Magic can use the four elements of earth, fire, air, and water. These elements work in harmony with your life to make things happy and good. People that cast spells will often use the elements as part of their rituals.
There are different elements that can be used with different spells. Some will be used such as fire with a candle, salt of the earth or water. Elements are used in witchcraft, Wicca, and other systems of magic. They work with everything that is of the universe. Some things can work with one element and then part of another element. Other things work with just part of one element.
The object of the elements is to work together to help you to see the world as a whole.
Air Element
Air is the element that is represented by clouds, wind, and the sky. There are also elements of mountains that work with the air because the mountains go into the sky. The animals of this element are the birds such as eagles, hawks and other birds that fly high in the sky.
The air element shows intelligence and knowledge. The ideas that come to your mind come from the air and this is an impractical element. The earth is practical, and the air is impractical because it moves in different directions. The direction of the air is east because of the sun rising in the east but it runs everywhere.
Air rules intuition, logic, theory, fertility, future, wisdom, plans and more. Some associate air with the morning and spring is also the season associated with it because it means new beginnings. The colors of the element are blue, yellow, and white and the tools are wands, rattles, bells, feathers, fans, and incense.
Elements of the Air
- Direction: East.
- Season: Spring.
- Numbers: 5 & 11.
- Time: Dawn.
- Colors: White, blue, yellow.
- Gender: Male.
- Zodiac Signs: Libra, Aquarius, Gemini.
- Planets: Mercury, Uranus, Neptune, Jupiter.
- Tarot Cards: Suit of Swords.
- Runes: Mannaz, Tiwaz, Dagaz, Algiz.
- Chakra: Heart chakra.
- Tools: Asthme, Wand, Censer, Incense.
Fire Element
The fire element is just by itself. It is considered an outsider because it has no real control. It doesn’t follow any kind of rules. This is associated with the desert and with volcanoes and is associated with the animals such as the tiger and lions because of their colored fur. This is also associated with the lizards and orange salamanders.
This is a magical element, and it works with cumin, hot chilis and other herbs that are hot. Fire is a male element and focuses on the self. It rules the energies of passion, healing, joy, and destruction.
Fire is stubborn and so is the power behind it. People that have violent tempers are often associated with this element. This is also a healing element that moves southward. It’s time is midday when the sun is the hottest. It also represents the germ that comes from seeds and the colors are yellow, orange, and red and the tool is a candle.
Elements of Fire
- Direction: South.
- Season: Summer.
- Numbers: 1 & 3.
- Time: Noon.
- Colors: Red, orange, and yellow.
- Gender: Male.
- Zodiac Signs: Leo, Sagittarius, and Aries.
- Planets: Mars and the sun.
- Tarot Cards: Suit of Swords.
- Runes: Dagaz, Nauthiz and Thurisaz.
- Chakra: Solar plexus chakra.
- Tools: Wands, candles, rod, and sword.
Water Element
Water is an element that represents bodies of waters such as the ocean or lakes. The moon works with the water because the moon helps to control the tides. The creatures that live in water are associated with this element such as whales, fish, and dolphins.
This element is a feminine element, and it is associated with strong emotions and mood swings. It also relates to giving birth because of the amniotic fluid in the mothers womb. The direction of the water is west, and the colors are silver and blue. It is used in representation by a bowl of water. Some will add shells to make it more like the ocean.
Water rules over intuition, the womb, love, divination, and feelings.
Elements of Water
- Direction: West.
- Season: Autumn.
- Numbers: 2.
- Time: Dusk.
- Colors: Blue and silver.
- Gender: Female.
- Zodiac Signs: Scorpio, Pisces, and Cancer.
- Planets: Moon, Jupiter, Saturn, Pluto, and Venus.
- Tarot Cards: Suit of Cups.
- Runes: Laguz, Eihwaz, Isa, Wunjo.
- Chakra: Sacral chakra.
- Tools: Cauldron and chalice.
Earth Element
The element of the earth is a representation of all of nature. It works with the soil, hills, rocks, land, sea, caves, and more. The animals that work with this element are pigs, bears, cattle, boar, goats and more.
The earth is a female energy and moves north. It is associated with midnight because under the earth is dark. It also works with fertility and pregnancy and the colors are black and brown. Wiccans use salt to represent the earth.
The earth rules the natural world and works with stability, wealth, silence, growth and phyiscal bodies.
Elements of Earth
- Direction: North.
- Season: Winter.
- Numbers: 4 & 8.
- Time: Midnight.
- Colors: Green.
- Gender: Female.
- Zodiac Signs: Virgo, Taurus, Capricorn.
- Planets: Earth, Saturn, Venus.
- Tarot Cards: Suit of Pentacles.
- Runes: Othala, Berkano, Jera, Fehu.
- Chakra: Root chakra.
- Tools: Crystal s and plants.
Spirit Element
The spirit element is also called the Ether or the Akasha. This isn’t really an element, but it is a magical element that is used and is the fifth point of the pentagram. This is a force that binds the elements together when using magic.
The spirit works to make everything, and it makes everything alive and lives in everything. It is always there. When doing a spell, the spell caster connects with the spiritual world so that they can make their spell reach from the phyiscal to the divine realm. The energy of the spirit goes through everything around it, but it doesn’t take a form.
This is the source of energy that helps to make up the four other elements of water, air, earth, and fire. The spirit works with transportation, mystery, and balance.
Elements of the Spirit
- Direction: Center.
- Season: Spring, Summer, Winter, Fall.
- Numbers: All numbers.
- Time: Eternity and now.
- Colors: Purple.
- Gender: Androgynous.
- Zodiac Signs: All zodiac signs.
- Planets: All planets.
- Tarot Cards: All tarot cards.
- Runes: All runes.
- Chakra: Throat chakra.
- Tools: Plants, unicorn, and sphinx.