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THE ELEMENT COMBINATIONS
Each Sun – Moon type is a combination of elements. In the following descriptions of the element combinations, please remember that the pairing can be either way around. For example, a Fire – Earth combination refers equally to Sun Fire – Moon Earth as it does to Sun Earth – Moon Fire. There will be subtle differences, but the dynamic is generally the same. The diagram on page 26 will tell you which elements your Sun and Moon are in. See the table of Sun – Moon combinations (below) to find your Sun – Moon type.
The Sun – Moon Combinations
SUN/MOON:
The four pure types, with both Sun and Moon in the same element, most vividly express the element involved. Such an emphasis on one element also represents an imbalance, so such types are liable to swing into their complementary or opposite element.
Fire-Fire Combinations (See nos. 1, 5, 9, 49, 53, 57, 97, 101, 105)
Fire is the most primary of elements – hot, volatile, creative, dramatic. The double-fire type is intensely passionate and lives from a very self-centred perspective. That is, he approaches life according to his keenly-felt beliefs and visions of what could be and what is truth for him. The double-fire type may be so in tune with his inner reality that he becomes insensitive to others. Frequently his relationships suffer from his lack of awareness that others might not have such a strong sense of destiny. Whatever his interests might be, this individual throws himself into life with enormous enthusiasm, often bumping into and scattering others in the process.
When Aneurin Bevan described Winston Churchill – a double-Fire type (Sun Sagittarius, Moon Leo) – he summed up the problems of the pure-Fire combination:
The seven league boot tempo of his imagination hastens him on to the sunny uplands of the future, but he is apt to forget that the slow steps of humanity must travel every inch of the weary road that leads there.
There is about the double-fire type all that one associates with the imagery of fire – it burns, it roars, and it waits for nothing. This type can be brash, arrogant and impatient, but also inspiring and childlike with an immense capacity for enjoying life and persuading others to believe in themselves and to ‘have a go’. This type will often sense the hidden opportunity in a situation, and his belief that anything is possible is the magic ingredient behind his natural leadership qualities. Never mind the fact that he needs plenty of lackeys to make it all happen in the concrete world, he has the vision – the rest is incidental!
Shadow
Because of his very enthusiastic flight towards glory, the strongly fire type may paradoxically develop a compensating pessimism when he comes down to earth. Indeed, coming down to earth is generally what he tries to avoid, for the mundane necessities of life seem like obstacles thwarting the pursuit of important things. Churchill’s oppressive periods of what he called ‘black dog’ and Mark Twain’s, (Sagittarius – Aries) bouts of dark depression are classic examples of what can happen when there is a loss of meaning for the fiery individual. This type’s tendency to rebel angrily against the confines of the mortal condition, such as seeing to the needs of the body and the bank account, will severely restrict his potency. He needs to develop patience, moderation, practical skills, sensitivity to others, and respect for the simple, inarticulate material world.
Relationships
The pure-Fire type may gravitate towards other Fire types, but this can be too much of an exhausting good thing. The airy individual is intellectually provocative and challenging for the double-fire type, and together they can make a very creative team. A relationship with the watery individual can be quite exciting and romantic but also volatile and unstable. The most compelling relationships tend to be with the Earth type, people who are comfortable and adept at dealing with the everyday world – making breakfast, mowing the lawn, getting the tax returns in on time. There is a strong mutual fascination between these two types which can help to build a strong relationship although inevitably there will be some difficulties in understanding each other’s basic values.
Male v. Female
Men in Western society are undoubtedly more inclined to feel at home with the strongly extrovert qualities that Fire normally bestows. Whilst ‘spirit’ and energy are admired in women, there is no question that the Western woman who overtly uses her Fire energies is likely to be rather disparagingly labelled as ‘pushy, forceful, quick-tempered and bossy’. This is slowly changing, however. The double-Fire woman is not inclined to care too much about what others think, and is very able to stand up for herself in a man’s world.
