A Look at the Elements
Posted by ShioriTamara on 2011-12-04 15:06:43
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East
Direction of Air
Represents: The mind, spring, ideas, thoughts, inspiration,sense of smell, psychic abilities, "the power to know"
Tool: wand
Animals: Eagles and other high flying birds, butterflies
Colors: White, violet, pale airy colors
Stones: Topaz, rose quartz
Herbs and plants: Pansy, primrose, yarrow, vervain
Tree: Aspen
Angel: Michael
Zodiac Signs: Gemini, Libra, Aquarius
Beings: Sylphs, Zephyrs, Faeries
Goddesses often associated with the East: Artemis, Diana, Arianrhod, Chengo, Cybele, Shekinah
God often associated with the East: Enlil, Mercury, Thoth, Taliesin, Nuada, Kheperz
South
Direction of Fire
Represents: Passion, summer, energy, noon, the sense of sight, "Quality of Will"
Tool: Athame
Animals: Solar Lion, chameleon, snake, salamander
Colors:Fiery reds and oranges
Stone: Fire Opal
Herbs/Plants: Garlic, mustard, onion, nettle, red peppers, red poppies, hibiscus
Tree: Flowering Almond
Incense: Olibanun, Copal
Angel: Ariel
Zodiac Signs: Aries, Leo, Saggitarius
Beings: Fire Drakes, Dragons
Goddesses often associated with the South: Oya, Pele, Hestia, Vesta, Ameratsu, Sun Woman, Brigit
Gods often associated with the South: Agni, Horus, Prometheus, Vulcan, Angus Mag Og, Belenos
West
Direction of Water
Represents: Emotions, twilight, Autumn, sense of taste, love, marriage, relationships, "the Power to Dare"
Tool: Chalice
Animals: Dolphins, fish, water snakes
Colors: Blue, deep purple, greens
Stone: Aquamarine
Herbs/Plants: Ferns, lotus, all waterplants, mints
Tree: Willow
Incense: Myrrh
Angel: Raphael
Zodiac Signs: Cancer, Scorpio, Pisces
Beings: Nymphs, Mermaids, Water Sprites, Faeries
Goddesses often associated with the West: Yemaya, Mari, Tiamet, Kwan Yin, Isis, Atargatis, Sarasvati
Gods often associated with the West: Dylan, Ea, Llyr, Osiris, Neptune, Poseidon, Manannan
North
Direction of Earth
Represents: The body, midnight, silence, the sense of touch, prosperity, success, the new moon, silence, winter, "Power to Listen"
Tool: Pentacle
Animals: Cow, bull, bison, stag, earth dwelling snakes
Colors: Brown, black, deep green of vegetation
Stone: Quartz crystal
Herbs/Plants: Comfrey, vines, grains
Tree: Oak
Incense: Storax, benzoin
Angel: Gabriel
Zodiac Signs: Taurus, Virgo, Capricorn
Beings: Gnomes, Dwarfs
Goddesses often associated with the North: Demeter, Ceres, Copper Woman, Hecate, Ishtar, Rhiannon, Habodia, Oshun
Gods often associated with the North: Annbis, Thor, Pan, Cernunnos, Gwydion, Arawn
Spirit
Direction of Akasha, Ether, Center, Above and Below
Represents: Trannscendence, immanence, pure essence, time beyond time, sacred space between the worlds, sense of hearing, the "Power to Go"
Tool: Cauldron
Animals: Wolf, cat famly, ravens
Color : Silver, pale airy blue
Plant: Mistletoe
Incense: Mastic
Angel: Gabriel
Beings: The Sphinx, The Phoenix
Goddesses often associated with Spirit: Spider Woman, Hera, Cerridwen, Aphrodite, Athena,Kwan Yin, Astarte, Brigid
Gods often associated with Spirit: Akasha, Iao, The Horned God, Gwynthyr, Atho, Math Mathonwy, The Green Man
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