The Elements (Water)

The Elements…

  

Are believed to be the building blocks of the universe. In many pagan practices there are 5 elements earth, air, fire, water and spirit/divine. Though it is not unheard of for there to be more then just the 5. It is believed that everything in the world around us contains one or more of these elemental energies.

Water

Water is a feminine element and governs spells involving mirrors. The energy of this element is vital to our comfort as humans, for it contains within it the essence of love. Water is a love element. It washes over us like a wave when we see our mates, supports us when we swim within it, gives us life when we are dehydrated. Move your hand through a stream, lake, pool, or bowl full of water. Feel its cool essences it's soft touch. Listen to water trickling about into a pool. As you do these things, remember that we contain Water energy within ourselves as well. Water is the cleansing, healing, psychic, loving element. It is purification, intuition, mysteries of the self, compassion and family, friendship, marriage, happiness, fertility, and pleasure.

Water Correspondences:

    * Direction: West.

    * Attributes: Charity, Dreams, Emotion, Love, Intuition, Sorrow, Meditation, Healing, Friendship, Oceans, Tides, Moon, Fertility, Birth, Rivers, Mystery, Fidelity, Womb, Courage, Springs, Wells

    * Type of Energy: Receptive.

    * Basic Nature: Flowing, purifying, healing, soothing, loving.

    * Color: 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.

    * Plants: Fern, Moss, Rush, Seaweed, Lotus, Water Lilies

    * Herbs: Aquatic, such as water lillies and seaweed; fleshy, as in succulents and lettuce; loving, as in rose and gardenial; generally flowers.

    * Stones: Transparent or translucent, as in amethyst and aquamarine; blue, as in blue tourmaline.

    * Jewel: crystal, coral, jade, pearl

    * Musical Instrument: Cymbal, bell, all resonant metals.

    * Creatures: Cat, frog, turtle, dolphin, whale, otter, seal, dugong; most fish and shellfish.

    * Season: Autumn.

    * Time: Dusk.

    * Magickal Tool: Cup, the cauldron.

    * Sense: Taste.

    * Natural Symbols: Shells, a cup of water.

    * Types of Magick Rules: Sea, ice, snow, fog, mirror, magnet.

    * Zodiac: Cancer, Scorpio, Pisces 

    * Planet: Moon, Saturn, Neptune, Venus

    * Element Spirit: Undines and Merfolk

    * Goddesses: Amphitrite (Goddess of Salt Waters), Anahita (the Great Goddess of Waters), Aphrodite, Anadyomene, artemis, Asherah of the Sea, Astarte, Atargatis, Carmenta, Cerridwen, Erzulie, Eurynome, Gwenhwyfar (the Mermaid), Ishtar, Isis, Kupala, Luonnotar (the water Mother), Marina, Mari, Minerva (navigation), the Naiads, the Nereids, the Oceanids, Ondines, Oshun, Sarasvati (Flowing Water), the Telchines (the Sea Children), Tethys, Thetis, Tiamat, Yemaya

    * Gods:  Haddad, Aegir, Apsu (the Deep), Ariel, Baal, Cephissus, Dylan (Son of the Wave), Ea (God of Sweet Waters, Lord of the House of Water), enlil, Enki, Gabriel, Ganymede, Glaucus, Hapi, Llyr, Manannan, Mac Lir, Michael, Neptune, Nereus (the Old Man of the Sea), Njoerd, Oceanus, Osiris of the Mysteries (who springs from the returning waters), Poseidon, Proteus, Raphael, Triton, Typhon

The easiest way for us to connect to water is by taking a bath. I thought I would share a recipe that has to do with love as well since water is so connected to love. 

 

Lover's Bath

4 drops Ylang Ylang 

2 drops Clary Sage
1 drop Bergamot 

1 drop Sandalwood
 

Mix the oils throughout the bath water. Light some candles and play soothing music.

The Elements (Air)

The Elements…

  

Are believed to be the building blocks of the universe. In many pagan practices there are 5 elements earth, air, fire, water and spirit/divine. Though it is not unheard of for there to be more then just the 5. It is believed that everything in the world around us contains one or more of these elemental energies.