Earth – Earth Combinations (See nos. 14, 18, 22, 62, 66, 70, 110, 114, 118)
The double-Earth type is down-to-earth and matter-of-fact. His pragmatic philsophy and concern for material well-being was expressed well by Karl Marx, a double Taurus, in his famous dictum:
from each according to their abilities, to each according to their needs.
This type is usually well grounded in economic and physical reality. He is very much in tune with his senses and instincts through which he feels connected to, and in control of, his world. There is often an innate understanding of the natural, organic processes of growth which gives this individual persistence, patience and self-discipline in the pursuit of his goals. Stable, realistic, practical, dependable and down-to-earth, this individual is the ‘pillar of society’ type on whom others rely for sound judgments and solid, traditional wisdom.
Usually very much at home in their bodies and appreciative of sensual pleasures, the earthy individual knows that the body and all the material realm sustain us and supply us with evidence that we do indeed exist – and that we have a creative existence, too. This type readily learns how to manipulate the material world to his own delight and advantage, and usually with the awareness that the Earth and the laws of nature deserve respect. However, an overly earthy consciousness eventually becomes sceptical and fearful of what may lie beyond the physical realm. He risks losing his vision and sense of meaning through over-concern with concrete facts and trusting only what he can touch, taste, see, hear and, most of all, measure.
Shadow
The double-Earth type’s deepest, darkest fear is chaos and the loss of control. The unconventional and deviant are seen as threatening, or even evil. The intangible, unseen realm of spiritual meaning and purpose tends to elude him or only peeps into his life via the classic superstition and the odd psychic apparition. A strongly traditional and too-rigid adherence to concrete reality can create an increasingly hollow treadmill and enslavement to the physical – which the earthy type with dread has to admit only ends in death. What then?
The double-Earth type often needs to develop his imagination, his trust in new possibilities, and to accept that his need for spiritual sustenance need not threaten his physical security and his need to be in control, as far as possible, of his life and circumstances. To entertain the idea that there may be a realm in which quantitative measurement does not apply – the realm of meaning and spiritual purpose – can only release him from the risk of stagnant imprisonment in the fleshly cage.
Relationships
The double-Earth person is one of the best marriage partners of all, for he is an able provider and a loyal, dependable mate. He may gravitate towards other earthy types with whom he will share many values and feel secure and validated. But he is likely to have a more tantalizing attraction to the fiery type whose enigmatic and unpredictable ways stimulate and challenge.
The airy individual and the double-Earth person make a compatible pairing due to their mutual impersonal, practical, logical approach to problem-solving. The watery individual finds the double-Earth person a perfect container for his emotions, and these two can build a cosy nest and a strong, binding attachment that wears well.
Male v. Female
The qualities of the practical double-Earth type fit comfortably with both male and female in Western society. Both will have a strong sense of duty and commitment, and in the case of the female, a strong inclination to serve human needs.
Double-Earth women are enormously capable, able to sustain demanding long-term professional projects as well as order and well-being. They tend to be protective, resourceful, patient, and hardworking, capable of showing their loyalty and love through action but remaining somewhat restrained in the expression of feelings. The male of this type may not fit into the stereotype of the ‘macho’ western man with all his extrovert courage and Indiana Jones-like panache, but his groundedness and quiet determination, plus his strongly rational bias, make him a practical and effective leader who can map out his territory with polished organization, and work steadfastly towards the mastering of whatever medium he chooses.
Air – Air Combinations (See nos. 27, 31, 35, 75, 79, 83, 123, 127, 131)
Intelligent, gracious ladies and thoughtful gentlemen, double-Air types are the most reasonable, civilized, clear-headed of combinations. They are probably the most cultured and elegant as well, never at a loss for a word or comment, always ready for discussion and reasoned argument and debate. Being told this will not go to their head for they are not normally prone to self-importance – that would be far too illogical for their poised and intelligent approach to life.
The double-Air type assumes independence as his birthright. To be able to move and connect with ideas and people is the stuff of life for him. Witty, cerebral, urbane and polite, the double-Air type is a natural communicator and thinker who prefers to soar in the ideal realm where he can build social, political or philosophical schemes that help improve humankind’s lot.
