THE ELEMENTS

THE ELEMENTS

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 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.
Signs of the Zodiac: Gemini, Libra, Aquarius.
Tools: Athame, sword, censer.
Spirits:  Sylphs, ruled by King Paralda.
Angel:  Michael.
Name of the East 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.

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).
Signs of the Zodiac:  Aries, Leo, Saggitarius.
Tools:  Censer, wand.
Spirits:  Salamanders, ruled by King Djin.
Angel:  Ariel.
Name of the South 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.

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.
Signs of the Zodiac: Cancer, Scorpio, Pisces.
Tools:  Cup.
Spirits:  Undines, ruled by King Niksa.
Angel:  Raphael.
Name of the West Wind:  Zephyrus.
Sense:  Taste.
Jewel:  Aquamarine.
Incense:  Myrrh.
Plants: Ferns, lotus, mosses, rushes, seaweed, water lillies, 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.

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.
Signs of the Zodiac: Taurus, Virgo, Capricorn.
Tools:  Pentacle.
Spirits:  Gnomes, ruled by King Ghob.
Angel:  Gabriel.
Name of the North Wind:  Boreas, Ophion.
Sense:  Touch.
Jewel:  Rock crystal, salt.
Incense:  Storax.
Plants: Comfrey, ivy, grains:barley, oats, corn, rice, rye, wheat.
Tree:  Oak.
Animals: Coworbull, bison, snakes (earth-dwelling), stag.
Goddesses:  Ceres, Demeter, Geae, Mah, Nephthys, Persephone, Prithivi, Rhea,
Rhiannon.
Gods:  Adonis, Athos, Arawn, Cernunnos, Dionysus, Marduk, Pan, Tammuz.SPIRIT /

ETHER:
Direction:  Center and circumference, throughout and about.
Rules:  Transcendence, tranformation, 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.