Air

Air is an masculine element and governs the magick of the four winds. The air is vital to the survival of all life for without air, we would all perish. Air is the power of movement, of freshening and of intelligence being air is seen as the power of the mind. Aiding in the works of visualization, new possibilities, travel, instruction, lost items, freedom and divination. Remember as always we possess the energy of Air within ourselves.

Air Correspondences:

    * Direction: East.

    *Attributes: Abstract Learing, Creativity of Mind, Intuition, Intellect, Breath, Mental Powers, Towers, Rules of Mind, Thought, Visions, Ideologies, Ideas, Wind, Imagination, Physic Powers, Wisdom, Peaks, Theory, Windswept Hills, Plains, High Mountains, Knowledge

    * Type of energy: Projective.

    * Basic nature: Flying, moving, fresh, intelligent, suspending. Sound is a manifestation of this element.

    * Color: Yellow

    * Places: Mountaintops, wind-swept plains, cloudy skies, high towers, airports, schools, libraries, offices, travel agencies, psychiatrist's offices.

    * Rituals: 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, study, memory, to contact the angels, the ability to know and understand, to unlock the secrets of the dead, zen meditation, brainstorms, beginnings, illuminations

    * Ritual forms: Tossing objects into the air, suspending tools in high places, fanning light objects, visualization, positive thinking.

    * Plants: Primrose, Vervain, Yarrow, Frankincense, Myrhh, Violet

    * Herbs: Fragrant, as many flowers; pungent, as in culinary herbs such as dill; airy, finely-veined, or wind-swept; generally leaves.

    * Stones: Light stones, such as pumice. Amber, Lapis Lazuli, Flourite, Smokey Quartz, Rose Quartz, transparent stones such as mica.

    *Jewel: Topaz, Sapphire

    * Oils:

    * Musical instrument: Flute, all wind instruments.

    * Creatures: Spider, winged insects, eagle, hawk, sphinx

    * Season: Spring.

    * Time: Dawn.

    * Magickal tools: Wand, athame, censor, sword, bells

    * Sense: Hearing, smell.

    * Natural symbols: A feather, incense smoke, fragrant flowers.

    * Types of magical rules: Divination, concentration, visualization, wind magick.

    *Zodiac: Gemini, Libra, Aquarius

    *Planet: Mercury, Jupiter

    *Element spirit: faeries, the lilitu (wind spirits), slyphs, sprites

    *Goddess: Aditi (the Unfettered), Aerope, aphrodite, Aradia, Arianrhod, Cardea (Queen of Winds), Cybele, Hathor, Hera, Iris, Lilith, Maman Brigette, Mary, Nuit, Oya, Semiramis, Urania (Queen of Winds)

   *Gods: Aether, anu, Ariel, Baal (Rider of the Clouds), Boreas, Enlil (Lord Wind), Favonius, Gabriel, Haddad, Horus, Hurakan, Indra, Jupiter, Khepera-Marduk, Mercury, Michael, Mithras, Njoerd (Lord of the Fair Winds), Orion, Quetzalcoatl, Shu, Thoth, Typhon (Lord of Destructive Winds), Uranus, Yahweh, Zephyrus, Zeus

Psychic Incense  
One of the ways to symbolize the element of air in casting is with incense I thought you would all like this recipe.

Ingredients:
1 part frankincense
1 part Sandalwood
1 part Cinnamon
1 part Nutmeg
A few drops Orange oil
A few drops clove oil

Combine and burn to help sharpen your psychic powers.

The Elements (Earth)

The Elements…

 Are believed to be the building blocks of the universe. In many pagan practices there are 5 elements earth, air, fire, water and spirit/divine. Though it is not unheard of for there to be more then just the 5. It is believed that everything in the world around us contains one or more of these elemental energies.

