Benefits of Elemental Mastery

The 4 elements (fire, air, water, and earth) exist in 4 states/conditions simultaneously:
1. as divine, spiritual essences or archetypes
2. as philosophical concepts or symbols
3. as forms of energy or astral emanations
4. as physical, tangible forces or manifest forms
Working with the fourfold 4 elements enables the magician to affect change:
in their psychological life
in the psychological lives of others
in the immediate fourfold environment
The 4 elements are:
the simplest forces to work with
so pure they can be easily be contacted and understood
responsible for composing our entire world
the foundation of practical magic
Mastering the 4 elements:
enables us to master ourselves
brings the external forces of nature & the internal forces of existence into harmony
enables the magician to recognize the 4 elements presence in the body, the mind, and
the spirit
enables focus of the will to control & direct their power (a skill that develops through
experience & is understood through practice)
Source: Practical Elemental Magic, Rankine & D'Este
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