One THE ASTROLOGICAL SIGNS AND THEIR ELEMENTS
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hen ancient astrologers mapped out the skies, they used the constellations to divide the heavens into the twelve areas we know today as the astrological signs. Before we learn what it means to have the sun in these signs, we need to understand each sign’s individual energies. To do this, you only have to learn two things: whether the astrological sign is fire, earth, air, or water and whether it is cardinal, fixed, or mutable.
The Elements Let’s look at the elements first: fire, earth, air, and water.
Fire Signs The element of fire means action and optimism. Fire signs initiate and act. They are adventure-seeking and require independence. The three fire signs all have these traits. Think of colour; red correlates with fire, so fire signs are red signs. The colour red signifies danger and daring. This is the easiest way to recall how these planets work. The fire signs are Aries, Leo, and Sagittarius.
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