The Four Elements What are the Four Elements in Western astrology?

According to Western Astrology the four elements reflect the simplest essential parts and principles of which anything consists.

In Western tropical astrology, there are always 12 astrological signs and each of the four elements ( Fire, Earth, Air, Water ) is associated with three signs of the Zodiac. They are always located exactly 120 degrees away from each other along the ecliptic and said to be in trine with one another. Each of the four elements extend the personality traits or temperament of the astrological sign.

The current ruling Western Element is Air

Air is the cool breeze of reason.
Air is seen as a universal power or pure substance. Air signs can talk and communicate well and they tend to be intellec...
Logical, objective, talkative, social, spontaneous, more »

 

Most modern astrologers use the four classical elements extensively, also known as triplicities and is a critical part of interpreting the astrological chart.

The Four Western Elements
	Fire,Desire Fire is the flame of passion Fiery, bright, more »
	Earth,Stability Earth is solid as a rock Physical, sensual aspects of life, more »
	Air,Thought Air is the cool breeze of reason. Logical, objective, more »
	Water,Emotions Water is swamped by emotion. Feeling, sustaining, more »

A complete description and all character traits of your personal Western Element of the Four Elemens are available in the full spiritual report or go to What is my Western Element?

What is Western Astrology?

Western Astrology is the belief in which knowledge of the apparent relative positions of celestial bodies is useful in understanding and interpreting information about personality and human behavior.

Each of the four elements plays an important part in understanding personality characteristics and traits.