Do You Have A Earthpersonality?

People with Earth as their dominant Element tend to bepractically-minded, and are considered to be “sensible” by their peers.Oriented to the physical manifestations of reality as we know it, Earth peopletend to place emphasis on what can be proven through the experience of the fivesenses, rather than on more subtle, less easily-perceived phenomena. They tendto be reliable, productive, and disciplined, with an innate sense for theworkings of the material world and a methodical approach to work that enablesthem to achieve material security with greater ease than other Elementalpersonalities. They value stable and long-term friendships and make for honestand kind friends.

The challenge for Earth people is to not let theirpracticality and desire for structure to keep them from discovering andreveling in life’s mysteries, or accessing their own emotional states. Too muchEarth energy can lead to becoming rigid or narrow-minded, actually limiting ourpotential for growth by closing ourselves off to higher-frequency energies thatinspire us with new perspectives and motivate us to set our sights on newhorizons. People who are described as being “stubborn as a rock” or behavinglike “a stick in the mud” are probably exhibiting an excess of Earth energy,and would benefit from loosening up and allowing themselves more access tomystery and joy. They may not always realize that security is, like everythingelse, ultimately impermanent, that growth is cyclical, and that there arealways unseen forces which we may not be able to control, but can make aneffort to better understand.

Even the most sensible habits and patterns of living canbecome overly rigid, and without a certain amount of flexibility it can be hardto navigate the occasional interference that life throws our way. The Earthitself manifests the inevitability of disruption in the form of earthquakes, aphenomenon echoed in the phrase “shaken up” to describe how we feel whenunexpected events wreak havoc on the seeming predictability of our daily lives.“Uprooted” is another Earth-related metaphor for how we experience moving froma place we’ve called home or changing jobs. We are, as human beings, orientedto the ground, and it can be difficult for those with Earth as their dominantenergy to feel comfortable in the face of dynamic change.

Wicca Elemental Magic: A Guide to the Elements,Witchcraft, and Magic Spells
Lisa Chamberlain