Water is located at the compass point West. It is often represented by a chalice or bowl filled with water. Water, is the cleansing, healing, psychic, loving element. It flows, comforts, and allows us to overcome adversity. It is the way around our options, it washes away troubles, and leaves us feeling new again. (for a formula for holy water, click here.)

Basic Nature: Flowing, purifying, healing, soothing, comforting, loving, pleasure, balanced movement, passivity, patience.

Type of Energy: Receptive, Feminine

Colors: deep blues, and aqua’s

Places: Lakes, oceans, seas, rivers, streams, fountains, waterfalls, wells, and springs.

Rituals: Purification, love, psychic awareness, dreams, sleep, peace, marriage, friendships.

Herbs: Water lilies, seaweed, lettuce, aloe, spearmint

Stones: amethyst, aquamarine, blue tourmaline, turquoise

Metals: Mercury, silver

Creatures: Most fish, cats, amphibians, seals, whales, dolphins

 Season: Fall/Autumn, Autumn Equinox

Direction: West

Time: Dusk Magickal

Tools: Cup or Cauldron

Time of Life: Maturity

Astrological Signs: Pisces, Cancer, Scorpio

Sense: Taste

Natural Symbols: Shells, a cup of water, rivers, rain

Spheres of magickal influence: Sea, ice, snow, fog, mirror, magnetic, helping or healing, emotional

Tarot: Cups

Mode: Emotions and imagination

Astral: To Know

Key Concepts: Heart opening, absorption, assimilation

Metaphysical: Space

Hermetic: Understanding the surrounding conditions

Alchemical: Water

Meditation: insight

Magickal: Source of divine inspiration

Physical: Fluid