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Every zodiac sign has an element attached to it. Your sign is one of these: Fire, Earth, Air or Water. But the quality of that element changes as the signs change. There are three qualities in the zodiac: Cardinal, Fixed and Mutable. Only one of them applies to your sign’s element and this combination is the essence of your zodiac sign, giving a great personality description about the fundamentals at the core of your being.<\/p>\n
Cardinal Quality<\/span> Fixed Quality<\/span> Mutable Quality<\/span> Each sign of the zodiac has a unique combination of one quality and one element \u2013 no two signs carry the same two of these together. Read below to see what your sign promises to deliver at the core of your personality on the drive toward understanding yourself.<\/p>\n This Cardinal Fire sign is known as “The Spark” \u2013 it uses the Cardinal quality of starting new things and the Fire element of spreading energy quite fast. This might be perceived as an avoidant personality, always off to new things.<\/p>\n This Fixed Earth Sign is known as “The Stone” \u2013 it relies on the Fixed quality of stability and the Earth element’s natural pragmatism to stay consistent. Some might even call this stubborn.<\/p>\n This Mutable Air sign is known as “The Cool Breeze” \u2013 it embodies the Mutable quality inherent in a refreshing shift of consciousness. This burst of insight is the core nature of the Air element. Some might consider this a personality that is a lot of flash and no substance.<\/p>\n This Cardinal Water sign is known as “The Rain” \u2013 it manifests the Cardinal quality’s invigorating nature with the nurturing possibilities inherent in Water signs. Others could consider the drenching of an otherwise good day to be more like it.<\/p>\n This Fixed Fire sign is known as “The Bonfire” \u2013 the Fixed quality’s stationary nature enlightens all those that gather around the warmth of its Fire element. A difference of opinion with a Leo could lead one to believe that the lion never wants to leave its throne.<\/p>\n This Mutable Earth sign is often referred to as “The Landslide” \u2013 the Mutable quality’s nature of change and motion make a real impact in the Earth element’s material world. Another viewpoint could see this as a capitulation to the elements.<\/p>\n This Cardinal Air sign is best described as “Exhaling” \u2013 the Cardinal quality of putting new energy out into the world combines with the Air element’s nature of shared consciousness. Others might insist that it is all talk and no action.<\/p>\n This Fixed Water sign can only be thought of as “Ice” \u2013 The Fixed quality of a certain position is manifested by the solid nature of the Water element. Others will, of course, point out that this very consistency can be \u2026 oh, so cold.<\/p>\n This Mutable Fire sign is understandably referred to as “The Wildfire” \u2013 the Mutable quality of raging unhindered energy manifests in the Fire element as a sudden engulfing sensation. Others might note that the unbridled energy of the wildfire burns itself out.<\/p>\n This Cardinal Earth sign is commonly called “The Meteor” \u2013 the Cardinal nature of flying independently into new worlds manifested in the Earth element’s solid, absolute nature. It could be pointed out that many look at a meteor and say, “You’re not from around here, are you?”\u2026<\/p>\n This Fixed Air sign is referred to as “The Deep Breath” \u2013 The Fixed quality holds in that which the air element has shared with the people. The Aquarian nature for knowing what the masses want is often derived from being among, but not of them.<\/p>\n This Mutable Water sign is best described as “The Flood” \u2013 The Mutable quality manifests as reaching everywhere without regard to convention. The Water element leaves its mark here long after it appears to have receded. Some people might call this behavior mass codependency, but some floods do have a nourishing nature amidst the chaos.<\/p>\n Shared Elements are what attract us to others, but shared qualities have a friction and tension that make animosity a likely outcome. If you are in a relationship with someone whose zodiac sign carries the same quality as yours, you might share some similar attributes that actually upset you. The tension between signs of the same quality is a natural manifestation of seeing what we don’t like about ourselves embodied in someone else.<\/p>\n Cardinal Sign Tension<\/span> Fixed Sign Tension<\/span> Mutable Sign Tension<\/span>
Cardinal signs like to start things. They are first, often by accident, but also by design. They tread off the beaten path and make it a new highway. Cardinal individuals may get lost as they go off on their own, but the discoveries they make benefit everyone. These are the trailblazers and the visionaries, but they don’t necessarily stick around to enjoy what has been established.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
Fixed signs are steady. They learn how to do something and stick with it. They take orders well and delegate along a systematic line. Leadership is their specialty when the rules are known. A person born under a fixed sign may strike others as rigid, but sticking with what is known and making discoveries by following a method is safe and guarantees that what is learned is certain.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
Mutable signs are always changing. They have an experimental nature that plays with the information codified by the Fixed signs and brings along the improvisational zeal of a Cardinal sign. Always free to try new things, they are dogged by inconsistencies that are part of their free-form nature. Putting it all together, they soar with masterpieces of creativity. Pulling it all apart, and they swoon with confusion.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nElement Qualities of Each Zodiac Sign<\/h2>\n
Aries March 21 \u2013 April 19<\/span><\/h3>\n
Taurus April 20 \u2013 May 20<\/span><\/h3>\n
Gemini May 21 \u2013 June 21<\/span><\/h3>\n
Cancer June 22 \u2013 July 22<\/span><\/h3>\n
Leo July 23 \u2013 August 22<\/span><\/h3>\n
Virgo August 23 \u2013 September 22<\/span><\/h3>\n
Libra September 23 \u2013 October 22<\/span><\/h3>\n
Scorpio October 23 \u2013 November 21<\/span><\/h3>\n
Sagittarius November 22 \u2013 December 21<\/span><\/h3>\n
Capricorn December 22 \u2013 January 19<\/span><\/h3>\n
Aquarius January 20 \u2013 February 18<\/span><\/h3>\n
Pisces February 19 \u2013 March 20<\/span><\/h3>\n
Interactions Between Element Qualities<\/h2>\n
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If you were born under a Cardinal sign, you might notice that others who share this sign’s quality will challenge your originality and question the premise of why you are doing what you are doing.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
Two Fixed signs will inevitably butt heads over protocol, regulations and other ways of doing things that might be open to interpretation. The danger is when one Fixed sign lets the other feel too in control and applies late pressure to release or share that control. Tension flares indeed.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
Two people born under mutable signs may work at cross-purposes so independently of each other that they will not realize how sabotaged their efforts are until they see the progress each other has made. There must be a cosmic reason the letter M starts off both the words Mutable and Mess.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\nOther Introductory Astrology Articles<\/h2>\n
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