What element is in the 'North' and why.....?

Question

...and where are the other elements?

Hint, think about 'opposites' in the circle......

JC..... Now That's FUNNY...!!!!!

I'll give you another hint.....
Paganry is descended from the Celtic beliefs, right?

The Ancient Celts felt the Sun was their symbol of "Fire", and the rising of it to be the greatest time of its power.

Boudica, you are right.... and this can be a very personal thing to us..... I am in no way meaning that anyone is doing it wrong... But I DO like to see how many methods there are...... mine are ancestral, and that does NOT make it better, just mine....

Answer 1

Earth:Is usually associated with the cardinal direction of North This is the quarter of strength, stability, courage, slow change, and sometimes cold. Over time, I have also found it to represent personal involvement, family ties, determination, and the passage of time. I have found it a good element to rely on when feeling 'ungrounded': when things seem a little bit out of control. It is also helpful if you are trying to see something through to completion. Earth is usually associated with the color Green, or Brown. It is sometimes associated with Crone Goddesses. It is located on the pentacle at the bottom left point. The element of Earth is sometimes depicted as a triangle facing point down, with a line horizontally through the midde.

Air:Is usually associated with the cardinal direction of East. This is the quarter of intelligence, changability, and other matters of the mind. I don't work a lot with this element, but I have found it good for improving memory, and finding solutions to problems. Air is usually associated with the color Yellow. It is located on the pentacle at the top left point. The element of Air is sometimes depicted as a triangle facing point up with a line horizontally through the middle.

Fire: Is usually associated with the cardinal direction of South. This is the quarter of passion, energy, and light. I have also found it to represent love, sex, freedom, joy, hate, independence, and purity. Fire is excellent for cleansing yourself of unwanted emotions. It is also good for bringing out your innate joy in life, and passion for living. Fire is usually associated with the color red. It is sometimes associated with Maiden, or Virgin Goddesses. It is located on the pentacle at the bottom right point. The element of Fire is sometimes depicted as a triangle facing point up.

Water: Is usually associated with the cardinal direction of West. This is the quarter of emotion, intuition, and 'oneness'. I have also found it good for feeling your connection to the 'All', and to others. It is excellent when looking within yourself to see the ebbs and flows of your mind, and can help you receive inspiration. Water is usually associated with the color blue. It is sometimes associated with Mother Goddesses. It is located on the pentacle at the top right point. The element of Water is sometimes depicted as a triangle facing point down.

Answer 2

You know, this question came up years ago, and some fool said that one "coven", in order to protect it's "heritage" would tell newbies the wrong associations and then correct them later once they had been initiated and sworn to secrecy. That way, if they told someone else, those they told would be known by the wrong associations they used.

Well, it sounded like a crock then, and it sounds even more like a crock now.

There are lots of different associations, but you know, you have to ask yourself: if you are standing in the park, and there is water to your north, and the wind is blowing out of the west, how are you going to call the quarters?

If you have a place where you always do your circle, and the land orientation is set up differently from what you are calling, does it make sense to maybe change the orientation and call according to the land you are using?

We call air out of the north, because we have cold north winds come down our way all the time. Water is in the east, we have a river there. South is always where the warm summer winds come from and we place fire there. That leaves west, and we have a hill there, so it becomes earth.

I have no problems with the elements on this, have done the changes depending on where we are and what the land looks like.

Just some food for thought and some personal experiences.

Answer 3

The associations of direction with the elements come from England. Hence, the rocky areas to the North are associated with Earth, the winds came from the East, the weather was warmer to the South, and the ocean spanned the West.

N- EARTH
E- AIR
W- WATER
S- FIRE

Answer 4

Hint. ask a question that makes sense.

Answer 5

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