![]() ![]() The west the cup, challice and cauldron female principle fecundity body fluids magical brews the rhythms of nature emotions, sensitivity, receptivity instability, indifference the color blue the metal silver. The east, the wand (in some traditions, the sword and athame) male principle intellect, energy, endeavor sociability squandering, frivolity the expression of the magician’s will the color yellow the metal silver. The north the pentacle female principle fertility darkness, quiet practicality thrift acquisition patience responsibility boredom stagnation the materialization of cosmic powers the color green the metal gold. Some of the major correspondences of the elements are: The Mithraic Mysteries hold that man must rule the elements before he can attain spiritual wisdom accordingly, he must successfully undergo the initiations of earth, air, water and fire, each of which test a different aspect of his nature and being. This is represented by the fifth element, spirit, which Carl G. Roger Flud (1574-1637), alchemist and astrologer, related the elements to harmonics, while another Renaissance alchemist, Sisismund Bactrom, believed that if all the elements could be harmonized and united, the result would be the Philosopher’s Stone. The magicians and alchemists of the Middle Ages ascribed elements to external and internal parts of the human body various gems, minerals and metals planets and constellations the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse various species of the animal and plant kingdoms human personality traits and geometrical shapes. Plato divided all beings into four groups based on the elements - air/birds, water/fish, earth/pedestrians and fire/stars - all of which are interrelated. The elements figured prominently in the magic of the ancient Egyptians and Greeks, who ascribed to each one various attributes and characteristics. In the ancient Mysteries, the rays of celestial bodies become the elements when they strike the crystallized in- fluences of the lower world. ![]() In Western occultism, the four elements are considered the basis of all life, not only on the planet but throughout the universe as well, linking humankind to nature, the heavens and the divine, and governing mankind’s well- being. The elements are associated with the cardinal points of the Magic CIRCLE and with a hierarchy of spirits - beings called ElementALS. Elements The four elements of nature - earth, air, water and fire - form the foundation of natural Magic. ![]()
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