Love and Elements

Venus in the air element... if your venus is in Libra, Aquarius, or Gemini then it's in an air sign. That means you may run the risk of falling in love with the idea of your relationship more than the person you're actually in it with! It's just something to watch out for. It's also important to keep in mind that people with this trait can be indecisive when it comes to matters of the heart. They may struggle to choose between potential lovers.

Venus in Libra - Love easily becomes an obsession. And because Venus is expressed so clearly in the sign of Libra it becomes one of the dominate traits in the person's personality. This signs is cardinal so it wants to take all it's love and shove it in your face haha. It's also prone to idealizing things beyond the actual reality. But you don't always have to look at that as a bad thing. If a person can use this ideal in their mind as a goal to achieve and inspire drive then it can be productive and positive. People with this gene will really go the extra mile for the ones they love. These people may also be artistic souls and are attracted to things with a certain elegance and symetry. You could call them people of refined taste.

Venus in Aquarius - Love is friendly and unposessive and unjudgemental. This person will take a much more hands off approach. Venus in Aquarius loves all it's friends and is genraly good to strangers too so it might be hard for them to show it if they like you in a more personal way. But the good news is that if you DO make it through the barrier and become someone they really love then you always will be. People with this gene do not fall out of love easily. They are attracted to things that are out of the ordinary. They love novelty so even if it's not really new, but just new to them, you'll have their full attention. These people can also dream pretty ambitiously.

Venus in Gemini - Of all the air signs this one may have the most trouble making up it's mind when it comes to love. Venus in gemini loves mental stimulation. So as with the other air signs, a person who is thought provoking will have their attention for a long time. Venus in Gemini is a very friendly gene to have, it ususaly means that the person loves conversation and talks to many people through the day. It might also mean that they gossip a bit. People with this gene can be very popular. But tread carefully, because someone this friendly might easily mis-lead others into thinking it's more interested than it actually is.


We'll be talking a lot more about Venus in the next few days!
Here is a piece of a very famous painting by Botticelli called
The Birth of Venus

The Elements - Air

The next element we're going to talk about is air. Everyone loves a warm windy day right? It's important to remember that Air and Fire are natural compliments to each other. The reasoning behind that statement is that our idea of " elements" follow a give and take rule. Now in most astrology books they explain this by saying that Air and Water are sustaining or nurturing elements but I think that might be confusing. Instead we will compare it to food! You need food and water to live right?  And you need even more of it if you're going to climb mountains or invent a time machine. Air and Water represent the type of energy we get from food and water. Earth and Fire are the elements that allow us to put that essential energy to work. Food goes to your body's internal furnace to be processed and burned. Now Air is the type of food that works best for Fire. Both of these elements are a little more mentally stimulating and like to communicate with words, ideas, passions, etc. So this pair is more likely to help you build a time machine. And the Water + Earth combination is more likely to help you climb a mountain. Remember that Fire can still draw energy from Water, it dosen't mean that energy isn't being shared and transferred. The fire will still burn but it will be harder to reach it's full potential because the engine will still be running on  gas, but not the type of gas it was made for.

So let's talk about Air more specificly. What is the essence of this element when you get right down to it's core? Most books will tell you that it's intelligence and mental power. And it's true that people who have a lot of air signs in their personality's DNA are often very smart and quick thinking. But I think the real essence, the real treasure of air signs, is their ability to be separate from other people. Does that sound odd? I'm sure it does. Air signs have the ability to detach themselves from other people and events. They can simply exist. Why is that wonderful and what does it mean when we are talking about personality traits???

Why it's wonderful:  Because that means people with air signs can be more self sufficient. They might like living with other people but they don't need to for the sake of mental or emotional sanity. And it gives them the ability to look at situations fairly without as many personal judgments. They are able to meet new people without any particular expectations or judgments. They give new friends a fair shot. Last but not least, isn't it wonderful to think that someone has the ability to be happy in a truly light-hearted child like way, even if the whole world is crumbling down? Because they can form an inner sense of calm and balance which the outside world can not touch.

Why it can be a problem: Air signs are often described as being cold or unsympathetic because they can detach their emotions from others and it makes the empathy they give less personal and much more general. If they do you a kindness you may feel like ... " well he would do that for anyone. It doesn't mean I'm special or that we are close." Some people have trouble feeling close to people with these traits. It can seem like they are walking around with a shield over their heart at all times so that you can't get in.

The three signs that express the element of air are Gemini, Libra, and Aquarius. You might recall that yesterday we talked about the 3 modes of astrology and how they help us measure the intensity that each element has in the three signs that express it.

Libra ------------ - - - - - - - - - - - - Aquarius - - - - - - - - - - -    -    -    -    -   -    - Gemini   -   -   -   -   -


Cardinal - Libra is the cardinal air signs. It reaches outward to try to shape and influence the world.
             So Libra is taking that great energy and trying to do something with it. This sign is especially
             good at fairness and likes to meddle in things.
Fixed - Aquarius is the fixed air sign. Like all fixed signs it is securely rooted in it's self. Sometimes
             being " rooted " in yourself can look like selfishness, vanity, or tremendous self confidence.
             Aquarius is the one who most often seems to be wearing a shield over it's heart as a means of
             self preservation.
Mutable - Gemini is the mutable air sign. It is the most adaptable and we usualy think of that as a
             good thing. But remember that it can also make a person look uncommitted, or unreliable.
             Gemini is often the most social of the air signs and does not find it as easy to detach from the
             world as the other air signs.

You can imagine this as a very strong wind that starts near the Libra with a very concentrated flow of air which begins to spread out a little near Aquarius, and by the time it reaches Gemini it's rushing off into all different directions.

I hope you enjoyed the description of air signs and that it got you thinking!!! Please feel free to leave your thoughts and comments. I'd like to hear what ideas and questions this information inspires in your mind!