Practical Elemental Magick
Working the Magick of the Four
Elements (Air, Fire, Water & Earth) in the Western
Mystery Tradition
By David Rankine & Sorita d'Este
“The four elements of Air, Fire,
Water and Earth exist as
spiritual essences, as philosophical concepts,
as energy states and as a tangible physical reality.
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Working magick with the elements helps
to connect us to the tangibly present natural powers
in our physical world, whilst at the same time we are
returning to the building blocks of magick by rooting
our feet in thematerial world. Since Empedocles formalized
the system in ancient Greece in the 5th century BCE,
the four elements have become an integral part of the
Western Esoteric Tradition - passing from ancient Greek
magick, through the Qabalah, & Grimoire Traditions
into modern derivative traditions of ceremonial magick
and paganism.
In Practical Elemental Magick the authors
provide an unprecedented combination of research and
techniques for working the magick of Air, Fire, Water
and Earth, as well as the spiritual creatures associated
with each. The Elemental Gods, Archangels, rulers and
other types of elemental beings (including Sylphs, Salamanders,
Undines & Gnomes) are discussed and explored. Both
the spiritual and physical aspects of the four elements
are considered, together with how they interact with
each other and their appropriate use for magickal work.
The creation and use of Elementaries
(Elemental Thought Forms); Elemental Tools, the Elemental
Tides and correspondences are all considered in detail,
together with previously unavailable original ritual
& meditative material including the Unification
Rite, the Inner Talisman, the Elemental Pyramids, the
Elemental Magick Circle & the Elemental Temples.
In mastering the four elements within & without
we master ourselves, bringing the external forces of
the natural world & the internal forces of our existence
into harmony.
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PB, £12.99, 186pp, ISBN 978-1905297191
First published by Avalonia October 2008
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