AKASHA  (no not the vampire from Anne Rice's book Queen of the Damned)

NOT MEANT TO BE USED FOR MAGICAL PURPOSES!

The Elements emerge from Akasha, the immutable, changeless source of all energy.  This is the realm of potentiality: of promise, of paths not yet taken, of unformed galaxies, of outer space.

Akasha is also present within our bodies.  Some say that the spark of life, that unknowable force that is called the "soul," is a bit of Akashic energy housed in the physical body.

Direction: North, east, south and west; also within and without; up and down; also, a complete lack of direction and dimensions    Color: Purple or black  Time of Day: Eternal Starlight      Season: All (and yet, none)  Magical Tool: none

For more information on Akasha please read Scott Cunningham's Earth, Air, Fire & Water

EARTH

Direction: North    Color: Green    Time of Day: Midnight    Season: Winter    Elemental Spirit: Gnomes    Magical Tool: Stone or Pentagram

Earth is the element of stability and of the body.  It is wisdom, strength, growth and prosperity.  It is the physical earth and the very heart of life.  It is essential in spells and rituals or prosperity, business, fertility and stability.  Earth is a feminine element and governs stone and knot magic.

Earth Moon Magic:

Earth spells should be performed when the moon is in one of the astrological signs governed by that element: Taurus, Virgo, Capricorn.

AIR

Direction: East    Color: Yellow    Time of Day: Dawn    Season: Spring    Elemental Spirit: Slyphs or Sprites    Magical Tool: Athame or Sword

Air is the element of the mind. It is intellect, inspiration, imagination.  It is ideas, knowledge, dreams and wishes.  Air is the element of new life and new possibilities and is essential to spells and ritual of travel, instruction, finding lost items, some types of divination, and freedom.  Air aids us in visualization, a vital technique in magic.  Air is a masculine element and governs the magic of the four winds.

Air Moon Magic:

Air spells should be performed when the moon is in one of the astrological signs governed by that element: Gemini, Libra, Aquarius.

FIRE

Direction: South    Color: Red    Time of Day: Midday    Season: Summer    Elemental Spirit: Firedrakes or Salamanders    Magical Tool: Wand or Staff

Fire is the element of change and passion.  It is creativity, motivation, will power, drive and sensuality.  It is sexuality, both physical and spiritual.  Fire is essential to spells and rituals in healing, purification, sex, breaking bad habits or destroying illness and leadership.  Fire is a masculine element and governs all candle magic.

Fire Moon Magic:

Fire spells should be performed when the moon is in one of the astrological signs governed by that element: Aries, Leo, Sagittarius.

WATER

Direction: West    Color: Blue    Time of Day: Twilight    Season: Autumn    Elemental Spirit: Undines or Merfolk    Magical Tool: Chalice or Cauldron

Water is the element of emotion and subconscious.  It is love, purification, intuition, mysteries of the self, compassion and family.  It is psychic ability.  Water is essential in spells and rituals of friendship, marriage, happiness, fertility, healing, pleasure, and psychic abilities.  Water is a feminine element and governs spells involving mirrors.

Water Moon Magic:

Water spells should be performed when the moon is in one of the astrological signs governed by that element: Cancer, Scorpio, Pisces.

Want to know more about the Moon?  Here you go: Moon Magic