Air Earth Fire Spirit Water

Air

Air is the element of the intellect; it is the realm of thought, which is the first step toward creation. Magickally speaking, Air is the clear, uncluttered, pure visualization which is a powerful tool for change. It is also the movement, the impetus that sends the visualization out toward manifestation. It rules spells and rituals involving travel, instruction, freedom, obtaining knowledge, discovering lost items, uncovering lies and so on. It can also be used to develop the psychic faculties. Spells involving Air usually include the act of placing an object in the air or dropping something off the side of a mountain or other high places so that the object actually connects physically with the element. Air is masculine, being dry, expansive and active. It is the element that excels in places of learning, and which is at work while we theorize, think and ponder. Air rules the East because this is the direction of the greatest light, and the light of wisdom and consciousness. Its color is yellow, the yellow of the Sun and the sky at dawn. Air governs the magick of the four winds, most divination. concentration and visualization magick.

 Direction: East - Place of Sunrise
Name of East Wind Eurus

 Energy: Projective

 Signs: Gemini, Libra, Aquarius 
 
Ritual Work: The Mind, All mental, intuitive and psychic work, knowledge, abstract learning, wind and breath, inspiration, hearing, harmony, herbal knowledge, plant growth, intellect thought and growth, travel, freedom, revealing the truth, finding lost things, psychic abilities, instruction, telepathy, memory, to contact the angels, the ability to know and understand, to unlock the secrets of the dead, zen meditation, brainstorms, beginnings, illuminations
 
Places: Moutaintops and high mountain peaks, wind-swept plains and hills, cloudy skies, windy beaches, high towers, airports, schools, libraries, offices, travel agencies, psychiatrist's office.

 Colours: White, bright yellow, crimson, light blue, all pastels

Ritual Forms: Tossing objects into the air, suspending tools in high places, fanning light objects, visualisation, positive thinking

Basic Nature: Sound is a manifestation of this element.

 Point in Life: Infancy

 Types of Magick Ruled: Divination, concentration, visualisation, wind magick, prophecy, karma, speed.

 Time: Dawn

 Season: Spring - The time of freshness

 Magickal Tools: Athame, Sword, Censer, Creative Visualisation, Wand

 Spirits: Sylphs, Zephyrs and Faeries who inhabit the world of trees, flowers, winds, breezes and mountains.

 Angel: Raphael

 King: Paralda

 Sense: Smell and Hearing
 
Stones and Jewels: Topaz, light stones, such as pumice; transparent, such as mica. Yellow fluorite, crystals, amethyst, alexandrite, yellow or blue stones. Rainbow Stones.

 Metals: Tin and Copper

 Incense: Galbanum, Frankincense

 Plants and Trees: Frankincense, Myrrh, Pansy, Primrose, Vervain, Violet, Yarrow, Pungent, Dill, Airy, Finely veined or windswept; generally leaves. Lavender, Aspen
 
Animals: Birds, especially the eagle and the hawk, insects, spiders, raven.
 
Goddesses: Aradia, Arianrhod, Cardea, Nuit, Urania
 
Gods: Enlil, Kheohera, Mercurym Shu, Thoth
 
Attracted By: Oils and Incenses
 
Musical Instruments: Flute, all winded instruments
 
Symbols: Sky, Wind, breezes, clouds, breath, vibrations, plants, herbs, flowers, trees
 

Earth

This is the element we are closest to home with, since it is our home. Earth doesn't necessarily represent the physical Earth, but that part of it which is stable, solid, dependable. Earth is the realm of abundance, prosperity and wealth. While it is the most physical of the elements this is not negative, for it is upon Earth that the other three rest. Without Earth, life as we know it could not exist.

  

 

Direction: North - the place of greatest darkness
Name of North Wind Boreas, Ophion

Energy: Receptive,
Feminine

Signs: Taurus,
Virgo,
Capricorn

Ritual Work: The body, growth, natural sustenance, material gain, money, creativity, birth, death, silence, rocks, standing stones, crystals, jewels, metal, bones, structure, night, riches, treasures, surrendering self-will, touch, empathy, grounding, mystery, industry, possessions, conservative, incorporation, business, prosperity, employment, stability, success, fertility, birth, healing, combined forces of nature and it's bounty, material abundance, wisdom, runes, strength, practical wisdom, teaching, symbols.

Colours: Black, Brown, Green, White

Ritual Forms: Burying, Planting,
Making images in the dirt or sand,
Walking over miles of countryside while visualizing the need.

