astrologia
Air
Air is one of the four elements of the Greek-medieval tradition (Fire, Earth, Air, Water). In European esoteric practices it is associated with thought, speech, communication, social bonds, the idea that crosses bodies without being held.
Astrological meaning
The Air signs are Gemini, Libra and Aquarius. They are considered "expressive" or active signs and tend to privilege thought over feeling. Gemini brings versatile curiosity, Libra mediation and aesthetics, Aquarius freedom of ideas. A person with many planets in Air signs tends to live first in the mind and then in the body.
Meaning in tarot
The suit of Swords in the Rider-Waite is associated with the Air element. Swords speak of thoughts, decisions, words, conflicts: the ace announces mental clarity, the 3 pain or wound, the 7 deception, the 10 the end of a painful cycle. Reversed Swords often indicate confusion, anxiety or decisional paralysis.
FAQ
Which signs are Air?
Gemini, Libra, Aquarius.
Is Air rational?
Symbolically yes: it represents thought, speech and intelligence, distinct from emotion (Water) and action (Fire).
In Hippocratic medicine?
It corresponded to the "blood" humor, dominant in sanguine, lively and sociable people.