Fire

Fire is active and penetrating and considered masculine in nature. Corresponds to our conception and birth and our very life force- the "spark" of life, also of inspiration. It is a light, active element and is contrary to Water. It is associated with the qualities of brightness, thinness and motion. Fire, unlike the other elements, does not exist in a natural state. Its physical form can only take place by consuming some other element. Fire is the transformer, converting the energy of other objects into other forms: heat, light, ash, and smoke.

The Fire element is associated with the sun, the giver of life, it governs passion, intensity, desire, intuition, understanding, imagination, and possibilities. Fire cleanses and purifies it is also creative and destructive, and it can consume everything in its path, it is the only one of the four elements that cannot exist without feeding on something else. It offers warmth and cooks food, but can get out of control, it has the power to transform everything it touches.
Fire personalities are charming, charismatic and passionate, they live life to the full, and rely heavily on their instincts and intuition. Their strengths are creativity and leadership, they are daring and bold in their career, and love life, liking stimulation, and challenge, in both areas. Too much fire can be destructive because no boundaries are imposed, leaving the fire entity worn out and off balance. An overabundance of fire leads to selfishness, egocentricity, and unrealistic expectations of others. Too little fire leads to low energy and a lack of motivation.
The deities associated with Fire are Re, Sekhmet, Apollo and Lugh. Re was a creator god worshipped by the ancient Egyptians, he brought order out of chaos, and his tears formed the first human beings. He was reborn each morning, and journeyed across the sky in his solar boat, each night he entered the underworld to do battle with the cosmic serpent Apep. In Greek mythology Apollo was the god of medicine and music, he guided the sun across the sky, and represented light, truth and clarity. He was a patron of the nine Muses, the mythical embodiments of the creative imagination. Lugh the Celtic sky god, was a deity of the sun and the weather, his spear was seen as a fork of lightning.

ALCHEMICAL SYMBOL: upward pointing triangle

ANIMALS: Lion, tiger, lizards, dragon, cat, horse, snake, cricket, mantis, ladybug, bee, scorpion, Phoenix, coyote, fox, praying mantis, shark

ARCHANGEL: Michael

ASSOCIATIONS: Action, the will, passion, sex, lust, anger, desire, energy, work, purification, destruction, strength, protection

BASIC NATURE: Purifying, destructive, cleansing, energetic, sexual, forceful. Heat is a manifestation of this element.

CHAKRA(S): Solar Plexus

COLORS: red (from the colour of flames), orange, gold, yellow, gold, crimson, white

DAY(S): Sunday, Tuesday

DIRECTION: South – the place of heat

ELEMENTAL BEING: Salamanders

ELEMENTAL KING: Djinn

GENDER: masculine, projective

GODDESSES: Brigit, Pele, Vesta, Hestia

GODS: Agni, Hepaetus, Horus, Promtheus, Vulcan

HOUR: Noon

INTERNAL ORGAN: liver

INSTRUMENTS: Guitar, string instruments.

KERUB: Lion

LIFE CYCLE: Youth and adolescence

MAGICAL POWER: To will

MAGICAL TOOLS: Athame/knife, Sword, Wand, Staff, Candle, Flame, Scourge Dagger, censer, lamp, incense, herb burning, paper requests

METALS: Brass, Gold, Steel

MYTHOLOGICAL BEINGS: Dragon, Phoenix

ON PENTAGRAM: Lower right

PLACES: Deserts, hot springs, volcanoes, ovens, fireplaces, bedrooms (for sex), weight rooms, locker rooms, saunas, athletic fields

PLANETS: Sun, Mars

PLANTS: Celtic trees - Thorn, Holly, Oak. Herbs - Basil, Cinnamon, Garlic, stinging, thorny or hot, as thistles, chilli peppers and bouganvillia; desert-dwelling, as cacti; stimulating, as coffee beans; generally seeds. Other plants - allspice, angelica, basil, bay-laurel, beech, buttercup, carnation, cedar, cinnamon, cloves, coriander, deer's tongue, dill, fennel, garlic, juniper, heliotrope, lime, marigold, mustard, nettles, nutmeg, red peppers, onion, orange, peppermint, red poppy, rose geranium, rosemary, sassafras, sunflower, tangerine, tobacco, woodruff.
Dagger, Oaks, Juniper, Sunflower, Chiletepin

QABALISTIC SEPHIROT: Netzach/Victory, Geburah/Judgement, Chokmah/Wisdom

QUALITIES: hot, dry, light, active

RELATED PRODUCTS Fire oil, Fire incense – olibanum, copal
RITUAL FORMS: Burning or smouldering; heating.

RUNES: Thurisaz, Kenaz, Naudhiz, Sowilo, Ingwaz

SANSKRIT/IRISH/LATIN: Tejas/Tine/

SEASON: Summer – the time of heat

SENSE: Sight

STONES: Amber, Bloodstone, Carnelian, Citrine, Diamond, Garnet, Ruby, Tiger's Eye, fire opal, agate, Red or fiery, as in jasper; volcanic, as in lava; clear, as in quartz crystal

SYMBOLS: Flame, lightning, heated objects (stones in particular), volcano, rainbow, sun, stars, lava, heat, a heated object

TAROT SUIT: Wands, (Swords)

TAROT TRUMPS: Sun, Strength, Emperor, Judgement, the knights

TATTWA SYMBOL: upward pointing red triangle

TREES: Alder, Ash, Cashew, Cedar, Chestnut, Fig, Juniper, Mahogany, Oak, Holly, Rowan, Walnut

TYPES OF MAGIC: Banishing (negativity), Exorcism, purification, tantra, sex, empowering, protection, success, courage, energy, strength, authority, Burning objects, wood, paper, heating, preparing decoctions, cauldron work

TYPES OF MAGICK RULES: Candle, storm, time and star.

TYPE OF ENERGY: Projective

ZODIAC SIGNS: Aries, Leo, Sagittarius – the fire signs

POSITIVE CHARACTERISTICS: Energetic, enthusiastic, courageous, daring, faithful

NEGATIVE CHARACTERISTICS: Stubborn, greedy, jealous, angry, resentful

OVERBALANCE: Dominating, egotistical, violent

UNDERBALANCE: Apathy, boredom, feelings of inferiority, laziness, lack of energy