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ELEMENTS
Invocation Of The Elements

Air, Fire, Water, Earth
Elements of astral birth
I call you now, attend to me!
In the Circle, rightly cast
Safe from curse or blast
I call you now, attend to me!

From cave and desert, sea and hill
By wand, blade, and pentacle
I call you now, attend to me!
This is my will, so mote it be!
Not all witches use elemental correspondences, and among those who do there is a great deal of variation.  The most common elements use in Wicca and witchcraft are Air, Fire, Water and Earth.  Spirit is also often added to aknowledge the spiritual component of them all.
Air
The element of Air is associated with mental proccesses and the mind.  It is creative and is that whic causes magickal intentions to become manifest.  It is also associated with higher conciousness, wisdom, purification and divination.

Direction - East

Astrological Signs - Gemini, Libra, Aquarius

Rules - Mins, mental and psychic work, intuition, knowledge, abstrsat thought, wind, breath, clouds, inspiration, healing, herbal knowledge, plant growth, purification, freedom, revealing truth, finding lost things, instructions, telepathy, memory, learning the secrets of the dead, zen meditation, new beginnings, illuminations

Types Of Magick - Divination, concentration, prophecy, visualization, wind magick, karma

Colours - White, Yellow, Lavender, Light Blue, Gray

Season - Spring

Magickal Tools - Athame, sword, censer, incense

Time - Dawn

Energy - Projective

Gemstones - Aventurine, topaz, mica, flourite, crystals, amethyst, yellow, 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, Humes, Shu, Thoth
Fire
The element of Fire is associated with change and passion.  It is both physical and spiritual, being related to both sexuality and divinity.  Fire magick is quickly manifested and filled with primal energy.

Direction - South

Astrological Signs - Leo, Aries, Sagittarius

Rules - Energy, sexuality, passions, love, authority, transformations, purification, candle flames, blood, sun, healing, destruction, will, creativity, flame, heat, bonfires, hearth fires, protection, courage, strength, physical-exercise, self-knowledge, loyalty, vision, illumination, power

Types Of Magick - Candle, storm, time

Colours - Red, Gold, Crimson, Orange, White

Season - Summer

Magickal Tools - Wand, candles, daggers, burned herbs, requests on paper

Time - Noon

Energy - Projective, masculine

Gemstones - Red Jasper, Bloodstone, Garnet, Lave, Quartz Crystals, Ruby, Carnelian, Tigers Eye, Rhodochrosite, Agates

Metals - Gold, Brass

Plants - Allspice, Basil, Cacti, Chili Peppers, Cinnamon, Garlic, Heliotrope, Hibiscus, Juniper, Lime, Mustard, Nettle, Onion, Orange, Red Peppers, Red Poppies, Thistle, Almond Tree

Animals - Lions, Lizards, Salamanders, 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, feeling, love, courage, the unconscious mind, intuition, the womb, marriage, friendship, happiness, dreams, sleep, healig, menstruation, fertility, cleansing, purification, vision-quests, self healing, sorrow, reflexion, psychic ability, oceans, rivers, lakes, rain, springs, wells.

Types Of Magick - Spells involving the sea, snow or ice, mirror, magnet, rain, cleansing and purification.

Colours - Blue, blue-green, green, gray, indigo, aquamarine, white

Season - Autumn

Migickal Tools - Chalice, caldron, 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, fern, gardenia, 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, serpants, sea birds, cat, frog, turtle, swan, bear

Goddesses - Aphrodite, Isis, Mariamme, Mari, Tiamat, Yemaya, Ran, Kupala

Gods - Dylan, Ea, Manannan, Osiris, Neptune, Poseidon, Veruna
Earth
Earth is the element which is most stable and dependable.  It represents abundance, prosperity and wealth, and is creative but in a practical physical matter.  Earth is that which sustains all life on which the other elements rest.

Direction - North

Astrological Sign - Taurus, Virgo, Capricorn

Rules - The body, growth, creativity, money, birth, death, material gain, fertility, healing, rocks, trees, animals, manifestation, materialization, crystals, silence, metals, empathy, grounding, empoyment, stability, success, runes, strength, practical wisdom, mystery

Types Of Magick - Gardening, grounding, magnet, image, stone, tree, knot, binding

Colours - Black, brown, green, gold, white

Season - Winter

Magickal Tools - Pentacle, salt, images, stones,cord magick

Time - Midnight, night

Energy - Receptive, feminine

Gemstones - Rock crystals, 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, stag, bison, 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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