The Wiccan Elements

Name	Air	Fire	Water	Earth	Aether or Spirit
Symbol
Element	Air represents the mind and intelligence, communication, telepathy, psychic powers, inspiration, imagination, ideas, knowledge, dreams and wishes. In rituals, Air is represented in the forms of tossing objects into the wind, aromatherapy, songs, and hiding things in high places. It rules spells involving travels, instruction, freedom, knowledge, discovering lost items, and can also be used to develop psychic faculties. Air also rules the visualization.	Fire represents energy, inspiration, love, passion, leadership. In rituals, Fire is represented in the forms of burning objects, love spells, baking, and lighting candles and fires. Fire is also the element of change. Actually it represents magick itself. Fire is the most physical and spiritual of the Elements.	Water represents emotions, absorption, subconscious, purification, eternal movement, wisdom, the soul, emotional aspects of love and femininity. In rituals, it is represented in the forms of pouring water over objects, brew making, healing spells, ritual bathing, and tossing objects into of water.	Earth represents strength, abundance, stability, prosperity, wealth and femininity. In rituals, Earth is represented in the forms of burying objects in the earth, herbalism, and making images out of wood or stone.	Aether (also called Spirit) is the prime element present in all things, providing space, connection and balance for all Elements to exist. Aether is immaterial unlike the Air, Fire, Water and Earth. Aether is essential to our sense of connectedness with spirit and well-being. Aether represents the sense of joy and union.
Gender	Masculine	Masculine	Feminine	Feminine	Universal
Direction	East	South	West	North	Universal
Energy	Projective	Projective	Receptive	Receptive	Universal
Placing on Pentagram	Upper left	Lower right	Upper right	Lower left	Upper
Symbols	Sky, wind, breezes, clouds, feathers, breath, vibrations, smoke, plants, herbs, trees, flowers.	Flame, lightning, heated objects (stones in particular), volcano, rainbow, sun, stars, lava, heat	Ocean, river, shell, spring, lake, well, rain, fog, cup	Rocks, fields, soil, salt, caves, clay	Cord, rope
Goddesses	Aradia, Arianrhod, Cardea, Nuit, Urania	Brigit, Hestia, Pele, Vesta	Aphrodite, Isis, Marianne, Mari, Tiamat, Yemaha	Ceres, Demeter, Gaea, Mah, Nephtys, Persephone, Rhea	The Lady
Gods	Enlil, Kheoheva, Merawrim, Shu, Thoth	Agni, Horus, Prometheus, Vulcan	Dylan, Ea, Manannan, Osiris, Neptune, Poseidon	Adonis, Athos, Arawn, Cernunnos, Dionysus, Mardyk, Pan, Tammuz	The Horned God
Spirits	Sylphs, Zephyrs, Fairies of trees, flowers and winds.	Salamanders, Firedrakes	Undines, Nymphs, Mermaids, Fairies of ponds, lakes or streams.	Gnomes, Dwarfs, Trolls	---
Time	Dawn	Noon	Twilight, dusk	Midnight, Night	---
Cycle of life	Infancy	Youth	Maturity	Age	Eternity
Season	Spring	Summer	Autumn	Winter	The wheel of year
Colors	Yellow, white, crimson	Red, gold, crimson, orange, white	Blue, turquoise, green, grey, indigo, black	Black, green, yellow, brown	White
Zodiac signs	Gemini, Libra, Aquarius	Aries, Leo, Sagittarius	Cancer, Scorpio, Pisces	Taurus, Virgo, Capricorn	---
Sense	Smell, hearing	Sight	Taste	Touch	Higher receptions
Stones & jewels	Topaz, pumice, rainbow stones, crystals, amethyst, alexandrite	Ruby, fire opal, volcanic lava, agathe	Aquamarine, amethyst, blue tourmaline, pearl, coral, blue topaz, fluorite	Rock crystal, emerald, onyx, jasper, salt, azurite, amethyst, quartz	---
Magick tools	Censer, wand, sword	Dagger, sword, athame, censer, lamp, candles, incense, herb burning, paper requests, knife	Cup, cauldron, goblet, mirror	Pentacle, Pentagram, salt, images, stones, gems, cords	---
Metals	Tin, copper	Gold, brass	Mercury, silver, copper	Iron, lead	---
Herbal	Clove, myrrh, pansy, primrose, vervain, dill, lavender	Garlic, hibiscus, red peppers, cinnamon, coffee, beans, seeds, chilly peppers	Ferns, lotus, mosses, bushes, water lilies, gardenia	Ivy, grains, oats, rice, patchouli, lichens	---
Trees	Acacia, Almond, Aspen, Hazel, Linden, Maple, Pine	Alder, Ash, Cashew, Cedar, Chestnut, Fig, Juniper, Mahogany, Oak, Holly, Rowan, Walnut	Apple, Apricot, Birch, Cherry, Elder, Elm, Rose, Willow	Cypress, Honeysuckle, Jasmine, Lilac (some say Lilac is Water)	---
Animals	Eagle, raven, spider	Dragon, cat, lion, horse, snake, cricket, mantis, ladybug, bee, scorpion, phoenix, coyote, fox	Dragon, water snakes, dolphin, fish, cat, frog, turtle, swan, crab	Cow, bull, dog, horse, ant, bears, wolf	Dove
Instruments	Flute, wind instruments	Guitar, string instruments.	Anything resonant, harmonica, cymbals, also a flute made from real reed or willow bark	Drums and percussion	---
Type of Magick	Divination, concentration, wind Magick, prophecy, Karma work	Candle, healing, love spells, energy work	Mirror divinations, magnet work, love magick, lucid dreaming, cleansing, protection spells	Gardening, magnet images, stone (jewel divination, work with crystals), knot, Binding, money spells, grounding, finding treasures, runes,	---
Ritual Action	Playing a flute, tossing objects in the air (over the shoulder), burning incense, hanging objects in trees	Burning objects, wood, paper, heating, preparing decoctions, cauldron work	Bathing, dilution, washing, sprinkling, preparing cold herbal infusions	Burying, making clay effigies, planting trees or herbs	---
		WARNING! PLEASE BE CAREFUL WORKING WITH THE Fire Element. DO YOUR RITUALS PREFERABLY IN AN OPEN SPACE, NOT IN HOUSE!