Elemental Associations

Elemental Correspondences

I can NOT guarantee that all the information below is correct accept for the Astrological info which appears correct to me.  The problem is that many of the different references you check have different correspondences so it's hard to know who (if anyone) is correct.  I'm hoping you will find the following information useful, and of use as we get deeper into the Tarot Basic tutorials.  I also hope that the information is for the most part correct.

I have also added what many consider (myself included) the 5th element of Spirit which is associated with the Major Arcana.

Fire

The Zodiacal Signs of Fire

Natural ruler of the 1st house of the Zodiac.  The 1st house of the zodiac is the house of self, of beginnings and appearances. It shows natural disposition and personality and represents the physical body and the primary outlook on life.  Keyword: Identity

Natural ruler of the 5th house of the Zodiac.  The 5th house is the house of love given to another, romance, pleasure, love affairs, amusements, sports, originality and creativity, and speculations. It shows children, social affairs and artistic abilities.  Keyword: Creativity

Natural ruler of the 9th house of the Zodiac.  The 9th house shows philosophy and the higher consciousness, ideals, ethics, religion, intuition, spirituality, visions, higher learning and mental study. It also shows long-distance travel, grandchildren, in-laws and foreign affairs.  Keyword: Aspiration

Other Fire Associations

EARTH

The Zodiacal Signs of Earth

Natural ruler of the 2nd house of the Zodiac.  The 2nd house of the zodiac is the house of resources, possessions, values, earning ability and financial affairs. It refers to inner talents, self-worth, individual freedom and material gain or loss.  Keyword: Values

Natural ruler of the 6th house of the Zodiac.  The 6th house characterizes work, service given, health, diet, hygiene, clothing, employment and personal habits. It also shows dependents, pets, aunts and uncles.  Keyword: Duty

Natural ruler of the 10th house of the Zodiac.  The 10th house reveals status, reputation, fame, profession, community standing, the ego, ambition, achievements, honors, promotion, influence, authorities, social and business activities. Here we find the parent other than the one indicated in the fourth house.

Other Earth Associations

Tattivic symbol: yellow square (prithivi)
Tattivic tide: December 23 - March 21
Celtic name: tuath
Magical tools: pentacle, crystals
Types of magic: fertility magic, tree magic, herbal lore, prosperity, runecasting, knot magic
Symbolic creatures: bull, sphinx
Alchemical symbol: upside down triangle with a line through the middle
Elemental spirits: gnomes
Elemental king: Ghob
Egyptian elemental king: Apephi (an ape)
Symbols: mountains, caves, gems, fields, rocks
Plants: red poppy, thrift plant
Parts of body: bones, sex organs
Humour: black bile, melancholy
Reflection in humanity: the physical body

Positive characteristics: reliable, punctual, stable, persevering

Negative characteristics: greedy, sensualist, materialistic, stody, unprogressive

Overbalance: materialistic; one whose circle of ideas is small

Underbalace: Unreliable, careless, tasteless

AIR

The Zodiacal Signs of Air

Natural ruler of the 3rd house of the Zodiac.  The 3rd house of the zodiac shows your usual ways of communication, transportation, short trips, mental skills, learning ability, primary education and siblings. It represents the conscious and objective portion of the mind and Your connections with your immediate environment.  Keyword: Awareness

Natural ruler of the 7th house of the Zodiac.  The 7th house describes marriage, partnerships, contracts, agreements and all dealings with the public. It shows cooperation with others, personal agents, open enemies, grandparents and energies that seem separate from yourself but define yourself.  Keyword: Cooperation

Natural ruler of the 11th house of the Zodiac.  The eleventh house indicates friends, acquaintances, all nonemotional relationships. It shows goals, desires, hopes and wishes, love received, humanitarian interests, organizations which relate to career, foster children and circumstances beyond one's control.  Keyword: Social Consciousness

Other Air Associations

Water

The Zodiacal Signs of Water

Natural ruler of the 4th house of the Zodiac.  The 4th house of the zodiac shows the home, parents, the parent who had the greater influence on an individual, character foundation, heritage and ancestry. It shows the roots of your life, property, real estate, the closing years of life and endings.  Keyword: Security

Natural ruler of the 8th house of the Zodiac.  The 8th house shows inner or outer circumstances and people who bring about endings of old patterns and the beginning of new ones. It also shows spiritual and physical regeneration, secrets, occult matters, hidden factors, sex, rebirth, secrets, degeneration and death. It shows moral, financial and spiritual support received from others, inheritance, wills, trusts and partner's assets. It is known as the house of surgery and in conjunction with the sixth house, it describes type of illness.  Keyword: Regeneration

Natural ruler of the 12th house of the Zodiac.  Shows hidden strengths, dangers and weaknesses, limitations, sorrows, secrets, hidden enemies, self-undoing, places of confinement and clandestine affairs. It is the house of the subconscious and of karmic debt. It is here that people tend to hide their problems.  Keyword: Subconscious

Other Water Associations

Spirit

Other Spirit Associations

Take note that both Venus and Mercury rule two (2) signs and thus houses.  Venus rules both Taurus and Libra and Mercury rules both Gemini and Virgo.  Also take care to note of the similarities in the symbols for Virgo and Scorpio

Don S.