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Western astrology
Main article: Triplicity
In Western tropical astrology, there are always 12 astrological signs; thus, each of the four elements is associated with 3 signs of the Zodiac which are always located exactly 120 degrees away from each other along the ecliptic and said to be in trine with one another. Most modern astrologers use the four classical elements extensively, (also known as triplicities) and indeed it is still viewed as a critical part of interpreting the astrological chart.
Beginning with the first sign Aries which is a Fire sign, the next in line Taurus is Earth, then to Gemini which is Air, and finally to Cancer which is Water. This cycle continues on twice more and ends with the twelfth and final astrological sign, Pisces. The elemental rulerships for the twelve astrological signs of the zodiac (according to Marcus Manilius) are summarised as follows:
Fire 1 – Aries; 5 – Leo; 9 – Sagittarius – hot, dry, ardent
Earth 2 – Taurus; 6 – Virgo; 10 – Capricorn – heavy, cold, dry
Air 3 – Gemini; 7 – Libra; 11 – Aquarius – light, hot, wet
Water 4 – Cancer; 8 – Scorpio; 12 – Pisces – wet, soft, cold
Elements in classical astrology
Triplicity rulerships
In traditional astrology, each triplicity has several planetary rulers, which change with conditions of sect that is, whether the chart is a day chart or a night chart. Triplicity rulerships are a very important essential dignity one of the several factors used by traditional astrologers to weigh the strength, effectiveness and integrity of each planet in a chart.
Triplicty rulerships (using the “Dorothean system”) are as follows:
Triplicity Rulerships
Triplicity
Day Ruler
Night Ruler
Participating Ruler
Fire (Aries, Leo, Sagittarius)
Sun
Jupiter
Saturn
Earth (Taurus, Virgo, Capricorn)
Venus
Moon
Mars
Air (Gemini, Libra, Aquarius)
Saturn
Mercury
Jupiter
Water* (Cancer, Scorpio, Pisces)
Venus*
Mars
Moon
* (Ptolemy later modified the rulerships of Water triplicity, making Mars the ruler of the water triplicity for both day and night charts–and William Lilly concurred.)
“Participating” rulers were not used after the Hellenistic period.
Triplicities by season
In ancient astrology, triplicities were more of a seasonal nature, so a season was given the qualities of an element, which means the signs associated with that season would be allocated to that element. The seasonal elements of ancient astrology are as follows:
Spring – Air – Aries, Taurus, Gemini
Summer – Fire – Cancer, Leo, Virgo
Autumn – Water – Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius
Winter – Earth – Capricorn, Aquarius, Pisces
These associations are not given any great importance in modern astrology, although they are prominent in modern Western neopaganism, druidism and wicca
Elements in modern astrology
In modern astrology each of the elements are associated with different astrological signs.
Element
Signs
Fire
Aries, Leo, Sagittarius
Earth
Taurus, Virgo, Capricorn
Air
Gemini, Libra, Aquarius
Water
Cancer, Scorpio, Pisces
Indian astrology
Main article: Jyotisha
Indian astrology shares the same system as Western astrology of linking zodiac signs to elements. The following table gives the correspondences:
Number
Sanskrit Name
Western/Greek Name
Tattva (Element)
Quality
Ruling Planet
1
Mea “ram”
Aries ( “ram”)
Tejas (Fire)
Cara (Movable)
Mars
2
Vabha “bull”
Taurus ( “bull”)
Prithivi (Earth)
Sthira (Fixed)
Venus
3
Mithuna “twins”
Gemini ( “twins”)
Vayu (Air)
Dvisvabhava (Dual)
Mercury
4
Karka “crab”
Cancer ( “crab”)
Jala (Water)
Cara (Movable)
Moon
5
Sia “lion”
Leo ( “lion”)
Tejas (Fire)
Sthira (Fixed)
Sun
6
Kany “girl”
Virgo ( “virgin”)
Prithivi (Earth)
Dvisvabhava (Dual)
Mercury
7
Tula “balance”
Libra ( “balance”)
Vayu (Air)
Cara (Movable)
Venus
8
Vika “scorpion”
Scorpio (o “scorpion”)
Jala (Water)
Sthira (Fixed)
Mars
9
Dhanus “bow”
Sagittarius ( “archer”)
Tejas (Fire)
Dvisvabhava (Dual)
Jupiter
10
Makara “sea-monster”
Capricorn ( “goat-horned”)
Prithivi (Earth)
Cara (Movable)
Saturn
11
Kumbha “pitcher”
Aquarius ( “water-pourer”)
Vayu (Air)
Sthira (Fixed)
Saturn
12
Mna “fish”
Pisces ( “fish”)
Jala (Water)
Dvisvabhava (Dual)
Jupiter
In addition, in Vedic thought each of the five planets are linked to an element (with ether as the fifth). It was said in the Veda that everything emanated from the one basic vibration of “Om” or “Aum.” From “Om” the five elemental vibrations emerged representing the five different tattwas (or elements). The five planets represent these five vibrations Jupiter for Ether, Saturn for Air, Mars for Fire, Mercury for Earth, and Venus for Water.
Chinese astrology
Main article: Wu Xing
In many traditional Chinese theory field, matters and its developmental movement stage can be classified into the Wu Xing. They are Tree, Fire, Earth, Metal and Water. Note that the Wu Xing are chiefly an ancient mnemonic device for systems with 5 stages, rather than the notion of different kinds of material. For further information, see Wu Xing.
References
^ Late Classical Astrology: Paulus Alexandrinus and Olympiodorus (with the Scholia of later Latin Commentators). [Translated by Dorian Gieseler Greenbaum.] Archive for the Retrieval of Historical Astrological Texts [ARHAT] , 2001. P.6. (This is a translation of Paulus’ Introduction along with the Commentary by Olympiodorus and related Byzantine scholia.)
^ Claudius Ptolemy, Tetrabiblos online [tr. by Frank Egleston Robbins] in the Loeb Classical Library, 1 volume, Greek text and facing English translation: Harvard University Press, 1940. Pp. 79-83.
^ William Lilly, Christian Astrology, Book 3: An Easie And Plaine Method Teaching How to Judge upon Nativities, 1647. 2nd ed., 1659. Re-published by Astrology Classics (Bel Air, Maryland), 2004; by Ascella Publications, ed. D. Houlding, London, 2000; and [in facsimile of 1647 edition] by Regulus Press, London, 1985. [orig.] P. 104.
^ Joseph Crane, A Practical Guide to Traditional Astrology. ARHAT publications (Reston, VA). 1997, 2007. ISBN 9-780966-226614. Pp.6-10.
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