The Earth
Earth is the Mother Goddess. Gaea, Rhea, and Demeter according to the Greeks. She is fertile and nurturing - bringing forth life from the soil. Earth represents the densest of all the elements. It is the element of winter and the night.
Color: Green Energy: Receptive Metals: Iron, Lead Season: Winter Direction: North Time: Night | Gods: | Goddesses: | Pan Cernunnos Tammuz | Gaea (Gaia, Ge) Mah Demeter Bhawana (Prithvi) |
Not only the planet on which we live But the very substance from which we are made
She is our Mother, She is Gaia, She is The creator of all things It is to she, We return when this bodies time is done
"Ashes to Ashes, dust to dust..." Christian burial rites
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The Water
Water is the element of the healing, psychic, and loving. Water is love. it is purifying and cleansing. It is of Autumn and of the Dusk. Water plays a crucial role in discovering other places of Faerie. Underneath the lakes and the oceans sailors reported vast underwater cities and Kingdoms. Water is ruled by the undines, mythical water creatures.
Color: Blue Energy: Receptive Metals: Mercury, Silver, Copper Season: Autumn Direction: West Time: Dusk | Gods: | Goddesses: | Poseidon Llyr Oceanus Enki | Aphrodite Mari Nammu |
The Water which is the blood Of all life, plant, animal or Man
The sweet Water to drink, to cleanse the body, To make the plants we eat grow, To bless the living and the dead
"Sister Rain, whose tears feed all the Peoples" Native American
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The Air
Air is the power of intelligence. Without it we would perish for one could go days without food and water, but without air we wouldn't last that long. Air is also the power of the mind. It's season is the Spring and its time is Dawn. The air is inhabited by sylphs. Sylphs sometimes appear as butterflies, telling you to value what you have today and not insist on guarantees and "forevers".
Color: Yellow Energy: Projective Metals: Tin, Copper Season: Spring Direction: East Time: Dawn | Gods: | Goddesses: | Enlil Mercury (Hermes) Shu Thoth Vayu Zeus | Aditi Nuit |
The very breath of life that determines the time we Live
It is the Wind in our hair, The playfulness of leaves at our feet, The bringer of Rain and Storm in its time
"Every little breath I take, is a prayer to thee" The Koran
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The Fire
Fire is the element of both creation as well as destruction. Just as a fire may burn down trees, new life can grow in its place. It is an element of the summer and a time of high noon. Both very hot times. This is the realm of the legendary salamander or fire lizard. The salamander reminds us that all things are possible given imagination and courage to walk through the fire.
Color: Red Energy: Projective Metals: Gold, Brass Season: Summer Direction: South Time: Noon | Gods: | Goddesses: | Vulcan (Hephaestus) Horus Agni Logi Atar Gibil | Hestia (Vesta) Pele |
The Heat of the Sun that allows all life on this planet to live
The Fire to warm us, to cook our food, to cleanse our tools, To light our way in the dark and to Burn the body to ash When its time is done.
"As the Fire burns on the altar of grace, So does life goes on..." Buddha
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