Earth, Air, Water, Fire: Being in Your Element

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Fire people are impassioned, they are "on fire," whether with ideas, goals, or causes. They are natural leaders, as they convey their passions with an intensity that compels others to pay attention. Fire people can be as fascinating, as hypnotic, as watching a campfire. In politics, a Fire candidate might have an Air strategist working beside him, but it's Fire's face that will appear in the TV spots.

Rather than thinking, like an Air person, or feeling, like a Water person, the Fire person "just knows." He goes by his gut and once he is sure of something, he doesn't waver. He commits fully to whatever his passion is.

The Fire person "lights up a room." He has a "burning" presence. Of the four elemental characters, Fire is the most interesting and exciting to be around. Arguably, he is also the most dynamic sexually, as his nature is to be lustful and desirous. He's an impassioned and devoted lover, and may tend toward flamboyant romantic gestures.

His heat and passion can become negative. He can be hot-tempered, prone to rage, and even violent. His combination of lust and impulsiveness might make him unfaithful, and his utter faith in his gut instinct might make him self-righteous, barreling past the considerations and concerns of others. With his knack for passionate focus, he runs the risk of becoming obsessive. Fire is also impulsive, which is neither good nor bad; it depends on the situation, and it depends on the Fire individual and how he expresses it.

Fire people also have the gift of transformation. They can turn their negativity into a new, more positive way of being. They can choose to take in other elements, thereby assuring they won't burn out.

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