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128 lines
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THE ELEMENTS
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The Elements have been a part of man's ancient and arcane lore since its
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inseption in pre-historic times. Different traditions associate them with
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various things. The following list of correspondences comes from Starhawk's
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"The Spiral Dance."
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AIR: Direction: East.
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Rules: The mind, all mental, intuitive and psychic work, knowledge,
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abstract learning, theory, windswept hills, plains, windy
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beaches, high 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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Signs of the 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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Name of the East 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, violet,
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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, will,
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healing and destroying, purification, bonfires, hearth
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fires, candle flames, sun, deserts, volcanoes, eruptions,
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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 light).
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Signs of the 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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Name of the South 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 peppers, red
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poppies.
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Tree: Almond, in flower.
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Animals: Fire-breathing dragons, lions, horses (when their hooves
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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, sorrow, the
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ocean, the tides, lakes, pools, streams, and rivers, springs
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and wells, 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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Signs of the 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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Name of the West 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 lillies, and
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all water plants.
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Tree: Willow.
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Animals: Dragons (as serpents), dolphins and porpoises, fish, seals
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and sea mammals, water-dwelling snakes, all water
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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, Poseidon.
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EARTH: Direction: North.
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Rules: The body, growth, nature, sustenance, material gain, money,
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creativity, birth, death, silence, chasms, caves, caverns,
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groves, fields, rocks, standing stones, mountains, crystal,
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jewels, 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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Signs of the 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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Name of the North 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, rye, wheat.
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Tree: Oak.
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Animals: Cow or bull, bison, snakes (earth-dwelling), 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, Marduk, Pan,
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Tammuz.
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SPIRIT
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/ETHER: Direction: Center and circumference, throughout and about.
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Rules: Transcendence, tranformation, change, everywhere and
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nowhere, within and without, the void, 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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