The Elements


Earth
Direction: North
Color: Green
Time of Day: Midnight
Season: Winter
Tool: Pentagram
Earth is the element of stability and the body, and the symbol is a dish of soil or salt. It stands for wisdom, strength, physical earth, and the heart of life. It is used in rituals of prosperity and stability, and rules stone and knot magick. Its direction is north, its color is green, the season winter, its time of day is midnight, the tool is the pentacle, and its spirit is the gnome.

Air
Direction: East
Color: Yellow
Time of Day: Dawn
Season: Spring
Tool: Athame
The element of the mind is air, symbolized by a bell. It is inspiration and imagination. Air is used in rituals of travel and instruction and freedom. The color is yellow, the direction is east, the time of day is dawn, its season is spring, the tool is the athame, and its spirit is the sprite.

Fire
Direction: South
Color: Red
Time of Day: Midday
Season: Summer
Tool: Wand
Fire is the element used in rituals of passion and creativity, and is the element of change. It is used in rituals meant for healing and purification, and symbolized by a small, lighted candle. Its direction is south, its color is red, the time of day is midday, its season is summer, the tool is the wand, and the spirit is the firedrake. It is in charge of all candle magick.

Water
Direction: West
Color: Blue
Time of Day: Twilight
Season: Autumn
Tool: Cauldron
Water stands for emotion and the subconscious, symbolized by a dish of water. It is used in rituals of love and purification and psychic abilities. The color of water is blue, the direction is west, the time of day is twilight, its season is autumn, its tool is the cauldron, and its spirit is merefolk. Water is in charge of all magick with mirrors.

Spirit
Spirit is used along with the other four elements, as you have seen above. It is symbolized by a quartz crystal or an ankh.


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