Category: Elemental Witches

Let’s Talk Witch – Elemental Connection


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Elemental Connection

 

When practitioner speak of the elements, they’re not referring to the periodic table you learned about in school. They mean the four elements: air, fire, water, and earth. These elements are the energetic building blocks that make up our world. We’ll go into more detail and depth about the elements later on, but for now let’s just note their relationships with the four directions:

Air relates to the east.

Fire is associated with the south.

Water corresponds to the west.

Earth is linked with the north.

Each has its own connections with the zodiac signs, the suits of the tarot, spirits and angels, the tools a magician uses, and lots of other things. The more you get into magick, the more you’ll find yourself working with the elements.

–Skye Alexander, The Modern Guide to Witchcraft: Your Complete Guide to Witches, Covens, and Spells

Metal Magick (Fire Witch)

Metal Magick

(Fire Witch)

In the same manner that the Earth Witch may specialize in rocks and crystals, the Fire Witch often has a preference for metal magic.

For centuries in most traditions, silver has been considered the metal of the Goddess, while gold has been seen as the metal of the God. This is partly due to their lunar and solar characteristics. Other metals correspond to the planets and the elements.

Metal contains magickal energies. When worn or placed on the body. It can create a certain pattern of energy to manifest. For example, when performing a ritual to manifest money, placing a bit of gold on the altar or body creates a universal pattern of the “like attracting like” and helps set the intent of the spell more firmly in the mind of the practitioner. The various magickal metal correspondences are as follows:

Silver: Silver is the metal of the Goddess and the moon. It is also the metal of water. Witches hold silver as sacred. Silver works best in matter involving intuition,wisdom, dreams, love, peace, protection and travel.

Gold: Gold is the metal of the God and the sun. Its element is fire. God works well in matter involving money, healing, power, protection and success. Gold rings are said to be particularly useful in healing sties.

Brass: Brass is also a metal of fire and the sun. It works well in matters involving healing, money, and protection. It is often used on altars.

Copper: Copper belongs to the element of water and the planet Venus. It works well in matters involving luck, healing, love, protection and money.

Iron: Iron is rule by Mars and fire. It is powerful for negative or defensive magick. It is also grounding and known to keep fairies away. It is very protective.

Tin is ruled by Jupiter and air. It increases good luck and attracts money.

Lead: Lead is rule by Saturn and earth. It works well in matters involving protection and in defensive or negative magick.

Aluminum: Aluminum is ruled by Mercury and air. It works well in maters involving communication, travel and mental powers.

Pyrite: Pyrite is ruled by Mars and fire. It works best in matters involving money and luck.
 

Source:
Elemental Witch
Fire Air Water Earth
Discover Your Natural Affinity
Tammy Sullivan

Let’s Talk Witch – Touching the Earth

Touching the Earth

 

The moon glows mystically in the star-scattered sky as a lone figure moves down a deserted beach.

The figure stops, bends, and grasps a gray stick washed up on the shore by the restless sea. Pushing the stick’s blunt end into the wet sand, the figure sketches a symbol.

A wave crashes. The figure moves back, and just as the oncoming water sweeps over the symbol, a gust of wind rises, blowing back the tightly wrapped scarf. A woman’s face appears in the soft moonlight.

She smiles, confident that the spell has worked, and sits listening to the crashing music of the sea. Why did the woman go to the ocean that night? Why did she draw a symbol on the sand? And how did these simple acts constitute magic?

Natural magic— rather, the magic of nature— is an uncomplicated, direct branch of the magical arts, one derived from eons of experimentation by peoples scattered over the globe. It is perhaps a response to the limitless powers of nature, the power visible in the ever-changing seasons, the blossoming of a bud, the birth of young.

The ways of nature magic are almost universally intended to work with the forces and energies of nature to bring about necessary changes. Though the techniques may seem to be oversimplified, even juvenile, they are effective.

The woman described above performed an act of nature magic. She worked with the ocean, a timeless source of energy revered and worshipped for hundreds of thousands of years. To direct the energies of the sea, she used a symbol. Symbolism— the language of magic and the subconscious mind— is a sort of magical shorthand. Though the symbols and runes have powers in themselves, they also, in effect, direct energies to specific ends. In other words, they tell the magic what to do.

So this woman went to the ocean on a moonlit night to tap into oceanic energies and drew a symbol on the sand to focus powers. When the wave washed the symbol away, it released its own powers and, thusly, the magic had begun.

