Water signs are Cancer, Scorpio and Pisces representing man's emotional nature. Air signs of Gemini, Libra and Aquarius represent the mental part of man's nature. Persons born under these signs tend toward the intellectual. Earth signs of Taurus, Virgo and Capricorn represent people who are more physical in their nature. The next division of the Zodiac is into Cardinal, Fixed and Mutable signs.
Cardinal signs are pioneers, activists, reformers, and seekers of new conquests.
The Cardinal signs are Aries, Cancer, Libra and Capricorn. Fixed signs represent conservatives, they are slow to change and suspicious of new ideas. The Fixed signs are Taurus, Leo, Scorpio, and Aquarius. Mutable signs are the counselors and compromisers, striving to bring harmony. The Mutable signs are Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius, and Pisces.