FIRE - The Elemental Series

FIRE

The illuminator

The protector

The destroyer, leaving behind the foundations for creation in its ashes

The Sun

It is ancient and ancestral

It is raw energy in it's purest form

Our third element in this series is Fire. The Fire element is embodies creation, destruction, protection, and purification. Fire has long been celebrated across cultures for its light, warmth, and protection. It has shaped our lives and evolution, allowing humans to cook and consume foods that were once harmful and giving us the opportunity to see during the night. Fire is essential for warmth during cold winter nights and for the success of crop growth throughout the spring and summer.   

Below is an extensive list of the FIRE element correspondences. This comprehensive list is one that I've compiled over the years from multiple sources and personal experiences. Feel free to use what feels right for you and omit what does not resonate. 

Correspondences

• ZODIAC: Aries, Leo, Sagittarius

• DIRECTION: South

• SEASON: Summer

• TIME OF DAY: Noon

• MOON PHASE: Full Moon

• PLANETARY RULERS: Sun, Mars, Jupiter

• COLORS: Red, crimson, orange, yellow, gold, white

• SENSE: Sight

• TAROT: Wands, The Emperor, Strength, The Wheel of Fortune, Temperance, The Tower, The Sun, Judgement

• SYMBOLS: Flame, candle, the sun, wands

• PLACES: deserts, hot springs, volcanoes, ovens, fireplaces, saunas

• PLANTS
• HERBS: Allspice, amaranth, angelica, asafoetida, basil, bay, betony, black cohosh, cacti, cinnamon, cinquefoil, clove, copal, coriander, cumin, curry, damiana, deerstongue, dill, dragon's blood, frankincense, ginger, ginseng, golden seal, gorse, hyssop, lovage, mullein, mustard, nettle, nutmeg, rosemary, rue, saffron, St. John's wort, sassafrass, tea, pennyroyal, pepper, tobacco, woodruff, wormwood 

• TREES: Alder, ash, beech, blackthorn, cedar, chestnut, elder, hawthorn, holly, horse chestnut, juniper, rowan

• FLOWERS: carnation, chrysanthemum, heliotrope, marigold, poppy, snapdragon, sunflower

• PRODUCE: carrot, celery, coffee, chili pepper, fennel, garlic, ginger, leek, lemon, lime, onion, orange, peppers, pineapple, radish, tangerine

• CRYSTALS: Agate (banded, black, brown, fire, red, snakeskin), amber, ametrine, apache tears, beryl, bloodstone, calcite, carnelian, citrine, diamond, fire opal, garnet, hematite, jasper, obsidian, onyx, peridot, pyrite, quartz, rhodochrosite, rhodonite, ruby, serpentine, smoky quartz, sunstone, tiger's eye, topaz

• METALS: Brass, gold, iron, steel

• ANIMALS: bee, cheetah, eagle, falcon, firefly, fox, horse, jaguar, ladybug, lion, mantis, ram, reptiles, salamander, scorpions, snake, tiger

• DEITIES
• GODS: Aed, Agni, Belenus, Brahma, Dazhbog, Dionysus, Gedi, Gerra, Helios, Hephaestus, Logi, Mixcoatl, Ogun, Prometheus, Ra, Svarog Vulcan, Xiuhtecuhtli, Zhurong

• GODDESSES: Aine, Amaterasu, Brigid, Durga, Freya, Hestia, Jowangsin, Kupala, the Morrígan, Pele, Sekhmet, Vesta

• THEMES + ENERGIES: action, activate/awaken, ambition, anger, authority, battle/war, cheerfulness, concentration/focus, confidence, courage, creation, defense, desire, destruction, energy, freedom, honor, illumination, influence, inspiration, leadership, life, light, love, lust, motivation, passion, power, protection, purification, purity, purpose, release, revenge, sex/uality, stimulation, transformation, truth, warmth, willpower

• ACTIVITIES: cooking, lighting candles, making a bonfire, sex, sunbathing