Water, Earth, Fire, Air (elements in your family)

This topic was created in the Astrology forum by happykitsune on Tuesday, January 25, 2011 and has 25 replies.

Understanding Family Element Combinations in Astrology

Family members having different elemental signs like Fire, Earth, Water, and Air is a common occurrence in astrology. Each person’s element is based on their individual zodiac sign, so families with four children often have a mix of elements. It is not rare for siblings to each have different elements depending on their birth signs.

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@happykitsune
15 Years1,000+ Posts

So I realized that my parents are earth and water and me and my siblings are as follows.
Fire, Earth, Water, Air. So it turns out my parents have kids with all 4 elements.

What I want to know is if this is a thing that occurs often where children in a family have all different elements and if there are 4 kids in the family are they usually each of one of the elements?

I'd like to hear from some people with siblings to see if this occurance is rare or not.

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@ninjamu
17 Years1,000+ PostsLeo

Hm. I could be on that route in some form or another.

My mom is a Gemini (air), my half brother is Cancer (water), I am a Leo (fire), but I don't know the birthday of his dad nor my own.

My son is an Aqua (air) but his dad is a Libra (also air) so that doesn't count. However, my bf (Cancer - water) and I might have a kid one day and it might be an earth. I am technically a Leo/Virgo cusp so does that count as both? 😛

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@Skykomish
15 Years1,000+ PostsScorpio

4 kids in my family, though the parent situation is very very weird. My mom is a Virgo. My biological dad is a Gemini. My stepdad (who raised me, then was killed) was a Lib/Sco cusp, my current stepdad is a Cancer.

Older brother- Cancer
Me- Scor/Sag cusp
Sister- Capricorn
Little brother - Virgo

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@happykitsune
15 Years1,000+ Posts

Haha nice.

Idk it's weird. I tend to get along the best with the water sign. We hardly ever fight. Shes a cancer tho and I get along well with them.
I get along ok with the earth sign or taurus, until she gets on my nerves like most taurus do. And then theres the baby of the family who is air. You'd think I'd get along with her best cus fire and air are buddies and I usually am ok with geminis but we don't get along that well >.:3 and earth and air and the goodie goodies

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@drivemysoul
15 YearsPisces

Dad: Fire (Leo)
Mom: Air (Libra)
Oldest Son: Fire (Sagittarius)
Middle Son [me]: Water (Pisces)
Youngest son: Air (Libra)

Pisces isn't really compatible as a friend to any of my immediate family :/ lol

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@AccurateAries
15 YearsAries

Dad: Gemini
Mom: Libra (Away)

Sister: Taurus (Away)

Brother: Aries Me

haha its coo Gemini's can be bipolar sometimes, but it all takes time to get use too.

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@ezahria
16 Years

mom and dad - both are aries (fire)
eldest bro - sagittarius (fire)
me - scorpio (water); was married to a sagittarius (fire)
youngest bro - scorpio (water); is married to another scorpio (water)
and have three sons:
1st son - sagittarius (fire)
2nd son - virgo (earth)
3rd son - aries (fire)

most are fire signs and water.

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@Pride of 0ctober
16 Years500+ Posts

my great grandmother was an aries with 6 children, 2 scorpios, a taurus, 2 aquas, and a leo- thats weird as hell to me

but my mother and father are earth signs with fire moons(sounds like some pokemon shit but o well)

my brother is a libra and my sister is a sag-both scorpio moons and they are moody as fucc

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@playswitfire83
16 YearsLibra

My house hold:
Paternal Grandma-capricorn sun sag moon (mean as hell...but I love her)
Paternal Grandpa-capricorn (died when I was 3)
Aunt-virgo sun cap moon (mean as hell...but fun!)
Dad- virgo sun pisces/aquarius moon (not sure which) very loving like pisces but very nonchalant like aquarius
Mom- libra/scorpio sun libra moon
Me- libra sun cancer moon
lil sis- picses sun aquarius moon

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@spica
19 Years5,000+ Posts

Posted by drivemysoul
Dad: Fire (Leo)
Mom: Air (Libra)
Oldest Son: Fire (Sagittarius)
Middle Son [me]: Water (Pisces)
Youngest son: Air (Libra)

Pisces isn't really compatible as a friend to any of my immediate family :/ lol

I read this and first thought "woah."
So, how now, brown cow?

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@spica
19 Years5,000+ Posts

Dad:fire
Mum: water
Me: air
bro: earth

We're like the powers combined..
typical awkward family.
not dysfunctional though, just non connect in many ways.

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@Ninjagirl
15 Years500+ PostsSagittarius

We have every element in our family. Mum was Aqua, Dad is Cancer. Younger sis is Virgo, Middle sis is Scorpio, Older brov is Capricorn and I'm the only fire sign being a Sagg.

Needless to say, there were many clashes in our household, but mum kept things together. x

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@ElementLover
10 Years

I'm aquarius (air)

My sister is taurus (earth)

My mother is cancer (water)

My father is aries (fire)

I was pretty amazed when I found out that my family were the elements.

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@Scenic
14 Years5,000+ Posts

My family is small:
Father - air
Mother - water
Half sister - air
Me - water

Leo has a bigger family
Mother - Earth
Father - ??
Him - Fire
Sister - Air
Sister - Earth
Sister - Air

If his father is a fire sign then that would be neat. We'd both have doubles of the elements in our family. His step dad is fire, but I don't think that really counts.

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@CuddleBug88
10 Years1,000+ Posts

Hm, never thought of this...I grew up kinda odd, my bio father wasn't a big part of my life - instead my mother's best friend was like a second mother to me, her daughter is like my older sister (i've literally known them since I was born and lived with them for a few years growing up)...and then my paternal grandparents were more of a 'parental' figure than my father was...so this is interesting to think about! Also, my mother married when I was about 10, so I have a stepdad...apparently it took a village to raise me! haha. Also my two older brothers and I all have different fathers.

Mom- Earth, virgo
Dad- Air, gemini
Mom's bestie/aunt/second Mom- Earth, taurus
Stepdad- Water, cancer

Grandpa- Earth, capricorn
Grandma- Air, gemini

"older sister"- Earth, taurus
Oldest Brother- Water, pisces
Middle Brother - Fire, aries
Me- Fire, sagittarius

Interesting to see it typed out.

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@AbbyNormal
13 Years5,000+ PostsTaurus

Mom: Libra
Dad: Libra
(Birthmother: Taurus)
Older brother (adopted): Gemini
Me: Taurus
Younger half-brother: Libra

I want to say both my grandfathers were Capricorns (i was always their favorite:-P), and i believe my mother's mother might have been an Aquarius...