Though it may take several days for the fruits of the night’s work to appear, they will undoubtedly do so. Time and experience will have proved this.
Natural magic is direct and to the point. Despite what you may have heard, magic is nothing supernatural, unnatural, or even alien. It is in our own backyards, our homes; in the very essence of our beings. The forces of nature empower magic, not demons and imps, “Satan,” or fallen angels.

One of the greatest mysteries of magic is that there are no mysteries. Instead, the mysteries are constantly revealed around us. The study of a simple rose blossom, blade of grass, veined leaf, or whistle of wind through leafy trees will reveal as much, if not more, concerning the true nature of magic than will a hundred dusty Renaissance tomes.

Nature is the universe itself. Not only its powers but also its manifestations. Some of these manifestations, such as mirrors, are artificially produced, but they are linked with and tap into the powers of nature by their symbolism. In our increasingly mechanized age, many people are finding themselves isolated from the planet that sustains and supports their very lives.

Forgotten is the very real dependency we have on the earth. Many people unconsciously sever their natural connections with the earth. As a result, a time of great turmoil exists today on an individual and global level.

Earth magic can help to sort out, work through, and solve many of the minor crises and problems facing us as individuals today. True, earth magic is not a simple solution to the world’s problems, but it can bring order into our lives, and that’s a good start.
Earth Power: Techniques of Natural Magic
Scott Cunningham

Let’s Talk Witch – The Fifth Element

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Let’s Talk Witch – The Fifth Element

 

In the ancient Greek philosophical school of thought, the fifth element was referred to as ether. Aristotle wrote of ether as an element that transcended physical decay and aging, or in other words, the element of which the stars were made up. Ether has also been speculated on as the energetic field which connects all things in the universe. To the ancient Chinese, the fifth element was simply space, as all of the other elements require space in which to exist. Still others have called it time, because none of the other elements can exist without duration. While these thoughts are clearly divided, you may notice that they all follow a common theme: all of them speculate on the fifth element as a unifying element between the other four.

For magickal purposes, the fifth element is referred to as spirit. Even within the range of magickal practices, there are different meanings of this concept. In traditional magick, spirit is the unification of all other elements. It is also representative of the will of the magickal practitioner to direct the energies of the other elements. In this sense, we could say quite accurately that the fifth element is magick itself.

On another esoteric level of understanding, the spirit element represents the completion and balance of man. You may notice that the four elements all represent parts of nature of the human. Earth is aligned to the physical body, water is aligned to the emotions, air is aligned to the consciousness, and fire is aligned to the life energy within. The spirit element is achieved when these four are all at work and balanced within a human being. Lack of proper balance will inherently cause suffering in one form or another. Traditions that seek to improve the practitioner through achieving this balance often use the four elements as symbols of the aspects that combine to create a properly balanced human being. It is for this reason that Masonic ritual, one such tradition, makes reference to the four elements at the end of its Entered Apprentice degree. It is during this section that the new initiate is taught, through understanding of this type of symbolism, that the four aspects of man must be balanced in order to lead a happy, healthy, and productive life. As you will see when dealing with elemental symbolism, spirit can also be repesentative of the balanced unification of the masculine and feminine aspects of human beings.

Elemental Magick: A Guide to Harnessing the Magickal Powers of the Elements (The Ultimate Guide to Magick Book 3)

Ralph Eicher

 

Let’s Talk Witch – Geomancy

Geomancy

 

Geomancy is the more technical term for earth elemental magick. This form of magick relies on the ability of the practitioner to tap into the energy of the ground or of a given piece of stone. As we have discussed before, geomancy, in a sense, forms the basis for crystal magick.

In order to begin practicing geomancy, you will first have to develop a sense of the energy of the Earth itself. To do this, I recommend finding a secluded, natural setting in which to meditate. Anyplace will do, but it is best to find somewhere that seems energetically unique to you. For me, it’s an outcropping of limestone in a forested area local to me, but I realize that not everyone will be able to find something like this. The only important thing is that it be somewhere reasonable secluded where you can sit on the bare earth for a long period of time without being disturbed. Once you have found such a place, sit down and begin to meditate. You don’t need to get into a particularly deep state of meditation, because you still need to have a high degree of awareness for this exercise.

