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Internet Book of Shadows, (Various Authors), [1999], at sacred-texts.com
THE ELEMENTS
TheElements havebeen apart ofman'sancient andarcane 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:Themind,allmental,intuitiveandpsychicwork,
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:Frankencense,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(thesun'snoon
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-breathingdragons, lions, horses(when
their
hooves strike sparks).
Goddesses: Brigit, Hestia, Pele, Vesta.
Gods: Agni, Hephaestus, Horus, Vulcan.
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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(asserpents),dolphinsandporpoises,
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:Thebody,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.
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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.
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