what is an elemental what is an elementalist?

Answer 1

Magickal lore says all of creation is a combination of four pure physical elements (plus a fifth, spirit). The elements are:
Earth, Air, Fire, Water

Each of these elements exists in its own pure realm (and creation is a blending of them into all the different kinds of things that exist). An elemental is a creature that dwells within one of these elemental realms.

An elementalist is a person who attempts to contact and control the various elements. Traditionally, they focused on a single element, since as pure beings, the elements are mutually exclusive.

Answer 2

An elemental is a being with angel like qualities who's power comes from one specific element like air, water, fire, earth. There is a 5th element. The creator of the other four. When this elemental achieves the highest rank of his/her power, he/she can learn another until all powers have been mastered. I have mastered water. I'm working on wind. An elementalist is someone who believes in elementals or the idea of elementals.

Answer 3

'Elemental' is 'short-hand' for "Elemental Spirit".
Western Metaphysical thought has held for centuries that the world is an impure mixture of a certain number of pure elements, and that the spirits of these can be conjured, conversed with, and commanded in order to cause changes in the real world,

'Elementalists' are those Mages who have focused all of their studies and works on understanding the elements, the elemental spirits, and the best ways to deal with them.

Answer 4

An elemental is a creature made of one of the four basic alchemical elements:
Fire, Earth, Air or Water.

An elementalist is a mage who specializes in controlling one or more of these elements.