EAGLE
The constellation Aquila is an eagle, but in astrology it is sometimes taken as an alternate
term for the sign Scorpio. The notion here is that Scorpio rules the principle of metamor-
phosis and regeneration. The lowly, stinging scorpion is an adequate symbol for the unre-
generate Scorpio but does not appropriately describe transformed members of this sign.
The image of the noble eagle, however, captures the highest potential of Scorpio.
EARTHSIGNS
The 12 signs of the zodiac are subdivided according to the four classical elements:
earth, air, fire, and water. The earth signs (the earth triplicity or earth trigon) are Tau-
rus, Virgo, and Capricorn. Astrologically, earth refers to practicality. Earth sign practi-
cality manifests as an aptitude for the financial and material dimension of life.
The practicality of the earth element shows itself somewhat differently in each
of the signs of the earth triplicity. Taurus’s earthy nature emerges as interest and skill
in the accumulation of material resources. Virgo’s comes through as attention to
details, attention to physical health, and the ability to construct material objects.
Capricorn’s earthy nature typically manifests as the talent to manage business.
Negative earth people can be so practical that they miss the other dimensions
of life. Unless counterbalanced by other factors, excessive earth in a chart indicates an
individual who is materialistic, insensitive, and unimaginative. Conversely, lack of
earth can indicate a person who is impractical and unreliable.
One finds the same set of four elements and the same classification of signs by
element in Vedic astrology. The connotations are basically the same as in Western
astrology.
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