February Witch Challenge
For this one the challenge was to learn about elemental magic, thankfully I have been compiling information for my grimoire and had quite a bit of information on the subject. Not to mention I owned and had read the recommend book Wicca Elemental Magic: A Guide to the Elements, Witchcraft and Magic Spells (Lisa Chamberlain). I am thankful for this lesson because it helped me start to organize the information I already had.
Earth
Direction: North
Energy: Receptive, passive
Rules: Grounding, strength, healing, nature, stability, foundations, empathy, death, rebirth, wisdom, abundance, patience, truth, focused, knowledge, growth, prosperity, endurance, commitment
Magical Purpose: Employment, business, money, success in endeavors, fertility
Season: Winter
Time: Night
Sense: Touch
Zodiac: Taurus, Virgo, Capricorn.
Color: Green
Animals: Wolf, bear, ant, bull, cow, deer, horse, dog, insects
Herbs: Horehound, moss, mugwort
Crystals: Tourmaline, jade, pyrite, moss agate
Essential Oils: Cypress, honeysuckle, oakmoss
Tools: Pentacle, salt, crystals, dirt, herbs, wood, plants, and flowers
Air
Direction: East
Energy: Projective, active
Rules: Mind, clarity, knowledge, logic, abstract, consciousness, intuition, memory, communication, intelligent, practical, optimistic, movement, imagination, dreams, wishes, ideas
Magical Purpose: Creativity, concentration, inspiration, psychic abilities
Season: Spring
Time: Dawn
Sense: Hearing & Smell
Zodiac: Gemini, Libra, Aquarius
Color: Yellow
Animals: Raven, hummingbird, spider, most birds and insects with wings
Herbs: Red clover, comfrey leaf, dandelion
Crystals: Topaz, mottled jasper, aventurine, turquoise
Essential Oils: Frankincense, lemon balm, lavender
Tools: Feather, wand, staff, incense, bell
Fire
Direction: South
Energy: Projective, active
Rules: Energy, destruction, courage, self-knowledge, power, passion, sexuality & sensuality, self-healing, divinity, change, enthusiasm, creativity, motivation, leadership, authority, breaking habits, initiative, transformation
Magical Purpose: Joy, love, strength, willpower, resolving anger
Season: Summer
Time: Noon
Sense: Sight
Zodiac: Aries, Leo, Sagittarius
Color: Red
Animals: Fox, lion, tiger, lizard, praying mantis
Herbs: basil, nettle, spicy peppers
Crystals: ruby, garnet, tiger's eye, bloodstone, amber
Essential Oils: Bergamot, ginger, rosemary
Tools: Candle, lamp, athame, dagger, and burned herbs
Water
Direction: West
Energy: Receptive, passive
Rules: Emotion, intuition, psychic, love, deep feelings, the unconscious mind, fertility, compassion, flexibility, sensitivity, cleansing, friendship, family, happiness, empathy
Magical Purpose: Healing, purification, friendship issues, general well-being
Season: Autumn
Time: Twilight
Zodiac: Cancer, Scorpio, Pisces.
Color: Blue
Animals: Dolphin, turtle, swan, whale, most sea creatures and sea birds
Herbs: Catnip, hibiscus flower, water lily, passionflower
Crystals: Amethyst, aquamarine, lapis lazuli, moonstone
Essential Oils: Lemon, Chamomile, sandlewood
Tools: Seashells, ocean water, seaweed, chalice
How to Connect to the Elements
Water:
· Immerse yourself in water or in a shower and feel the water
· Listen to the rain, the waves, the babbling brook, lakes, ocean, stream, river
· Meditate by water
· Drink pure water
· Scrying with water
Air:
· Feel the wind on your face
· Breathing exercises
· Burning incense
Fire:
· Feel the heat from a fire
· Looking into the flames (scrying with flames)
Earth:
· Walk barefoot through grass
· Take a walk/hike through a forest
· Mediate by a tree
· Hug a tree
· Spend time outside at night
I feel the most connected to the classical elements because growing up I felt connected to them. There are many times I have stood under the shower head and felt the water fall over and wash away my worries. I have felt the wind on my face and felt comfort. I love the smell of a bonfire or a candle after it has gone out. I am most connected to woods and forests. My favorite thing to do is sit under a tree and read or even meditate. I have already felt a connection to these elements. There is an aspect to all the elements that brings me peace. Which is why I complied a few ways to connect to all the elements ones I have done in the past as well as ones I would be willing to do in the future.
