Which elementalist are you?

Fire people are impassioned, they are "on fire," whether with ideas, goals, or causes.They are natural leaders, as they convey their passions with an intensity that compels others to pay attention. Fire people can be as fascinating, as hypnotic, as watchinga campfire. In politics, a Fire candidate might have an Air strategist working beside him, but it's Fire's face that will appear in the TV spots.
Rather than thinking, like an Air person, or feeling, like a Water person, the Fire person "just knows." He goes by his gut and once he is sure of something, he doesn'twaver. He commits fully to whatever his passion is.
The Fire person "lights up a room." He has a "burning" presence. Of the four elementalcharacters, Fire is the most interesting and exciting to be around. Arguably, he is also the most dynamic sexually, as his nature is to be lustful and desirous. He's an impassioned and devoted lover, and may tend toward flamboyant romantic gestures.
His heat and passion can become negative. He can be hot-tempered, prone torage, and even violent. His combination of lust and impulsiveness might make himunfaithful, and his utter faith in his gut instinct might make him self-righteous,barreling past the considerations and concerns of others. With his knack for passionatefocus, he runs the risk of becoming obsessive. Fire is also impulsive, which isneither good nor bad; it depends on the situation, and it depends on the Fire individualand how he expresses it.

Fire people also have the gift of transformation. They can turn their negativityinto a new, more positive way of being.

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The Air person thinks before he feels, and sometimes thinks instead of feeling. He isrational and often quite clever. Some Air people are quiet, studious, and bookish, but Air is the element of speech, so Air people can also be entertaining, spinning colorfulstories and being great wits who delight in wordplay. Their gift with words may lead them to writing or communications as a career, and particularly glib Air people areexcellent marketers. The Air person is often proud of his ability to think thingsthrough, and may even have disdain for those who rely on feeling or intuition.

Air people can be quite abstract, seeing things in broad strokes, seeing "the big picture."As such, they are excellent theorists, philosophers, economists, and politicians-people who must see life in its systems and structures, rather than in individuals anddetails. Sometimes they can be radical thinkers, because they don't necessarily value experience over theory, nor do they worry about how things have always been done.Tradition means little to the free-thinking Air individual.
Air people also excel at doing several things at once, or keeping several ideas intheir head at once-"keeping many balls in the air." There is an exception: some Airfolks are too easily distracted. Multiple tasks scatter them, like seeds in the wind. At-tention-
Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (AD/HD) is an Air problem. Such Air peopleare at their best when using their powers of thought to concentrate intensely on justone task at a time.
The stereotype of the absent-minded professor is pure Air. He is brilliant, evendazzling, but utterly impractical. He is the genius with untied shoes who misses appointments.He is the "science geek" whose brilliance doesn't seem to apply to thereal world. The Air person has charm, but often lacks social graces (which are basedon following rules to which he pays little attention).

Since commitment doesn't come naturally to Air (picture tying down the wind),and since they aren't generally in touch with their feelings, Air people can have difficultyin relationships.
They are generally poor housekeepers, having a sort of scattered style, "as if awindstorm hit the place," as some Air person's mother once said. If they do keep atidy home, they do so in a systematized way. They can become very disconnectedfrom people and the normal concerns of day-to-day life, and be poorer for it.

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The Water person feels first and foremost. "Thinking never solved anything-onlyour hearts should be our guides!" She has a great facility with feeling; she is compassionate, caring, and a great listener. Water people can be wonderful therapists. They "go with the flow," but don't flit about like Air people. Their movements havea definite path, albeit an often unexpected one.
The Water person's open heart makes her generous, and her empathy can makeher quite social, although not all Water people are "bubbly." She is often verydreamy, and can be mystical. Among magical folk, Water people might meditate, light incense, take steamy baths, wear consecrated herbbags, and so on. Water people are often artistic as well, and are especiallyfound among painters and musicians.
Water people often move with a sensual grace that reminds one of their element,and often have wide, open eyes, the kind that look deep and liquid. Very Waterypeople often dress in flowing clothes or have flowing accessories. They can have amysterious quality that is compelling to those around them. Some Water peopleare dark, brooding, and perhaps even silent, an inward rather than outward Watermanifestation.

Romance comes naturally to Water people; they give and receive love easily. Someshare themselves effusively, and some are very secretive, withholding information while being open with emotion. Perhaps surprisingly, not all romantic Water typesare particularly sexual; many find the physicality of sex to be a distraction fromlove's emotional and spiritual nature.
All that feeling can lead to its share of problems. Depression and addiction areWatery illnesses, and flowing with dark, negative feelings can make some Water peopleirrational, or even psychotic. More likely, the Water person will simply be proneto tears, often needing to "get serious" at moments when others would prefer to belighthearted. They can be as inconsistent as the tides, changing their minds the way Earth people change their socks. Their wonderful sensitivity can go overboard, makingthem perceive every offhand remark as a major emotional statement.

The Water person can choose to balance herself. Water needs to be offset by rationality,decisiveness, and groundedness. With some balance, the Water person canfollow her flowing nature, and be happier for it.
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The Earth person cares about what is real, physical, and experiential. She learns by doing. She doesn't care for "pie in the sky," and she isn't a dreamer. Her goals areachievable, and she is patient and methodical in working toward them. She likesthings that are real, things that she can touch; which will show even in her aesthetics.
If she is an artist, she will be drawn toward things like sculpture, or toward handicrafts, which have a "product" as an end result.
She loves her home, and although it may or may not be tidy, it is a welcomingplace, with comfortable chairs, plenty to eat, and pictures on the walls. The Earth person has a highly developed nesting instinct; her home is always a touchstone, she alwayswants to return to it, and being "settled" is her favorite state. She may very well live near where she grew up, as her sense of rootedness is quite meaningful to her.

The Earth person commits readily-she doesn't experience much conflict whenchoosing to commit, and may not see it as having negative aspects. Her friendships, romances, and jobs will all tend to be long-lasting. She doesn't mind tedium, and is patient and tolerant of the "rough spots" in a relationship.
Romantically, Earth peopleare marriage-minded; they think in the long term and are generally faithful. Theyare unabashedly physical and enjoy their sexuality.Earth people are at home in their bodies, not just sexually. They touch readily; ahand on the arm, a pat on the back, or a sympathetic hug are the natural communicationmedia of Earth. They enjoy the physical, even the vulgar, and they love to laugh.
Earth people can be stubborn and bull-headed. They can refuse to change theirminds or their ways, even when they're obviously stuck and need to change. They canbe difficult to argue with, sticking to their position tenaciously for no other reasonthan it's their position. Likewise, an Earth person can be difficult to get out of the house.Earth people are the ones whose friends drag them to parties because otherwise they'djust stay in every night. Their lives can become an endless rut.

Earth people also have an unfortunate tendency toward obesity. Although somelove to exercise, and recognize it as a basically physical activity, many don't-there's alot of Fire in exercise. Probably the unhealthiest Earth people are the ones who stayin terrible, even abusive, situations because they fear change. Agoraphobia-literallya fear of open spaces, but really closer to a fear of leaving the house-is a debilitating Earth disorder.

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