The four elements: earth, air, fire, and water, are very powerful. Of course. But each contains a certain energy you may want to borrow for a spell. Below is a list of each element and their properties.

You may notice that I have put the direction for Earth in the east, and the direction for Air in the north. This is normally not the case, but after reading an essay by Mike Nichols you can find HERE, I decided to give it a try and change the direction I put those two elements in. It seems to work a lot better than it ever did before. And besides, I always thought it made more sense this way, which it does. I was always having trouble remembering what element north and east were. It's a lot easier now because it makes a lot more sense this way. You should give it a try and see what happens!

Earth
Direction: East

Colors: brown, black, purple, and green

Ritual Symbol: pentacle

Energy: feminine

For spells involving fertility, stability, jobs, business, health, and money.

Air
Direction: North

Colors: blue, yellow, and green

Ritual Symbol: wand or sword

Energy: male

For spells involving memory, divination, travel, addiction, tests, intellect, and psychic powers.

 

Fire
Direction: South

Colors: red, orange, and gold

Ritual Symbol: athame or sword

Energy: male

For spells involving strength, sex, protection, success, competition, business, and health.

 

Water
Direction: West

Colors: blue, white, gray, and pink

Ritual Symbol: chalice

Energy: feminine

For spells involving friendship, love, childbirth, purification, love, dreams, healing, and clairvoyance.

 

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