Earth doesn't necessarily represent the physical Earth, but that part of it which is stable, solid, dependable. Earth is the realm of abundance, prosperity and wealth. While it is the most physical of the elements this is not negative, for it is upon Earth that the other three rest. Without Earth, life as we know it could not exist.
Direction:
North- the place of greatest darkness Name of North Wind Boreas, Ophion
Energy:
Receptive Feminine
Signs:
Taurus, Virgo, Capricorn
Ritual Work:
The body, growth, naturem sustenance, material gain, money, creativity, birth, death, silence, rocks, standing stones, crystals, jewels, metal, bones, structure, night, riches, treasures, surrenderin self-will, touch, empathy, grounding, mystery, industry, possessions, conservative, incorporation, business, prosperity, employment, stability, success, fertility, birth, healing, combined forces of nature and it's bounty, material abundance, wisdom, runes, strength, practical wisdom, teaching, symbols
Places:
Caves, canyons, chasms, forests, groves, valleys, fields, farms, gardens, arboretums, parks, plant nurseries, farmer's
market, kitchens, baby nurseries, basements, mines, holes, mountains
Colors:
Black, Brown, Green (from the color of living plants and fields), White
Ritual Forms:
Burying, Planting, Making images in the dirt or sand, walking over miles of countryside while visualizing the need.
Basic Nature:
Fertile, moist, nurturing, stabalizing, grounding. Gravity is a manifestation of this element
Types of Magick Ruled:
Gardening, magnet, image, stone, tree, knot, binding
Season:
Winter- The time of darkness
Magickal Tools:
Pentacle and Pentagrams, salt, Images, stones, gems, trees, cord magick
Spirits:
Gnomes, Dwarfs and trolls who inhabit the interior of the earth and are the consciousness of precious gems.
Sense:
Touch
Stones and Jewels:
Rock Crystal, Salt: Heavy or opaque, as in coal; green as in emeralds and peridot, onyx, Jasper, azurite,
amethyst, royal azute, tourmaline,tourmalanted quartz or rutiled.
Metals:
Iron, Lead
Incense:
Storax, Benzoin
Plants and Trees:
Comfrey, Ivy, grains, oats, rice, rye, wheat, patchouly, vetivert, mosses, lichens, nuts dry and stiff plants;
heavy low-growing plants; generally roots, Oak
Animals:
Cow or bull, bison, snakes (earth-dwelling), stag, dog, horse, gopher, ant, burrowing animals,
bears, wolf
Goddesses:
Ceres, Demeter, Gaea, Mah, Nephthys, Persephone, Prithivi, Rhea, Rhiannon
Gods:
Adonis, Athos, Arawn, Cernunnos, Dionysus, Marduk, Pan, Tammuz
Attracted By:
Salts and Powders
Musical Instruments:
Drums, all percussion instruments
Symbols:
Rocks and Gemstones, mountains, plains, fields, soil, caves and mines
