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Post by Kirree on Apr 11, 2004 20:48:53 GMT -5
The Ancients divided the world into four basic principles or *elements* earth, water, fire, and air. That viewpoint has mostly changed with advances of science, but the four elements are still accepted in magick, for they are more closely linked with emotions, the human psyche, and with nature than are modern explanations of the world. These *magical elements* are also of some importance in astrology. Many occultists think of the magical elements as forces, or as *qualities* of energy; especially within the astral world. Each element has a symbol and color. (Common symbols are -- fire: a triangle pointing up; air: a triangle pointing up and with a horizontal line through the middle of it; water: a triangle pointing down; earth: a triangle pointing down and with a horizontal line through the middle of it.) Colors of the elements are -- earth: brown and green; water: blue; fire: red; air: yellow... The Eastern tattvic system uses different symbols and colors. (The tattvic symbols are briefly described later on in this course.) The elements are often used in magick ritual.
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Post by lucciola on Jul 11, 2005 23:15:10 GMT -5
well you left out 2 of the most basic elemsts present on this earth LIGHT and DARKNESS i dont care whether or not they are accepted as elements in magik but they are elemnts
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Post by LONGGONEDEADFORUMS on Jul 12, 2005 10:04:07 GMT -5
well you left out 2 of the most basic elemsts present on this earth LIGHT and DARKNESS i dont care whether or not they are accepted as elements in magik but they are elemnts they aren't exactly elements as understood in this matter. here there is only, Fire, Water, Air, Earth and Spirit. Light and Darkness are something different...in another catagory for themselves so to say. |
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Post by lucciola on Jul 14, 2005 0:09:09 GMT -5
im sure you know so much more of this than i do for i have onley started but i do understand your veiwpoint and i am always one to do what i can to stard a debate so if somthing intangable like spirit can be an element why can not be darkness and light
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Post by LONGGONEDEADFORUMS on Jul 14, 2005 9:27:04 GMT -5
well basicly fire, air, water and earth are the four physical elements that create this world, spirit is the fifth that binds it all together and connects us to all planes in the multiverse.
Darkness and Light i'd say are the two things that keep this world in balance taking people...not the world...if that makes sense.
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