Elements of Magic
- The direction of earth is NORTH and is colour is GREEN. Their for in candle magic you would place a green cangle at twelve 0'clock orin the north direction. The powers of earth can be used for all spells offertility, stability and growth. Earth also rules over finance, the home, career, savings and prosperity. The season of earth is winter and the magical hour is midnight. The earth element is receptive, which means that it is a good element for pulling things towords you. You can attune with this elements in in parks, gerdens, caves, mines and forests. In the home the kitchen is the earth room. When using spells a good way to incorperatethe earth element in to the spell is to use herbs and bury the candle stub into the garden.
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-The direction of the air is EAST and it's colour is YELLOW.DAWNis its magical hour and its season is SPRING. So their for in candle magic you would place a yellow at three o'clock or in the east direction. The magical powers of air are used in spells for creativity, inspiration, intelligence, tests and examinations, vocal and musical talents and the arts. As air is projective energy it can be used in two ways; to remove negative aspects from your life, and to project yourself or your efforts foreword in the world. In the home the most creative room in the house is associated with this element. for example some rooms could be the living room, the study or a home office. To add the air element to your rituals you can burn incenses, and wrap your candle stub in cotton.
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- The direction of fire is SOUTH and the colour is RED. it's magical hour is NOON and it's seasons is SUMMER because of its heat. Their fore in candle magic you would place a red candle in the direction of south or at noon(12 o'clock). Fire or south is a projective energy and you can use it symbolically to burn things- with no harm to anyone of corse. Using fire in your spells is as easy as sunbathing, lighting a candle, watching the flames of an open fire or enjoying a good summer berbecue. In our homes, the bedroom is the ares of passion and thus of fire. The element of fire can be used for warmth, comfort, or death and distruction, so you must be very careful how you use this particular element. In magis fire spells are cast for love, passion, transformation, protection, strength, courage and to cleanse.
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- The direction of water is WEST and the colour BLUE. It's magical hour is DUSK and the season of water is AUTUMN.Therefore in candle magic a blue candle is placed in the direction of west or at about 9 o'clock.Or a bowl of water with floating candles would also be appropriate. Water is a receptive energy and it's tides can pull positive things towords you and negative things away from you. To keep intouch with this element , go to the beach, paddle in a stream, have a long soak in a hot bath of place a water feature in a home or garden. The powers of water are quite gentle and help achive balance, harmony and inner peace. water hapls us to assist in stress, dreams, health, phychic powers and cleansing. In our homes the bathroom is the place of water. The bathroom is a gret place in the home to perform self healing rituals, you can do this by rubbing oils onto your candles, this will help bring water into your rituals.
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