking at Mutable Water as in Pisces the image we conjured up would be completely different. Swirling water like mist or a mountain stream, following every nook and cranny. Cancer, Cardinal Water is much more dynamic and forceful like a river in flood or the incoming tide. Note, all Water signs are Negative.
This is not a teach yourself astrology piece but thinking in this way will open more doors for you than years of study or learning by rote.
Signs are nothing more than the way things are done. Energies, i.e. Planets acting on the Earth, and all its inhabitants, organism and organisations must pass through a filter of the signs. The Signs are also associated with the Houses of the birth chart.
First House: self, physical body, appearance. - Aries
Second House: value, money, self-worth, possessions - Taurus
Third House: communication, early schooling, siblings - Gemini
Fourth House: home, family, ancestral patterns - Cancer
Fifth House: romance, play, creativity- Leo
Sixth House: daily routines, work, health - Virgo
Seventh House: committed partnerships - Libra
Eighth House: merging, intimacy, death, transformation - Scorpio
Ninth House: higher learning, spirituality, media relations - Sagittarius
Tenth House: career, public status, legacy - Capricorn
Eleventh House: friendships, hopes and dreams, community - Aquarius
Twelfth House: endings, spirituality - Pisces
Looking at the related Houses will add further depth to your understanding of the Signs.
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