In Astrology, there are four Elements, or Triplicities, each consisting of three signs. The Air signs are: Gemini, Libra and Aquarius. The Air Element symbolizes curiosity, logic and communication. In human beings, Air represents the self-conscious mind, whose function is to stimulate logical reasoning and the exchange of information. For this reason, this Element favors reason and logic over sensitivity or emotions. For Air, the mind is the most important aspect of life and it must be developed, making socialization and communication processes essential. As rationality has priority for this Element, the sentimental part can be hurt, resulting in having some difficulty in dealing with very emotional people. Actually, Air natives need to preserve their space, without ties or constraints. Out of all the Elements, Air is the most difficult to predict your actions and has a tendency to instability and unpredictability.
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What are the Elements in Astrology?
In Astrology, the energy of the planets in the astral map is filtered by the four Elements - Fire, Earth, Water, and Air and each one of the Sun Signs belongs to one of these groups. The natural characteristics of each Element to which each sign belongs influence the personality of the natives of that sign and represent different postures of facing life.
The element each sign belongs to is also very important to understand the compatibilities of that sign. As in Nature, Fire is powered by Air but extinguished by Water, which in turn connects better with Earth, nourishing it and providing stability.
Together, the four Elements represent the forces of the natural world and, in a way, depend on each other's existence to find their own balance and to create an overall balanced energy flow.
What Does It Mean to Be an Air Sign?
The Air Signs are, above all, mental and intellectual. Air is a master at relating concepts. You need to understand everything you experience and your response is mostly intellectual. It is notorious that people with a predominance of this Element prefer to think more logically than emotionally, and tend to be quite active and sociable, detached from the limits of the material world.
The high ability to connect ideas results in the need to express them, which reinforces your communication skills and the easy way in which you relate to others. In relationships, the Air personality is sensitive and seductive and emphasizes intelligence. However, despite being social, Air does not easily express his feelings and emotions, and he does not always act as he speaks or thinks, although he is usually the first to question something.
Air is the most innovative and intellectual of the Elements. Indifferent to the material side of life, its motivation is to communicate. Above all, it values mental affinity - from ideas arise infinities of new possibilities. Balanced air is gentle, objective, sociable and correct. Without this Element the personality is stagnant, introverted and irrational.
When the Air Element is balanced, there is a certain facility to rationalize, to socialize, to relate to people and the environment, to look for information, to communicate in general, to study, to think, to see the whole and understand the big picture, to mentally reflect on various themes and subjects.
The Air Element brings together the characteristic Wet, which gives it great mental flexibility, flexibility in thinking, and enormous capacity to reflect on ideas and concepts. They are wide-ranging personalities, with a broad view of the world, unlike the Earth natives, who tend towards concentration, towards focus, towards the detail. However, this tendency to be interested in too many things at the same time means that you may not have enough willpower to focus on any one of them in particular, dispersing easily.
The Air natives can be incredibly indecisive and fickle by nature, making it more difficult for them to put their ideas into practice as their desires and opinions are constantly changing. For the natives of this Element, the best companions are those of the Earth Signs because they complement each other. In Earth, Air finds a precious help to get out of the abstract, learns how to materialize its ideas, to see the rational and the concrete.
The absence of the Air Element in the birth chart can be manifested by the difficulty in understanding the facts at a rational level. The mind gets caught up in the details and loses the ability to see the big picture, to perceive and connect the various aspects of the same issue. On the other hand, it can also limit the ability to communicate, in the sense that the person becomes less open to discussion, listening to different points of view and summarizing them. Their closed mind prevents them from dealing with multiple pieces of information at the same time. It's that person who has very good ideas but can't get them off the paper, who isn't able to put them into practice, to materialize their excellent ideas in the real world.
What are the Air Signs?
The Air Element corresponds to the mental spectrum, intellect, communication, and exchange, being the driving force of the signs of Gemini, Libra, and Aquarius.
Gemini
Mutable Gemini is considered the most adaptable of the Air signs and takes a mental approach to life. By skillfully sorting and sharing ideas, Gemini energy promotes the awakening of intellectuality. Wherever this sign stands, it is a curious, light, and dual-energy.
Libra
Personality Cardinal, Libra is the most action-oriented of the Air signs and excels at comparing, weighing, and in the valorization of ideas and principles. A possible problem for this sign is the indecision generated by insecurity, which can impair the agility and fulfillment of your plans.
Aquarius
Aquarius is the firmest and most stubborn of the three Air signs. This sign specializes in intuitively understanding the universality of ideas and principles. Aquarius is the sign of contestations and innovation, related to non-conformism and aimed at social revolution. However, the Fixed Aquarius has a certain predisposition to dissatisfaction, becoming, at times, unstable and unpredictable.
Air Signs are Compatible with…
The natives of the Air Element have a good relationship with the natives ruled by the Fire Element, stimulating each other. For the relationship to work out perfectly, they just need to learn to take care of each other, so they don't smother each other.
The best Air companions are the Earth Signs. They teach them the means to realize their ideas which, without their help, would remain purely abstract.
The Air Signs May Have More Difficulty Connecting to…
With an expressive and very communicative nature, Air natives have some difficulty in dealing with Water natives, as they tend to express their feelings non-verbally. Furthermore, Air likes to run the relationship and hardly respects their partner's wishes; the Water Element, on the other hand, likes to live at its own pace, according to its wishes and motivations.
The Astrological Elements and the Zodiac Signs
The 12 Zodiac signs are grouped into four elements: Fire, Earth, Air, and Water. Know each one of them and how they affect your astrological personality.
- The Four Zodiac Elements - What's My Zodiac Sign Element?
- The Fire Signs of the Zodiac - Aries, Leo & Sagittarius
- The Earth Signs of the Zodiac - Capricorn, Taurus & Virgo
- The Water Signs of the Zodiac - Cancer, Scorpio & Pisces
- The Air Signs of the Zodiac - Gemini, Libra & Aquarius