A thinker par excellence, the double-Air type finds security in taking the broad intelligent viewpoint, in stepping back in order to see the patterns and principles at work in the whirlwind of life’s activities. He is an observer and theorizer of life, and his faith in the power of ideas is well exhibited by the British economist John Maynard Keynes (Sun Gemini, Moon Gemini) who said:
The ideas of economists and political philosophers, both when they are right and when they are wrong, are more powerful than is commonly understood. Indeed, the world is ruled by little else.
This detached, observant mode is useful but it often earns this type the accusation of being cold and unfeeling. Although others may experience double Air in this way, the strongly airy individual insists, often at considerable length, that he is only doing what comes naturally – questioning, examining and remaining open, fair-minded, friendly and harmonious, and above all communicating with whoever will listen and discuss.
Shadow
The double-Air type labours under the illusion that there is such a thing as complete objectivity and perfect impartiality. He is utterly honourable and, alas, childlike, in his attempt to understand, analyse and name everything. Childlike in that his feeling for life, because it is such a conundrum to him, tends to remain immature, undeveloped and very often unconscious. The whole range of human feelings – hurt, angry, jealous, dependent, fearful, in love, hateful – tends to be avoided, repressed or played down with great agility. The only possible exception is cheerfulness, which Air is particularly good at.
The rejection of the feeling dimension makes this type curiously sensitive and vulnerable to the waywardness of human behaviour. The strongly airy individual can therefore be a real challenge in a relationship. It is not easy being the only one admitting to all those unpleasant and uncontrollable feelings whilst your airy mate looks on with a cool, nonchalant and maddeningly debonair gaze. The double-airy individual weaves clever arguments so you have to be subtle and careful when you try to bring his feelings to his attention.
Relationships
The double-Air person is an adventurer and a traveller, if not geographically then intellectually in some way. He will usually meet a wide variety of people throughout his life and be attracted to adventuresome souls. Communication is paramount for this type, and he needs mental rapport and mutual respect in a relationship for it to be satisfying and long-lasting.
Air is compatible with Earth and they make a good team, for they both approach life logically and practically. Fire and Air stimulate each other in the realm of ideas and possibilities, but this relationship could lack stability and burn itself out. Air is fascinated by the watery individual whose predominant feeling mode will help the airy person to get in touch with his mysterious emotions and to develop his imagination. Airy thinking and watery feeling are opposites, and yet because of that very fact they are intensely drawn to one another.
Male v. Female
Traditionally we expect to see the objective, witty, thinking characteristics of the double-Air type in men whose intellects make them leaders of thought and action. Women of this type are just as independent, inquisitive and extroverted, and rebel when others try to peg them into more traditional female roles. Adaptability, ingenuity and handling people with cunning insight and skill are double-Air virtues, and the female of this type can employ these qualities in both the home and the marketplace. Both sexes are often drawn towards learning and communication, as well as professional activities that allow for maximum freedom of movement and travel.
Water-Water Combinations (See nos. 40, 44, 48, 88, 92, 96, 136, 140, 144)
Water is the element of feelings and imagination, and the English language is full of Water imagery which is descriptive of this type. The strongly Water type is able to get into the mainstream and go with the flow. They drink in life’s experiences, and nothing washes over them. They can gush with feelings, quickly go misty with emotions and dissolve into tears. Sentimental and nostalgic about the past, this type can wax lyrical about his longings for times gone by, as does the Anglo-Irish dramatist Oliver Goldsmith (Sun Scorpio, Moon Cancer):
I love everything old: old friends, old times, old manners, old books, old wine.
This type can also at times be a wet blanket, especially to more boisterous Fire types and restless Air types. In politics their compassionate natures incline them to be the caring and compassionate ‘wets’, rather than the airy ‘dries’ with their doctrinal purity. Heartier types may consider Water individuals to be ‘drips’ and ‘still wet behind the ears’. But ‘still waters run deep’, and the feeling strengths of the double-Water type give the capacity to empathize with others and to show caring concern for everyone in need.