You will start by sensing the energy that surrounds and comes from your own body. Depending on the amount of energy work you have done up to this point, you may not even need to get into a meditative state in order to do this. However, if you are not yet advanced to that degree, sit down, relax your body and mind, and begin to meditate. Once you have a good sense of energy from these. However, if you look beyond that, you will begin to sense a much larger source of energy that seems to have no clearly defined point of origin. You will be able to feel it flowing all around you. This is the energy of the Earth itself. Once you have found a sense of it, begin allowing it to flow into and through your body. Earth elemental energy is a passive energy, so don’t expect it to surge into you. Instead, you will feel it simply flowing through your body at a slow, constant rate.

Once you have gotten this far, it is time to start practicing real geomancy. The key to all elemental magick lies in combining your own magickal energy with that of the element you are working with. In this case, you will begin to consciously allow your energy to mingle and mix with the earth energy that you have allowed to enter your body. As you work with it, you can start to unify your energy with the earth energy, thus creating a single energetic type. At this point, you can drw upon the energy of the Earth itself to lend power to your spells.

The next step you will want to take is to connect with the energy of a particular piece of stone or crystal. While drawing on the energy of the Earth can be a hugely useful magickal ability, many spells will still require you to make use of only one piece of it. Find a stone, pebble, or crystal that you feel drawn to, and again begin to meditate and try to feel out the energy of it. You may find this slightly more difficult than simply tapping into the energetic field of the Earth at large. The reason is that when dealing with one stone or crystal, you are sensing an individual energy field that is affected by many different things. The energies of individual stones are unique, so make sure you continue working with the energy within whatever you have chosen until you can completely comprehend it. Next, you will again combine your own energy with it. For beginners who have done limited energy work, this will be easier with a crystal or a piece of igneous rock.

You may need to practice these exercises several times. Because humans are all, to some degree, naturally in tune with the energies of the Earth, this is the easiest element to start with. Once you feel that you have gained a decent level of skill in sensing and manipulating earth elemental energy, you can either move on to working with other elements, or simply begin employing earth elemental energies in your magick. I would recommend, however, that you get at least some practice with all of the elements, as it will be a great boon to your own magickal ability to do so.

 

 

Elemental Magick: A Guide to Harnessing the Magickal Powers of the Elements (The Ultimate Guide to Magick Book 3)

Ralph Eicher

 

What do the elements mean?

What do the elements mean?

The Guardians are the 4 corners Earth, Air, Fire, and Water
(Christian belief may be called the 4 horsemen)

The Elements are named: Uriel, Michael, Raphael, and Gabriel

Air: Compass point: East. Number: 1.

Represents intellect, communication, knowledge, concentration; the ability
to “know” and to understand; to unlock secrets of the dead; to contact the
angels; telepathy, memory and wisdom; the hawk, the raven and the eagle;
prophecy; movement, Karma and speed

Fire: Compass point: South. Number 3 .

Stands for energy, purification, courage, the will to dare,creativity;
higher self; success and refinement; the arts and transformation; the lion,
the phoenix and the dragon; loyalty and force.

Water: Compass point: West. Number: 2 .

Associated with intuition, emotions, the inner self, flowing movement, the
power to dare and cleanse all things; sympathy and love; reflection;
currents and tides of life; the dolphin, the swan and the crab; dreams and
dreamtime.

Earth: Compass point: North. Number: 4.

Mystery and growth, fertility, material abundance, the combined forces of
nature and its bounty; birth and healing; business, industry and
possessions; the bear, the stag and the wolf; conservation and nature.

If you call all four at once you always call East, South, West, North.
After you call them and do what you need with them, you must dismiss them
just the opposite as you call them.

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.

INVOKING THE ELEMENTS


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INVOKING THE ELEMENTS

This is the air, oh people; these are the creatures:
Far-flying Goose; far-seeing Hawk;
Owl who knows; Raven who talks;
Crane who dances; Thrush who sings;
Quail the humble; Wren the king;
Lark who revels; Loon who weeps;
Jay who scatters; Buzzard reaps.
This is the air I conjure, and this is the birth of the world.

This is the fire, oh people; these are the creatures:
Drake who hoards; Kirin who gives;
Angel heals; Chimera reaves;
Coal the slow; lightning the quick;
Salamander, power’s wick;
Soul who praises; Gryphon scorns;
Phoenix dies and is reborn.
This is the fire I conjure, and this is the birth of the world.

