Element of Earth
Direction: North
Color: Green
Signs: Capricorn, Tarus, Virgo
Runes: Rad, Fehu, Sigel, Gyfu, Jera
Plants & Herbs: Bistort, Fern, Honeysuckle, Horehound, Jasmine, Mandrake, Patchouly, Sage
Tree: Cypress, Pine
Aspects of Earth
Earth is element of the everyday hero, the hunter, the chieftain, and the mother, of abiding patience and of abundance.
Earth teaches us how to care for ourselves. It is the establishment we rebelled against in our youth and to which we return when we realize how important our connection to home and family can be. It is the element with which we define our home, our family, our planet, our Selves.
Earth gets things done. It is self-recognition. It calls us to task and sometimes to the carpet and encourages us to achieve. It shows us the sacred duties inherent in being human in its fullest potential.
Earth is the element of sacred choice that comes with the acceptance of personal, spiritual destiny and is the full understanding of the forms we have chosen for our lives and for the life of our planet. It is the element with which we assume authority and responsibility in our own lives, and in so doing, become the creators of our own destiny.
It is the element by which we regain our connection to natural spiritual wisdom, the revealed truth that comes to us unmasked, as we face our lives directly, head on, for what they truly are.
Earth teaches us the ancient rites of power, the secret ceremonies that connect us to the real inner workings of what we call magick. It is the element of celebration, ceremony, and ritual traditions.
Earth is humble gratitude, the grace of accepting the experiences of our lives as part of a greater pattern. It teaches us to relax and enjoy our lives. It shows us how to make that which is routine become ceremonial rituals of honor.
Earth is the element of magnetic force, the inner compass. It always remembers the way home. The element of endurance, it sustains us so long as we do not strain its material limitations.
It is the ancient keystone of power.
Element of Earth
