#the fire element

[an-indecisive-mess]

So, I got back from a trip to NYC recently, and I thought I’d share some really cool pics I took when I went to the MET. Hint: They’re all Greek themed.

[dreaminginthedeepsouth]

Silk banner depicting the temptation of The Buddha by the demon Mara and his army of demons. The banner is notable for being the first known depiction of a firearm, with one of the demons brandishing a fire lance. China, Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, c. 950 CE.

[Guillaume Gris]

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"As we approach the longest day of light at the summer solstice we are also moving from the Wood element of spring into the element of Fire in TCM, Traditional Chinese Medicine. The Fire element is our consciousness, our passion, our joy, our enthusiasm for this life journey. It is also our heart and our capacity to care for our heart. In TCM our heart is the supreme Monarch or the Emperor. Essentially all the other 11 meridians are in service to the heart because if the heart stops, life as we know it stops. The Heart's Yang partner in the Fire element, Small Intestine, acts like the alchemist to separate the pure from the impure. It grants us the gift of discernment to know, and to have the capacity to choose, what is nourishing and life supporting for ourselves in every moment.

The Fire element also rules our relationships and grants us the capacity to love and to be loved."

~ Sabina Pettit

[Ian Sanders]

[finding-my-inner-peace]

Learn with me! 📖Minor Arcana (Witches Tarot) - Ace of Wands🔥

“Dawn is breaking, and we see a blooming hawthorn branch stuck firmly into the grassy hill.[...] Behind the wand, there are green rolling hills and a turreted castle.”

The Ace of Wands encourages you to follow your heart and live your passion. If you feel a strong pull towards a new project or path, but are questioning whether it will work, then this card gives you a gentle nudge to pursue your passion. You can always start out small, treating the project or idea as an experiment or trial. Then, if it feels good, keep doing it; and if it doesn’t, make adjustments and try again. Let your energy, dedication and motivation be your guides.

Like all aces, the Ace of Wands brings a positive message for your present and future, symbolizing a pivotal moment that will change everything – for the better. 

Meanings:

+ creativity, courage, new opportunity, growth, optimism, transformation, new home, your hard work will be rewarded, ambition, the element of fire.

Reversed:

-dissapointment, not being able to see the happiness that is right in front of your face, fear of unknown, few options, sudden change.

[thebluebeansblog]

Lesson 4

The elements part 1

Fire

•COLORS• Red, Orange, Gold, White.

•DIRECTION• South.

•PLANTS/HERBS• Allspice, basil, garlic, juniper, cinnamon, thistle, red and orange peppers, red poppies, hibiscus, onion, and nettle.

•RULES OVER• Energy, will, healing, destruction, courage, strength, self knowledge, power, passion, divinity, heat, flame, and light.

•PLANETS• Sun and Mars.

•TOOLS• candle, lamp, athame, dagger, sword, knife, burnt herbs.

•ZODIAC• Leo, Sagittarius, Aries.

•TIME• Noon

•SEASON• Summer

•VIRTUES• Courage, enthusiasm, willpower.

•VICES• Anger, jealousy, hatred.

•METALS• Gold and brass.

•CRYSTALS• Fire opal, quartz, tiger's eye, agate, blood stone, lava stone, red jasper, ruby, garnet.

•power• Masculine

•Deites• Loki, Brigid, Horus, Vesta, Agni

•Tarot• wands

A way to bond with this element

∆Go out on a sunny day and feel the sun warm your skin.

[sergiol2013]

We are all familiar with the four basic elements surrounding us: earth, air, fire, and water. These elements reside both outside of us and inside of us. The internal experience of earth, for example, is often experienced as a sense of groundedness and connection to the earth. The water element may be internally experienced as the fluidity of emotional states. The fire element is often experienced as the energy of creativity, competition and a strong desire to accomplish one’s goals. There are specific Yoga poses that nurture and intensify the internal experience of fire. Utkatasana or Powerful Pose and Warrior Three Pose are two such poses.