This is the sea, oh people; these are the creatures:
Whale who chants; Dolphin who speaks;
Clam content; Salmon who seeks;
Pike who rages; Shark who mourns;
Walrus steadies; Carp transforms;
Seal who gathers; Crab the lone;
Otter wave-borne; Eel in stone;
This is the sea I conjure, and this is the birth of the world.

This is the earth, oh people; these are the creatures:
Deer who worries; Boar who schemes;
Cat who conjures; Sheep who dreams;
Hare the playful; Brock the stern;
Mouse who teaches; Horse who learns;
Wolf who wanders; Bear who stays;
Stag who guards; Puma who preys.
This is the earth I conjure, and this is the birth of the world.

INVOCATION OF THE ELEMENTS


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INVOCATION OF THE ELEMENTS

 

Air, Fire, Water, Earth,
Elements of Astral birth,
I call you now; attend to me!

In the circle, rightly cast,
Safe from psychic curse or blast,
I call you now, attend to me!

From cave and desert, sea and hill,
By blade and wand, cup and pentacle,
I call you now; attend to me!
This is my will, so mote it be!

[This invocation may  be chanted  while moving or  dancing around  the altar to raise elemental energy for magickal workings.]

CORRESPONDENCES OF THE CENTER

CORRESPONDENCES OF THE CENTER

 

Element: Spirit

Color: Pure White (violet, black)

Time: Infinity

Eternity Season:  The Turning Wheel

Tool:  Cord

Animal:  Sphinx, Swan, Dragonfly King Math Mathonwy

Sense: Hearing

Plant: Mistletoe

Goddess Aspects :Isis, Shekhinah

God Aspects: Akasha, Iao

Power: To Evolve, To Progress (ire)

Magical Aspects: Aura, Transcendence, Transformation, Change, Everywhere and Nowhere, The Void

CORRESPONDENCES OF THE EAST

CORRESPONDENCES OF THE EAST

Element                      Air

Color                        Yellow (white, blue-white, pastels)

Time                         Dawn

Season                       Spring

Zodiacal Signs               Gemini, Libra, Aquarius

Tool                         Wand, Censer, Staff

Elemental                    Sylph, Zephyr

Angel                        Michael

Wind                         Eurus

King                         Nuada, Gwydion

Queen                        Arianrhod

Weapon                       The Sword of Nuada

Item                         Arrow

Sense                        Smell

Jewel                        Topaz

Plant                        Frankincense, Myrrh, Pansy, Vervain, Violet, Yarrow

Tree                         Aspen

Goddess Aspects              Aradia, Arianrhod, Cardea, Nut, Urania

God Aspects                  Enlil, Khephera, Mercury, Shu, Thoth

Power                        To Know (noscere); The Power of Life

Magical Aspects              The Mind; All Mental, Intuitive, Psychic Work;
Knowledge, Abstract Learning, Intellect, Theory;
Wind and Breath; Hospitality, Benefit

CORRESPONDENCES OF THE NORTH

CORRESPONDENCES OF THE NORTH

 

Element:  Earth

Color:  Green (dark green, brown, white, black)

Time: Midnight

Season: Winter

Zodiacal Signs: Taurus, Virgo, Capricorn

Tool: Pentacle, Black Mirror

Elemental: Gnome,  Kobold

Angel: Gabriel

Wind: Boreas, Ophion

King:  Fal, Cernunnos

Queen:  Blodwen, Anu

Weapon: Lia Fal (the Stone of Fal)

Item: Shield

Sense: Touch

Jewel: Quartz

Plant: Comfrey, Ivy, Grass Tree Oak

Goddess aspects: Ceres, Demeter, Gaea, Mah, Nephthys, Persephone, Prithvi, Rhea, Rhiannon

God aspects: Adonis, Athos, Arawn, Cernunnos, Dionysus, Marduk, Pan, Tammuz

Power:  To Keep Silent (tacere); The Power of Law

Magical Aspects:  The Body, Growth, Nature, Sustenance, Material Gain, Money, Creativity, Birth, Death, Mystery, Silence, Structure, Struggle, Pride, Conflict, Prosperity, Success

CORRESPONDENCES OF THE SOUTH

CORRESPONDENCES OF THE SOUTH

 

 

Element                     Fire

Color                       Red (orange, crimson, gold)

