Please keep in mind, as I stated in an earlier post I disagree with this layout, and FOR ME change Air & Earth, as that makes more sense TO ME, and works FOR ME. IF it makes sense to you, you could consider trying it during your next casting. HOWEVER, I wouldn't recommend this if you don't feel it is RIGHT...Magic works because we believe it works, and who knows how it may go awry if you don't believe every bit of what you are using is right..?
I have tried to link to information on as many of the Zodiac Signs/plants/Spirits/Jewels/Goddesses/Gods as I could find, for those interested in more information on any of them.
PS Sorry it's so late getting up...it took FOREVER to get it just right... *grin*
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 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, Sagittarius,
Tools: Censer, Wand.
Spirits: Salamanders ruled by King Djin.
Angel: Ariel
Name of the South Wind: Notu
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 Lilies, 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: Cow or bull, bison, snakes (earth-dwelling), stag.
Goddesses: Ceres, Demeter, Gaia, 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, transformation, 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
A slightly different view/version of this can be found at Spirit Lodge
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