The Air Signs: The World in Our Heads

Gemini, Libra, and Aquarius are the air signs of the zodiac, and they represent the thoughtful, reasonable, and clever people of the zodiac. In possession of a contemplative style, the air element is associated with the principle of the mind, and it is this characteristic that differentiates man from the rest of the animal world. Furthermore, because air is breathed by all living species — be they flowers, beasts, or human beings — it has an enormously uniting effect. ‘Air’ is the element that represents all universal and inspirational ways of communication that allow us to make contact with one another. Individuals from different backgrounds get together in a group activity to interact, have a talk, a chat, a discussion, or simply shoot the breeze.

The primary mode of the air signs is concerned with how we relate to one another, with how we meet and engage with others. In a nutshell, they meddle in the affairs of other people. The air signs govern a wide range of communication mediums, including the pen and light-weight paper used for note-taking, airmail, computers, email, and so on. The conversation may take place on a one-on-one basis, involving neighbours and friends, or it could develop enormously to include a large number of individuals who are all expressing their points of view, thoughts, and theories. As we travel through the airy trigon of the zodiac, the lines of contact become broader and more extensive, beginning with the general dialogue of Gemini, weighing objectively in Libra, and reaching a worldwide conference in the sign of Aquarius, among other things.

The element of air when at its finest is crystal clear, transparent, allowing for a fair examination of events; nonetheless, it was Aristotle who declared air to be a fundamentally cold element. It has the ability to cut through the chaos, make decisions, and rise above conflict and dispute. Many people with an emphasis on air in their charts are extremely cerebral in their attitude to the world and other people. In the domain of Jungian astrology, air is associated with the thinking function, and those born under this sign are typically the world’s thinkers, reporters, mediators, journalists, scientists, authors, media workers, and socialists, to name a few examples. The ability to provide social commentary is common among many, and everything is rationally sequenced in this extremely abstract arena; they imagine ways to put better-working systems in place using their imaginations.

Even while the thinking types are frequently involved in everyday problem-solving, and it is believed that our human minds are most thrilled by information that hits and enters the intellect all at once and unexpectedly, all thinking is characterised by the processing of data. Civilization evolves as a result of our thoughts, and this is a succinct summary of the concept of development. With improvements in technology, science, and social structure, we can make significant strides in improving the overall state of humanity. We have the opportunity to enjoy a higher quality of life if we can rise above our obstacles and achieve our goals. In addition, the air signs enjoy categorising things, solving puzzles, and creating mental models of how things may operate in their imaginations. Global human development has been referred to as a divine design, and we are witnessing the abolition of slavery, the growth of literacy, the reduction of inequities between men and women, as well as changes in all sectors of life. It is clear that the airy indicators have a lot to do with modernisation, and as our knowledge expands, we have a wonderful sense of emancipation.

Dane Rudhyard pointed out that, “In a matter of days, the same air will be carried all over the world, as if to mock our national sovereignty and exclusivity. It is something we all breathe and into which we discharge the wastes of our bodies. It flows as oxygen inside the depths of all human beings, and without it, there would be no life on the planet as we know it. It fills the lungs and cells of even the most arrogant isolationist or racist, will unavoidably link him to people who he may choose not to associate with or even acknowledge the existence of, regardless of whether he is aware of this. It is a dynamic force – at least in archetypal terms.”

Many air people have extremely active minds, and they can spend a significant amount of time in their thoughts. Even to the point of being labelled as having their heads in the clouds all of the time. Their over-idealism, which contains a fostering of objective and rational attitude, is largely responsible for all of this. Airy indications, after all, govern all that is related to the outside world in the form of interactions and everything we are able to experience and grasp. Air is the purest of all the elements, as well as being light and invisible. In a buzzing discussion, air reflects our social, linguistic, and mental qualities, dominating over groups of people and shining brilliantly in the midst of it. Our society’s everlasting desires give birth to all kinds of marvellous concepts, which serve as the basis for all of the questions, exams, and intellectual thinking that take place.

Observation of the world is enhanced by extraordinary insight, which may manifest itself in various ways such as gossiping and chit-chat, fact sharing, flattery, one-liners, hypotheses presented, weighing up opposing points of view, and taking in a diverse range of viewpoints. The air signs, for the most part, are not obscured by emotions and are directed by the light of lucid perception rather than by intuition. They are also the perfectionists of the zodiac, and through high ideals and thoughts, they may reach incredible heights of splendour, conjuring up worlds that have never been imagined before in human history. The air signs are intimately associated with everything that we perceive to be most human in society, and they are constantly gathering information and putting it into an intellectual framework, as well as formulating plans for the future betterment of human beings in society.

The intellectually oriented air signs are always delving into what it is that makes us who we are, from the immediate mind of the surroundings and gathering data, to weighing thoughts and forming judgements, all the way up to the universal mind and everything beyond. The air signs have the potential to rise above emotionally charged circumstances and provide their clear insights on how we may make things better in the future. It’s common to hear people say that you’re like a breath of fresh air. Many people find it fascinating to observe human nature from a distance.

Liz Greene claims the following:

The ancient symbol for man is the pentagram of a five pointed star, and the number 5 has always been associated with Mercury, the significator of the mind. Following this line of thought, we can see a correlation with the fact that five divided into the circle of three hundred and sixty degrees yields the quintile of seventy-two degrees, one which is associated with skill and the possession of an unusual mental capacity – the province of Mercury who was an androgynous figure in mythology. All of these associations help to illuminate the nature of the airy trigon.

This quotation, which follows, also beautifully summarises the air signs in motion:

“For them, the earliest condition of men resembled that of the beasts, and from this primitive and miserable condition they laboriously reached the existing state of civilisation, not by external guidance or as a consequence of some initial design, but simply by the exercise of human intelligence throughout a long period.”