Time                        Noon

Season                      Summer

Zodiacal Signs              Aries, Leo, Sagittarius

Tool                        Sword, Athame

Elemental                   Salamander, Firedrake, Newt

Angel                       Ariel

Wind                        Notus

King                        Lugh, Bel

Queen                       Brid

Weapon                      The Spear of Lugh

Item                        Rod

Sense                       Sight

Jewel                       Fire Opal

Plant                       Garlic, Hibiscus, Mustard, Nettle, Onion, Red Poppy,
Red Pepper

Tree                        Almond (in flower)

Goddess aspects             Brid, Hestia, Vesta, Pele

God aspects                 Agni, Hephaestus, Vulcan, Horus, Prometheus,
Goibniu, Weyland the Smith

Power                        To Will (velle); The Power of Light

Magical Aspects             Blood, Energy, Spirit, Heat, Flame, Sap, Life, Will,
Healing/Destroying, Purification, Fertility, Music

CORRESPONDENCES OF THE WEST

CORRESPONDENCES OF THE WEST

Element                     Water

Color                       Blue (black, gray, blue-green, green, indigo)

Time                        Twilight

Season                      Autumn

Zodiacal Signs              Cancer, Scorpio, Pisces

Tool                        Chalice, Cauldron

Elemental                   Undine, Nymph

Angel                       Raphael

Wind                        Zephyrus

King                        Dagda, Dylan

Queen                       Dana, Boann

Weapon                      The Cauldron of Dagda

Item                        Cup

Sense                       Taste

Jewel                       Aquamarine

Plant                       Ferns, Lotus, Moss, Rushes, Seaweed, Water Lily

Tree                        Willow

Goddess aspects             Aphrodite, Isis, Marianme, Mari, Tiamat, Yemaya

God aspects                 Dylan, Llyr, Manannon, Osiris, Poseidon, Neptune

Power                       To Dare (audere); The Power of Love

Magical Aspects             Emotions, Feeling, Love, Courage, Daring, Sorrow,
The Unconscious, Learning, Storytelling

Elemental Correspondences

ELEMENTAL CORRESPONDENCES

EARTH:

Feminine Element
North
Green
Rules Spells dealing with fertility, jobs, money, business, health, ecology, and
stability.

 

AIR:

Masculine
East
Yellow
Rules spells dealing with memory, tests, intellects, divination, psychic powers, and
travel.

 

FIRE:

South
Red
Rules spells dealing with success, sex, banishing, illness, protection, legal matters,
strength, energy, health.

 

WATER:

Feminine
West
Blue
Rules spells dealing with love, friendship, meditation, healing, dreams, childbirth,
clairvoyance, and purification.

Elemental Cauldrons

ELEMENTAL CAULDRONS

 

Using a cauldron, symbol of inspiration and rebirth, has brought new dimensions to both group and solitary work. A cauldron decorates the center of the Circle during Lesser Sabbats. An air cauldron at a spring rite creates a misty, magical quality for the ceremony. In summer, the cauldron will flash and spark. A blue flame burns mysteriously within the Water cauldron during the autumn festival. Throughout Yule, the Earth cauldron burns steadfast and constant. During moon rites, when magick is done, we write the purpose of our working on flash papers and toss them into the burning cauldron while chanting. A working cauldron should be of cast iron, with a tight-fitting lid, three sturdy legs, and a strong handle. Season your cauldron before using it for the first time. Pour in generous helping of salt and lighter fluid, slosh it up to the rim and wipe dry. For indoor use it MUST have a fireproof base or your workings will summon up yellow-coated salamander spirits from the fire department.

 

 

EARTH Cauldron

 

Layer salt, wax shavings, three powered or ground herbs, fighter fluid and ivy leaves in the cauldron while focus and chanting. Use a candle to light it. When the smoke starts to roll, extinguish the cauldron by putting the lid on.

 

 

AIR Cauldron

Using tongs, put a chunk of dry ice is a small glass or ceramic bowl and place the bowl on a cloth in the bottom of the cauldron. Allow the cauldron to smoke as long as the ice lasts. The mists create excellent images for scrying.

 

 

FIRE Cauldron

Cover the inside bottom with dirt or sand to dissipate heat. Light incense charcoal and add either salt peter for flame and spark or flash powder for a different but spectacular effect. To assist in releasing or firing off peak energy, try using flash “bombs”. Make a small pocket in a piece of flash paper, fill with flash powder and tie with thread. The “bomb” should be about the size of your smallest fingernail. The results are spectacularly bright, so use the powder sparingly. Don’t look directly at the flash as you drop the “bomb” in the cauldron.

