Tertiary Element
Jeweled Court Member: Princess Rose Quartz
Alcohol - Gin
Animals - Owls,
Astrology - Virgo
Colors - Brown, Grey Black, Maroon
Crystals - Rose Quartz,Smokey Quartz
Emotions - Cautious
Flower - Flax
Fruit - Fig, Date
Herbs - Sandalwood
Keywords - Destined, Inevitable
Meme - Success Kid
Metal - Nickel
Musical Expression - Piano
Mythical Animal - Valkyrie
Paint Swatches (Sherwin Williams) - Fired Brick (Sw6335)
Physical Expression - Personal Choices,
Sense - Influence
Symbol - Bound Book, Needle and Thread
Other Fate Elements posts I’ve made:
Elements Aesthetic: Fate
*These are my personal associations for The Elements, I am not looking for critique. You are free to use this for your own stuff, you do not have to ask me if you can use it. YMMV.
So after getting a bunch of asks and questions about my Elemental Aesthetic posts I wanted to go into a bit more detail on how I determined my elements and their groupings. Forgive the bad writing, i had a long day at work .
For as long as I’ve known about magic it’s always felt like something was just out of reach. Like i had the basic idea of it but there was so much more that i just hadn’t found yet. While I began I worked with just the four cardinal elements of Earth Wind Fire and Water as that’s what all the books taught. I don’t remember HOW exactly i came to think about it, but i remember suddenly thinking about how the color wheel and the elements were very similar. You start with Primary colors of Red Blue and Yellow, and i thought that this would make a lot of sense with the primary elements of Fire Water Earth and Air as those were the ones that were the most commonly referred to as Elements. From there it sprung forwards with more thought going into what Secondary Elements and even pushing beyond those into Tertiary Elements. After discovering the elements i then ran into a dilemma of how to group them. . I knew i had my opposite pairs of Light/Dark, Luck/Fate, Order/Chaos, and Time/Space. Apart from the Primary elements i had no idea how any of the others even related to each other. The way i have them grouped now is what makes the most sense to me and with how each of the elements relates to me. Who knows, your groupings might be different, but this is how it works best for me.
-The Touchables- The Primary Elements:
The Elements that I consider make up the Primary Elements are Earth Wind Fire and Water. Typical right? Books taught these as the basics and it clicked with me that these were elements that i could interact with while I casted my magic. Fire from the candles, dirt from the garden, Water from the ocean, smoke from my favorite incense. This is why i consider them to be the Touchable Elements (although for safety reasons please refrain from touching fire for prolonged periods of time ;D )
-The Untouchables- The Secondary Elements:
Secondary Elements are things that still interact with us but in a less tangible way. Time, Space, Light and Dark make up my second tier of elements. But Storm how can you even classify those as elements? It’s just Light and Dark, and i’m pretty sure Time/space is science NOT magic. But they are still there and they interact with us on the daily. Light for day, Light to help the plants grow, Darkness for rest, Darkness for solitude, Time for each moment you cherish, Time for every bitter-sweet memory, Space for where you vacation to, space for the cosmos and galaxies. They still don’t necessarily physically touch us, but they still interact with our lives and act as a bridge between The last group. Personally i think that the secondary elements are a mesh between both Primary and Tertiary elements.
-The Effectors- The Tertiary Elements:
The easiest way to define these four elements is by the definition of Effect: a change that is a result or consequence of an action or other cause. The Elements i consider to be effectors are Luck, Fate, Order and Chaos. “A Stroke of Luck” “A Twist of Fate” “Put in Order” “Chaos and confusion” These elements are the ones that help shape and define our overall lives. Ever carry around a lucky pencil to try and boost your chances on that test you didn’t study for? That would fall under the Luck element. Do you ever just find that thing that just CLICKS with you and you feel extremely drawn to it? That would fall under Fate as it is subconsciously calling out to you. Chaos is spontaneous, Chaos is being able to make a spell from random things you find in your junk drawer. It doesn’t make sense why a post it note and a DD battery would make for a good charging station for your crystals but it’s what you’ve got and you make it work. Order is methodical, Order is waiting until 3 am on the night of the full moon to begin your Year and a Day in Witchcraft. Order is doing things the way they have always been done. So the effectors all play a part in shaping our lives both magically and mundane.
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I will eventually go into each element and discuss more about them individually when i have more time off from work but i hope this helps explain my Elemental Aesthetic posts! If you have any other questions please feel free to ask me!
