Prayer's of a Dream!

Can you offer me the heat, to melt my cold,

Can you give me the peace,to ease my anguish,

Can you give me a life, that I would be happy to lead,

Can you offer me the love, I was born to recieve.

Element to Element

Fire Signs

ARIES, LEO and SAGITTARIUS are the Fire signs. Though they sparkle in different ways, they are all passionate, and restless. Don’t look here for a quiet life. Be ready for a temper that flares up at the slightest provocation but then rapidly burns out. Be ready too, to face irrepressible ambition. Fire fancies itself as invincible. Though it is always hungry and in a hurry, it thinks that sooner or later, it can wear down the most resistant material and make it come ablaze. If a Fire sign person wants you as a partner, you’ll find it hard to damp down their enthusiasm. Saying no will merely make you seem like more of a challenge. If you really don’t want the heat, keep well away from the kitchen. But some like it hot... and those who do are right in their element here. 

Earth Signs 

TAURUS, VIRGO and CAPRICORN are the Earth signs. They are solid and strong. Or so, at least, they seem. Think though, of soil and the way it surges with invisible, life-giving energy. Or consider a tree. Though very much 'of the earth' it is constantly in a state of change. It adapts to the seasons and never stops growing. Earth sign people, despite their image of implacability, are sensitive, sensual and subject to slow but steady change. They possess enormous power and love to put this to a fruitful use. The further into the earth you dig, the more hidden treasure you find. If you seek depth and meaning, an Earth sign person is your ideal companion. Likewise, if you want loyalty, dedication and integrity. If though, you thrive on drama, adventure or debate, you may prefer someone with whom the ground rules are less clearly defined.

Air Signs

GEMINI, LIBRA and AQUARIUS are the Air signs who dwell in the realm of thought and theory. Their heads are always in the clouds. From this lofty position they can see a long way and find a lot to say. If you enjoy conversation, debate and discussion, here's your perfect partner. Not so if you happen to feel there's more to life than words. An Air sign person can say pretty much anything and make it sound persuasive. So persuasive, indeed, that they will convince themselves it must be true! Woe betide you if you argue. That's playing right into the Air person's hands. Air likes to whip up a wind. It also likes to be free to float. If you like things to be the same from day to day, Air's constant changeability will drive you bananas. If though, you like to get high on the exhilarating oxygen of brainpower, here's your source of eternal excitement.

Water Signs

CANCER, SCORPIO, and PISCES are the intuitive and emotional Water signs. They wear their hearts on their sleeves and rightly so, for their hearts are pure and kind. Though they pretend, in different ways, to be dry, they can't help but well up with compassion at the slightest sob story. But they can afford to be a little more giving than the rest of us because, for all their apparent insecurity, they can never come to real harm. It's easy to disperse water but hard to destroy it. Sooner or later, even if it has to seep underground or evaporate in order to escape, water always finds its way to more water. If you seek a companion full of heartfelt feeling, look no further. If you prefer less fluidity or you fear being swamped by ever-changing moods, you're out of your depth here.. 

Element Pairings

Fire + Fire = The Inferno of Attraction
Fire is always attracted to more fire. The question, when you put two fire people together, is not 'will they be drawn to one another' but 'will the relationship burn itself out?' It certainly will if there's too much competition for the same source of fuel. How then, can you prevent a Fire sign partnership from flaring up wildly, only to go out in a blaze of glory? You need a totally shared sense of purpose. You have to turn your fire on a common enemy, not on each other or reach an agreement about what you are trying to achieve together. Even with such a deal struck, sparks will occasionally fly. Fire people love a challenge. They can't resist infuriating each other every so often. Then again, if you thrive on passion, there are some distinct advantages to life with someone who can always get you feeling fully inflamed.





Fire + Earth = The Erupting Volcano
Earth is covered in vegetation which fire can burn. Deep below the earth there's coal and oil, even more substantial fuel for fire. It is easy then, to see why Fire people are drawn to Earth people. They provide constant psychological fuel for the fiery person to consume. Why though, should an Earth person fancy a Fire person? Where's the advantage in getting together with someone who will take all you've got to give and come back for more? The Earth person is understandably cautious. But the Earth person does have a need for fire. You can see this more clearly if you appreciate how sensuous Earth types truly are. They yearn to feel the earth move and nothing makes the earth move more dramatically than an explosion! That's why, if this relationship gets off the ground, it turns out to be such dynamite. 
 


