They are buried alive and will come forth later in uglier ways.” Earth and fire signsįire invites earth to appreciate the thrill of an impulse decision and a garish sports car. In love and in all relationships it is wise for earth signs to heed the wisdom of coke-sniffing, cigar-smoking Taurus daddy Sigmund Freud, who advised, “Unexpressed emotions will never die. These people will build you an urn for the ashes of your dead pets (Virgo), pay your parking ticket (Capricorn) or bake you a pie when they are sorry (Taurus).Ĭreating alternative channels for feeling is healthy. They would rather channel what they feel into what they can make. It’s not that they don’t feel, it’s that, for most, emotional expression seems somewhat impractical. It’s tempting to accuse earth signs of stoicism, as they are the last folks you’ll see crying in the bathroom or apologizing, publicly, privately or ever. David Bowie and his wife Iman are shown together in 2002. The shadow side of this dedication is the tendency among earth signs to stay in relationships that no longer serve them because of a deeply rooted (pun intended) sense of duty. Evidence of the enduring spirit of love in an earth sign relationship? The quarter-century romance between Capricorn spaceman David Bowie and his supermodel wife Iman. They want what lasts whether it is a partner, a cashmere sweater or a cast iron skillet. Pragmatic romantics, they prefer to invest in long-term relationships rather than short flings or seasonal affairs. These folks are about the slow burn and the long haul.
There is a practicality to earth signs and while they don’t fall in love at first sight they do fall hard. “You do not have to be good./ You do not have to walk on your knees/ for a hundred miles through the desert, repenting./ You only have to let the soft animal of your body/ love what it loves.”Įarth signs are at their most whole when they are able to forgive themselves, listen to their animal bodies and feed them well.Ĭue “Dirt” by the Stooges and read on for more. Virgo Mary Oliver wrote what may have been a love letter to all earth signs in her poem Wild Geese: Understanding the zodiac water signs: Cancer, Scorpio, Pisces These folks exist to have bodily experiences and transcend when they are able to marry the physical and the spiritual, the intangible to the tangible. Every “maybe” uttered by an earth sign is really just an incubating “no.” ShutterstockĮarth signs embody the connection between the dirt we are made of and the dirt we return to, and their guiding principle is endurance. They like to let the dust settle before coming to a conclusion or taking action but, once they do, their decisions are firm and opinions and trajectories difficult to shift. They are resistant to sudden change because they want time to consider whether a new approach is better. As such, even the most gregarious of earth signs has a touch of the introvert about them. Not an impulsive lot, they prefer to observe and respond rather than react.
Feminine earth signs, Taurus, Virgo and Capricorn tend to carry energy, hurt and history receiving it from those around them, internalizing it and oftentimes holding onto it longer than is necessary or personally nourishing. The elements are divided into feminine (earth and water) and masculine (fire and air) signs that distinction is less about gender norms and more about the dichotomy of yin and yang, or passive, receptive energy vs.
They typically insist on hosting - Taurus because they favor their own aesthetic and not leaving the house, Virgo because their dietary restrictions are specific and Capricorn because they don’t trust anyone. For Taurus, pleasure is a birthright, for Virgo a reward and for Capricorn something that must be earned through sacrifice or deprivation.Īn overlooked quality of earth signs is that they love to party - ye olde “work hard, play hard” paradigm. This commitment to comfort manifests differently across the signs. They need to feel comfortable in their surroundings and at home in their skin. While each of these signs is individuated by a set of traits and tendencies, all three are bound by the common ground of their ruling element.Īt their most essential, earth signs are hedonists who delight in the corporeal: sex, food, sleep, a stiff drink and a soft bed. Within the element of earth are the signs Taurus, Virgo and Capricorn. It is also quartered into four elements: fire, earth, air and water. In astrology, the zodiac wheel is divided into 12 signs and 12 respective houses.
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