Donna Darkwolf's Big Book of Spells - Part 6. The Elements
Before we look at the southern hemisphere effect on the directions, let’s
look briefly at the Elements and their characteristics.
The four Elements of Nature, Earth, Air, Water and Fire form the foundation
of natural magick and the basis of Pagan magick. They are associated with
the cardinal points of the magickal
Sacred Circle and govern lower-level spirits called Elementals.
Guarding these are the Lords of the Watchtowers, the Mighty Ones and the
Guardians.
What follows are some useful correspondences, in no way exhaustive:
AIR
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Goddess Association: Maiden
- Season: Spring
- Time of day: Sunrise
- Gender: Male
- Characteristics: Abstract thought, intellect, balance, justice, theory,
change, reason, understanding, charity, speech, knowledge, the wind, new
life, possibilities
- Elemental spirits: Sylphs (faeries, angels), ruled by Paralda
- Sense: Smell
- Archangel: Raphael
- Magickal tools: Athame, sword and censor
- Astrological signs: Jupiter and Mercury
- Zodiacal signs: Gemini, Libra and Aquarius
- Colour: Yellow
- Tarot suit: Swords
- Direction: East in both hemispheres
FIRE
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Goddess Association: Temptress or Enchantress
- Season: Summer
- Time of day: Noon
- Gender: Male
- Characteristics: Will power, expansion, force, energy, aspiration, creativity,
protection, leadership, intellect, detraction, absent-mindedness, favour,
sexuality, explosion, warmth, optimism, purification, liveliness, activity,
pleasure, rootlessness, perseverance, knowledge, courage, passion, force,
self-assertiveness, joie de vivre, frivolity, virility, zeal, enthusiasm,
heat, light, life force, waxing.
- Elemental spirits: Salamanders, ruled by Djinn
- Sense: Sight
- Archangel: Michael
- Magickal tools: Wand, scourge (or athame, or sword)
- Astrological signs: Mars, Sun and Jupiter
- Zodiacal signs: Leo, Aries and Sagittarius
- Colour: Red
- Tarot suit: Wands
- Direction: North in the southern hemisphere; south in the northern hemisphere
WATER
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Goddess Association: Mother
- Season: Autumn
- Time of day: Sunset
- Gender: Female
- Characteristics: Emotion, contraction, intuition, cold, passivity, creativity,
fertility, courage, depth, mystery, healing, ebb, sensitivity, delusion,
psyche, love, infatuation, tides, pools, sorrow, clairvoyance, feeling,
receptivity, self-indulgence, instability, womb, subconscious, waning
- Elemental spirits: Undines (nymphs, merpeople, sirens), Ruled by Niksa
- Sense: Taste
- Archangel: Gabriel
- Magickal tools: Chalice or Cup
- Astrological signs: Moon and Venus
- Zodiacal signs: Pisces, Cancer and Scorpio
- Colour: Blue
- Tarot suit: Cups
- Direction: West in both hemispheres
EARTH
- Goddess Association: Crone
- Season: Winter
- Time of day: Night
- Gender: Female
- Characteristics: Earthy, wisdom, focus, introspection, stability, quakes,
growth, responsibility, endurance, strength, practicality, patience, commitment,
hoarding, melancholy, stagnation, dullness,thoroughness, prosperity,
nurturing, grounding, materialism, fertility, business
- Elemental Spirits: Gnomes (dwarfs, elves, brownies, hobgoblins, leprechauns),
ruled by Ghob.
- Sense: Touch
- Archangel: Uriel - or
Ariel
- Magickal tool: Pentacle,
(Pentagram)
- Astrological signs: Venus and
Saturn
- Zodiacal signs: Taurus, Virgo and
Capricorn
- Colours: Brown and green
- Tarot suit: Pentacles
- Direction: South in the southern hemisphere; north in the northern hemisphere
AUTHORS NOTE:This is ME.
The 'Bold' applies to myself
The 'Strike Throughs' indicate what I am NOT.
I am Soldier.
I am The Donna Darkwolf's "beautiful Soldier", as she called me.
My Middle name is
"Ariel". The Hebrew version of 'Uriel'.
My Tarot suit is: 'Magician".
This blew Donna away!
Every time she read my Tarot?
The Magician ALWAYS came up First!
for TEN YEARS.
Go Figure!
Extracted from “Dancing Under an African Moon” by Donna Darkwolf Vos.
Published 2002. By Zebra Press. Cape Town.
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