The 4 Elements: All Character Traits & Properties

What is the meaning of the four elements: air, fire, earth and water? What are the character traits and characteristics of these four elements? You can find this theory in this article. Read along…

Characteristics of the element Air

• Air people give us options. They say, “You know, there is another way, another option.”
• Air people are teachers.
• They love information. They always take notes (but never read them. They take them!). Nothing is internalized with air people.
• They invent new things! Silicon Valley is full of air people. Without them, we were still in the Middle Ages.
• They help our consciousness develop.
• They buy all the books but don’t read them.
• They don’t silence their phones because they don’t want to miss anything.
• They are messengers: they are going to get the information first and then they are going to give the information.

More keywords for air people:

• Knowledge.
• Non judgmental.
• Flexible.
• Analysis.
• Continue to ask questions (and what else?).

Characteristics of the element Fire

• Fire people do something to make things change.
• They want Action! ‘Get moving! Just do it! Don’t just sit there! ‘ (That doesn’t go very well with Earth people. They’ll say, “What do you mean …”)
• They are the catalyst.

More keywords for fire people:

• Confront.
• Mirror.
• Motivating.
• Inspire.
• With yourself.

Characteristics of the element Earth

• Earth people calm us.
• If you find something exciting, they are always the ones to say, “Sit down.”
• Grounding is: getting your energy low. Energy is where your attention is.

More keywords for Earth people:

• Purposefulness.
• Watch the time.
• Give homework.
• Moving forward in steps.
• Ground yourself. Click here to learn how.

Characteristics of the element Water

• A water person opens your heart.
• A water person teaches you compassion and says, “I hear you, I feel your pain, I care about you. How can I help?’
• They are very sensitive: they feel everything .
• They mirror you. Their lips even move with you when you talk to them.
• They don’t say, “Sit down.” But they say, “Sit on my lap, I’m going to comfort you.”
• They always cry: when they are happy, when they are sad, at music, at movies, at the buffet! They are therefore always ready for others with Kleenex.

More keywords for water people:

• Open.
• Empathetic.
• With the other.
• Listening.

These were all the characteristics of the four elements in outline

Have fun recognizing these elements in your daily life with the people you interact with!