Elements and Aristotle

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Sari and all,

 

I just realized (having forgotten) that Aristotle's elements don't match

the way they have been given to the tropical (or sidereal) zodiac signs.

 

Fire is across from Water

Air is across from Earth

 

So they can't really be properly assigned to signs of the zodiac.

 

However, the wet-dry /hot-cold categories do fall across from each other,

so the Stoic assignment works.

 

Here's the diagram: http//www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/7997/aristot.htm

 

I copied this URL from a hard copy, so hope it works.

 

If not, first draw a square.

Place hot at the left corner, dry at the right corner

wet at the lower left corner, cold at the lower right corner

 

Then draw a bigger square like a diamond around the first square with the

points in the center of the other square's sides.

 

Air goes on the left point, fire at the top, earth on the right, and water

at the bottom point.

 

You can see how the four qualities of hot/cold/wet/dry on the inner square

combine to form the four elements on the outer diamond.

 

'Nuff said.

 

Therese