 

 

WATER

Cauldron At least seven days before the ritual, place equal quantities of three appropriate herbs in a pint glass jar. Fill the rest of the jar with Everclear (200 proof alcohol), cap tightly, and shake gently while concentrating on the purpose of the ritual. Add a chant if it feels right. Let the jar rest in a dark, warm spot and shake twice daily, charging with purpose. Before the ritual, place a fireproof ceramic or glass bowl in the cauldron. Pour in the herb mixture, being careful none spills into the cauldron. Light with a candle to produce a beautiful blue flame.

 

 

The cauldron, as the fifth elemental spirit, symbolizes inspiration, rebirth, illumination and rejuvenation. Use a Fire cauldron with salt peter to cast a Circle. Use the mists of an Air cauldron for an initiation. Burn away hate, prejudice and negative self-images, with a Water cauldron. The Earth cauldron is ideal for indoor Beltane rites. Remember to place a burning cauldron on a fireproof surface. Practice safety when using any volatile materials and you will enjoy your cauldron for many rites.

A Few Fire Spells for Your Enjoyment

Prayer to Diana

A Few Fire Spells for Your Enjoyment

 

 

Bark divination

Take a broad, thin piece of bark. Put it into a bright fire until it catches flame, then quickly set it a little distance from the fire.

When it has stopped burning, carefully stare at the symbols visible in the charred and ash-laden wood.

 

 

To cure

Light a fire of oak wood, if possible. When much of the wood has been reduced to glowing pieces of charcoal, pick up one carefully with a pair of tongs or shovel and throw it immediately into a stream or pot of cold water. It will sizzle and pop. As it does, visualize the disease leaving the body of the afflicted person. Repeat this operation three more times.

To communicate with others Write a letter to a distant friend as if you were going to mail it. Next, light a blazingly hot fire and throw the letter into it, firmly visualizing the person’s face. You should receive a reply.

 

 

 

The Sun And Glass Spell

Make a drawing of a problem or negative influence in your life on a piece of paper. On a bright, sunny day, take the paper outside with a magnifying glass. Lay the paper on a heat-proof surface and hold the magnifying glass so that its power is concentrated on the center of the paper.

As the paper begins to burn say:

Through glass the sun’s bright rays of light

put ill and misfortune to flight.

No more shall you harm me or mine.

Begone! I charge you in this sign.

The problem should clear up.

 

 

 

An anti-fire charm

To protect your home from the ravages of a devastating fire, place some mistletoe in a blue drawstring bag, douse it thoroughly with cold, clear water, and then immediately hang it in the “heart” of the house where you and your family spend most of your time.

Or, light a piece of wood and burn to ash. Wet the ashes, let them dry, and hang in a blue drawstring bag. It is done.

 

 

 

Earth Power: Techniques of Natural Magic

Scott Cunningham

 

WOTC Extra – Woods That Will Boost Your Fire Magic & Their Correspondences

Blessed Be in Autumn

Woods That Will Boost Your Fire Magic

 

ALMOND: divination, clairvoyance, money, loans, business

APPLE: healing, prosperity, love, perpetual youth

ASH: protection, sea magic (when performing those spells far from any ocean.

APRICOT: love

ASPEN: protection

BIRCH: protection, purification, fertility, new beginnings

CEDAR: prosperity, longevity

COCONUT: purity, chastity, healing

CYPRESS: past-life workings, protection ELDER: healing, protection, prosperity

ELM: protection

EUCALYPTUS: healing

FIG: fertility, strength, energy, health

HAWTHORN: cleansing, marriage, love, protection

HAZEL: divination, marriage, protection, reconciliation

HEMLOCK: not recommended for use

JUNIPER: protection

LEMON: divination, healing, chastity, neutrality

LIME: divination, healing, chastity, neutrality

LINDEN: protection

MAPLE: divination, love

MULBERRY: knowledge, divination, wisdom, the will

OAK: healing, strength, money, longevity

OLIVE: peace, fruitfulness, security, money, marriage, fidelity

ORANGE: love, marriage

PALM: strength, wisdom

PEACH: love, divination

PINE: purification, health, fortune, prosperity, fertility

ROWAN: protection, strength

WALNUT: healing, protection

WILLOW: healing, protection, enchantments, easy delivery of babies, wishing

YEW: not recommended for use

 

 

