Fire:
Triangle points up
Water:
Triangle points down
Air:
Triangle points up with a horizontal line through center of triangle
Earth:
Triangle points down with a horizontal line through center of triangle
- Colors and Symbols of Four Elements, Feng-shui.lovetoknow.com
Each element is either warm or cold, and this corresponds with a male or female gender...The orientation of the triangle is determined by warmth or coldness, male or female. Male, warm elements point upward, ascending toward the spiritual realm. Female, cold elements point downward, descending into the earth.
- Four Elements and their Qualities, by Catherine Beyer, About.com
Each element has a symbol and color. Common symbols are Fire: a triangle pointing up. Air: a triangle pointing up and with a horizontal line through the middle of it. Water: a triangle pointing down. Earth: a triangle pointing down and with a horizontal line through the middle of it.
- The Four Elements, Angelfire.com
The four classic elements are still essential symbols of the cultures
and belief systems of many groups, including Native Americans, pagans
and various tribal groups throughout the world...During the Greek
Hellenic civilization (323-146 B.C.), the symbols used to represent the
four elements of Greek physics were based on the triangle:
Fire:
Triangle points up
Water:
Triangle points down
Air:
Triangle points up with a horizontal line through center of triangle
Earth:
Triangle points down with a horizontal line through center of triangle
- Colors and Symbols of Four Elements, Feng-shui.lovetoknow.com
Opposing elements are on opposite sides...and are distinguished by the presence or absence of the crossbar within the triangle...Air and earth are opposites and have the crossbar. Water and fire are also opposites, and lack the crossbar.
- Elemental Qualities, by Catherine Breyer, About.com
Fire: a triangle pointing up.
Air: a triangle pointing up and with a horizontal line through the middle of it.
Water: a triangle pointing down.
Earth: a triangle pointing down and with a horizontal line through the middle of it.
- The Four Elements, Angelfire.com