Fire + Water = The Passionate Potboiler
Put fire under water and you get steam. Place water over fire and you put the fire out. Everything depends, in this relationship, on who takes the lead. Hot water is more powerful than cold. When water is changed by fire, it makes greater impact. No wonder then, that Water people find Fire folk appealing. They have nothing to fear. They know they can quench fire if it gets too hot. But why should a Fire person want to get close to a natural force that can destroy it? There is no logical answer. Water has nothing to offer Fire, but it needs it and wants it. That's why it works so hard to attract it! Fire is willing to be drawn because it hungers to be powerful in any way it can. It can't resist that steamy sizzle. Fire likes living dangerously. Water likes to get excited. This pairing may not be wise but it's hard for either to resist. 



Fire + Air = The Exploding Love Bomb
Fire needs air. Without it, no matter how much fuel it has, it cannot survive. Why though, does air need fire? It can exist quite nicely without all that smoke. It's the heat that it seeks. As any meteorologist will tell you, air currents are driven by temperature changes. Wind will not develop and travel unless something warms it up. Air sign people then, find Fire sign folk useful. They get them to stop sitting around thinking and they make them start doing things. There is strong attraction between these elements but there's also an ever-present danger. Fire folk glow so brightly in an Air person's company that they forget to refuel. Then, the wind ends up putting out the fading fire. But as long as there's even a tiny spark remaining, a breeze can rekindle it. Thus this relationship can carry on blowing hot and cold for a lifetime. 


Earth + Air = The Mountain of Dreams
Without earth's gravity, there would be no air. Without air, earth would be incapable of supporting life. People born under these two elements are strongly drawn to one another. Air people benefit greatly from having a partner who will ground them. Earth people (who need stimulation if they are ever to get anywhere) enjoy the flow of ideas that only an air person can offer. In theory then, this is a perfect union. In practice? There are a few little problems. Tornados, for example, that blow up when the Air person can find no other way to make the Earth person shift. Or underground caverns that entice in fresh air and then, by sealing up their entrances with a sudden rock fall, trap it there forever. These risks though, can be avoided. And, when they are, no relationship can match it ... in heaven or on earth! 


Earth + Water = The Quicksand of Desire
To understand this relationship, consider the contrast between land and sea. Imagine these forces in perpetual battle; think of mighty waves, crashing against rocks. Earth and water themselves seem to enjoy unleashing all that energy. Earth and Water people have a similar tendency to clash superficially but form a deep, fulfilling, lasting bond. They are not always instantly drawn together but slowly, they find a way to coexist. The more they do, the more they see how much they can offer each other. Soil needs rain in order to be fertile. Rivers need banks if they are to stay on track. Earth and Water people need each other for inspiration and support. Only when they fail to keep separate identities and try to 'merge' do we get a problem. Water mixed with Earth makes mud ... but then, some of us feel that even this is glorious! 


Earth + Earth = The Forest of Forever
What happens when irresistible force meets immovable object? Put two Earth sign people together and you'll find out! In theory, there's potential for endless pressure; a battle for ultimate supremacy between two tectonic plates that can only ever end in an earthquake. In fact, it rarely comes to this. Earth sign people are never drawn to each other unless they can both sense a viable way to share the territory. Agreement from the outset, is imperative. But lively relationships need just a small amount of friction. If you dare not allow even the tiniest amount of this to develop for fear of starting something that you can never finish, the result is likely to be a partnership that trundles, uneventfully on and on... and on. Looking for safety? Here's your promised land. Hoping for thrills? Here's your empty desert. 




Air + Air = The Love made in Heaven

"Who can see the wind? Neither you nor I. But when the tree bows down its head, the wind is rushing by." What are we to conclude though when we see that tree nodding wildly up and down like a teenage heavy metal fan? Surely this can only mean that it is being blown by two winds at once. Air sign people have no difficulty forming a rapport with one another - kindred spirits who feel, from the moment they meet, that they are renewing an old acquaintance. When they're in agreement, they're closer than a pair of lovebirds. When they're not, they're like clowns back to back on a tandem, each trying to pedal in the opposite direction. It's then that the relationship stops being a breeze and turns, instead, into a wild hurricane. Air sign people never agree to differ. They like contradicting each other too much. 

