posted February 03, 2015 06:03 PM            

And even going by the old timey descriptions of what feminine and masculine are... it makes more sense that air is feminine and earth is masculine. Chatty, bubbly, cunning, social. Seems more like feminine traits. Steadfast, reliable, quiet, strong. Masculine. If we are going to polarize the signs like that, then it should be a sign by sign basis, not all water is feminine etc.

posted February 03, 2015 08:13 PM            

Interesting about Libra, however...in a way it makes sense that its male because the judges and politicians are traditionally men, yet the archetype of justice is often depicted as a woman (such as the woman blindfolded and holding scales)...perhaps that's somehow linked to Lady Liberty where justice was seen in freedom and individual liberty (and "liber" of liberty is also a word for love and I believe sex which was essentially seen as ungovernable and often dangerous as a result).

Just observations of mine, not championing a viewpoint here.

Though while I'm at it I'll also throw in that as a general rule the "feminine" signs are seen as more "magnetic" while "masculine" signs seen as more "extroverted." That is, Scorpio tries to draw or lure what s/he wants while an Aries goes out and grabs it. And that's not seen as a gender trait...as an extreme example, Hannibal Lecter could be called "magnetic" and probably was Scorpio (and I don't say that because of his extreme character either the way some people will assume any cold blooded killer is a Scorpio but rather how he could get inside people's head so brilliantly and manipulate them to do as he wished) but in no way would he be seen as feminine, and likewise Scarlett O'Hara is, to me, the active Aries woman yet completely feminine (some would even say stereotypically so, though no wilting flower is she).

Of course there's culture...for example, in the United States the institution of slavery (and for a long time after) victimized strong males which forced women (who were dismissed as potential threats) to be the strong ones and that strongly encouraged an assertive woman to run their household (since it was dangerous for men to do so)...in contrast, white culture had historically created laws against uppity women as well as creating plays as "The Taming of the Shrew" so that white women were encouraged to hide any spine they might possess. Granted, these are cultural trends rather than destiny but it's there regardless, and in the US the trait is lessened with each generation (though still fairly strong).