#air element

Based on my OWN experience, this might not apply to everyone. 

★ Capricorn moms with a mix of fire placements can be VERY furious if someone attacks their child, for example the teacher has said to their daughter/son they can’t do something. They WILL do everything, they will even go this far that the teacher might get kicked out of school. But in the end they will let the teacher stay since they do care about the teachers job. 

★ Water and Fire placements truly make a parent quite emotional for the emotional needs for their child. They want everything to be okay. 

★ Underdeveloped Pisceans parents may have some mental health issues with themselves and yell it out on their children. Can apply to Scorpio, Capricorn, Aries, & Aquarius in my opinion too. Since these are the signs who try to ignore their feelings but in the end they have a lot to deal with.

★  Parents with underdeveloped water influence can make them rebel against EVERYTHING of their child needs *with a mix of air/fire

★  Parents with Libra & Pisces placements can make them choose this and the other day this. They have some conflict with being ‘two-faced’ but this doesn’t make them directly a worse parent.  

★ Capricorn / leo moon truly are the most loyal to their partner. Since they both are hopeless romantic and would do everything in the name of love. Don’t forget: these signs will always do put themselves as first since they try to be realitsic. *maybe pisces moon too but I’m not sure

★  Parents with air moons may have had one of the most complicated childhoods ever and the child may repeat this. 

★  Parents with earth or air influence make them (over)think a lot about the future. They might even have some burn-outs at times. 

★ Fire & Water placements  can make them throw with money easily, while earth placements are very possesive about their money. I found air placements have the best way with dealing money.

! Don’t forget: this really all depends on the overall chart of someone. 

auricwitch:

some resources to get you started with air witchcraft:

• the element of air
• air: the element
• air in magick
• air witch travel altar
• mc’s guidebook: incense
• bubbles in magick
• whistling up a wind
• above the trees meditation
• how to make a spell spray
• rainy’s wind charm tutorial
• capture the wind jar spell
• feather spell
• spell for disconnecting
• wind enchantment for divination
• protection chimes
• breath of fresh air tarot spread
• air sigil
• connecting with air sigil
• air element
• air correspondences
• air witch self care tips
• air witch aesthetic
• you know you’re an air witch when…
• things air witches love

air deities:

• amun
• apollo
• athena
• faeries (not deities, but can be worked with in a similar manner - be sure to do very comprehensive research beforehand, though, as they can be dangerous to work with)
• farore (zelda pop culture deity)
• fei lian
• njord
• sidhe
• shu
• thoth
• urania
• zeus
  

crystals:

• amethyst
• aura quartz
• aventurine
• carnelian
• celestite
• diamond
• glass crystals
• peridot
• pumice
  
• quartz
• sapphire
  
• smoky quartz
• topaz
• tourmaline
• turquoise

plants to grow/use in your craft:

• acacia
• apricot
• baby’s breath
  
• bamboo
• dandelion
• eucalyptus
• hazel
• lavender
• lemon
• lemongrass
• lemon verbena
• lilac
• nutmeg
• olive
• oregano
• parsley
• peach
• pine
• pistachio
• sage
• snow pea
• spearmint
• tangerine
• willow

things to start doing:

• go to a park/field/backyard and practice yoga
  
• burn incense in the morning that corresponds to the intent you’d like to set for the day
• look into dream magic
• make a sigil that means “i am protected by the winds” and use it when you’re feeling unsafe
• unleash your creative side: write poetry, paint, draw, sing, play an instrument
• research angels
• wear more white, grey, blue and lavender clothes
• research subjects you’re interested in - amass knowledge in all its forms
• make an air altar (preferably facing east): fill it with feathers, incense, crystals, hanging plants, pictures of beautiful sunsets you’ve witnessed, a flute or a record player
• talk to the wind. vent your frustrations, tell it your worries, your dreams, your desires. it will always listen.
• research faeries
• find a signature perfume or cologne. wear it always.
• learn to cleanse with the wind. sit in the breeze, feel it blow through you, taking all your negative energy to faraway places and replacing it with fresh energy.

good blogs that post about air witchcraft: @la-petitefille@rainy-day-witchcraft

and an air witchcraft playlist.

