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Aryah_Jade

PostPosted: Fri Jan 20, 2006 8:39 pm


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Here, I hope to give you a better understanding of some of the general info associated with the elements in magick (Earth, Air, Fire, Water, Spirit). If you feel anything I've written is in any way inacurate, or otherwise offensive, please let me know!

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PostPosted: Fri Jan 20, 2006 9:11 pm


General:
Earth- Body, nature, food, birth, death, caves, fields,groves, mountains, silence.

Air- mind, imagination, intellect, knowledge, theory, breath, peaks, wind, towers.

Fire- energy, will, vitality, purpose, purification, blood, sun, deserts.

Water- emotion, love, intuition, womb, fertility, moon, ocean, tides, rivers.

Spirit- immanence, transcendence, transformation, every where, no where, the void.


Direction:
Earth- north
Air- east
Fire- south
Water- west
Spirit- center, and circumferance. throughout and about.


Colors:
Earth- black, brown, yellow, olive, citrine, green

Air- blue, white

Fire- red, gold, orange, white

Water- green, blue-green, indigo

Spirit- clear, white, black


Ritual Tools:
Earth-pentacle, saltbowl, stones

Air- athame/sword or wantd, censer (thurible)

Fire- wand or sword/athame, candles

Water- chalice, bowl

Spirit- cauldron


Sense:
Earth- touch

Air- smell

Fire- sight

Water- taste

Spirit- hearing


Goddesses:
Earth- gaia, ceres, demeter, rhea, persephone

Air- aradia, arianrhod, cardea, nuit, urania, iris

Fire- brigit, vesta, hertha, bast, sekhmet, pele

Water- aphrodite, tiamat, mari

Spirit- isis, shekinah, cerridwen


Gods:
Earth- cernunnow, pan, dionysius, tammuz

Air- mercury, thoth, khepera, enlil

Fire- hephaestus, vulcan, horus, ra, agni, ea, llyr

Water-neptune, poseidon, dylan, manannan

Spirit- iao, akasha, JHVH


Spirits:
Earth- gnomes

Air- sylphs

Fire- salamanders

Water- undines

Spirit- angels


Angels:
Earth- uriel

Air- raphael

Fire- michael

Water- gabriel

Spirit- --


Zodiac Signs:
Earth- taurus, virgo, capricorn

Air- gemini, libra, aquarius

Fire- Aries, leo, saggitarius

Water- cancer, scorpio, pices

Spirit- Arachne


Season:
Earth- winter

Air- spring

Fire- summer

Water- autumn

Spirit- the turning wheel


Time of day:
Earth- midnight

Air- dawn

Fire- noon

Water- dusk

Spirit- --


Wind:
Earth- boreas

Air- eurus

Fire- notus

Water- sephyrus

Spirit- --


Animals:
Earth- Cow, bull, bison, snakes, stag

Air- birds (especially eagles and hawks)

Fire- dragons, lions, horses

Water- sea serpents, dolphins, fish, seals, sea birds

Spirit- sphinx, unicorn, and all mythological beasts.


Plants:
Earth- ivy, confrey, grass (grains, corn, wheat, etc.).

Air- vervain, yarrow, pnimrose, violet, frankincense, myrrh

Fire- garlic, red peppers, onions, mustard

Water- fern, lotus, seaweed, water lillies, moss, rush

Spirit- mistletoe


Tree:
Earth- oak

Air- aspen

Fire- flowering almond

Water- willow

Spirit- yggdrasil (ash)


Stones or Jewels:
Earth- salt, granite, holy stone, picture jasper

Air- topaz, sapphire, lapis lazuli

Fire- fire opal, fire agate, ruby, obsidian

Water- aquamarine, pearl, moonstone, river pebbles

Spirit- diamond, quartz crystal


Incense:
Earth- storax

Air- galbanum

Fire- olibanum

Water- myrrh

Spirit- frankincense



(I want to state here that I have noticed that the incense and plant assignments do overlap a bit, but this is what I've read and written down for myself. I encourage you to find your own items for use in your own spells/rituals.)  

