On the show Avatar: The Last Airbender, there are four nations: air nomads, earth kingdom, water tribes, and fire nations. Each of these distinctly different groups of people had their own cultures and values.
My significant other introduced me to the show around the time I learned more about astrology and it was interesting to parallel personality traits of characters with certain bending powers to zodiac signs. For instance an air bender would be evasive and flighty in situations. Aang, an airbender , typically fought by dodging attacks. On the flip side, Zuko the firebender was usually impulsive and brash. Most of the time he only wanted to fight to flex his bending skills which weren't that impressive in earlier seasons.
Like the show, those four elements make up the zodiac signs of Western astrology.
Air: Aquarius, Gemini, Libra
Water: Pisces, Cancer, Scorpio
Earth: Taurus, Virgo, Capricorn
Fire: Aries, Leo, Sagittarius
Air signs tend to be adaptable and intellectual , Water signs can be sensitive or nurturing, Fire signs are known for being bold and passionate, and Earth signs are typically grounded and practical.
The basis of astrology is to sort of classify people's personality types by how the planets aligned on their natal chart.
Indian and Chinese astrology are similar in that they both connect the types to elements. In Chinese astrology there are five elements instead of four: Wood, Water, Fire, Earth, and Metal.
Of course astrology isn't set in stone for everyone, socioeconomic status and family/cultural values effect people's personalities more than anything. But there are far too many coincidences for me to discredit the merit of astrology.
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