Elemental Beginnings...

A friend of mine who is interested in the less tangible side of life recently introduced me to the concept of the elements; that each person's temperament and personality can be defined as one (or more) of four basic categories, which are assigned an element of this world - Earth, Fire, Air, or Water. I'm definitely not into the mystical side of this belief, but as a psychology major I do believe in the ideas of personality and temperament, and I am extremely interested in the way that people can be categorized based on their temperamental makeup. Therefore, I took a few tests online to see what "element" I would be defined as, and my top results all indicated that I am a mixture of "fire" and "water". (My friend had predicted fire, but he wasn't surprised to see the combination, conflicting though it is!) I've listed the definitions of these two elements below so that you as the reader can get a better understanding of what this indicates in my personality:

Fire in its physical appearance can do what the sun itself does for the whole world- it provides light and warmth and can serve as a heat source to cook upon. Fire is also an impulsive and dangerous element that can smolder and suddenly burst. Fire can give wings of courage, compassion, and devotion. Fire is obstinate and heady and absolutely not subtle. It is seen as the force burning inside us, giving us an iron willpower to go for our goals, bestowing upon us the passion to do it with all of ourselves, resulting in the honor and freedom to do it without backstabbing and with an open face.

Water gives us adaptability and willpower. It is the element of winter, giving us time to pause and gather strength. It is the seedbed of all life.

After a bit of pondering, I would say that I believe these definitions fit me rather well; though not always in the way you might think. I plan on discussing that further in later posts. I've attempted to blog before and utterly failed, usually because I had a lack of focus or purpose. Hence, I'm trying again with this beginning theme of fire and water; it doesn't necessarily have to keep to that theme, but it gives me a place to start and something to work off of. Of course, it's also late at night and I might just be a little crazy right now; we'll see as time goes on. This may be nothing more than another fluke blog that flops after a week and ends up getting deleted. But maybe... maybe this time it can be something more. That remains to be seen. :)