The Four Elements

Western tradition has described the universe as a system composed of four Elements that bring us stability, inspiration and dynamism. These are Earth, Water, Air and Fire. In magic, these Elements, in balanced amounts, are a both raw material and instruments, that need to be worked out for the realization of a wish. In the many forms they assume, the four Elements provide the energy needed for your application to reach the entities that allow its realization. 

To understand this system, it takes a bit of imagination ... Every object surrounding you, is the representation of one or several of the Elements that make up the world, for example, one for the material it is made of and an other for its intended purpose, like an arrow that is of the Earth Element by the wood of which it is made, and the Air Element by its flight to its target. Remember that the ancients lived very close to nature and that their classification was much more obvious. 
Anyway, you'll notice that the rituals require, most of the time, the presence of the four Elements, which then symbolize the material world. These are, in general, the flame of a candle (Fire), the incense or perfume (Air), a flower, a pinch of earth, an egg, a ribbon ... (Earth), holy water or a cup of ordinary water (Water).

Some of the information in this part has already been spoken of before because these are transcripts from some of my books. .