The
Elements 
This
first graphic depicts the 5 elements, the colours associated with each,
and simple symbols that can be used to represent them. The second one shows
how the elements are represented on the pentacle. When we cast circles
for rituals, we call upon the elements to be present and protect us during
them. Tools, herbs and the desired outcomes of rituals and spells all fall
into different elemental catagories. With elements playing such an important
part in our ways, it is important to take the time to get in touch with
them and gain an understanding of each. Each posses different and
unique qualities. Becoming in tune with and enriching your relationship
with them, I believe, is very important. What you will find on this page
is overall descriptions of the elements & their relations to magick.
Earth
The
earth, gaia is our fertile and nurturing mother. From fertile moist soil
to sand and stone, it is the densest of all elements.
Basic
Nature: Fertile, moist, nurturing, stabilizing,
grounding.
Type
Of Energy: Receptive.
Colour:
Green.
Places:
Caves, canyons, chasms, forests, groves, valleys, fields, farms, gardens,
parks, plant nurseries, farmers markets, kitchens, mines, holes.
Rituals:Fertility,
jobs, promotions, money, business, investments, material objects, agriculture,
health foods, ecology, conservation, stock market, old age, buildings,
construction, progress.
Musical
Instrument: Drum, all percussion instruments.
Creatures:
Dogs, horses, earthworm, gopher, ant, cow, burrowing animals.
Season:
Winter (the time of darkness).
Direction:
North. (place of greatest darkness)
Time:
Night.
Magical
Tool: Pentacle (wooden, metal or clay)
Astronomical
Signs: Taurus, Virgo, Capricorn.
Sense:
Touch.
Natural
Symbols: Salt, clay dish of fresh soil, rocks,
sheaves of wheat, acorns.
Types
Of Magick Ruled: Gardening, magnet, image,
stone, tree, knot, binding.
Air
Without
air, we would perish. It is the power of movement; of freshening and intelligence.
Magically, it is also the power of the mind: force of intellect. The wind
as it tousles your hair, rustles the leaves of a tree, and the force of
a hurricane.
Basic
Nature: Flying, moving, fresh, intelligent,
suspending, sound.
Type
Of Energy: Projective.
Colour:
Yellow.
Places:
Mountain tops, wind-swept plains, cloudy skies, high towers, airports,
schools, libraries, offices, travel agencies, psychiatrist's offices.
Rituals:
Schooling, memory, intellectualism, teaching, tests, divination, breaking
bad habits, communications, travel, writing, organizing and organizations,
groups of all kinds, theorizing, drug addiction.
Ritual
Forms: Tossing objects into the air, suspending
tools in high places, fanning light objects, visualization, positive thinking.
Musical
Instruments: Flute, all wind instruments.
Creatures:
Spider, most birds, winged insects.
Season:
Spring (time of freshness).
Direction:
East (the place of sunrise).
Time:
Dawn.
Magical
Tool: Wand.
Astrological
Signs: Gemini, Libra, Aquarius
Senses:
Hearing, smell.
Natural
Symbols: A feather, incense smoke, fragrant
flowers.
Types
Of Magick Ruled: Divination, concentration,
visualization, wind magick.
Fire
Fire
is the creator and the destroyer. It warms our homes, cooks our food and
fuels are passions. It is the only element that can't exist without consuming
something else. Fire transforms objects into new forms: heat, light, ask,
smoke.
Basic
Nature: Purifying, destructive, cleansing,
energetic, sexual, forceful.
Type
Of Energy: Projective.
Colour:
Red (from the colour of flames).
Places:
Deserts, hot springs, volcanoes, ovens, fireplaces, bedrooms (for sex),
weight rooms, locker rooms, saunas, athletic fields.
Rituals:
Protection, courage, sex, energy, strength, authority, banishing negativity.
Ritual
Forms: Burning or smoldering; heating.
Herbs:
Stinging, thorny or hot (spicy). Holly leaves, rose or cactus thorns, cayenne
pepper, chili peppers, etc.
Stones:
Red or fiery, such as jasper. Volcanic rock, lava or hematite (volcano
spit).
Metals:
Gold, brass.
Musical
Instrument: Guitar, all stringed instruments.
Creatures:
Snake, cricket, lizard, praying mantis, lady bug, bee, scorpion, shark,
dragon.
Season:
Summer (the time of heat).
Direction:
South (the place of heat).
Time:
Noon
Magical
Tool: Knife
Astrological
Sign: Aries, Leo, Sagittarius.
Sense:
Sight.
Natural
Symbols: Flame, lava, a heated object.
Types
Of Magic Ruled: Candle, storm, time and star.
Water
Water
is the element of cleansing, healing, psychic awareness and love. The energy
of it is vital to our well-being as humans, as it contains within it the
essence of love.
Basic
Nature: Flowing, purifying, healing, soothing,
loving.
Type
Of Energy: Receptive
Colour:
Blue
Places:
Lakes, springs, streams, rivers, beaches, oceans, wells, swimming pools,
bathtubs, showers, bedrooms (for sleep), health spas, steam rooms, fountains.
Rituals:
Purification, love psychic awareness, dreams, sleep, peace, marriage, friendships.
Ritual
Forms: Dilution, placing into water, washing
away, bathing.
Herbs:
Aquatic, such as water lilies and seaweed, lettuce, rose, gardenia; generally
flowers.
Stones:
Transparent or translucent, such as amethyst, aquamarine, crystals of all
sorts and blue stones such as blue tourmaline.
Metals:
Mercury (Quicksilver), silver, copper.
Musical
Instruments: Cymbal, bell, all resonant metals.
Creatures:
Cat, frog, turtle, dolphin, whale, otter, seal, most fish and shellfish.
Season:
Autumn (the time of harvest).
Direction:
West
(the place of the setting sun).
Time:
Dusk.
Magical
Tools: Cup, cauldron.
Astrological
Signs: Cancer, Scorpio, Pisces.
Sense:
Taste.
Natural
Symbols: Shells, a cup of water.
Types
Of Magic Ruled: Sea, ice, snow, fog, mirror,
magnet.
Akasha
The
Elements emerge from Akasha, the immutable, changeless source of all energy.
It is the top point of a pentacle that represents Spirit. The primal source
of energy that creates and fuels the elements. It is seen as the Mother
(Creatrix) of the elements.
Basic
Nature: Unknowable.
Type
Of Energy: Projective/Receptive.
Colour:
Purple or black.
Places:
Outer space, vacuums, the Void.
Types
Of Rituals: Religious in nature.
Ritual
Forms: None.
Herbs:
None.
Stones:
None.
Metal:
Meteoritic.
Musical
Instrument:
None.
Creatures:
All (and yet, none).
Season:
All (and yet, none).
Direction:
North, east, south and west; also within, without; up and down; and a complete
lack of directions or dimensions.
Time:
Eternal starlight.
Astrological
Signs: None.
Magical
Tool: None.
Types
Of Magic Ruled: Religious.
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