The Principles
of Magick :Part III
Drawing Upon the Elements for effective Magickal Workings
The Principles
of Magick :Part III
Section 1: Utilizing
Environmental Energies
Having
discussed the dual nature of Magick and the practitioners place in the
scheme of things, now we can move on to methods of making use of the energy
that surrounds them. In the breathing exercise given earlier, the student
is taught to visualize energy coming in on each breath, this energy is
of the second type (environmental) and is easily used to replenish your
reserves after ritual. The other use for Environmental energies is during
the actual magickal working itself. The oldest methods for doing this are
presented all over the World Wide Web and in print today. This is the magick
of crystals, incense, metals and other natural implements.
These energies are found
in the natural world around us and can be tapped by using the appropriate
correspondences to the element to which they belong. This allows us to
use the Environmental energies to call upon certain aspects of the natural
world that are in harmony with our goals. Though symbolism and imagery
we use more of our mind, and more of ourselves is tuned into the goal itself.
By using tools and items that are tied to that particular goal, we are
able to better achieve them and do so with greater ease than without them.
These tools open certain parts of our subconsciousness and allows us to
draw those energies into our rituals. Below is a partial list of some correspondences
for each of the Four basic elemental types, Earth, Air, Fire and Water.
Elemental Correspondences:
| Element: | Air: | Fire: | Water: | Earth: |
| Direction: | East | South | West | North |
| Tarot Suit: | Swords | Staves | Cups | Pentacles |
| Zodiac Signs: | Aquarius, Gemini, Libra | Aries, Leo, Sagittarius | Cancer, Scorpio, Pisces | Taurus, Virgo, Capricorn |
| Planets: | Sun, Mercury, Uranus | Mars, Pluto | Moon, Neptune, Venus | Earth, Saturn |
| Deities: | Isis, Innana, Diana, Artemis, Mercury, Apollo | Brigit, Pele, Kali, Mars | Epona, Aphrodite, Neptune, | Gaia, Tara, Cernunnos, |
| Arch Angel: | Raphael | Michael | Gabriel | Auriel (Ariel) |
| Elemental Lord: | Paralda | Djinn | Necksa | Ghob |
| Colors: | Light blue, yellow, silver, white purple. | Red, Orange, Yellow, Gold | Deep Blue, Sea Greens, Violet, Pink | Deep Greens, Brown, White, Deep Red |
| Animals: | Ravens, Eagles, Owls and birds in general | Salamander, Lion, Snake, Cat | Whale, Dolphin, Swan, Crab | Bear, Wolf , Stag, |
| Elementals Associated: | Faeries, Sylphs | Phoenix, Salamanders | Undines, Sirens | Gnomes, Brownies |
| Herbs: | Angelica, Artemeisia, Mint, Lavender, Thyme | Dragon's Blood, Clove, Cayenne, Basil, Garlic, Rosemary | Chamomile, Myrrh, Kelp, Yarrow | Pennyroyal, Lovage,
Boneset |
| Incense: | Sandalwood, Lemon, Licorice | Frankincense, Cinnamon, | Jasmine, Rose | Musk, Patchouli |
| Gemstones: | Amber, Amethyst, Citrine | Garnet, Ruby, Hematite | Turquoise, Opal, Sapphire | Salt, Emerald, Aventurine, Pyrite |
| Polarity Gender: | Masculine | Masculine | Feminine | Feminine |
| Magickal Tools: | Athame, Incense | Wand, Oils | Chalice, Cauldron | Pentacle, Salt |
| Chakras: | 5th and 6th | 2nd and 3rd | 4th | 1st |
| Moon Phase: | New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
| Times of Day: | Dawn | High Noon | Sunset | Midnight |
| Magickal Attributes: | Intellect and reason, problem solving, rationality.
Help in studies or the arts, Help accepting change, Bringing change into your life, Cutting through problems, Separating illusions from reality, Finding one's truth, Illuminating situations. Inspiration, vision, clarity, honesty, communications. |
Adding "go power" to anything, add excitement to your life, protection,
exploring
who you are, discovering your sources of passion, creativity. Sensing your direction, finding your Self and your power, energy, and authority. Future and goal oriented. |
Opening of the psychic centers, trance work or past life regressions,
dream work,
purification and healing, help with emotional stability. Water/west rules relationships, spiritual awareness, psychic activity, love, dreams, feelings, intuition, pleasure ecstasy, sensuality, art, friendships, and imagination. |
Grounding, stability, wealth and business, bringing organization
to a hectic life,
breaking bad habits, developing security and being grounded in the material, physical world, finances, home, car, work, creativity, nurturing, health, physical activities, daily life, things that are real and solid. |
When working towards a specific goal, select an Element that corresponds to your goal and design your ritual accordingly, including tools and items that reflect that Element. Draw upon the natural elements that suits your goal closest. When "calling the Quarters" you are summoning the Magickal embodiment of these qualities in their rawest and most powerful form to assist you in both adding power to your work and to balance it so as to be more effective.
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