CULTURE | THE ELEMENT
Fire People
You know a fire person when you
see one. They take risks and are
adventurous, brave, confident,
motivated and ambitious. They
are honest, enthusiastic, strong,
energetic, progressive, quick-witted,
inventive and creative, and have
excellent leadership qualities. They
actively pursue goals and are full of
youthful spirit.
The element of fire governs a
person’s elegance and mannerisms,
and if balanced, the person behaves
appropriately, elegantly and
graciously. Fire also represents
passion, and so if a person’s fire is
weak, he might get depressed easily
and often feel inadequate.
Fire types show qualities inherent
in summer, so they appear outgoing,
warm, lively and sociable. The fire
energy is upward and expanding – a
strong dynamic, masculine energy
which can be restless and highly
creative. The negative emotion
associated with fire is overexcitement
and hysteria, which happens when
the energy is unbalanced, and the
positive emotion is joy and creativity.
A fire person is usually good with
relationships, intimacy, and is fun to
be around. However, an excess of this
element is said to cause aggressive
behaviour and sometimes hatred.
Fire types are prone to
ophthalmodynia (headaches around
the eyes), tinnitus, dry tongue, dry
mouth, encephalopathy (brain
disease), chest pain, hypertension,
coronary heart disease, indigestion and
skelasthenia (weakness of the legs).
The 12
Zodiacs
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Fire Rat
Jan 24, 1936–Feb 10, 1937
Feb 19, 1996–Feb 6, 1997
Characteristics:
Energetic, brave, quiet,
cordial, self-disciplined
Fire Ox
Feb 11, 1937–Jan 31, 1938
Feb 7, 1997–Jan 27, 1998
Characteristics:
Practical, short-sighted,
selfish, narrow-minded,
impersonal
Fire Tiger
Feb 13, 1926–Feb 1, 1927
Feb 9, 1986–Jan 28, 1987
Characteristics:
Optimistic, independent
Fire Rabbit
Jan 29, 1987–Feb 16, 1988
Characteristics:
Broad-minded, smart,
flexible, unique
Iraq
Tariq Aziz (1936)
Politician
Pakistan
Malala Yousafzai (1997)
Activist, Nobel Prize winner
UK
David Attenborough (1926)
Naturalist, TV personality
Japan
Nobunari Oda (1987)
Figure skater
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