 
Air + Water = The Fountain of Joy
Put air into water and you get lovely bubbles. Put water into air and you get soft, fluffy clouds - provided that there's not too much pressure. We all know though, what happens to a fizzy drink if it's shaken. We also know how atmospheric pressure can cause water in the atmosphere to turn into something very cold and clammy. Air and water go well together... most of the time. Air sign people provide intuitive Water people with much-needed intellectual perspective. Water people return the compliment by compensating for the Air person's dry attitude. But while they can visit one another's domain, they cannot remain in it for long. The bubbles go flat after a while. Likewise, the clouds tend to disperse. This relationship has to be constantly renewed and revived. It is though, well worth the maintenance. 



Water + Water = The Ocean of Bliss

What does water want, more than anything else? To find its way to yet more water! Think how inland streams make their way across the country till they reach first the river then the ocean. Water people have a similar, natural desire to seek one another's company. There they find a level of empathy that nobody else can match. Even Water sign people who happily marry individuals of another element, will ensure they keep a fair selection of Water friends. Not all Water relationships though, are an instant success. Warm water tends to float, in a slightly superior way, over cold. Fresh water will try to keep itself from salt water. Some waters merge more naturally than others and all have a difficult time when it comes to separating. Every water/water marriage is 'for life', no matter how often or how intensely both may try to part. 

All  credits for Elemental pairings go to Johnathan Cainer @ http://www.cainer.com/

Understanding the Elements Within

Have you ever wondered wether your just physically attracted to somebody or if the attraction go's deeper? 

We've all asked ourselfs questions like " What is it about this person that draws me in so much" or " Why is it, I get on with this person one minute, then the next minute it's like a war zone", the answer to these questions and more is in understanding the Elements/Energy's that we all hold within ourselves.

Lets begin with Physical Attraction, let's be honest, Physical Attraction starts with the eye's, both sexes check each other out because it's a primal instinct and quite natural, so it's nothing to be ashamed of, but they are the desire's, passions of the body or in technical terms " the vehicle that houses the soul".

Now here's where it gets technical, all depending on the day/month/year that we as new human life's are born we get given a Zodiac sign eg:

                    

Tropical  Zodiac                                              Element      Mode       Polarity    Sign Ruler   

Aries            21 March - 20 April                      Fire             Cardinal         +           Mars
Taurus         21 April - 20 May                         Earth            Fixed             -           Venus
Gemini         21 May - 21 June                        Air              Mutable           +          Mercury

Cancer          22 June - 22 July                       Water        Cardinal            -           Moon

Leo                23 July - 22 August                   Fire            Fixed                +          Sun

Virgo             23 August - 22 September        Earth         Mutable             -          Mercury

Libra             23 September - 22 October      Air              Cardinal            +         Venus

Scorpio          23 October - 22 November     Water         Fixed                 -          Pluto

Sagittarius    23 November - 21 December  Fire            Mutable             +         Jupiter

Capricorn     22 December -  19 January     Earth          Cardinal             -         Saturn

Aquarius       20 January  - 18 February      Air               Fixed                 +         Uranus

Pisces             19 February - 20 March       Water          Mutable              -         Neptune

And depending on that date is what sign you are, so we all grow up thinking that we just carry around the traits of one particular sign, when in reality it is far from the truth, because we all seem to forget that there is more than one planet in the sky and it's the placement of these planets at "Time of Birth" and "Location of Birth" that go into making up who we are as a person. And those planets will be in different signs that have differing elements, modes and polarity.

Using myself as an example, I was born on 24th August 1971, so that makes me a Virgo right? actually even though my sun sign labels me a Virgo,I'm not a true virgo, I was born on whats called the cusp of a sign ( just as the sun is moving into the next sign) so for 7 days the sun still carry's energy's from the previous sign. So my personality is a mix of both Leo & Virgo. Now adding my "Time of Birth" 01:05am and "Location of Birth" Dulwich,London (51N26' 000W05') gives me my ascendant/rising sign which is Cancer,so my external element/energy differs from my internal element/energy.

