Earth Imbalance Description
Please note: an imbalance can be either an Element’s characteristics taken to the extreme or a need to have balance because the Element is not having enough of an impact.
If you find that you have an earth imbalance a number of things might be happening. First, if you have found that you have the Earth element designation and you are also earth imbalance, this likely means that you are too strongly present in the earth element. In other words, the very stability that you exhibit and feel can become liabilities. Instead of simply being centered and at peace you may instead become completely sedentary allowing your life to become completely routine.
An earth imbalance appears to take earth element characteristics and turn them up, as it were. Whereas an earth person may be practical, an earth imbalance person may be too conservative and too unwilling to take risks. They will miss out on taking chances because they are waiting for the next big thing (and unfortunately, they will likely not reach for it then either). An earth person may be able to stand firm and solid in the knowledge that s/he is right, but an earth imbalance person can be obstinate, very stubborn and can turn away from compromise. They may find themselves quite sedentary and unwilling to move.
An earth imbalance person will find him or herself settling for the routine, for small gains. They will focus on what is going wrong – the worst-case. In other words, instead of being realistic, an earth imbalance person likely dips into being pessimistic.
Rather than simply being careful and diligent, an earth imbalance person can be too focused and almost grim in his/her approach to problem solving.
There are a few things that can be done to mitigate an earth imbalance. First, it is necessary to look at and perhaps incorporate the positive aspects of Earth characteristics. Earth element people are centered and stable rather sedentary. An earth element person is realistic but his/her peaceful nature keeps that realism from becoming pessimism, etc. (here, please take a look at the Earth characteristics to see how a balanced earth element person is described. Second, it is necessary to look at earth’s polar opposite, Fire. Finding Fire’s passion and sense of fun and play can be incredibly helpful in mitigating an Earth imbalance. Please refer to the following Fire tasks to help with restoring your earth balance.
To mitigate an Earth Imbalance, please see Life Elements, chapter 10.
For Element Imbalance Combinations, here are the other Element Imbalance descriptions.