The Water

The Element of Water is associated with the Signs Cancer,
Scorpio and Pisces, and it also rules the Fourth, Eighth and
Twelfth Houses. The watery words flow with this Element: fluid,
flowing, wavering. These terms can easily apply to an
individual's emotions, which are exactly the realm in which
Water exerts its influence.

Water Signs are intuitive, sensitive and feel more intensely than
the rest. They are emotional and nurturing and, like a river, run
deep. How things feel is what matters to these folks, and they
base their actions on sense, rather than on logic or intellect.

Water is also about compassion and understanding, since the
receptive talents of these individuals are remarkably high. Water
Sign people can take in the feelings of others, process them,
and put forth a plan or solution that will be conscientious to all.
Those graced by Water love to take their sense of the world and
translate it into the artistic. They desire aesthetic beauty -- and
for everyone to be happy as a result of that beauty. Much like
still water can become stagnant, however, an inactive Water
Sign person is not a Water Sign person at their best. Water
Signs feel most fulfilled when they are helping others, and they
do so in an enchanting, considerate and even romantic way.

The flip side of this dreamy Water world is the tendency of these
individuals to brood. Water Signs are susceptible to mood
swings, and, at their worst, they could become self-indulgent,
controlling and hostage to a fantasy world. This also brings up
the ability of these folks to see things more clearly than others.
Call it psychic, if you will.

Water Signs are emotional, empathetic, receptive and feel things
deeply. Alternately calm like the sea or possessing the force of a
torrential rain, the emotions brought forth by this Element are
plentiful, indeed.