Elements as a part of life
They are all around you. Earth, Air, Fire, Water and Spirit. They are you. They are the Goddess. By honoring and becoming the elements you honor and become the Goddess. Understanding these things, not just knowing them, helps you to understand your place in the universe. Many occultists cast circles, to do this they call the elements, mostly by demanding that they appear. Or that is what it looks like to me. By demanding that they appear we are demanding that we are better than them.
This shows me that the understanding is not there.
When you take a shower or a bath, do you feel the water? Can you feel the silkiness of it? Have you ever realized how rich the water is? Is it in your understanding that it is a part of the Goddess that is cleansing you? Have you thought about it? Or do you just clean yourself and get out?
When you are outside and the wind is blowing, do you curse that it is messing up your hair and whipping at your clothing? Or do you stop and feel it flow around you? Maybe through you? Do you take a deep breath and know that this is the Goddess? Do you go into work after being ravaged by the wind and say, "The Goddess did my hair today." Or do you run for the restroom to repair what you think is the damage?
These questions can go on and on. But the main one to ask is: "How well do you know the Elements?" You are made up of these Elements. By demanding they appear, saying you are better than they are, you are saying you are not good enough for them.
