The Five Elements 


Earth
Air 
Fire 
Water
Spirit/Akasha
DIRECTION
North
East
 South
West 
 North, east, south and west; within and without; up and down; a complete lack of
directions and dimensions
COLOR
Green
Yellow
 Red
 Blue
 Purple or Black
SEASON
Winter
 Spring
 Summer
 Autumn
 All and yet None
TIME
Night
 Dawn
 Noon
 Dusk
 Eternal Starlight
MAGICKAL TOOL
Pentacle
 Wand
 Knife/Athame
 Cup, the cauldron
 NONE
HERBS
Earth-smelling plants, such as patchouly and vetivert; mosses and lichens; nuts; dry and stiff
plants; heavy, low-growing plants; generally roots
Fragrant, as many flowers; pungent, as in culinary herbs such as dill; airy, finely-veined, or
wind-swept; generally leaves
 Stinging, thorny or hot, as thistles, chile peppers and bouganvillia; desert-dwelling, as cacti;
stimulating, as coffee beans; generally seeds
 Aquatic, like water lillies and seaweed; fleshy, like succulents and lettuce; loving, like rose
and gardenial; generally flowers
 NONE
STONES/GEMS
Heavy or opaque, like coal; green, like emerald and peridot
 Light stones, like pumice; transparent stones, like mica
 Red or fiery, like jasper; volcanic, like lava; clear, like quartz crystal
 Transparent or translucent, like amethyst and aquamarine; blue, like blue tourmaline
 NONE
PLACES
Caves, canyons, forests, groves, valleys, fields, farms, gardens, parks, plant nurseries, farmer's
markets, kitchens, baby nurseries, basements, mines, holes
Mountaintops, wind-swept plains, cloudy skies, high towers, airports, schools, libraries, offices,
travel agencies, psychiatrist's offices
 Deserts, hot springs, volcanoes, ovens, fireplaces, bedrooms (for sex), weight rooms, locker
rooms, saunas, athletic fields
Lakes, springs, streams, rivers, beaches, oceans, wells, swimming pools, bathtubs, showers,
bedrooms (for sleep), health spas, steam rooms, fountains 
 Outer space; vacuums; the Void
MUSICAL INSTRUMENT
Drum, all percussion instruments
 Flute, all wind instruments
 Guitar, all stringed instruments
 Cymbal, bell, all resonant metals
 NONE
ANIMALS
Dogs, horse, earthworm, gopher, ant, cow, burrowing animals
 Spider, most birds, winged insects
Snake, cricket, lizard, praying mantis, ladybug, bee, scorpion, shark
 Cat, frog, turtle, dolphin, whale, otter, seal, dugong; most fish and shellfish
 None, and yet All
RITUALS
Money, prosperity, fertility, stability, grounding, employment
Travel, instruction, study, freedom, knowledge, recovering lost items
 Protection, courage, sex, energy, strength, authority, banishing negativity
 Purification, love, psychic awareness, dreams, sleep, peace, marriage, friendships
 Religious in nature
RITUAL FORM
Burying, planting, making images in soil or sand
Tossing objects into the air, suspending tools in high places, fanning light objects,
visualization, positive thinking
 Burning or smouldering; heating
 Dilution, placing into water, washing away, bathing
 NONE
BASIC NATURE
Fertile, moist, nurturing, stabilizing, grounding
Flying, moving, fresh, intelligent, suspending
 Purifying, destructive, cleansing, energetic, sexual, forceful
 Flowing, purifying, healing, soothing, loving
 Unknowable
TYPE OF ENERGY
Receptive
Projective
Projective 
 Receptive
  Projective/Receptive

**Information from the book: Earth, Air Fire and Water, by Scott Cunningham**