Earth Power: Techniques of Natural Magic

Scott Cunningham

 

WOTC Extra – Element Shrines

The Dragon Guardian

Element Shrines

An element shrine is a place where you can connect with one element or all four. For example, if you build a water shrine, you can include a crystal goblet of water, a small water fountain, shells, river stones, and pictures of waterfalls, rainstorms, or calm lakes. You may place a soft blue scarf under these objects and perhaps add a clear quartz crystal or two to represent ice. A fire shrine may be a collection of candles in reds and golds on a crimson cloth, perhaps with a small copper or brass figurine of a lion or a dragon. The important thing is to think about what the element means to you and to gather a small selection of items that evoke the feeling that element inspires in you. It is important to remember that a shrine is not an altar. The altar is a place of focus consecrated to the spiritual use of the green witch. It is used as a place to hold tools and equipment during a spell or ritual, and a place to work on charms and witch crafts. An altar can be permanent or temporary. Many witches set up a temporary altar each time they wish to work. As shrines may be used to honor deities or elements, the altar is not required for this purpose, and thus can be considered more of a workspace. Many green witches use whatever surface they wish as an altar, perhaps using the same cloth to spread over various surfaces each time they set up their altar. In this case, the cloth itself becomes the altar, carrying the energy associated with repeated spiritual workings. Green witches follow their intuition, and so may not perform rituals or work spells in the same place each time, choosing the location according to what feels right for their purpose. For the green witch, this means that a workbench or a craft table may sometimes serve as an altar. The practicality of the green witch determines where she works, and very often these sorts of tasks are undertaken in a variety of different places. Potions and salves may be created in the kitchen, while the creation of a protective wreath may take place in the garage. You may choose to formally consecrate your temporary altar each time you set it up, or not, as the mundane is sacred to the green witch. A simple blessing with the four elements can serve to consecrate the surface you have chosen to use as an altar. As a green witch, you may also consider using a stone or stump as a permanent outdoor altar in a corner of your yard or balcony, if you have one.

A shrine, however, is a place to honor something or someone or to leave offerings, a place where you can collect things of personal significance and various energies to weave together an energy that is greater than the sum of its individual parts. A shrine creates a location for a certain kind of energy. The wonderful thing about a shrine is no one has to know what it is. It can be as simple as a photograph, a candle, a seashell, and a colored ribbon grouped together on a shelf. You know why those particular things are together; anyone else looking at them will likely think that it’s simply a decorative arrangement. What’s important is that the energy produced by combining these objects accomplishes the goal you envision for it.

An element shrine doesn’t have to be in a place generally associated with that element. For example, you don’t have to put an earth shrine outside, or a water shrine in the bathroom, or a fire shrine in your kitchen.

Experiment with having four separate shrines in four different places. You can try building the earth shrine in the northern part of your house, the air shrine to the east, the fire to the south, and the water to the west, which is how they’re usually associated with directions in various traditions of Western occultism. Or think about the kinds of energy you feel in various areas within your home, and site a shrine accordingly even if it’s not in one of the traditional directions. If you have a room where a lot of thinking and communicating take place, try setting an air shrine there. If you have a room where everyone relaxes and feels at peace after a long day, try setting up an earth or water shrine there. Make sure to have one shrine for each element so that your home remains balanced.

You can also experiment with creating a single shrine to all four elements. Place this shrine where it feels right to you. This may be near your own personal sanctuary, near the door so that it is the first thing you see when you enter and the last before you leave, or near the center of your home. In a shrine to all four elements, you don’t need to collect multiple representations of a single element. Instead, choose one or two objects to symbolize each element and group them in an arrangement that pleases you and feels right. Shrines are fluid things; you can add objects as you feel drawn to or remove objects when you feel they no longer serve their purpose. Make sure, however, that you always have at least one item to represent each element at all times. Traditionally, a small dish of salt or sand holds the energy of earth, a candle holds the energies of fire, a small dish or glass of water holds water energy, and a stick of incense or a fresh flower holds the energies of air. If you’re worried about salt or water being knocked over, try a small potted plant or a stone for earth and a shell for water. Light the candle and the incense only when you are in the room. Doing this once a day for a few minutes can help you collect your thoughts and your energies. It gives you a moment of peace to commune with these four basic building blocks of nature.

 

 

The Way Of The Green Witch: Rituals, Spells, And Practices to Bring You Back to Nature

Arin Murphy-Hiscock