heart shaped world

tarot & astrology

the elements

fire

mode:
intuition
orientation:
subjective

the elements: there is no argument here with those who like to point out that there is a periodic table with somewhat more than four elements and why o why o why etc etc... we are dealing with a very old reference system which only found it necessary to distinguish (for these purposes) four symbolic building blocks representative of life and its essential, key varieties. A more modern variation of such thinking can be seen by psychometric character typing with four basic types and the permutations afforded by subdividing each into four again, thus from the types 'Driver', 'Analytic', 'Expressive' & 'Aimiable'as main categories, 'Drivers' can be realised as 'analytic drivers', 'aimiable drivers', 'expressive drivers' or 'driver-drivers'. No-one is wholly and solely one type, this is simply a way to describe the types of influences that go into a personal mix, where some aspects may be more marked than others.

associated with fire

Fun, joie de vivre, lust for life - Fire is associated with our creative and expressive urges. Fire is warmth and the association with cats is unsurprising when you observe their heat-seeking, hedonistic nature so reminiscent of people basking on Mediterranean beaches. Fire, though, is also dangerous and requires careful control if it is not to get out of hand - it can then, though, be banked and stored with care and attention.

fire personality

Artistic, flamboyant and impulsive, fire types are self-aware, self-confident and self-centred but rarely self-indulgent. A 6th sense goes with the territory and enables fire types to act swiftly, often impetuosly but effectively and they are natural leaders. More sexual than sensuous, more passionate than sensual, they are energetic, competetive and performance centred.

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