Basic Nature: Fertile, moist, nurturing, stabalizing, grounding.
Gravity is a manifestation of this element.

Point in Life: Advanced Age

Types of Magick Ruled: Gardening, magnet, image, stone, tree, knot, binding

Time: Midnight; night

Season: Winter- The time of darkness

Magickal Tools: Pentacle and Pentagrams, Salt, Images, Stones, Gems, Trees, Cord magick  

  Spirits: Gnomes, Dwarfs and trolls who inhabit the interior of the earth and are the consciousness of precious gems.  

Angel: Ariel

King: Ghob, Gob or Ghom

Sense: Touch

Stones and Jewels: Rock Crystal, Salt: Heavy or opaque, as in coal; green as in emeralds and peridot, onyx, Jasper, azurite, amethyst, royal azute, tourmaline, tourmalanted quartz or rutiled.

  Metals: Iron, Lead

  Incense: Storax, Benzoin

Plants and Trees: Comfrey, Ivy, grains, oats, rice, rye, wheat, patchouli, vetivert, mosses, lichens, nuts, dry and stiff plants; heavy low-growing plants; generally roots, Oak.

Animals: Cow or bull, bison, snakes (earth-dwelling), stag, dog, horse, gopher, ant, burrowing animals, bears, wolf

Goddesses: Ceres, Demeter, Gaea, Mah, Nephthys, Persephone, Prithivi, Rhea, Rhiannon

Gods: Adonis, Athos, Arawn, Cernunnos, Dionysus, Marduk, Pan, Tammuz

Attracted By: Salts and Powders

  Musical Instruments: Drums, all percussion instruments

Symbols: Rocks and Gemstones, mountains, plains, fields, soil, caves and mines

 

fire

Fire is the element of change, will and passion. In a sense it contains within it all forms of magick, since magick is the process of change.

Fire magick can be frightening. The results manifest quickly and spectacularly. It is not an element for the faint-hearted. However, it is the most primal and for this reason is much used.

This is the realm of sexuality and passion. It is no only the "sacred fire" of sex, it is also the spark of divinity which shines within us and all living things. It is at once the most physical and spiritual of the elements.
 

  Direction: South - the place of greatest heat.
Name of South Wind Notus

Energy: Projective, Masculine

Signs: Aries, Leo, Sagittarius

Ritual Work: Energy, spirit, heat, flame, blood, sap, life, will, healing and destroying, purification, bonfires, hearth fires, candle flames, sun, eruptions, explosions freedom, change, sight, perception, vision, illumination, learning, love, passions, sexuality, authority, destruction, change, will, the will to dare, creativity, loyalty, force, transformation, protection, courage, strength, higher self, success, refinement, the arts, evolutions, faith, physical exercise, body awareness, work nurturing, vitality, self-knowledge, power

Places: Deserts, hot springs, volcanoes, ovens, fire places, bedrooms (for sex), weight rooms, locker rooms, saunas, athletic fields

  Colours: Red, Gold, Crimson, Orange, White
 
Ritual Forms: Burning, fuming or smouldering of an image, herb or other object, candles or small blazes

Basic Nature: Purifying, destruction, cleansing, energetic, sexual, forceful.
Heat is a manifestation of this element.

  Point in Life: Youth

  Types of Magick Ruled: Candle, Storm, time and Star.

Time: Noon

Season: Summer - The time of Heat.

Magickal Tools: Dagger, Censer, Lamp or Candles, Burned herbs or requests on paper, Knife

Spirits: Salamanders, Firedrakes, and the consciousness of flames

Angel: Michael

King: Djin

Sense: Sight

Stones and Jewels: Fire Opal, Red or Fiery, as in jasper. Volcanic, as in lava; clear, as in quartz crystals. Ruby, Carnelian, Rhodochrosite, Agates

  Metals: Gold, Brass

Incense: Olibanum, Copal, Cinnamon, Juniper

Plants and Trees: Garlic, Hibiscus, Mustard, Nettle, Onion, Red Peppers, Cinnamon, Red Poppies, Stinging, thorny or hot plants such as thistle, chilli peppers and bougainvillea, desert-dwelling cacti, coffee beans, generally seeds. Almond Tree, in flower.

  Animals: Fire Breathing Dragons, lions, horses, when their hooves strike sparks, snakes, cricket, praying mantis, ladybug, bee, scorpion, shark, phoenix, coyote, fox

Goddesses: Brigit, Hestia, Pele, Vesta

Gods: Agni, Hepaetus, Horus, Promtheus Vulcan

Attracted By: Candles, Lamps, Incense, Fire

Musical Instruments: Guitar, All Stringed Instruments.

