R.O.S.E.     |     home The R.O.S.E. Book Of Shadows   |   BOS Dedication   |   BOS Index   |   Modes   |   Elements   |   Calliope   |   Clio   |   Euterpe   |   Erato   |   Melpomene   |   Polyhymnia   |   Terpsichore   |   Thalia   |   Urania THE ELEMENTS In the physical world as we know it, there are 4 ELEMENTS. On any given day, we may walk outside and feel the warmth of the Sun upon our skin.  We may also need to shield our eyes from the sunlight.  We may light a Candle for our intentions.  We may witness raging wildfires on the news...and we may also sit before a lovely FIRE and let our thoughts wander freely. Some days, we may see the raindrops falling from the sky or we may be walking along the ocean shore...or by a lake or stream...or simply drinking a glass of WATER. Similarly, we may feel the EARTH beneath our feet as we walk...or between our fingers as we do our gardening...or lean against a tall tree trunk with roots reaching deep down, down into the EARTH. And on an evenings walk, we may feel the wind as it gently caresses our cheeks.  We may hear the leaves as they rustle in the trees.  And we may see a lovely hot hair balloon as it rises higher and higher into the AIR. ~~~~~ Fire, Water, Earth and Air...the Four Elements of our known universe...planet Earth.  These are the 4 vital forces which sustain life, our life.   FIRE is Directed Belief, Desire and Will outrushing into physical manifestation and action. WATER is Emotion and Feeling, flowing and formless...the Soul connection...it will never, ever make logical sense. EARTH is Stability and Continuity...that which has taken form and is solid. AIR represents Detachment and Quickness...and that energy which engages Communication in ALL forms. ~~~~~ Fire Astrological Signs are Aries, Leo and Sagittarius Water Astrological Signs are Cancer, Scorpio and Pisces Earth Astrological Signs are Taurus, Virgo and Capricorn Air Astrological Signs are Gemini, Libra and Aquarius