Water leads the rational, logical air element towards the world of the senses, emotions, sensations and instinct. You stand out with your sensitivity, a certain conformism, your intuition and your sincere desire to help others. You are sentimental, dreamy and often idealistic, with an absorbing capacity for listening and understanding everyone around you. You are very sensitive to atmospheres and will be emotionally involved in everything going on around you. However, your instinctive kindness can sometimes be tinged with strange moods or fits of hypersensitivity. You will then need to take a step back and spend time alone to protect yourself from the harshness of the world.
Go to:
The characteristics of the Water element in astrology
- Positive force: A need to feel in harmony
- Negative flaws: You have difficulty asserting your needs
- Water signs: Cancer, Scorpio, and Pisces
Water is the fourth of the elements, negative, feminine and introvert. It characterises the sign of Cancer, Scorpio and Pisces.
In Love
You are an attentive partner who will pamper your loved-one. In general, you are particularly at ease in the area of the sensual, which is to a certain extent "your" domain. In fact, your instincts make you put a lot of feeling and emotion into your romantic jousting, even though you sometimes lack the combative streak. On the other hand, you can show jealousy and possessiveness, often through lack of confidence in your charm and powers. You will be at your best in a long-lasting relationship, built on mutual confidence: a romantic approach, not to say fairytale-like ...
Water Signs and the Water Element
Cancer and the Water Element
Cancer is highly sensitive to atmospheres and deeply receptive to others’ emotions. They need security, warmth, and understanding to feel at ease. Their ideal environment is the comfort of home, preferably surrounded by children, away from chaos and noisy disturbances that easily overwhelm them. Their protective instinct drives them to care for loved ones, though they can be reserved when facing the unknown. Cancer intuitively understands others and often offers gentle, supportive listening, unless hurt by someone’s tactlessness. Any harshness can freeze them in place and make them lose all confidence.
Advice for maintaining emotional balance:
Guided by emotions, Cancer thrives in a calm environment. Take time for yourself near water or in a peaceful natural setting. Cancer is drawn to paramedical or psychological fields. Nurturing others in a protective way brings balance. They can even transform emotional ties to food into a career as a dietitian rather than a chef. By channeling their imagination toward practical ideals that support others' well-being, Cancer can find their way forward. Learning to take things in stride, rather than feeding into dramatic reactions, will help. A balanced environment creates a soothing routine for them and their loved ones.
Scorpio and the Water Element
Scorpio feels everything intensely, guided by instinct and a need to understand the world around them. Drawn to mystery and hidden truths, they dive deep into analyzing situations and behaviors. Their mood swings between confidence and self-doubt, shaped by their drive for personal growth. Scorpio has the depth, clarity, and analytical strength to face any issue and adapt to even the harshest conditions. They’re not afraid to question everything in their life. Their curiosity and creativity lead them to unusual experiences and challenging situations where they test their limits. There’s always a deep-seated urge for transformation.
Advice for maintaining emotional balance:
Passionate and intense, Scorpio must learn to channel deep emotions to avoid going to extremes. They find solutions by looking inward. Self-reflection, meditation, and introspection are excellent ways to gain perspective and ease obsessions. If those become overwhelming, therapy or hypnosis can be helpful. When emotionally stable, Scorpio enjoys analyzing others and gives sound advice as a trustworthy confidant. Observing situations and behaviors helps them unwind. Any kind of investigation sharpens their mind, whether it’s a hidden object game or watching a famous crime case unfold.
Pisces and the Water Element
Highly attuned to atmospheres, Pisces picks up on what others feel—sometimes absorbing emotions that don’t belong to them. They dream of a world full of gentleness and harmony, often finding solace in art, music, or spirituality. Their mood can fluctuate between awe and confusion. Sometimes lost between reality and illusion, they must learn to set clear boundaries to thrive. Neptune heightens their intuition, inspiration, and idealism. But too much sensitivity and vulnerability to outside influences can lead them to seek unhealthy ways of coping.
Advice for maintaining emotional balance:
Pisces must cultivate awareness without falling prey to manipulators. They often need advice from elders or close friends. The challenge is to avoid becoming dependent and retain the ability to analyze their situation independently. This delicate balance can be maintained through simple yet grounding activities like swimming or walking. Pisces can also transform their struggles into healing energy for others. In fact, many doctors or caregivers are Pisces—sometimes selfless to the point of sacrifice. Balanced relationships will help them stay rooted in reality.
The Planets Ruling the Water Signs
Cancer is ruled by the Moon
Cancer is a dreamy and emotionally fluctuating sign whose moods often follow the phases of the Moon. Imaginative and hypersensitive, Cancer tends to be deeply attached to their past or origins. They are affectionate and protective, though often anxious. Cancers typically have excellent memories and show a natural connection with early childhood. They react strongly to stimulation and often dramatize situations due to their heightened sensitivity.
Scorpio is ruled by Pluto
Scorpio, under Pluto's influence, is determined, courageous, and at times aggressive. Their intense physical and psychological energy drives them to experience emotions on a deep level. Scorpios are intuitive and rarely confront directly; instead, they act with calculated intent. Lucid and inspired, they often use their charm to influence others and can sometimes be manipulative or obsessive. They hold themselves to the same high standards they expect from others.
Pisces is ruled by Neptune
Pisces is a dreamer with vivid imagination and powerful intuition—sometimes bordering on the prophetic. Deeply attuned to their surroundings, they easily empathize with others. They long to comfort and heal those around them. Tactful and gentle, Pisces can appear defenseless in the face of life’s hardships. They often struggle to define themselves clearly, as if their sense of identity is blurred. Like a sponge, they absorb the emotions around them and often possess a strong instinct.
