Earth Element: meanings, characteristics and combinations |

O element earth it is one of the four elements of the astrological signs, alongside Fire, Air and Water. Its main characteristics are the ability to achieve and deal with reality.

This makes Earth sign people, i.e. Taurus, Virgo and Capricorn, see the world more objectively. Earth tends to be more stable, inspire confidence and deal with change more slowly.

Did you recognize any friends or family members in those first few lines? Or even yourself?

In this article, understand more about these characteristics, the manifestations of the element in each sign and how Earth combines with other elements. It’s really worth looking at your birth chart and knowing where the Earth element appears in the sky from the moment you were born. See your Astral Map for free here.

The characteristics of the Earth element

If we could sum up the Earth element in one word, perhaps the most appropriate one would be practicality.

“Earth delimits the action of the stars with practicality and pragmatism. The planets act according to materiality and reality, recognizing their own limits and advancing, little by little, towards their goals. The tone is the search for security and stability”, says the astrologer Leonardo Lemos.

On the other hand, still according to Leonardo, when a map does not present the Earth element, “there is a difficulty in dealing with limits, concretizing and giving form to one’s efforts”. In this case, the person stays a lot in the world of ideas and little in that of applications.

However, although in general there are characteristics common to people of the Earth element, it manifests itself with some peculiarities depending on the sign. This is because the reading of the Astral Map cannot be done by observing only one or another piece of information. You have to see the whole.

Earth element signs

As we said earlier, Earth signs are Taurus, Virgo and Capricorn. And the simple fact that they have the Sun in different houses already gives each one of them peculiar characteristics. Check out the Earth signs below:

Bull

The sign of Taurus symbolizes the firmness of the Earth. Taurus people tend to be calm and persistent and have a high regard for their possessions and material possessions.

On the other hand, this excessive “firmness” can result in stubbornness. Or even difficulty accepting change.

Venus is the ruling planet of Taurus, which relates the sign to caring and affectionate love. Coexistence with Taureans and Taureans reveals someone who loves in a practical and gentle way. Also, learn more about the Taurus zodiac sign in our complete guide.

Virgin

Virgo people tend to be objective and organized. Attentive to details, they tend to be a bit of a perfectionist – which can be good or bad, depending on how much this characteristic interferes with their daily lives.

Virgo men and women are loyal to the people they love, be they family, friends or partner. Sincere and mature, they don’t usually have difficulties expressing their feelings.

Virgo is ruled by Mercury which, in this case, highlights your critical and opinionated view.

Learn all about the Zodiac Sign of Virgo.

Capricorn

The Capricorn person has very strong characteristics of the Earth element, with well-defined goals and a sense of their limits. For her, success is the result of persistence, learning and discipline.

However, if you don’t know how to control excessive material focus, you can develop attitudes such as greed and pessimism.

With Saturn as ruler, the Sign of Capricorn has the natural awareness that everything has its time.

Learn all about the Zodiac sign of Capricorn.

Earth element combinations

Understanding how Earth’s combinations with other elements work can be important both in interpersonal relationships and for self-knowledge.

Yes, because a person can have Earth as their strongest element, but Fire, Water or Air can be present in their Astral Chart in “small doses”.

Naturally, “Earth’s quest for material security is harmonious with Water’s need for emotional security.” That’s what astrologer Vanessa Tuleski says. Therefore, they are called complementary signs.

However, the real opposition happens between Earth (sensation) and Fire (intuition). “Fire is daring and believes in leaps and miracles. Earth believes in the laws of probability”, explains Vanessa.

The balance between these two elements happens when the person manages to “be practical in material things, but also daring and creative”.

Earth and other elements

The astrologer Alexey Dodsworth analyzed the Astral Map of several personalities and demonstrated how the combination of the Earth element with the others works in practice:

Fire + Earth = Intuitive sensation / Sensory intuition Air + Earth = Sensory thinking / Intellectual sensation Earth + Water = Sentimental sensation / Sensory feeling

In the first case, the example is pop star Madonna. “Madonna is not only a singer, but also a successful businesswoman and one of the most powerful women in the world, being a great example of the combination Fire + Earth”, considers Alexey.

See examples of element combinations in the celebrity map here.

Curiosity: the origin of the elements of the signs

Finally, do you know why Fire, Earth, Air and Water are the astrological elements?

For the ancients, including the philosopher Aristotle (384 BC – 322 BC), interpreted reality as if everything was made up of these four elements.

So says astrologer Alexey Dodsworth: “For these philosophers, there was a precise division between our world and heaven, a division of a metaphysical nature.”

Currently, we know that this is not how it works. But the four elements were seen as a perfect metaphor for the structure of reality.

“Let’s consider, for example, the four fundamental human needs: water to drink, food (which comes from the earth), air to breathe and light/heat (from the Sun). Take away any one of these elements, and human existence (and that of most animals) becomes unviable”, analyzes Alexey.

In this way, the astrologer also shows the importance of the set of elements, without highlighting any. “Only together do the elements reach their true power”, he concludes.

In addition, in a very playful way, Alexey Dodsworth demonstrated how Fire, Earth, Air and Water are present in music and cinema.

Now that you know a lot about the Earth element, read more about Fire, Air and Water.