Air  Air is the element of the intellect; it is the realm of thought, which is the first step toward creation.  Magickally speaking, Air is the clear, uncluttered, pure visualization which is a powerful tool for change. It is also the movement, the impetus that sends the visualization out toward manifestation.   It rules spells and rituals involving travel, instruction, freedom, obtaining knowledge, discovering lost items, uncovering lies and so on.   It can also be used to develop the psychic faculties.   Spells involving Air usually include the act of placing an object in the air or dropping something off the side of a mountain or other high places so that the object actually connects physically with the element.   Air is masculine, being dry, expansive and active. It is the element that excels in places of learning, and which is at work while we theorize, think and ponder.   Air rules the East because this is the direction of the greatest light, and the light of wisdom and consciousness. Its color is yellow, the yellow of the Sun and the sky at dawn.   Air governs the magick of the four winds, most divination. concentration and visualization magick.   |     Direction  East - Place of Sunrise  Name of East Wind Eurus  |   Energy  Projective  |   Signs  Gemini  Libra  Aquarius  |     Ritual Work  The Mind, All mental, intuitive and psychic work, knowledge, abstract learning, wind and breath, inspiration, hearing, harmony, herbal knowledge, plant growth, intellect thought and growth, travel, freedom, revealing the truth, finding lost things, psychic abilities, instruction, telepathy, memory, to contact the angels, the ability to know and understand, to unlock the secrets of the dead, zen meditation, brainstorms, beginnings, illuminations  |   Places  Moutaintops and high mountain peaks, wind-swept plains and hills, cloudy skies, windy beaches, high towers, airports, schools, libraries, offices, travel agencies, psychiatrist's office  |     Colors  White  Bright Yellow (of the sun, the sky at dawn)  Crimson  Light Blue  Pastels  |   Ritual Forms  Tossing objects into the air  Suspending tools in high places  fanning light objects  visualization  positive thinking  |   Basic Nature  Floating, movement, fresh, intelligent, suspending.  Sound is a manifestation of this element.  |     Point in Life  Infancy  |   Types of Magick Ruled Divination, concentration, visualization, wind magick, prophecy, karma, speed.  |   Time  Dawn  |     Season  Spring - The time of freshness.  |   Magickal Tools  Athame  Sword  Censer  Creative Visualization  Wand  |   Spirits  Sylphs, Zephyrs and Faeries who inhabit the world of trees, flowers, winds, breezes and mountains.  |     Angel  Raphael  |   King  Paralda  |   Sense  Smell and Hearing  |     Stones and Jewels  Topaz, light stones, such as pumice; transparent, such as mica. Yellow flourite, crystals, amethyst, alexandrite, yellow or blue stones. Rainbow Stones.  |   Metals  Tin and Copper  |     Incense  Galbanum  Frankincense  |   Plants and Trees  Frankincense, Myrrh, Pansy, Primrose, Vervain, Violet, Yarrow, Pungent, Dill,  Airy, Finely veined or windswept; generally leaves. Lavender   Aspen   |     Animals  Birds, especially the eagle and the hawk, insects, spiders, raven.  |   Goddesses  Aradia, Arianrhod, Cardea, Nuit, Urania  |   Gods  Enlil, Kheohera, Mercurym Shu, Thoth  |     Attracted By  Oils and Incenses  |   Musical Instruments  Flute, all winded instruments  |   Symbols  Sky, Wind, breezes, clouds, breath, vibrations, plants, herbs, flowers, trees  |     |