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                                  THE ELEMENTS

       The Elements have been a part of man's ancient and arcane lore
since its inseption in pre-historic times.  Different traditions
associate them with various things.  The following list of
correspondences comes from Starhawk's "The Spiral Dance."

     AIR: Direction: East.
              Rules: The mind, all mental, intuitive and psychic
                     work, knowledge, abstract learning, theory,
                     windswept hills, plains, windy beaches, high
                     mountain peaks, high towers, wind and breath.
               Time: Dawn.
             Season: Spring.
             Colors: White, bright yellow, crimson, blue-white.
             Zodiac: Gemini, Libra, Aquarius.
              Tools: Athame, sword, censer.
            Spirits: Sylphs, ruled by King Paralda.
              Angel: Michael.
               Wind: Eurus.
              Sense: Smell.
              Jewel: Topaz.
            Incense: Galbanum.
             Plants: Frankencense, myrrh, pansy, primrose, vervain,
                     violet, yarrow.
               Tree: Aspen.
            Animals: Birds.
          Goddesses: Aradia, Arianrhod, Cardea, Nuit, Urania.
               Gods: Enlil, Khephera, Mercury, Shu, Thoth.

    FIRE: Direction: South.
              Rules: Energy, spirit, heat, flame, blood, sap, life,
                     will, healing and destroying, purification,
                     bonfires, hearth fires, candle flames, sun,
                     deserts, volcanoes, eruptions, explosions.
               Time: Noon.
             Season: Summer.
             Colors: Red, gold, crimson, orange, white (the sun's noon
                     light).
             Zodiac: Aries, Leo, Saggitarius.
              Tools: Censer, wand.
            Spirits: Salamanders, ruled by King Djin.
              Angel: Ariel.
               Wind: Notus.
              Sense: Sight.
              Jewel: Fire Opal.
            Incense: Olibanum.
             Plants: Garlic, hibiscus, mustard, nettle, onion, red
                     peppers, red poppies.
               Tree: Almond, in flower.
            Animals: Fire-breathing dragons, lions, horses (when their
                     hooves strike sparks).
          Goddesses: Brigit, Hestia, Pele, Vesta.
               Gods: Agni, Hephaestus, Horus, Vulcan.

   WATER: Direction: West.
              Rules: Emotions, feelings, love, courage, daring,
                     sorrow, the ocean, the tides, lakes, pools,
                     streams, and rivers, springs and wells,
                     intuition, the unconscious mind, the womb,
                     generation, fertility.
               Time: Twilight.
             Season: Autumn.
             Colors: Blue, blue-green, green, gray, indigo, black.
             Zodiac: Cancer, Scorpio, Pisces.
              Tools: Cup.
            Spirits: Undines, ruled by King Niksa.
              Angel: Raphael.
               Wind: Zephyrus.
              Sense: Taste.
              Jewel: Aquamarine.
            Incense: Myrrh.
             Plants: Ferns, lotus, mosses, rushes, seaweed, water
                     lillies, and all water plants.
               Tree: Willow.
            Animals: Dragons (as serpents), dolphins and porpoises,
                     fish, seals and sea mammals, water-dwelling
                     snakes, all water creatures and sea birds.
          Goddesses: Aphrodite, Isis, Mariamne, Mari, Tiamat.
               Gods: Dylan, Ea, Llyr, Manannan, Osiris, Neptune,
                     Poseidon.

   EARTH: Direction: North.
              Rules: The body, growth, nature, sustenance, material
                     gain, money, creativity, birth, death, silence,
                     chasms, caves, caverns, groves, fields, rocks,
                     standing stones, mountains, crystal, jewels,
                     metal.
               Time: Midnight.
             Season: Winter.
             Colors: Black, brown, green, white.
             Zodiac: Taurus, Virgo, Capricorn.
              Tools: Pentacle.
            Spirits: Gnomes, ruled by King Ghob.
              Angel: Gabriel.
               Wind: Boreas, Ophion.
              Sense: Touch.
              Jewel: Rock crystal, salt.
            Incense: Storax.
             Plants: Comfrey, ivy, grains: barley, oats, corn, rice,
                     rye, wheat.
               Tree: Oak.
            Animals: Cow or bull, bison, snakes (earth-dwelling),
                     stag.
          Goddesses: Ceres, Demeter, Geae, Mah, Nephthys, Persephone,
                     Prithivi, Rhea, Rhiannon.
               Gods: Adonis, Athos, Arawn, Cernunnos, Dionysus,
                     Marduk, Pan, Tammuz.

  SPIRIT/ETHER:
          Direction: Center and circumference, throughout and about.
              Rules: Transcendence, tranformation, change, everywhere
                     and nowhere, within and without, the void,
                     immanence.
               Time: Beyond time, all time is one.
             Season: The turning wheel.
             Colors: Clear, white, black.
              Tools: Cauldron.
              Sense: Hearing.
              Plant: Mistletoe.
               Tree: The flowering almond.
             Animal: Sphinx.
          Goddesses: Isis, the Secret Name of the Goddess, Shekinah.
               Gods: Akasha, IAO, JHVH.