The Four Elements in Astrology, with Darby Costello

A discussion with Darby Costello about the four elements in astrology, and the way their archetypal meanings are applied to the signs of the zodiac.

The four classical elements in the western tradition are: fire, air, water, and earth.

The concept of the four elements originated in the Greek tradition with the pre-Socratic philosophers, and especially Empedocles in the 5th century BCE, with additional contributions later by Plato and Aristotle.

The four elements have been applied to the triplicities since at least the 1st century BCE, and Chris published a paper in 2013 showing how the assignment of the elements to the signs of the zodiac was based on the planetary joys scheme:

https://www.hellenisticastrology.com/the-planetary-joys.pdf

Darby wrote two books on the elements, titled Water and Fire: The Astrological Elements Book 1, and Earth and Air: The Astrological Elements Book 2:

https://amzn.to/2Q03bso

https://amzn.to/2xghZwn

During the course of this episode we talk about how Darby got into astrology, the history and philosophy behind the elements, and how they are applied to the signs of the zodiac to create pairs of signs with antithetical elemental qualities.

For more information about Darby’s work visit her website:

https://www.darbycostello.co.uk

This is episode 246 of The Astrology Podcast.

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Timestamps

00:00:00 Intro
00:00:43 Darby's books
00:03:10 Darby's background
00:14:10 Sources of the elements
00:20:49 Plato, elements, triplicities
00:30:50 Aristotle and natural place
00:34:56 Archetypal qualities
00:43:40 Hot, cold, wet, dry qualities
00:54:29 Water signs
01:02:17 Air and fire signs
01:18:15 Element imbalances
01:24:15 Cancer Capricorn
01:30:35 Virgo Pisces
01:39:30 Taurus Scorpio
01:57:26 Aries Libra
02:07:30 Closing remarks

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