Air is the lightest of the elements. In the Tarot it is the suit of swords. They represent our thoughts and communications. The suit of swords have the most challenging cards in all the minor arcana.
BASIC QUALITIES: lightness, quickness, agility, responsiveness, dryness, infinite possibilities, speed, motion
IN NATURE: wind, gentle breezes to gusts, birds and butterflies flying, movements,
COLOR: green
ART: dance
CHAKRA: heart
SEED MANTRUM: YAM
GEMSTONE: emerald
PHYSICAL BODY:
(Gemini) – shoulders, scapula, trapezius
(Libra) – kidneys
(Aquarius) – ankles
lungs and chest – breathing
nervous system, skin – quality extremes
tissue quality – movement and speed, nerve reflexes
voice quality- fast, jumpy, breathy, fast or scattered
EMOTIONAL BODY:
desire, bargaining, judging, compassion, charity,
laughing, getting lost in thoughts, scattered
MENTAL BODY:
quick witted, analyze and evaluate
justice, fair minded
getting lost in ideas, inability to choose
disconnected from emotions and body
restless mind,
jokes, puns
AIR FOODS: foods growing more than 6 feet above ground; fruits, nuts
sour taste
BODY TYPE: ectomorphic – thin, wiry, underweight DOSHA: vata