The 5 elements of the craft.

The 5 elements of the craft.

Elements play an intricate part of the craft they are used in most spellcastings by all paths, and can also be used to discover the personalities of zodiac signs.

Earth Element
The Earth element is the element that is the most closest link to our physical world, and the densest of all the elements. It Governs money, prosperity, Buisness, Security, Loyalty, Responsibility, and anything that is connected to the physical body and health, buisness affairs and finances. It is the feminine element of the mother goddess and stands for stability and growth, it is the foundation on which the other elements move. Earth is a receptive energy, Helping us to accept responsibility and bringing to our attention limitations in our makeup. Earths season is winter, and its direction is North. In the natural environments earths place is a cave, the symbol of shelter, the womb, rebirth, and the home of ancient oracles. Other places associated with this element are forests, Valleys and Fields. Earth governs the home and areas of physical needs such as the bathroom and didning room and practical tasks. It is the element of Buildings, Financial institutions, catering, gardening, Farming, buisness and anything that requires working with the hands. earths energy is Grounding.

Earths personalities love to be surrounded by family and are quite tactile, they enjoy the pleasures of the senses and have a healthy libido. An over abundence of the earths element slows down progress and too little of the earth element, causes inability to dare, take risks or branch out.

Air Element
There is a delicate balance between thev four elements which make up the universe, Practitioners of magic work with these elemental energies and their particular charecteristics. Air governs the realm of the mind and all mental activity, It is the most etheral of the elements. Air's direction is East, and its season is spring, As it is the element of wind, Air governs all movement, and is associated with travel, freedom, thought, ideas, intellect, imagination and discovery.
Areas governed buy air are, meeting rooms, schools, librarys, airports, railway stations, and bus terminals. It is connected with mathematics, science and the law.
Air places are mountain tops, windy plains, clear or cloudy skies, and the Air element presides over the eastern quarter of a room or building.

Air Personalities are rational and analytical, they are clear thinkers and dont rush into things, Enjoying mental stimulation, a good debate, and an exchange of ideas. Too much Air makes a judgmental and critical outlook, with a pedantic attitude towards all things. these personalities can put a damper on creative ideas in their early stages, without any rational.
An over abundance of the air element and a person can live in a fantasy world, given to ideas that have no substance. they can approach something that is untenable and be blind to the pitfalls.

Fire Element
The fire element is associated with the sun, The giver of life, It governs passion, Intensity, Desire, Intuition, Understanding, Imagination, and possibilities. Fire cleanses and purifies it is also creative and destructive, and it can consume everything in its path, It is the only one of the four elements that cannot exist without feeding on something else. It offers warmth and cooks food, But can get out of control, It has the power to transform everything it touches.

Fire rules the south and is related to motivations, creativity and passion, It has a fast and forceful power and energy, it is positive and upliftingbut can be frightening if it gets out of control. it is the creative spark within us all, it promotes courage and streangth, helping us fight for what we want.

Fire personalities are charming, charismatic and passionate, they live life to the full, and rely heavily on their instincts and intuition. their streangths are creativity and leadership, they are daring and bold in their career and love life, liking stimulation and challange in both areas. Too much fire can be destructive because no boundries are imposed, leaving the fire entity worn out and off balance. An overabundance of fire leads to selfishness, egoentricity, and unrealistic expectations of others. Too little fire leads to low energy and a lack of motivation.

Water Element
The water element effects the subconscious, emotions and dreams, it is the element of love and emotions. constantly active beneath the surface, influencing our moods and emotional responses. The energy of water rules the west and its season is Autumn, it purifies, Heals, offers emotional release, and removes all that is stagnant. The energy of water is feminine and is symbolised by the womb, It is related to fertility.

Within the home, the bathroom and kitchen sink are ruled by water, It also governs the living room, the area of social activity. Water is the element of medical environments, and the healing and caring proffessions. Its places are seas, lakes, rivers, marshes, wells, pools, and areas were the land is rain-drenched.

Water personalities are spirtual, emotional, sensitive and very intuitive, often becoming involved in psychic work or mediumship. They approach life from a feeling perspective, rather than a thinking one, and can be quite spontaneous. In relationships they are empathic and nurturing, but can be touchy. too little water makes them emotionally distant, with an inability to express themselfs, causing them to keep people at arms length. in this instance they would be less empathic, intuitive and psychic. Too much water can take all emotional levels to extreme, making day to day functioning in the world difficult and possibly causing psychic overload.

Spirit element
the fifth element is spirit, In the sanskrit language is akasha, from this comes the "akashic records" which is a record of all knowledge pertaining to the magical plane. It exists in the astral world. Either was refered to as the quintessence in the middle ages, meaning fifth. The alchemists quest was to find this fifth essence, which they beleived contained the secrate of everlasting life. Either was described as the substance that made up the heavens.

The qualities of spirit are expressed through art, music, writing, religeon, healing, magic and ritual. Spirit is associated with the crown, or 7th chakera, in the tarot deck it is represented by the last card of the major arcana, the world.
Spirit colours are white and/or black, they are the colours that contain or reflect all other vibrations of the light and dark. Each culture has its own definition of spirit, in buddhist tradition it is likened to a dewdrop dissapearing into the ocean of infinite being.

Spirit is the most difficult element to describe, it is everywere and nowhere, and is the force that unites all things, in rituals it is our connection to the otherworld. The spirit element transports us beyond any narrow confines and allows us to open up to something much bigger, it is present in all aspects of life, and goes beyond thought and emotion. unlike the other four elements it has no defined place or location, even though we can not specificly place it, we know it is there.

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Naomi Gibbons