Elemental Correspondences Logan City Study Group

Elemental Correspondences
Not all witches use elemental correspondences, and among those who do, there is a great deal of variation. The most
common elements used in Wicca and witchcraft are earth, air, fire, and water. Spirit is often added to acknowledge the
spiritual component of them all.

When invoking the elements, they are often associated with the cardinal directions. often with Air in the East, Fire in
the South, Water in the West, and Earth in the North. However, this is by no means the only possibility. The elements
themselves may vary as well. For example, some Celtic traditions use earth, sky, and water, and others use the
cosmological realms of Underworld, Earth, and Sky.

Thus, the correspondences listed below provide only one possiblity among many. The sources for these
correspondences include Scott Cunningham, Silver Ravenwolf, Amber Wolfe, Yasmine Galenorn, and Branwen's
Book of Shadows which undoubtedly owes credit to dozens of unnamed sources.

AIR
The element of air is associated with mental processes and the mind. It is creative and is that which causes magickal
intentions to become manifest. It is also associated with higher consciousness and wisdom, divination, and
purification.

Direction - East
Astrological Signs - Gemini, Libra, Aquarius
Rules
Mind, mental and psychic work, intuition, knowledge, abstrat thought, wind, breath, clouds, inspiration, hearing, herbal
knowledge, plant growth, purification, freedom, revealing truth, finding lost things, instruction, telepathy, memory,
learning the secrets of the dead, zen meditation, new beginnings, illuminations
Types of Magick
Divination, concentration, prophecy, visualization, wind magick, karma
Colors - White, yellow, light blue, lavender, gray
Season - Spring
Magickal Tools - Athame, sword, censer, incense
Time - Dawn
Energy - Projective
Gemstones - Aventurine, topaz, mica, flourite, crystals, amethyst, yellow or blue stones
Metals - Tin, copper
Plants -
Acacia, anise, aspen, benzoin, clover, dill, frankincense, lavender, lemongrass, myrrh, pine, primrose, vervain, violet,
yarrow
Animals - Birds, insects, spiders
Goddesses - Aradia, Arianrhod, Athena, Nuit, Urania
Gods -Mercury, Hermes, Shu, Thoth

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FIRE
The element of fire is associated with change and passion. It is both physical and spiritual, being related to sexuality
and to divinity. Fire magick is quickly manifested and filled with primal energy.

Direction - South
Astrologickal Signs - Aries, Leo, Sagittarius
Rules -
Energy, sexuality, passions, love, authority, transformation, purification, candle flames, sun, blood, healing,
destruction, will, creativity, flame, heat, bonfires, hearth fires, protection, courage, strength, phsyical exercise, self-
knowledge, loyalty, vision, illumination, power
Types of Magick - Candle, storm, time
Colors - Red, gold, crimson, orange, white
Season - Summer
Magickal Tools - Wand, candles, dagger, burned herbs or requests on paper
Time - Noon
Energy - Projective, masculine
Gemstones -
Red jasper, bloodstone, garnet, lava, quartz crystals, ruby, carnelian, tigers eye, rhodochrosite, agates
Metals - Gold, brass
Plants -
Allspice, basil, cacti, chile peppers, cinnamon, garlic, heliotrope, hibiscus, juniper, lime, mustard, nettle, onion, orange,
red peppers, red poppies, thistle, almond tree
Animals -
Lions, lizards, salamander, snakes, praying mantis, ladybug, bee, scorpion, shark, phoenix, coyote, fox
Goddesses - Brigit, Freya, Hestia, Pele, Vesta
Gods - Vulcan, Ra, Agni, Hepaetstus, Horus

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WATER
The element of water is associated with the subconscious mind, intuition, and emotions. As the primal substance of
life, it is symbolized by the womb and is related to fertility.

Direction - West
Astrological Signs - Cancer, Scorpio, Pisces
Rules -
Emotions, feelings, love, courage, the unconscious mind, intuition, the womb, marriage, friendship,happiness, dreams,
sleep, healing, menstruation, fertility, cleansing, purification, vision quests, self-healing, sorrow, reflection, psychic
ability, oceans, rivers, lakes, rain, springs and wells
Types of Magick -
Magick involving the sea, snow or ice, mirror, magnet, rain, cleansing and purification
Colors - Blue, blue-green, green, gray, indigo, aquamarine, white
Season - Autumn
Magickal Tools - Chalice, cauldron, mirrors
Time - Twilight, dusk
Energy - Receptive, feminine
Gemstones -
Aquamarine, amethyst, blue tourmaline, pearl, coral, blue topaz, blue flourite, lapis lazuli, sodalite
Metals - Mercury, silver, copper
Plants -
Aloe, apple, catnip, chamomile, ferns, gardneia, lemon, lettuce, lilac, lily of the valley, lotus, mosses, orris, passion
flower, rose, seaweeds, thyme, valerian, water lillies, all water plants, willow tree
Animals - All fish, shellfish and sea mammals, serpents, sea birds, cat, frog, turtle, swan, bear
Goddesses - Aphrodite, Isis, Mariamne, Mari, Tiamat, Yemaya, Ran, Kupala
Gods - Dylan, Ea, Manannan, Osiris, Neptune, Poseidon, Varuna

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EARTH
Earth is the element that is most stable and dependable. It represents abundance, prosperity, and wealth, and is
creative but in a practical, physical manner.
Earth is that which sustains all life and on which the other elements rest.

Direction - North
Astrological Signs - Taurus, Virgo, Capricorn
Rules -
The body, growth, money, creativity, birth, death, material gain, fertility, birth, healing, rocks, trees, animals,
manifestation, materialization, crystals, silence, metal, empathy, grounding, employment, stability, success, runes,
strength, practical wisdom, mystery
Types of Magick -
Gardening, grounding, magnet, image, stone, tree, knot, binding
Colors - Black, brown, green, gold, white
Season - Winter
Magickal Tools - Pentacle, salt, images, stones, cord magick
Time - Midnight, night
Energy - Receptive, feminine
Gemstones -
Rock crystal, emeralds, peridot, onyx, jasper, azurite, amethyst, royal azute, tourmaline,tourmalanted quartz, rutilated
quartz
Metals - Iron, lead
Plants -
Cedar, cypress, comfrey, honeysuckle, ivy, grains, magnolia, patchouly, primrose, sage, vetivert, nuts, oak
Animals -
Cow or bull, bison, stag, dog, horse, gopher, ant, bears, wolf
Goddesses -
Ceres, Cerridwyn, Demeter, Gaia, Persephone, Epona, Kore, Mah, Prithivi, Rhea, Rhiannon
Gods - Adonis, Athos, Arawn, Cernunnos, Dionysus, Herne, Marduk, Pan, Tammuz, Thor

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