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The Elements have been a part of man’s ancient and arcane lore since its inception in prehistoric times. Different traditions associate them with various things. The following list of correspondences comes from Starhawk’s ‘The Spiral Dance’.

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.
Colours	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.

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.
Colours	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	Frankincense, myrrh, pansy, primrose, vervain, violet, yarrow.
Tree	Aspen.
Animals	Birds.
Goddesses	Aradia, Arianrhod, Cardea, Nuit, Urania.
Gods	Enlil, Khephera, Mercury, Shu, Thoth.

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.
Colours	Red, gold, crimson, orange, white (the sun’s noon light).
Zodiac	Aries, Leo, Sagittarius.
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.

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.
Colours	Blue, blue-green, green, grey, 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, waterlilies, 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.

Direction	Centre and circumference, throughout and about.
Rules	Transcendence, transformation, change, everywhere and nowhere, within and without, the void, immanence.
Time	Beyond time, all time is one.
Season	The turning wheel.
Colours	Clear, white, black.
Tools	Cauldron.
Sense	Hearing.
Plants	Mistletoe.
Tree	The flowering almond.
Animal	Sphinx.
Goddess	Isis, the Secret Name of the Goddess, Shekinah.
Gods	Akasha, IAO, JHVH.

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