Elemental Correspondences

	Elemental Correspondences The Elements have been a part of man's ancient and arcane lore since its inception in pre-historic times. Different traditions associate them with various things. The following list of correspondences comes from various sources, including Starhawk's "The Spiral Dance."
	AIR
	Direction:	East
	Rules:	The mind, all mental, intuitive and psychic work, knowledge, abstract learning, theory, windswept hills, plains, windy beaches, high mountain peaks, high towers, wind and breath.
	Time:	Dawn
	Season:	Spring
	Colors:	White, bright yellow, crimson, blue-white.
	Zodiac:	Gemini, Libra, Aquarius.
	Tools:	Wand, Incense, Creative Visualization (Some traditions align the Athame and Sword with Air but most Celtic traditions align them with Fire).
	Spirits:	Sylphs, Zephyrs and Fairies who inhabit the world of trees, flowers, winds, breezes, mountains. Ruled by King Paralda.
	Angel:	Michael
	Wind:	Eurus
	Sense:	Smell
	Jewel:	Topaz
	Incense:	Galbanum.
	Plants:	Frankincense, myrrh, pansy, primrose, vervain, violet, yarrow.
	Tree:	Aspen.
	Animals:	Birds.
	Goddesses:	Aradia, Arianrhod, Cardea, Nuit, Urania.
	Gods:	Enlil, Khephera, Mercury, Shu, Thoth.
	Ritual Work:	Dawn, Sunrise, Spring, Knowledge, Inspiration, Hearing, Harmony, Herbal Knowledge, Plant Growth, Intellect, THought, Ideas, Travel, Freedom, Revealing the Truth, Finding Lost Things, movement, Psychic Abilities

	FIRE
	Direction:	South.
	Rules:	Energy, spirit, heat, flame, blood, sap, life, will, healing and destroying, purification, bonfires, hearth fires, candle flames, sun, deserts, volcanoes, eruptions, explosions.
	Time:	Noon.
	Season:	Summer.
	Colors:	Red, gold, crimson, orange, white (the sun's noon light).
	Zodiac:	Aries, Leo, Saggitarius.
	Tools:	Dagger/Athame, Lamp or Candles, Censer, Burned Herbs or Requests on Paper (some traditions align the Wand with fire, but most Celtic ones align it with Air).
	Spirits:	Salamanders, Firedrakes, the consciousness of flames; Ruled by King Djin.
	Angel:	Ariel.
	Wind:	Notus.
	Sense:	Sight.
	Jewel:	Fire Opal.
	Incense:	Olibanum.
	Plants:	Garlic, hibiscus, mustard, nettle, onion, red peppers, red poppies.
	Tree:	Almond, in flower.
	Animals:	Fire-breathing dragons, lions, horses (when their hooves strike sparks).
	Goddesses:	Brigit, Hestia, Pele, Vesta.
	Gods:	Agni, Hephaestus, Horus, Vulcan.
	Ritual Work:	Summer, Noon, Freedom, Change, Sight, Perception, Vision, Illumination, Learning, Love, Will, Passion, Sexuality, Energy, Authority, Healing, Destruction, Purification

	WATER
	Direction:	West.
	Rules:	Emotions, feelings, love, courage, daring, sorrow, the ocean, the tides, lakes, pools, streams, and rivers, springs and wells, intuition, the unconscious mind, the womb, generation, fertility.
	Time:	Twilight.
	Season:	Autumn.
	Colors:	Blue, blue-green, green, gray, indigo, black.
	Zodiac:	Cancer, Scorpio, Pisces.
	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; Ruled by King Niksa or Necksa.
	Angel:	Raphael.
	Wind:	Zephyrus.
	Sense:	Taste.
	Jewel:	Aquamarine.
	Incense:	Myrrh.
	Plants:	Ferns, lotus, mosses, rushes, seaweed, water lilies, and all water plants.
	Tree:	Willow.
	Animals:	Dragons (as serpents), dolphins and porpoises, fish, seals and sea mammals, water-dwelling snakes, all water creatures and sea birds.
	Goddesses:	Aphrodite, Isis, Mariamne, Mari, Tiamat.
	Gods:	Dylan, Ea, Llyr, Manannan, Osiris, Neptune, Poseidon.
	Ritual Work:	Fall, Sunset, Plants, Healing, Emotions, Taste, Smell, Absorbing, Communion with the Spiritual, Purification, The Subconsious mind, Love, Emotions, Pleasure, Friendships, Marriage, Fertility, Happiness, Sleep, Dreams, The Psychic

	EARTH
	Direction:	North.
	Rules:	The body, growth, nature, sustenance, material gain, money, creativity, birth, death, silence, chasms, caves, caverns, groves, fields, rocks, standing stones, mountains, crystal, jewels, metal.
	Time:	Midnight.
	Season:	Winter.
	Colors:	Black, brown, green, white.
	Zodiac:	Taurus, Virgo, Capricorn.
	Tools:	Pentacle/Pentagram, Salt, Images, Stones, Gems, Trees, Gem Magick.
	Spirits:	Gnomes, Dwarfs and Trolls who inhabit the interior of the Earth and are the consciousness of precious gems, minerals and the Earth herself. Ruled by King Ghob, Gob, or Ghom.
	Angel:	Gabriel.
	Wind:	Boreas, Ophion.
	Sense:	Touch.
	Jewel:	Rock crystal, salt.
	Incense:	Storax.
	Plants:	Comfrey, ivy, grains: barley, oats, corn, rice, rye, wheat.
	Tree:	Oak.
	Animals:	Cow or bull, bison, snakes (earth-dwelling), stag.
	Goddesses:	Ceres, Demeter, Geae, Mah, Nephthys, Persephone, Prithivi, Rhea, Rhiannon.
	Gods:	Adonis, Athos, Arawn, Cernunnos, Dionysus, Marduk, Pan, Tammuz.
	Ritual Work:	Night, Midnight, WInter, Riches, Treasures, Surrendering of self-will, Touch, Empathy, Incorporation, Business, Prosperity, Employment, Stability, Success, Fertility, Money

	SPIRIT/ETHER
	Direction:	Center and circumference, throughout and about.
	Rules:	Transcendence, transformation, change, everywhere and nowhere, within and without, the void, immanence.
	Time:	Beyond time, all time is one.
	Season:	The turning wheel.
	Colors:	Clear, white, black.
	Tools:	Cauldron.
	Sense:	Hearing.
	Plant:	Mistletoe.
	Tree:	The flowering almond.
	Animal:	Sphinx.
	Goddesses:	Isis, the Secret Name of the Goddess, Shekinah.
	Gods:	Akasha, IAO, JHVH

	Elemental Sigils and Pentacle Copyright © Robin Wood 1997, used with permission. Background and element line created by Joelle ©2000
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