If Aquarius is a water bearer, then why is it an air sign?

I have often wondered about this myself, and I have a few thoughts. One is that the water being carried by Aquarius is not merely physical water, but is, as Mat Delano suggests, symbolic. Water has a vast symbolism. J. E. read more

Aquarius- Air element symbolized by a water bearer. Pisces- Water element symbolized by two fish (here is an exception). Pisces is found in the “water and sea” section of the sky next to Aquarius. The planets pass through Aquarius just before Pisces. read more

Aquarius is an air sign. It is often assumed that it is a water sign because the symbol for Aquarius is the Water Bearer. The image symbolizes the giving of life and spiritual food to the world. The water that is poured out of the vessel symbolizes the washing away of the past leaving room for the fresh and new. read more

Capricorn, the Goat is the most determined of the three. Capricorn goes up the long mountain hill top to give the bucket of water to Aquarius, the Water Bearer, who then sets the water into the ocean filled with Pisces, the Fish whom swim freely into the otherworldly depths of the ocean. Aquarius are often child-like. read more