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125 lines
5.3 KiB
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THE ELEMENTS
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The Elements have been a part of man's ancient and arcane lore
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since its inseption in pre-historic times. Different traditions
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associate them with various things. The following list of
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correspondences comes from Starhawk's "The Spiral Dance."
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AIR: Direction: East.
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Rules: The mind, all mental, intuitive and psychic
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work, knowledge, abstract learning, theory,
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windswept hills, plains, windy beaches, high
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mountain peaks, high towers, wind and breath.
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Time: Dawn.
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Season: Spring.
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Colors: White, bright yellow, crimson, blue-white.
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Zodiac: Gemini, Libra, Aquarius.
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Tools: Athame, sword, censer.
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Spirits: Sylphs, ruled by King Paralda.
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Angel: Michael.
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Wind: Eurus.
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Sense: Smell.
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Jewel: Topaz.
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Incense: Galbanum.
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Plants: Frankencense, myrrh, pansy, primrose, vervain,
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violet, yarrow.
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Tree: Aspen.
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Animals: Birds.
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Goddesses: Aradia, Arianrhod, Cardea, Nuit, Urania.
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Gods: Enlil, Khephera, Mercury, Shu, Thoth.
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FIRE: Direction: South.
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Rules: Energy, spirit, heat, flame, blood, sap, life,
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will, healing and destroying, purification,
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bonfires, hearth fires, candle flames, sun,
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deserts, volcanoes, eruptions, explosions.
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Time: Noon.
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Season: Summer.
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Colors: Red, gold, crimson, orange, white (the sun's noon
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light).
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Zodiac: Aries, Leo, Saggitarius.
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Tools: Censer, wand.
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Spirits: Salamanders, ruled by King Djin.
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Angel: Ariel.
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Wind: Notus.
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Sense: Sight.
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Jewel: Fire Opal.
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Incense: Olibanum.
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Plants: Garlic, hibiscus, mustard, nettle, onion, red
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peppers, red poppies.
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Tree: Almond, in flower.
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Animals: Fire-breathing dragons, lions, horses (when their
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hooves strike sparks).
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Goddesses: Brigit, Hestia, Pele, Vesta.
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Gods: Agni, Hephaestus, Horus, Vulcan.
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WATER: Direction: West.
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Rules: Emotions, feelings, love, courage, daring,
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sorrow, the ocean, the tides, lakes, pools,
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streams, and rivers, springs and wells,
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intuition, the unconscious mind, the womb,
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generation, fertility.
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Time: Twilight.
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Season: Autumn.
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Colors: Blue, blue-green, green, gray, indigo, black.
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Zodiac: Cancer, Scorpio, Pisces.
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Tools: Cup.
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Spirits: Undines, ruled by King Niksa.
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Angel: Raphael.
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Wind: Zephyrus.
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Sense: Taste.
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Jewel: Aquamarine.
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Incense: Myrrh.
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Plants: Ferns, lotus, mosses, rushes, seaweed, water
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lillies, and all water plants.
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Tree: Willow.
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Animals: Dragons (as serpents), dolphins and porpoises,
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fish, seals and sea mammals, water-dwelling
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snakes, all water creatures and sea birds.
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Goddesses: Aphrodite, Isis, Mariamne, Mari, Tiamat.
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Gods: Dylan, Ea, Llyr, Manannan, Osiris, Neptune,
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Poseidon.
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EARTH: Direction: North.
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Rules: The body, growth, nature, sustenance, material
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gain, money, creativity, birth, death, silence,
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chasms, caves, caverns, groves, fields, rocks,
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standing stones, mountains, crystal, jewels,
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metal.
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Time: Midnight.
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Season: Winter.
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Colors: Black, brown, green, white.
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Zodiac: Taurus, Virgo, Capricorn.
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Tools: Pentacle.
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Spirits: Gnomes, ruled by King Ghob.
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Angel: Gabriel.
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Wind: Boreas, Ophion.
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Sense: Touch.
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Jewel: Rock crystal, salt.
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Incense: Storax.
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Plants: Comfrey, ivy, grains: barley, oats, corn, rice,
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rye, wheat.
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Tree: Oak.
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Animals: Cow or bull, bison, snakes (earth-dwelling),
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stag.
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Goddesses: Ceres, Demeter, Geae, Mah, Nephthys, Persephone,
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Prithivi, Rhea, Rhiannon.
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Gods: Adonis, Athos, Arawn, Cernunnos, Dionysus,
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Marduk, Pan, Tammuz.
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SPIRIT/ETHER:
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Direction: Center and circumference, throughout and about.
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Rules: Transcendence, tranformation, change, everywhere
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and nowhere, within and without, the void,
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immanence.
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Time: Beyond time, all time is one.
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Season: The turning wheel.
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Colors: Clear, white, black.
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Tools: Cauldron.
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Sense: Hearing.
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Plant: Mistletoe.
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Tree: The flowering almond.
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Animal: Sphinx.
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Goddesses: Isis, the Secret Name of the Goddess, Shekinah.
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Gods: Akasha, IAO, JHVH.
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