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
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: 1Your 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: 1The 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: 1Habitual 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: 2Roots, 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: 2Play, 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: 2Activities 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: 3Relationship, 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: 3Self-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.
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