So if you wanted to base any type of relationship on physical attraction alone, you would look to that persons rising sign, if you wanted to understand another person on a deeper level you would need to look towards the other planets & elements that make up a particular persons natal birth chart, not just their Zodiac sign or Ascendant sign.

Lets go a bit deeper:

A zodiac wheel is made up of 12 zodiac signs or houses in Astrological terms, each house and sign have a ruling planet, when a ruling planet is in it's own sign it is said to be exalted which means it has more energy. Zodiac house meanings are as follows:

1st House

Element: Fire / Mode: Angular / Quadrant: 1
Your basic personality or energy that is projected into the world (especially the ascendent itself); your characteristic manner of self-expression; how you present yourself to the world as a separate and unique individual.
Habits, mannerisms, characteristic quirks; instinctive behavior, your unthinking, habitual mode of acting; self-image; your public "persona" (or "mask") that you present to others; the physical body, the impression your appearance makes on others; drive, (physical) vitality, health.

2nd House

Element: Earth / Mode: Succedent / Quadrant: 1
The things and resources you bring into your life to support your existence here; how you value things, the ego attachments you make with them, attitudes toward wealth and abundance.
Money, possessions; things that make life easier, more pleasant, productive, or abundant; the manner in which you use resources, lines of work that bring income (along with houses 6 and 10). 

3rd House

Element: Air / Mode: Cadent / Quadrant: 1
Habitual interactions with immediate, everyday surroundings; workings of the mind in a habitual mode, the Lower Mind; your skills for dealing with day-to-day living.
Communication, use of language; social skills, education, learning; short journeys, moving about in your immediate environment; neighborhood (where you feel at home); brothers, sisters, family (except parents), neighbors. 

4th House

Element: Water / Mode: Angular / Quadrant: 2
Roots, family, home; the "ground" that supports and nurtures you in the world; the deep or collective unconscious; sense of belonging, support; a place to retreat to for renewal.
Private, personal life; home (both childhood and adult); your family, genetic and emotional background, support from the family; your deepest emotional patterns (from childhood upbringing); ancestors, your native land, tradition, the past; real estate; both the beginning and ending of life; the nurturing parent; urgings from the unconscious, the "still small voice within" of the soul; instincts, archetypes (the heritage of our species); Mother Earth. 

5th House

Element: Fire / Mode: Succedent / Quadrant: 2
Play, self-expression, things done "just because of who I am"; creative or artistic expression; love affairs as an expression of self.
Activities carried out for their own sake, as a creative outpouring of your inner nature; children; art; gambling, speculation, investment; amusements; love affairs, sexuality, especially expressing yourself through the role of Lover. 

6th House

Element: Earth / Mode: Cadent / Quadrant: 2
Activities carried out for some other purpose or to benefit someone else; service, helping; dealing with "mundane details" of living, adjustments to physical reality, health issues; self-sacrifice.
Health, illness, nutrition, exercise; taking care of yourself (body and mind) so you're a "fit vehicle" for doing your real work; service or work done for someone else, work others do for you; sickness as a symptom that you aren't adjusting to life skillfully, need to change; employees, servants; "house of slavery"; defered self gratification; small animals. 

7th House

Element: Air / Mode: Angular / Quadrant: 3
Relationship, partnership, living with the Other; understanding the rejected, disowned parts of yourself through projection on others; others as a "mirror" for yourself; experience of self within relationships.
Close one-to-one partnerships; marriage or business partners; counselors and therapists (people who "mirror" you, help your self-awareness); open enemies, conflicts, lawsuits; your Shadow side, the parts of our personality that you deny or ignore. 

8th House

Element: Water / Mode: Succedent / Quadrant: 3
Self-transformation, renewal, breaking ties to the past; overcoming old limitations; resources and support from partners; the transformative effect of relationships.
Death, inheritances; challenges to your personal status quo, especially due to partners; letting go of possessions and resources that no longer suit you; ego-death, illumination, rebirth; sexuality, especially the momentary ego-death of orgasm; deeply emotional house, dealing with one's strongest feelings of who you are (which are limitations to overcome!). 

