Earth, Wind and Fire ... and Water
Compatibility in Astrology
by Rebecca Brents

Every astrologer hears the question: What signs am I compatible with? The person asking wants a list of three or four answers they can count on ... often to solve problems much larger than just a cluster of incompatible associates. Some of the misapplications of astrology suggest there are such lists ... and easy answers. There aren't. In astrology, as in life, broad categories and generalizations ... may not be worth much. Also, a lot depends on what you want ... what "compatible" means to you.
True, there are signs who tend to think and act alike, whose orientation and values toward life share common ground, whose personalities support and sympathize with one another. This can indeed give you a head start on a satisfying relationship - but there are no guarantees. Intellectually, as an educated astrologer, I can sit here and tell you that all signs are crucially important, all signs are wonderfully unique, all people are composed of many different elements - and categories can be dangerous.
As a practical matter and in the experience of my real life, though, I have to admit there is one sign I simply cannot get along with - although Lord knows I've tried!! (No, I will not say what it is.) On the other hand, every serious romantic partner I've ever had has been a Leo. Could there possibly be any relationship between the fact that Leo is a Fire sign ... and I have my Sun, Moon, and Ascendant all in Fire signs? I'm going to chicken out on that answer and let you be the judge.
But in this article, I'll talk about the Zodiac groupings that are assigned to the four components of physical reality - Fire, Earth, Air, and Water. I'll tell you the basic qualities of each group and the differences in the signs they contain ... and leave you to decide which ones sound interesting and compatible to you.
To an astrologer, Fire, Earth, Air, and Water are called the Elements or Triplicities - as each contains three signs of the Zodiac. Traditionally, members of the same triplicity tend to get along well with one another. (There are also the Qualities ... or the Quadruplicities: Cardinal, Fixed, and Mutable ... whose members tend to have "problems" with one another. But that's the subject of a future article.)
The Fire signs are Aries, Leo, and Sagittarius. The Earth signs are Taurus, Virgo, and Capricorn. The Air signs are Gemini, Libra, and Aquarius. The Water signs are Cancer, Scorpio, and Pisces.

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Earth, Wind, Fire ... and Water
Compatibility in Astrology

See Also
Squared Off
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The Qualities in Astrology
Cardinal, Fixed, Mutable

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