[B]The twelve signs of the zodiac are broken down into the elements offire, air, water, and earth. If we learn the elements, we willunderstand how the signs __26__ the same category share commonfeatures. This simplifies astrology, and makes it easier to learn.

Fire people are the mostconfident of all the signs and __27__ until they get what they want.They can also be very arrogant and self-centered. Don't go to a fireperson for sympathy. They either have no patience for emotionalism orheaviness or are too busy getting their needed recognition to __28__time to comfort others.

If you need something written orspoken, ask air people-- they make great talkers and communicators.Air-sign people never want to get into heavy emotional discussionsabout feelings __29__, they have a tendency to see things objectivelyand rationally.

Feelings, emotions, and deeppersonal conversations are what motivates and stimulates the watersigns. You can find water-sign people at movies crying loudest andmost often. Everything seems to touch them.

Earthpeople are the most stable, consistent and sometimes rigid of all thesigns. __30__ they make up their minds, like mountains they cannot bemoved without huge efforts.