Earth

The earth is seen as our mother, which might be why it is considered a feminine element. Governing over fertility, prosperity, business, and stability. This is the element we are closest with, since it is our home living out our lives, where we raise our food, and bury our deceased providing a foundation for our circle of life.  Earth doesn't necessarily have to represent the physical Earth/planet, but those parts that are stable, solid, and dependable. We couldn't exist without the Earth. But true Earth energy also exists within ourselves and within our universe at large.

Earth Correspondences:

    * Direction: North

    *Attributes: Birth, Death, Caves, Caverns, Chasms, Fields, Food, Business, Physical World, Stability, Practicality, Sense of Touch, Rules of the Body, Material Gain, Growth, Employment, Prosperity, Silence, Laws, Understanding , Fertility, Standing Stones, Mountains, Sustenance, Metal, Bones, Structures, Grounding, Centering, Healing, Fortitude, Old Age, Wisdom, Nurturing, Hunting, Groves

    * Type of energy: Receptive.

    * Basic nature: Fertile, moist, nurturing, stabilizing, grounding.

    * Color: Green - from the color of living plants. Brown – from the color of the dirt and soil.

    * Places: Caves, canyons, forests, groves, valleys, fields, farms, gardens, parks, plant nurseries, farmer's markets, kitchens, baby nurseries, basements, mines, holes.

    * Rituals: The body, growth, naturism sustenance, material gain, money, creativity, birth, death, silence, rocks, standing stones, crystals, jewels, metal, bones, structure, night, riches, treasures, surrender in 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

    * Ritual forms: Burying, planting, making images in soil or sand.

    * Plants: Comfrey, Grass, Ivy, Grains, Corn

    * Herbs: Earth-smelling plants, such as patchouli, mosses, lichens; nuts; dry and stiff plants; heavy, low-growing plants; generally roots.

    * Stones: Heavy or opaque, as in coal; green, as in emerald and peridot.

    *Jewel:  agate, bloodstone, smokey quartz, tiger's eye, emerald

    * Oils: Honeysuckle, Patchouly, Vetivert

    * Musical instrument: All percussion instruments such as the drum.

    * Creatures: Dogs, horse, earthworm, gopher, ant, cattle, burrowing animals, dragon (earth), sphinx, bison, bulls, snake, stag

    * Season: Winter

    * Time: Midnight

    * Magickal tools: Pentacle, stones, salt bowl, staff

    * Sense: Touch.

    * Natural symbols: Salt, clay dish of fresh soil, rocks, sheaves of wheat, acorns.

    * Types of magical rules: Gardening, magnet, image, stone, tree, knot, binding.

    *Zodiac:  Taurus, Virgo, Capricorn

    *Planet: Earth, Saturn, Venus

    *Element spirit: Gnomes

    *Goddess: Anath, Artemis, Bona Dea, Ceres, Cybele, Magna Mater, Danu, Demeter (Queen of the Fruitful Earth), Durga, Ertha, Eve, Fauna, Flora, GAia (Mother of Life), the Great Goddess, the Great Mother, Hamadryads, Inanna, Isis, Kore, Mah, Maia, Mother Earth, Mother Nature, Nephthys, Nokomis, Parvati (the Lady of the Mountain), Persephone, Pomona, Prithivi, Prosperine, Rhea, Rhiannon, Sheela Na Gig, Tellus, Terra, Themis

   *Gods: Achilles, Adonis, Arawn, Ariel, Atlas, Athos, Attis,  Baal (Lord of Earth), Bacchus, Cernunnos, Chango Dagon, the Dagda, Dionysus, Enki (Lord of the Goddess Earth), Enlil, the Green Man, Green Zeus, Hades, Marduk, Osiris, Pan, Robin Hood, Tammuz, Uriel, vegetation gods, Vertumnus, Yahweh, Zeus Chronius

 Lemon Salt Scrub:
Since one of the correspondences for Earth is salt I thought this would be a fun and easy recipe to do.

Items you will need:

5 tablespoons sea salt
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 lemon

First mix the olive oil and sea salt together. Once the salt gets coated by the oil, the lemon won’t dissolve it! Next cut the lemon in half and squeeze over the salt + oil. Mix and mash. (Feel free to adjust the recipe to your liking.) Now scrub away :-)