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 witch craft are earth, air, fire, and water. Spirit {top point}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, freedom, purification, 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.
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.
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.
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, birth, fertility, 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.
