Get To Know Water

This week the focus is on Water! Before we can begin working with a specific element we must learn it intimately. This means more than just learning what a chart says about it, however that can be helpful.The Correspondences of WaterCeltic name: iarDirection: WestColors: blueTool: chaliceRitual Representations: cup, cauldron, goblet, mirror, shellsTime: twilight, dusk, gloamingSeason: autumnMoon cycle:Gender: femaleGoddess: CroneThe Witches' Pyramid: To DareAstrological Signs: Cancer, Scorpio, and PiscesTarot Suit: CupsDieties: Aphrodite, Isis, Mariamne, Mari, Tiamat, Dylan, Ea, Llyr, Manannan, Osiris, Neptune, PoseidonElemental: UndinesAnimals: Dragons (as serpents), dolphins and porpoises, fish, seals and sea mammals, water-dwelling snakes, all water creatures and sea birdsSymbolizes: Emotions, feelings, love, courage, daring, sorrow, the tides, intuition, the unconscious mind, the womb, generation, fertility.IT IS USED TO INFLUENCE SUCH MATTERS AS: wealth, joy, opportunity, abundance, elevation, tranquillizing, aligning, business, logic, gambling, social matters, political power, material wealth, publishing, collage education and long distance travel. Things cold and moist, brooding, foreboding, stagnation, poison, toxic substances, foreign interests, religion, philosophy, forecasting, broadcasting, publicity, expansion, luck, growth, legal matters, doctors, guardians, merchants, psychologists, charity, correspondence courses, self-improvementWATER SPELLS CAN ALSO BE DONE: To bring dreams, to soothe, to calm, ease pain, bring romance, increase psychic powers, improve intuition, make a decision using intuition, increase flow, improve lactation when breastfeeding, make childbirth easier, heal blood and lymphatic disorders, address past life issues, for privacy or secrecy, to ease griefTYPES OF WATER MAGICK: Washing, soaking or sprinkling something with water Bathing Drinking as part of a spell or ritual Beach and sea magick Using a cup, chalice, or goblet Using a cauldron Using a mirror Dream magick divination and scrying Moon magick Weather magick EXPERIENCE THE ELEMENT WATERExperiencing water is a bit different than the other elements because water can be still, flowing, in tides, in drops, salty or freshwater, in a geyser, as ice or glacier, or as a hot spring. We bathe in it, cook with it, drink it, even decorate with it (fountains). Feeling the pull of the tides or the sound of grand waterfall or a still lake are all very different experiences. For this experiment, I want you to try to experience as many different types of water as possible. Does the different kinds of water have an affect on your emotions? Write about your experiences in your spiritual diary or book of shadows.

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