Fire in Balance

When balanced, the Fire person is optimistic and full of life. They are charismatic, altruistic, ambitious, communicative and intuitive, they have immense convincing powers. The genuine attributes of the Fire Element are a clear mind, with congruence between thinking, feeling, acting and speaking.
The most challenging issues for a Fire person are their pride and lack of diplomacy. These issues may jeopardize their natural social instinct for hierarchy and communication.

Fire in Excess

The fire person becomes touchy and irritable or emphatically jolly they become talkative without listening, their natural optimism becomes foolish, illusive, unrealistic and their mental clarity becomes cloudy, unfocussed agitated and confused. Excess of fire may suppress the lungs, causing dry coughs, night sweat, restless sleep, nightmares and erupted skin conditions with sores, acne and eczema, it can also weaken the kidneys, causing back, bone and joint problems.