The four elements, Air,Water, Fire, and Earth are not simply about your birth data.

You don’t even need to know your birth chart to benefit from the gifts of the elements.. The four elements are qualities of energy and are the 4 essentials of life:  Earth – the body;  Air – the mind; Water – our emotions; and Fire, our spirituality. 

Besides this mindbody holistic approach to the elements, there’s the metaphysical perspective. The 12 signs (months) of the zodiac are divided into those four elements. The traditional zodiac starts in spring, March, with the Fire element, Aries, which then moves into April, with the Earth element sign Taurus, which then moves into Gemini Air, and then Cancer Water. This elemental pattern repeats three times throughout the year.

Without going into astrology, look at cycles of time, what month are we in now?

It’s August where the sun is in the Fire sign of Leo.  Leo Fire is about having a strong sense of self, self-expression, love, courage to be who you are, and take action.

So tap into the energy of NOW. Fire. You don’t have to know anything about your birth chart or your personal elements. How can you use this elemental energy? How will it enlighten and enliven your life?   

When I teach this, I always ask students to pay attention to see if they can feel the difference when the Sun moves from watery Cancer (late JUNE-JULY), a deep emotional time, sometimes quiet, introspective, more inner receptive energy shifting into Leo Fire, action-oriented.   

Become aware of how the cycles of energy change. In Water, Cancer, you may have wanted to be home and take care of your house, cook a lot, be around friends and family. You may have been more emotionally sensitive. With the Sun now in the action-oriented energy of Fire you may feel/be more ‘out there,’ playing, having fun.  This is a lively time of the summer. Action! We see plants blossoming and budding. Same thing, look at yourself, how are you blossoming after being more introspective and reflective. 

Last month I was home a lot dealing with self-care and looking at what I needed to feel stronger and more whole – teeth, hearing, love, a clean house and cleaned-up garden. How was I going to change after being in the emotionally sensitive, intuitive time of Cancer? How will I show  up in Fire energy?

From the more inner self-care, I am now much more actively engaged with my work, revisioning how to put it out in the world, self-expression.  How do I share the elements as teachers of self-love?

I invite you to start looking at the elemental energies throughout the year. It’s such a gift. I’ve been so grateful that it was through the beauty and art of the molecules that I got into elements. It’s been transformative to see how tuning in and learning more about the elements, can transform our relationships to our self, to nature and to relationships with other people.

So take advantage of the next few weeks elementally while we have the sun in fiery Leo and see what you learn about yourself.  Discover what courage you have to take action and fully express yourself. 

This Sunday is the new moon  in Leo, double Fire, take time to reflect on how you want to be in the world.  What’s your intention and what action do you need to take to move you onto your strong heart path.