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Element & modality (used as tone, not as classification)
A term from astrology, defined plainly — and shown in context in your chart.
Definition
Elements describe the kind of energy (Fire = kinetic outward, Earth = grounded material, Air = relational mental, Water = inward emotional). Modalities describe the phase (Cardinal = initiating, Fixed = sustaining, Mutable = transitioning). Used as descriptive tone, NOT as a determinant of which aspects exist or fire.
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