Water is one of the four classical elements. Some items and characteristics associated with waster are the direction west, fruitfulness, bodily fluids, emotions, sensitivity, receptivity, instability, indifference, the color blue, the metal silver, the cup (the witches’ tool) and the Tarot suit cup. Water is considered to be a female element, many water deities are female. The tides of the oceans are linked to the moon, a female force. Water is the property that makes things mutable and flexible. Type of magick - mirror magick, purification, healing, divination, dream magick, astral projection, love, friendship, spirituality, imagination
Minor Arcana suit – cups Virtues- compassion, tranquility, tenderness, forgiveness, modesty, fluidity in creativity, receptivity, influence, graciousness, sensitivity
Excess - body puffiness, mood swings, "touchiness", apathy
Shortage -deep body dryness, hotness, mind & body feel separated, no empathy
Emotions - love, sorrow, courage to continue on a difficult path with no end in sight, enduring rage born of long, silent suffering, hope that springs eternal.
Zodiac: Cancer - Cardinal - Fire of Water - Rain, springs, etc. - swift passionate attack. Scorpio - Fixed - Air of Water - Sea - steady force of putrefaction. Pisces - Mutable - Water of Water - Pool - stagnant spiritualized reflection of images.
The Cardinal sign represents the Birth of the Element, the Fixed sign its Life, and the Mutable sign its passing over towards the ideal form proper to it, i.e. to Spirit.
