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  1.                                   THE ELEMENTS
  2.  
  3.        The Elements have been a part of man's ancient and arcane lore
  4. since its inseption in pre-historic times.  Different traditions
  5. associate them with various things.  The following list of
  6. correspondences comes from Starhawk's "The Spiral Dance."
  7.  
  8.      AIR: Direction: East.
  9.               Rules: The mind, all mental, intuitive and psychic
  10.                      work, knowledge, abstract learning, theory,
  11.                      windswept hills, plains, windy beaches, high
  12.                      mountain peaks, high towers, wind and breath.
  13.                Time: Dawn.
  14.              Season: Spring.
  15.              Colors: White, bright yellow, crimson, blue-white.
  16.              Zodiac: Gemini, Libra, Aquarius.
  17.               Tools: Athame, sword, censer.
  18.             Spirits: Sylphs, ruled by King Paralda.
  19.               Angel: Michael.
  20.                Wind: Eurus.
  21.               Sense: Smell.
  22.               Jewel: Topaz.
  23.             Incense: Galbanum.
  24.              Plants: Frankencense, myrrh, pansy, primrose, vervain,
  25.                      violet, yarrow.
  26.                Tree: Aspen.
  27.             Animals: Birds.
  28.           Goddesses: Aradia, Arianrhod, Cardea, Nuit, Urania.
  29.                Gods: Enlil, Khephera, Mercury, Shu, Thoth.
  30.  
  31.     FIRE: Direction: South.
  32.               Rules: Energy, spirit, heat, flame, blood, sap, life,
  33.                      will, healing and destroying, purification,
  34.                      bonfires, hearth fires, candle flames, sun,
  35.                      deserts, volcanoes, eruptions, explosions.
  36.                Time: Noon.
  37.              Season: Summer.
  38.              Colors: Red, gold, crimson, orange, white (the sun's noon
  39.                      light).
  40.              Zodiac: Aries, Leo, Saggitarius.
  41.               Tools: Censer, wand.
  42.             Spirits: Salamanders, ruled by King Djin.
  43.               Angel: Ariel.
  44.                Wind: Notus.
  45.               Sense: Sight.
  46.               Jewel: Fire Opal.
  47.             Incense: Olibanum.
  48.              Plants: Garlic, hibiscus, mustard, nettle, onion, red
  49.                      peppers, red poppies.
  50.                Tree: Almond, in flower.
  51.             Animals: Fire-breathing dragons, lions, horses (when their
  52.                      hooves strike sparks).
  53.           Goddesses: Brigit, Hestia, Pele, Vesta.
  54.                Gods: Agni, Hephaestus, Horus, Vulcan.
  55.  
  56.    WATER: Direction: West.
  57.               Rules: Emotions, feelings, love, courage, daring,
  58.                      sorrow, the ocean, the tides, lakes, pools,
  59.                      streams, and rivers, springs and wells,
  60.                      intuition, the unconscious mind, the womb,
  61.                      generation, fertility.
  62.                Time: Twilight.
  63.              Season: Autumn.
  64.              Colors: Blue, blue-green, green, gray, indigo, black.
  65.              Zodiac: Cancer, Scorpio, Pisces.
  66.               Tools: Cup.
  67.             Spirits: Undines, ruled by King Niksa.
  68.               Angel: Raphael.
  69.                Wind: Zephyrus.
  70.               Sense: Taste.
  71.               Jewel: Aquamarine.
  72.             Incense: Myrrh.
  73.              Plants: Ferns, lotus, mosses, rushes, seaweed, water
  74.                      lillies, and all water plants.
  75.                Tree: Willow.
  76.             Animals: Dragons (as serpents), dolphins and porpoises,
  77.                      fish, seals and sea mammals, water-dwelling
  78.                      snakes, all water creatures and sea birds.
  79.           Goddesses: Aphrodite, Isis, Mariamne, Mari, Tiamat.
  80.                Gods: Dylan, Ea, Llyr, Manannan, Osiris, Neptune,
  81.                      Poseidon.
  82.  
  83.    EARTH: Direction: North.
  84.               Rules: The body, growth, nature, sustenance, material
  85.                      gain, money, creativity, birth, death, silence,
  86.                      chasms, caves, caverns, groves, fields, rocks,
  87.                      standing stones, mountains, crystal, jewels,
  88.                      metal.
  89.                Time: Midnight.
  90.              Season: Winter.
  91.              Colors: Black, brown, green, white.
  92.              Zodiac: Taurus, Virgo, Capricorn.
  93.               Tools: Pentacle.
  94.             Spirits: Gnomes, ruled by King Ghob.
  95.               Angel: Gabriel.
  96.                Wind: Boreas, Ophion.
  97.               Sense: Touch.
  98.               Jewel: Rock crystal, salt.
  99.             Incense: Storax.
  100.              Plants: Comfrey, ivy, grains: barley, oats, corn, rice,
  101.                      rye, wheat.
  102.                Tree: Oak.
  103.             Animals: Cow or bull, bison, snakes (earth-dwelling),
  104.                      stag.
  105.           Goddesses: Ceres, Demeter, Geae, Mah, Nephthys, Persephone,
  106.                      Prithivi, Rhea, Rhiannon.
  107.                Gods: Adonis, Athos, Arawn, Cernunnos, Dionysus,
  108.                      Marduk, Pan, Tammuz.
  109.  
  110.   SPIRIT/ETHER:
  111.           Direction: Center and circumference, throughout and about.
  112.               Rules: Transcendence, tranformation, change, everywhere
  113.                      and nowhere, within and without, the void,
  114.                      immanence.
  115.                Time: Beyond time, all time is one.
  116.              Season: The turning wheel.
  117.              Colors: Clear, white, black.
  118.               Tools: Cauldron.
  119.               Sense: Hearing.
  120.               Plant: Mistletoe.
  121.                Tree: The flowering almond.
  122.              Animal: Sphinx.
  123.           Goddesses: Isis, the Secret Name of the Goddess, Shekinah.
  124.                Gods: Akasha, IAO, JHVH.
  125.