Aryah_Jade


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PostPosted: Fri Feb 03, 2006 3:45 pm


yellow is also a air color ^-^
PostPosted: Wed Feb 08, 2006 5:01 pm


Awsome list thanks for sharing... I know someone mentioned in the post before me that Yellow is also an air colour...like flowers and incense, colours also cover more then one element also. I have discovered where it may say red for one element in 3 books I have red... another 2 book will corresspond it with another so don't worry... what you have done here is fantastic.

I'm an aries so my element is fire and the things you have listed for my element are what I have been following all my life inculding the goddess and god. biggrin

Shiva Icerunner


Aryah_Jade

PostPosted: Thu Feb 09, 2006 9:49 pm


Shiva Icerunner
Awsome list thanks for sharing... I know someone mentioned in the post before me that Yellow is also an air colour...like flowers and incense, colours also cover more then one element also. I have discovered where it may say red for one element in 3 books I have red... another 2 book will corresspond it with another so don't worry... what you have done here is fantastic.

I'm an aries so my element is fire and the things you have listed for my element are what I have been following all my life inculding the goddess and god. biggrin

Awesome, thanx! Hehee, so am I! Wow, it's beginning to look like we have quite a few Aries here. whee I used to have more information, actually, but I can't find the rest right now. rolleyes

Yes, trying to assign specific colors to each element is rather pointless. I only listed them as a basic reference. I hope no one interprets that as being all they can stand for.
PostPosted: Fri Feb 10, 2006 8:55 am


i'm an aries too 4laugh & i'm pretty sure i remember my tree being the elm or elder or w/e it is...but i might be mistaken...i need to look it up when i get home >_O

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Aryah_Jade

PostPosted: Fri Feb 10, 2006 9:44 pm


"your" tree? I'm not sure I follow...

I will say, that I consider my stone to be the blood stone. 3nodding
PostPosted: Fri Feb 10, 2006 10:43 pm


as in that tree is for aries & aries is a fire sign which belongs to the direction south

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Aryah_Jade

PostPosted: Sat Feb 11, 2006 8:37 pm


Oh... ninja brainfart... sweatdrop
PostPosted: Sun Feb 12, 2006 4:36 pm


lol i thought i was the only one that said brainfart XD sweetness. lol it's ok ^_^

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Aryah_Jade

PostPosted: Sun Feb 12, 2006 8:57 pm


whee Yes, I say that a lot.... amongst other things... >.>

I'm going to see if I can't dig up some more specific information for this though... like zodiac wise and such.
PostPosted: Wed Feb 15, 2006 5:13 am


Well all my friends say I'm a water element and a lot of what you've written I agree with. My star sign is Cancer, I love the moon and I share the same likes for the colours and stones you wrote down. Although some sources say my birthstone is a Ruby I don't connect with it like I do to certain other stones. I like Amethist because it's purple but I'm also drawn to other stones like moonstone.

I think I have some fire elements in me too because a lot of the fire related things came up when I was reading through. I know I can certainly become very passionate about things I care about, often getting me into unnecessary trouble.

Trumpster


Aryah_Jade

PostPosted: Thu Feb 16, 2006 8:46 pm


Yeah, I think that's what 'horoscope writers' (forget the term I'm looking for here) refer to when they say a person's "rising sign" and .... what's it they call the other sign? Damn, I've forgotten so much! *lol* Anyway, what I'm getting at is that I know how you feel, Trumpster. Although my actual birth sign is Aries, I do often take up characteristics of other signs, particularly those of water signs. *shrugs* I suppose the same can be said of most if not all people, though.

arrow this is why I'd like to add some more info, that is more directly related to each specific zodiac.
PostPosted: Thu Feb 16, 2006 9:05 pm


ur thinking of a person's moon sign. but also what day of the month & what time of the day also affect what sign ur more like...

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