Life is formed and develops in the water that holds the essence. 80% of our body is water. The kidneys are the primary organs that deal with water in the body and, along with the urinary bladder, comprise the Water element organs.
On an intellectual level, Water deals with philosophy, spirituality, and the great, essential questions of life. The related emotion is what one feels in the presence of the divine, or when one understands the marvels of life. In other words, the sense of awe.
In Chinese Medicine, the Water element brings one through time. It houses the prenatal Qi that we derive from our ancestors, which can be understood as our inheritance, our genetic makeup or DNA.
A Water personality is a thinker, a philosopher, a seeker of sense rather than sensations; someone who strives
for enlightenment or the presence of the divine. These people are easily taken as being aloof but they are enormously loyal and can help untangle the most complicated situations. In older years they often make a revered holy eminence. Unlike their opposite element, Fire, which is fully in the moment, Water types are mostly concerned with and have great perspective on the past and future.
