Earth

Earth represents abundance, strength, femininity, wealth, prosperity and stability. In Ritual we use things like dirt, stones, wood, herbs and leaves to represent the element earth. We might tend to focus more on this element when casting a spell for business, fertility, prosperity and stability. 

Earth Correspondence:

• Direction - North
• Gender - Feminine
• Colors - Black, Green, Yellow and Brown
• Time of Day - Midnight
• Season - Winter
• Ritual Tools - Dirt, Leaves, Wood and Stones (or any kind of plant) 
• Herbs (or plants) - Ivy, Grains, Oats, Rice, Patchouli, Nuts, Roots, Oak, Vetivert and Lichens
• Animals - Wolves, Bears and Dogs (are just a few)
• Metals - Iron and Lead
• Signs - Taurus, Virgo and Capricorn
• Stones and Jewels - Rock Crystals, Emerald, Onyx, Jasper, Salt, Azurite and Quartz
• Goddesses - Gaea, Mah, Ceres, Demeter, Nephtys, Rhea and Persephone 
• Gods - Pan, Arawn, Athos, Cernunnos, Adonis, Dionysus, Mardyk and Tammuz
• Guardian Angel - Ariel

Air

Air represents our mind and intelligence, psychic powers, knowledge and dreams. In ritual we use things like incense or a wand to represent the element air. We might tend to focus more on this element when cast spells for freedom, seeking something or someone or for travel. 

This is why when meditating or doing any type of divination work you’ll notice a lot of people use incense to help them relax and open there minds. 

Air Correspondences:

• Direction - East
• Gender - Masculine    
• Colors - Yellow or White
• Time of Day - Dawn
• Season - Spring
• Ritual Tools - Wand or Incenses
• Herbs - Frankincense, Myrrh, Pansy, Primrose, Vervain, Dill, Lavender and Aspen
• Animals - Birds, Spider and Raven
• Metals - Tin and Copper
• Signs - Gemini, Libra and Aquarius
• Stones and Jewels - Amethyst, Topaz, Pumice and Alexandrite
• Goddesses - Cardea, Nuit, Urania, Aradia and Arianrhod
• Gods - Shu, Kheoheva, Merawrim, Enlil and Thoth 
• Guardian Angel - Raphael 

Fire

Fire represents energy, love, passion, inspiration and leadership. In ritual we use incense, candles or ashes to represent the element fire. We might tend to focus more on this element when casting spell for healing or purification.

Like with the element air, we use incense when meditating to symbolize (or help) opening up our minds. We also sometime use the element fire by lighting candles when meditating to symbolize (or help) healing, or purify the space we are meditating in. 

Fire Correspondence:

• Direction - South
• Gender - Masculine
• Colors - Red, Gold, Orange or White
• Time of Day - Midday
• Season - Summer
• Ritual Tools - Athame, Candles, Incense and Anything Burning (like maybe a fire in a fireplace or outside like a bonfire)
• Herbs (or plants) - Garlic, Cinnamon, Chili Peppers, Walnut, Fig and Coffee
• Animals - Dragons, Lions, Horses and Snakes (are just a few)
• Metals - Gold and Brass
• Signs - Aries, Leo and Sagittarius
• Stones and Jewels -  Ruby, Fire Opal, Agathe and Volcanic Lava (or rocks)
• Goddesses - Brigit, Hestia, Pele and Vesta
• Gods - Agni, Horus, Vulcan and Prometheus
• Guardian Angel - Michael

Water

Water represents emotions, purification, wisdom, the soul, subconscious, eternal movement, emotional aspects of love and femininity and absorption. In ritual we use bowls of water, a cup or seashells to represent the element water. We might focus more on this element when casting spells for friendship, relationship, happiness and fertility.

Water Correspondence:

• Direction - West
• Gender - Feminine
• Colors - Blue, Turquoise, Gray, Indigo and Black
• Time of Day - Twilight/Dusk
• Season - Autumn/Fall
• Ritual Tools - Bowl of Water, Cup or Seashells
• Herbs (or plants) - Ferns, Lotus, Mosses, Bushes, Water Lilies and Gardenia
• Animals - Sea Mammals and Sea Birds (are just a few)
• Metals - Mercury, Sliver and Copper
• Signs - Cancer, Scorpio and Pisces
• Stones and Jewels - Aquamarine, Blue Tourmaline, Pearl, Coral and Fluorite (are just a few)
• Goddesses - Aphrodite, Isis, Marianne, Mari, Tiamat and Yemaha
• Gods - Dylan, Manannan, Osiris, Ea, Neptune and Poseidon
• Guardian Angel - Gabriel