About a week or so ago, give or take a few days, I made a post about alchemy and how to integrate it into your life. Now, we’re going to get into the nitty gritty! This post is dedicated to explaining what kind of alchemy we’re really going to be practicing here, and how to get started on it!

First of all, I feel I should repeat myself: you don’t need a fancy lab or transmutation circles to be an alchemist. All you need to use is your body, your mind, and your soul. Alchemy will help you to understand and categorize your existence and the existence of things around you in order to better effect change in your life.

Let me also be clear: just because alchemy doesn’t requireexperiments, books, candles, or any kinds of spells doesn’t mean you’re prohibited from using them. The beauty of it is that, once you’ve wrapped your head around the metaphysical processes of alchemy I’m going to lay out in this series of posts, you’ll find your spellcraft, your research, and all other aspects of your life — mystical, mundane, and everything in-between — to be given a boost!

That’s the plan, anyways! ☆

So, to begin, let’s lay out what alchemists are really talking about when they use all their various symbols: earth, water, air, fire, aether, salt, mercury, and sulfur. I’ve discussed salt, mercury, and sulfur before, but to review a bit, they’re codewords for body, mind, and soul. The alchemist endeavors to align the mind to the purposes of the soul so that the body can change things or be changed. If you really apply it well, you could rewrite reality! Or something like that.

As for the other elements, they’re the real bread and butter of this series. Let’s give it a brief overview:

Earth ~ Sometimes associated with salt, Earth is represented by the color black. Earth represents physical reality, the body, and the illusion that all things are solid and unchangeable.

Water ~ Sometimes associated with mercury or quicksilver, Water is represented by the color white. Water represents emotions, the subconscious, and the realization that reality is an ever-evolving fluid interplay of energies.

Air ~ Sometimes associated with gold, Air is represented by the color yellow. Air represents thought, the conscious mind, and coming to an understanding of how one is able to comprehend the world’s true state.

Fire ~ Sometimes associated with sulfur, Fire is represented by the color red. Fire represents the soul to some extent, but is more accurately called the “agent of transformation” and the epiphany that you, too, can effect change.

“What, then, is Aether?” you ask, trying not to think about a certain CGI action-adventure series with four color-coded heroines. Aether is the fifth element, and the resultant you get by mastering and combining the other four elements. This is the pinnacle of magick, and one you’ll reach in time, if you’re patient.

As this series goes on, I’ll go through the elements step-by-step so that you can, within your own practice, integrate them into your life. For now, there’s some homework you can do to prepare yourself!

While continuing your research, begin to observe animals around you. Whether it be a deer in the park, the koi in your neighbor’s pond, or even just your cat, watch them closely and with a mind open to new lessons. How is this animal different from you? How is it the same? In what way does this animal go about its life differently from yours, and is this a way that might improve your life?

There are lessons to be learned from everything around us, from the sun in the sky to the ants in the grass, and even the device you’re reading this on right now. I’ll go into my own beliefs on animism and things another time, though.

Be diligent in your studies, and may the Tree of Life always shelter you!

(If you haven’t already read the post about Djinn and the Ten Elemental Heavens, I suggest starting there.)

“Air wants to move the world around it.”

Among those who align themselves with the element of Air, it is common to find a kind of wanderlust. A desire to be in motion, to go places you’ve never gone before, and resist staying in the same place for too long. Even after completing a long and difficult journey, it is not uncommon for those aligned with Air to already be thinking about their next destination. 

This natural desire knows no boundaries, and for those whose souls go on to join The Stellar Fleet when their mortal lives close, their limits know no boundaries either. 

Upon joining The Stellar Fleet, each soul is given their very own stellar vessel. This miraculous ship is equipped with a sail that can harness the “wind of the stars,” and can travel anywhere in the universe at any speed its captain desires. 

Some individuals in the fleet may choose to travel in pairs or groups, while others travel alone. Some may meet up with others at shared destinations. Some may choose to keep their destinations (and what they discover there) a secret. 

Even time itself is a boundary which is powerless to stop The Stellar Fleet. Their vessels can take them to the past and future, to the beginning of the world and its end. There is literally NOWHERE they can’t go. 

(Art by David Revoy, used under Creative Common License 4.0)