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                                             THE ELEMENTS
 
 
                         TheElements havebeen apart ofman'sancient andarcane lore
           since  its  inception in  pre-historic  times.   Different  traditions
           associate  them  with   various  things.     The  following  list   of
           correspondences comes from Starhawk's  "The Spiral Dance."
 
 
                AIR:  Direction:  East.
                                 Rules:Themind,allmental,intuitiveandpsychicwork,
             knowledge, abstract learning,theory, windswept                      
           hills, plains, windy beaches, high mountain peaks,                    
           high towers, wind and breath.
                      Time:   Dawn.
                      Season: Spring.
                      Colors: White, bright yellow, crimson, blue-white.
                      Signs of the Zodiac:  Gemini, Libra, Aquarius.
                      Tools:  Athame, sword, censer.
                      Spirits:  Sylphs, ruled by King Paralda.
                      Angel:  Michael.
                      Name of the East Wind:  Eurus.
                      Sense:  Smell.
                      Jewel:  Topaz.
                      Incense:  Galbanum.
                                 Plants:Frankencense,myrrh,pansy,                                                               primrose,vervain,
           violet, yarrow.
                      Tree:   Aspen.
                      Animals:  Birds.
                      Goddesses:  Aradia, Arianrhod, Cardea, Nuit, Urania.
                      Gods:  Enlil, Khephera, Mercury, Shu, Thoth.
 
 
 
               FIRE:  Direction:  South.
                                 Rules:Energy, spirit,heat,flame,blood, sap,life,
           will, healing and destroying, purification,                 bonfires,
           hearth fires, candle flames, sun,                 deserts,  volcanoes,
           eruptions, explosions.
                      Time:  Noon.
                      Season:  Summer.
                                 Colors:Red,gold,crimson,orange,                                                              white(thesun'snoon
                               light).
                      Signs of the Zodiac:  Aries, Leo, Saggitarius.
                      Tools:  Censer, wand.
                      Spirits:  Salamanders, ruled by King Djin.
                      Angel:  Ariel.
                      Name of the South Wind:  Notus.
                      Sense:  Sight.
                      Jewel:  Fire Opal.
                      Incense:  Olibanum.
                                 Plants:Garlic,hibiscus, mustard,nettle,onion,red
           peppers, red poppies.
                      Tree:  Almond, in flower.
                                 Animals:                                       Fire-breathingdragons,                                                            lions,                                                                 horses(when            
                                                                their
                               hooves strike sparks).
                      Goddesses:  Brigit, Hestia, Pele, Vesta.
                      Gods:  Agni, Hephaestus, Horus, Vulcan.
 
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              WATER:  Direction:  West.
                                 Rules:                                     Emotions,feelings,                                                      love,courage,                                                                  daring,sorrow,
                               the ocean,  the tides, lakes, pools,  streams, and
           rivers, springs and wells, intuition, the 
           unconscious mind, the womb, generation, fertility.
                      Time:  Twilight.
                      Season:  Autumn.
                      Colors:  Blue, blue-green, green, gray, indigo, black.
                      Signs of the Zodiac:  Cancer, Scorpio, Pisces.
                      Tools:  Cup.
                      Spirits:  Undines, ruled by King Niksa.
                      Angel:  Raphael.
                      Name of the West Wind:  Zephyrus.
                      Sense:  Taste.
                      Jewel:  Aquamarine.
                      Incense:  Myrrh.
                                 Plants: Ferns,lotus,mosses,rushes, seaweed,water
           lillies, and all water plants.
                      Tree:  Willow.
                                 Animals:                                       Dragons(asserpents),dolphinsandporpoises,
           fish, seals and sea mammals, water-dwelling                 snakes,
           all water creatures and sea birds.
                      Goddesses:  Aphrodite, Isis, Mariamne, Mari, Tiamat.
                      Gods:  Dylan, Ea, Llyr, Manannan, Osiris, Neptune, 
           Poseidon.
 
 
 
              EARTH:  Direction:  North.
                                 Rules:Thebody,growth,nature, sustenance,material
           gain, money, creativity, birth, death, silence, 
           chasms, caves, caverns, groves, fields, rocks, 
           standing stones, mountains, crystal,
                              jewels, metal.
                      Time:  Midnight.
                      Season:  Winter.
                      Colors:  Black, brown, green, white.
                      Signs of the Zodiac:  Taurus, Virgo, Capricorn.
                      Tools:  Pentacle.
                      Spirits:  Gnomes, ruled by King Ghob.
                      Angel:  Gabriel.
                      Name of the North Wind:  Boreas, Ophion.
                      Sense:  Touch.
                      Jewel:  Rock crystal, salt.
                      Incense:  Storax.
                                 Plants:Comfrey,ivy,grains:barley,oats,corn,rice,
           rye, wheat.
                      Tree:  Oak.
                                 Animals:Coworbull, bison,snakes(earth-dwelling),
           stag.
                      Goddesses:  Ceres, Demeter, Geae, Mah, Nephthys, 
           Persephone, Prithivi, Rhea, Rhiannon.
                                 Gods:                                    Adonis,Athos,Arawn,                                                      Cernunnos,Dionysus,Marduk,
           Pan, Tammuz.
 
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             SPIRIT
             /ETHER:  Direction:  Center and circumference, throughout and about.
                                 Rules:                                                                         Transcendence,tranformation,                                                               change,everywhere
           and nowhere, within and without, the void,                  immanence.
                      Time:  Beyond time, all time is one.
                      Season:  The turning wheel.
                      Colors:  Clear, white, black.
                      Tools:  Cauldron.
                      Sense:  Hearing.
                      Plant:  Mistletoe.
                      Tree:  The flowering almond.
                      Animal: Sphinx.
                      Goddesses:  Isis, the Secret Name of the Goddess, Shekinah.
                      Gods:  Akasha, IAO, JHVH.
 
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