Alchemy 101: The Elements

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Introduction

Earth Element

Fire Element

Water Element

Air Element

Aether Element

Introduction

Alchemy is certainly one of the most mystical branches of spirituality that you can find; hidden away with symbols and secret codes passed down from alchemist master to pupil.

Alchemy’s roots sprung from ancient Egypt but have made a huge impact all over the world, and historically it has broken down barriers to the birth of modern-day chemistry.

In its most digestible explanation alchemy is transmutation in the form of elemental application. These elements can range from metals to Aether depending on the specific branch of alchemy you find yourself exploring.

Here I will be teaching the elemental basics of alchemy. So these ancient traditions can have application in our everyday life, but especially in relation to our physical and emotional wellbeing.

These elements will help us to transform and generate positive channels of energy to keep our cups abundant through the highs and lows of life.

Earth Element

Transform stress by grounding yourself

If you are experiencing any of the following symptoms they are major signs that you are not as grounded as you could be and the earth element can help you to calm these overactive behaviors.

• Anxiety

• Spiraling

• Overthinking

• Excessive focus on past or future events

To be grounded means to fully be here in each and every moment filled with dtillnes, gratitude, and excitement.

Elemental Practice

The earth element can be represented in the form of color, its colors are green, brown, and yellow. You can use color absolutely in any form to connect with the Earth’s source energy.

This can look like lighting green candles for fertility, wearing a brown scarf to remind you to keep grounded, Wearing yellow nail polish to help you set and maintain boundaries, and using your green snake plant in your home for protection purposes.

As soon as you choose to be intentional about the things you wear and the things that surround you the significance of the items changes. Even if you do not have faith in the vast amounts of energy you can channel through intention, those of little faith can still find use in the elemental application.

These items can simply serve you as a reminder to incorporate certain habits into your life. Like wearing green during your workouts to remind you that you are putting in hard work at the gym for your long-term physical well-being. It's always an unbeatable investment when you choose to invest in yourself.

Additional ways to play with the Earth element

Fire Element

Turn procrastination into action

If you easily give up or push things off so much that you end up not having time to do what you need to, you will benefit from incorporating the fire element into your life.

Here are some red flags for needing more fire

• Closed off

• Procrastination

• Missing opportunities

• Lack of creativity

• Sloth

The fire element sparks embers of passion, action, strength, & persistence; everything you need in order for you to get up and make the most out of life.

Often I think of the sun when I come across the fire element. It's the sun that gives life to all things that live and thrive here on Earth.

The fire element is our fuel to life, it is our essence, our life force that makes us who we are. It's what gives our life meaning and significance, what we do with that significance is up to us each as individuals.

However, when working with the fire element it is easy to come across it in an abundance which can lead to burnout. Too much of this element much like all else things are not going to be the most beneficial for you.

It can also lead to restless behavior as the fires you have created need to be tended to and maintained before it grows out of control and ravages everything in its path.

How to tend to your fire

Spend one day only doing things that spark passion in your life, indulge in a new film or album, paint till your heart's content, or maybe you spend a day thrill seeking on the mountainside. It’s important to find and continue to do things that you enjoy so you can keep your inner fire lit.

Water Element

Transform stagnant energy into free flowing energy

Transform stagnant energy into to free flowing energy

To be free flowing with all the energies in the universe is true liberations. All feeling, emotions, situations, and people we come across in our lives are temporary experience.

We become stagnant when we choose to continue to live in the experiences that are no longer currently taking place. Stagnat energy removes us from the present and keeps us from moving forward.

By nature water is very transformative and healing, the water element will help us to flow and grow through any pains that may be holding us back..

We are all made up of energy that can be moved and transformed through our chakras. To learn chakra basics click here.

Energy is constantly streaming through us moving through all of our chakras with every inhale and exhale. When we become stagnant energy cannot flow as freely where it needs to be causing blockages within our systems.

Prevent and transform stangat energy by connecting with the water element, as it can help us to shine light on our inner most emotions.

Signs that you are stagnant

• Doing the rounds

• Feeling stuck in place

• Constant boredom

• Unexcited about life

Incorporate the Water Element

Deals with healing and rebirth of the cycles of the moon as its water's celestial sister. The moon is the water elements celestial sister guiding the massive tides of the ocean. As such the water elements ability to heal and rebirth us into new beginnings reflects the cycles of the moon.

The lunar cycle pans over 29 day and each day has it own special significance to learn more about the astrological significance of the moon click here.

Increasing the water element in your everyday life means to bring physical and spiritual well-being into balance.

Air Element

Transform tribulation into new beginnings

Prana is the breath of life into the body. You can maintain a mind at peace by redirecting your focus to the breath. The breath sustains and gives life to every cell of your being, so with the air element you can bring in the type of transformation that you want in your life.

Incorporating the Air Element

When you are in control of the breath you have control of the mind. When tribulation raises its ugly head in your face it can be difficult to find you moment of peace.

The beginning step to take when you feel out of control is to find the natural rhythm of your breath again.

You will find that if you are angry or frustrated your breath will be strained.

Try to take control back over your breath and begin with deeping the inhale and lengthening you’re exhalel. This in and out breath will keep your circulation and emotions flowing helping you to move through turbulent times by giving you perspective.

Aether Element

Transform fear into faith

The all (space) both is and isn’t. An infinite conscious mind that expands throughout all the corners of the universe.

It both gives life and destruction. The all-knowing being , a living breathing universe that functions on it’’s own cycle of life and death.

The all is reflected in each of us as it flows through our chakra points and guides us to our divine paths instead of pulling too far one way or another.

Aether is there regardless of the situation, it’s the biggest picture of them all. For each of us, this harmony of Divine Femininity and masculinity will be unique.

Incorporating the Aether element

I find myself needing more feminine energy as I unleash my inner artist & more masculine energy when i need a boost of confidence before a pitch.

We are all very androgynous when it comes to the divine energy that sparks us with life.

The pure essence of aetherl is within us all, in this nature we are divine so we must honor ourselves as much as we can.