Symbols: Lightning, Volcanoes, Rainbow, Sun, Stars, Lava, A heat object

 

Spirit
 

Not used for Magickal Purposes!
 

Direction: Centre and Circumference, throughout and about. North, East, South and West, Within and Without, Up and Down, Also a complete lack of directions and dimensions.

Rules: Transcendence, transformation, change, everywhere and nowhere, within and without.

Energy: Projective/Receptive

Places: Outer space, vacuums, the void

Ritual Work: Religious In Nature, enlightenment, finding your life path, spiritual knowledge, seeing and understanding karmic paths in life.

Colours: Clear, White, Black, Purple  

Ritual Forms: None

Basic Nature: Unknowable

Point in Life: Pre-Conception, soulness

Types of Magick Ruled: None

Time: Beyond time, all time is one - Eternal Starlight

Season: The Turning Wheel - All (and yet none)

Magickal Tools: Cauldron, Incense, Secret Forces.
Some books say none where yet others say all.

Spirits: All

Angel: Metatron

Rulers: Archangels and angels

Sense: Hearing

Stones and Jewels: No Stones

Metals: Meteoritic

Incense: Mastic

Plants and Trees: Mistletoe, The Flowering Almond Tree

Animals: Sphinx.
Other books say none and then others say all.

Goddesses: Isis, The Secret Name of the Goddess, Shekinah

Gods: Akasha, Iao, JHVH

Symbols: Infinity, the cosmos, godhead, the creator

 

Water

 

Water is the element of purification, the subconscious mind, love and the emotions.
Just as water is fluid, constantly changing, flowing, from one level to another, so too are our emotions in a constant state of flax.
Water is the element of absorption and germination. The subconscious is symbolised by this element because it is rolling, always moving, like the sea, which rests neither night nor day.
 
  Direction: West - the place of the setting sun.
Name of West Wind Zephyrus

Energy: Receptive, Feminine

  Signs: Cancer, Scorpio, Pisces

  Ritual Work: Emotions, feelings, love, courage, daring, sorrow, intuition, the unconscious mind, the womb, generation, fertility, plants, healing, smell, absorbing, communication with the spiritual, purification, pleasure, friendship, marriage, happiness, sleep, dreams, the psychic, the inner self, sympathy love, reflection, dreams and dreamtime, currents and tides of life, the power to dare and cleanse all things, Inner Knowing, vision quests, self-healing, inner vision, security, journeys

  Places: Lakes, springs and wells, ponds, streams, rivers, beaches, bathtubs, swimming pools, showers, bedroom (for sleep), health spas, fountains, steam rooms, the ocean and the tides.

Colours: Blue, Blue-green, Green, Grey, Indigo, Black

  Ritual Forms: Dilution, placing into water, washing away, bathing

  Basic Nature: Flowing, purifying, healing, soothing, loving, movement

  Point in Life: Maturity

  Types of Magick Ruled: Sea, Ice, Snow, Fog, Mirror, Magnet, Rain

Time: Twilight, Dusk

Season: Autumn - the time of harvest, when rain showers the earth.

Magickal Tools: Cup, Cauldron, Goblet, Mirrors, The Sea

Spirits: Undines, Nymphs, Mermaids and Mermen who live in the sea, lakes, streams and springs, and Fairies of the lakes, ponds and streams

Angel: Gabriel

King: Niksa or Necksa

Sense: Taste

Stones and Jewels: Aquamarine, Transparent or translucent, amethyst, blue tourmaline, pearl, coral, blue topaz, blue fluorite, lapis lazuli, sodalite

  Metals: Mercury (Quicksilver), Silver, Copper

  Incense: Myrrh, Chamomile

  Plants and Trees: Ferns, Lotus, Mosses, Bushes, Seaweeds, Water Lilies, All Water Plants, lettuce rose, gardenia, generally flowers, Willow Tree

  Animals: Dragons, Serpents, Dolphins and Porpoises, Fish, Seals and sea mammals, Water-dwelling snakes, all water creatures and sea birds, cat, frog, turtle, otter, seal, most fish and shellfish, swan, crab, bear

Goddesses: Aphrodite, Isis, Mariamne, Mari, Tiamat, Yemaya

Gods: Dylan, Ea, Manannan, Osiris, Neptune, Poseidon

Attracted By: Water, Washes and Solutions

Symbols: Oceans, Lakes, Rivers, Wells, Springs, Pools, Rains, Mist, Fog, A shell, a Cup of Water