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There are many ways to understand the astrological signs: You can envision
them as a wheel that begins with Aries — the infant of the zodiac, screaming to
be heard — and ends with wise and knowing Pisces. (Virgo, the teenager, falls
in the middle.) Or you can learn their qualities by associating them with
people you know, or celebrities … Rihanna is such a Pisces, etc. But probably
the easiest and most convenient way to get a grasp on all 12 is to understand
the zodiac elements.

The signs are grouped into four elements — fire, water, earth, and air — with
three signs in each. The fire signs (Aries, Leo, and Sagittarius) are bold, brash,
creative, and daring; they can burn too brightly, though, and their tempers run
hot. The water signs (Cancer, Scorpio, and Pisces) are emotional, intuitive,
and deeply in touch with their subconscious. At times, they can get
overwhelmed in feeling. The air signs (Gemini, Libra, and Aquarius) are
communicative, sharp, and intellectual, but also prone to overindulging in
fantasy and theory. The earth signs (Taurus, Virgo, and Capricorn) are solid
and practical, but also sensual and drawn to material goods. They can be
stubborn and unyielding.

Below, an in-depth guide to each element and the three signs associated with
it, by the witch and writer Liana Mack.

The Fire Signs: Aries, Leo, and Sagittarius

One of the easiest parts about describing fire signs is that we’ve never really
given up on fire metaphors in modern culture. We still call people “fiery,”
both as a compliment and an insult. The consequences of fire — a substance
that can giveth life and taketh away — are obvious and overt. Fire can heat
your home and completely destroy it, create light in the dark and totally raze
a city. Fire signs tend to be obvious and overt in human beings, too.

The Water Signs: Cancer, Scorpio, and Pisces

In astrology, the moon and water are inextricably linked. On the basest
level, both speak to emotion, intuition, and memory … If the fire
signs embody a solar or Martian energy, if the air signs are amorphous and
mercurial, and if the earth signs are fertile and Venusian, the water signs
are deep and lunar.
The Air Signs: Gemini, Libra, and Aquarius
Air signs are intellectual and communicative. They are experts in the
ephemeral, the things of this world that lack physical form, and this is
especially true of language and information … Air signs are unlimited by
space and can drift everywhere, from places to people; as such, they’re
vulnerable to overindulging in absolute fantasy.

The Earth Signs: Taurus, Virgo, Capricorn

Earth is something real, corporeal. The stuff that emerges from the earth —
precious stones, harvests, clay — has real value in the material world. We
can touch it, we can build with it, we can share it. Earth exists beyond our
personal psyches as something we can actually hold and be held inside.
Earth grounds us, and the three earth signs — Taurus, Virgo, and Capricorn
— tend to be stable, grounded, and practical.