posted December 05, 2012 05:46 PM            

Astrology becomes alive when you can see it play out in your real life. Each person seems to be attracted to different parts of Astrology. Thom is attracted to Elements. He thinks about different people in terms of elements( and element voids) That is one way to start integrating Astrology into your every day thought processes. With elements, do you know someone who has papers all over her desk? Is her pocketbook a mess, such that if someone fell in , they would never come out? Does she not look at her bank statement until the bank issues an alert?This may be an earth void *COUGH* I am one. Conversely, someone high in earth would pay attention to details. They may have an elaborate filing system, an orderly desk and an orderly pocketbook.

Do you know someone who seems as if he finds motivation very hard? Does he seem like he would rather lie in bed and not move, if given half a chance? Does he seem to get depressed very easily? Does he tend to feel hopeless? This is the natural inclination of a fire void. I think of an ad for an anti-depressant , when I think of a fire void. Conversely, someone high in fire would have a natural self confidence , a natural optimism, sense of the joy in life and sense of adventure.

Do you know someone who seems insensitive to the feelings of others? Often, the person feels as if he is very sensitive to the feelings of others. However, his friends and family may not agree. The water void is the hardest void, in my humble opinion. Sensitivity to the feelings of others is very important for relationships, as many things are unspoken. One must use one’s intuition to figure out how to navigate relationships. If one has a water void, one may be autistic, in this sense. The water void person is often the last to know that others may see him this way. When I write about water voids, there will be usually a water void who will argue about how sensitive he is. He will be SO nasty in his vociferous denial of the water void traits, that he makes my point. I do know water voids who have struggled mightily to attain sensitivity and HAVE done so. This applies to all the voids. I know fire voids who are super successful go- getters. Many fire voids are CEO’s, as they struggled mightily against the proclivity of the fire void. In doing so, they became more successful than many of those with natural fire. Many earth voids are very wealthy. In fact, the earth void seems to draw money to itself, Perhaps, its lack of material concern works in a reverse way.

The last void we will discuss is the air Void. Air is logic, reason and detachment. The air void may be super sensitive to criticism. This is because he cannot step back and detach. Let me give an example. If you told an air void that she looked fat in a bathing suit, she may hit you with her umbrella until you screamed for your life. Someone high in air could step back and assess the situation from a detached vantage point. The person high in air will reason that you insulted her because you were having a bad day or just had a fight with your boyfriend. I am high in air and I thank God every time I can step back and not lose it, with a person. The person high in air will love intellectual pursuits. His mind is a safe place for him. He may escape with reading. He may like nothing more that studying a new subject. His mind can take him to new vistas from the comfort of his arm chair.

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posted December 05, 2012 05:47 PM            

There are four elements which are used in Astrology. The world is made up of these four elements. One can look out one’s window and see the elements and their interplay. The chart mirrors the earth because God made both. The earth is balanced with the four elements. The oceans are bordered by the sands. The water is contained and stopped by the earth. Fire is used for a fuel. Water can extinguish it. Air can fuel it. If one studies Chinese Medicine, one can see the interplay of the elements making up the Universe and being mirrored in the body. That is the theory behind acupuncture and how and why acupuncture works. The elements are very real things. They function in the human in very real ways.That is why when there is an element void in a chart, it becomes a major focus of the chart and a major part of that person, for better or worse.

I will discuss each Elemental Void so you can have an idea how they function on a personal level. The first one would be an Earth Void. The Earth Void does not feel as if he is a citizen of the physical plane. He may struggle to feel grounded and able to handle the personal exigencies of life. He may be poor with organization. He may have a home, a desk or a pocketbook with things stuffed within, in no order. Earth deals with the practical building blocks of every day life such as bills, money and making life go from disorder to order. The Earth Void struggles with such things. However, as with all Voids, the earth void may be very successful, materially. There seems to be some magic with the Voids. If they try very hard, they seem to master their Void and achieve more than someone without it. Conversely,if they do not, they seem to struggle for their entire lives. It is the unusual person who can overcome his Void.It takes a great deal of struggle against a mountain, which is the force of the Void. However,I have seen it happen.

The Air Void may have a hard time stepping back and detaching.One could see this when the Air Void is insulted. He may punch first and ask questions later. He may be quick to jump into a fray.It seems as if his whole being is attacked when a person hurls an insult his way. That is because Air is the element which allows us to pull back and assess. Air gives one logic. Logic allows one to jettison out of one’s emotions and take a logical stance. A person low in Air or an Air Void may have to be very careful not to react at the spur of the moment. If one reacts without thinking, one will pull trouble to oneself. There are always people who will test one’s patience. The person high in Air is gifted in these settings. The person with the Air Void must know, beforehand, that he is susceptible to react, first, and ask questions later. That will provide a needed buffer for him.

Fire is drive, optimism, get up and go, and enthusiasm. People high in fire have a natural optimism. They have a natural desire for adventure. They want to experience life. They feel a childlike sense that everything will be alright. The power of their natural optimism makes it to become the case, often. The Fire Void does not have fire traits( unless one adds houses which are beyond the scope of this article.) For the purposes of this article, the Fire Void has to struggle with what comes naturally to the person high in Fire. As such, the Fire Void must push himself, doubly. The Fire Void must overcome the inertia of wanting to give up. Think of an actual fire. It’s warmth goes into one and gives a natural sense of well being. The fire void may have to search within the deep recesses of his will to compensate for the lack of natural fire. However, as with wealth coming to the Earth Void, many highly successful people are Fire Voids.

The Water Void seems to be the hardest, in my personal opinion. Astrologers may vary in this. I feel a precious kinship with my own water. It seems to keep me strong when I want to fall. My water makes me feel connected to others. This connection makes me feel that I can reach my hand out to another person and he will reach back. My water makes me feel as if I am one with the human race. I feel that I connect through the element of water, which is my feelings, my heart’s responses. As such, I feel a certain gasp when I see a Water Void. Truth be told, I still don”t quite understand the Water Void. As I said, a Void can propel a person to develop the element very strongly due to the sheer overcoming of it. I have seen a Water Void be the most sensitive person in the room. However, it seems as if the typical Water Void cannot connect emotionally. The Water Void may put his foot in his mouth as he cannot step into another person’s shoes. I have seen one Water Void fight to the death that she was sensitive, all the while insulting everyone within ears reach. I do have to demur in the area of the Water Void as I do not understand it from behind it’s eyes, which is always my goal.

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posted December 05, 2012 07:23 PM            

[TBE] when im done with my hw (merc.retrograde)