![]() It’s no exaggeration to say that we are the wisdom of the elements as we walk around, talking, hugging, making love, building skyscrapers, starting nonprofits, giving birth, lying on our deathbeds. We can only go three minutes without air, and our body weight is 60 percent water. Our carbon-based bodies are built from the very same building blocks as stones and soil. Electrical impulses zap throughout our bodies to stimulate our muscle cells and fire our neurons. We are made of fire, earth, air, and water. We have just as much reliance on these four elements today, and they offer up indispensable wisdom for both survival and thriving. Their lives depended on fresh air and clean sources of water. Thousands of years ago, our ancestors lived in close contact with the earth and the hearth and relied on their ability to make fire. Or you might be an airy intellectual when it comes to love and a sensitive, watery empath when it comes to sex. You may be fiery when challenged at work but grounded in earthy routine when it comes to your health. But as you probably know, there is much more to your birth chart than your Sun sign, and similarly there is much more to your elemental makeup than the element that corresponds to your Sun sign.Įach of us has a unique constellation of the four elements inside of us that manifests in distinct ways in different areas of our lives. You might be familiar with the elements as they correspond to your Sun sign-for example, Aries is fire, Taurus is earth, Gemini is air, and Cancer is water. ![]() This book will focus on the use of the elements in astrology. The wisdom gleaned from the natural elements-fire, earth, air, and water-is a foundation of healing practices in Chinese, Native American, Vedic, and Tibetan cultures. From there, we can learn to balance and nourish our unique mix of elements to live boldly and authentically. In her new book A Map to Your Soul, Freed shows us how to cultivate deep self-awareness and understand how our elements reflect us-the way we communicate with our partners, maybe, or the way we come across when meeting a stranger. What does it mean to live a fully expressed life? According to psychological astrologer Jennifer Freed, PhD, the key is using the four elements of astrology-fire, earth, air, and water-as a guide.
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