Fire (element)
Fire is one of the four elements of Western astrology, shared by Aries, Leo and Sagittarius. It stands for spirit, drive and enthusiasm: a forward-moving energy, quick and spontaneous. Tradition links it to heat, light and the will that fuels action. The Fire signs are described as intuitive, expansive and carried by the desire to move ahead rather than by caution. It is the spark behind beginnings.
What Fire brings
If your chart is marked by Fire, you run on impulse: you feel before you calculate, you leap when the urge rises. This energy gives you enthusiasm and courage, a warmth that pulls others along. It only asks for a little patience so you do not try to have everything all at once.
Paired with Air
Fire gets on well with Air, which brings it ideas and oxygen. Air fans the Fire, and Fire gives body and heat to Air’s thoughts. Together they form a pairing of drive and ideas, where Fire on its own can wear itself out burning with no direction.
Sources
- , Astrology, Psychology, and the Four Elements (1975)