Astrology Glossary

Water element

Water (水), the element of depth and flow, of winter and the still north. It runs downward and finds every gap: wise, adaptable, intuitive, and quietly persuasive, at home with ideas and undercurrents. Its virtue is wisdom (智); out of balance it grows secretive or fearful.

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