9th House

Element: Fire / Mode: Cadent / Quadrant: 3

Higher Mind, consciousness expansion, learning, wisdom and insight; new experiences that cause you to change your limited viewpoint; journeys to new realities.

Religion, philosophy, higher education; longer journeys that take you out of your everyday reality; the law, the social contract that puts you in contact with others; peak experiences, inspiration; personal insight, new awareness of the workings of your own psyche; fully conscious, non-habitual workings of the mind; spiritual disciplines; reaching out to new experiences. 

10th House

Element: Earth / Mode: Angular / Quadrant: 4

Making your niche in the world-at-large; achievement, reward, prestige for your labors; issues of authority; your public self.

The disciplining, socializing parent; authority figures, bosses, government heads; honor, social status, recognition; career, profession, "what you do"; reaping the benefits of hard work, the fruition of plans; integrating yourself into society at large; transcending your boundaries by becoming part of a larger whole; the experience of "fathering". 

11th House

Element: Air / Mode: Succedent / Quadrant: 4

The fellowship of like-minded people, friends and groups that share your values and ideals; banding together with others to achieve your collective goals; group identity.

Hopes, ideals, wishes; groups or organizations; relationships with groups (as opposed to one-to-one relationships in the 7th house); your roots and attachments to the social world; friendships; experiencing the role of the Beloved, being the object of another's love. 

12th House

Element: Water / Mode: Cadent / Quadrant: 4

Testing of new energies or skills; dealing with the setbacks related to new directions or abilities; the personal unconscious, repressions, disowned or denied parts of the psyche; realizing limitations or transcending them.

The first outer expression of immature or untried abilities, which may be successful or lead to defeat; repression of parts of the self that led to failure, denial due to shame or fear; having to relive these old wounds, overcome old limitations, usually in projected form or via "selfless" (i.e., ego-denying, since the ego denied the original energy) activities; self denial, altruistic service, sacrifice; hospitals, prisons, asylums; old karma that limits the present life; shameful secrets; secret, covert enemies, circumstances leading to your "undoing"; illness (mental or physical); being cut off from the world, "a monk's life"; on the positive side, when the original energy is not met with defeat, it can become an important strength; old limitations can be transcended and become your greatest strengths.

Each house meaning stays the same though the elements change with each individual natal chart. Then we have the planets and their meanings, each planet has a positive & negative side. All depending on where the planet is placed in a chart is how it expresses itself, for instance with Mercury positioned in Virgo it will express it's through analysing, either by, writing,editing,counselling,teaching,drawing or transalating to name but a few. And like a photograph some natal charts can be Under-Emphasized or Over-Emphasized in one element/energy or another due to the placement of the planets and how many points that they carry.

Sun and Moon = 4 points each

Mercury,Venus & Mars = 3 points each

Jupiter and Saturn = 2 points each

 Ascendant = 4 points

Using my own chart as an example:

Sun in Virgo ( Earth Sign) = 4 points 

Moon in Libra ( Air Sign) = 4 points

Mercury in Virgo ( Earth Sign) = 3 points

Venus in Leo ( Fire Sign) = 3 points

Mars in Aquarius ( Air Sign) = 3 points

Jupiter in Scorpio ( Water Sign) = 2 points

Saturn in Gemini ( Air sign) = 2 points

Ascendant in Cancer ( Water Sign) = 4 points

Fire = 3 points

Earth = 4+ 3 = 7 points

Air = 4 + 3 + 2 = 9 Points

Water =  2 + 4 = 6 points

Now, if we consider that the overall total weighting is 21 points, we can interpret the elemental weighting as follows:

3 points or less, that element is Under- Emphasized

12 points or more, that element is Over- Emphasized

4- 11 points, the element is said to be Balanced

So I myself have an Under- Emphasized element of Fire which means I'm lacking in Life Energy or Internal fire,and it doesn't help that I'm an Highly Sensitive person/Empath either, cause I can pick up on other people's energy's through their emotions & without the proper boundry's in place it can leave you drained/washed out or burnt out and you find yourself needing to stand back and take some space to regain your own sense of balance. So to reflect, the saying go's "Like attracts Like" but too much of one thing is never a good thing, it's all about the Balance with relationships aswell as the elements, cause we infact seek that which we ourselves are lacking.

Loretta Priestman