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Element Quiz

Six questions, one element. The classical elements are temperaments as much as substances: this quiz reads which one moves you.

Elemental temperaments

The four elements describe four ways of being in the world. Fire moves by desire and transforms what it touches; earth moves by patience and builds what lasts; air moves by thought and clarifies what is tangled; water moves by feeling and connects what is separate. Most people are a blend with one dominant current: and the work of the path is learning the elements you lack.

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Frequently asked questions

What is my secondary element?

The quiz names your dominant element; your secondary is usually the one you chose second most often. Balancing the two is where the real work begins.

Which element is the strongest?

None: each element is complete in its own domain. Fire is strongest in motion, earth in endurance, air in clarity, water in depth.