This individual also has a rich imagination and often the ability to ‘get inside the skin’ of another; hence the poetic, artistic and theatrical talents often come easily. A confusion of personal boundaries is, however, an occupational hazard of the strongly watery type. They can be so sensitive that they become psychic sponges, picking up moods and emotional undercurrents in the environment, and unable to differentiate their own feelings and needs from those of others.
This type wants emotional security and emotional food, and because the two do not always come together in equal doses, they easily get hurt. If wounded he can withdraw into an icy silence, but once his feelings are recognized and addressed, his heart quickly melts and thaws out and he is soon back in the flow of things.
Shadow
Swimming in the seas of subjectivity does not make it easy for double-Water types to engage in clearly reasoned arguments and objective judgements. They know how they personally feel about people or situations, and that is their reality – rather than a collection of objective facts which lead indubitably to a logical conclusion. Hence the strongly watery individual tends to remain irrational when he thinks he is being rational. This type needs to learn how to think things through with more detachment. Yes, he may have had a bad experience with a Malaysian taxi driver, but does that really make all the Malaysian race bad?
The double-Water type is also prone to cling in relationships, because they provide the arena for the emotional exchange, containment and security that is so vital for this individual’s wellbeing. This type often needs to learn that letting go just a little, and allowing loved ones more room for manoeuvre, usually strengthens rather than jeopardizes a relationship.
Male v. Female
Water is undoubtedly a feminine-oriented element, and hence generally much easier in our society for females to handle than males. Whilst men can be sympathetic, caring and compassionate, it is still not easy for men in the West to show their feelings or to allow themselves to be seen dissolving into tears. In consequence, strongly watery men may actually swing into the opposite pole and become ultra-rational, detached, and unemotional to a degree that some would see as almost pathological. This can lead to men of this type, and some women, taking pride in showing no emotions and acting only through reason.
When this does happen, however, this type of polarized individual will almost always be found surrounded with highly emotional people and situations that ‘act out’ the inner emotional life they find themselves unable to handle. This can be seen in the super-rational husband with the hysterical wife, and the calm, reasonable psychologist who is deeply concerned in a supremely rational way to help those who have become ‘confused’ and ‘emotionally disturbed’.
Fire – Earth Combinations (See nos. 2, 6, 10, 13, 17, 21, 50, 54, 58, 61, 65, 69, 98, 102, 106, 109, 113, 117)
The Fire Sun – Earth Moon type is a strong, compelling personality. We can see this as the volcano pouring forth lava which will eventually become new, fertile lands. This individual can deal with molten metal like the blacksmith or the engineer shaping raw material into serviceable tools. Here is the practical enthusiast, the doer who can also enthuse others to action.
This combination has been called the bull-dozer, for he has tremendous weight and drive to push ahead in exactly the direction he wants. J. Pierrpoint Morgan (Sun Aries, Moon Virgo), the American industrialist, typified this combination well when he said:
I don’t want a lawyer to tell me what I cannot do; I hire him to tell me how to do what I want to do.
Likewise, the Earth Sun – Fire Moon combination is also the practical visionary who consciously keeps his feet on the ground but has the instinct to go for the main chance, to know when to risk, and to pull rabbits out of hats when least expected. This individual could be the hard-headed pragmatic entrepreneur who sees future opportunities and can seize them with confidence and know-how, turning them into solid and often lucrative realities in the present.
Earth – Fire types may possess a raucous sense of humour, a pronounced sensuality and a real penchant for the good life, as can be seen in the life of Alexander Woollcott (Sun Capricorn, Moon Sagittarius), the American drama critic and wit, who said, whilst surveying an elegant country estate:
Just what God would have done if he had the money.
Either way, with this Fire – Earth combination there is a strong practical, rational bias coupled with a powerful intuition and a compelling need for freedom and power. When the positive interaction between Fire and Earth is not working, this person can become very tense, swinging between a burning, intuitive faith and a down-in-the-dumps inertia and Doubting Thomas scepticism.
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