Would you say that this falls under fire rituals? Like in my mind if you are trying to get help from thr four elements this would be under fire as you are actually burning something. What would you suggest for water? Make ointment or tea and use it internaly or externally or maybe make a prayer/offering and let it be carried awwy by stream of water? For earth i guess burrying it, maybe at crossroads? And air, again make prayer/offering and let it be carried away by wind, or maybe tie the prayer in a for of little flag and let wind help you this way?
Ha, this is actually an interesting question. Strangely, incense - as in smoke - falls into the category of air. Since with the smoke, you are actually giving a "body" to the air and allowing its currents to manifest. Water is definitely all kinds of brews and teas, and of course, if you can get a stream, that is the true power. Moving bodies of water and all that. Earth also includes crystals and gemstones. And fire you make a brazier with an actual fire and burn things down or you have candles.
On a hermetic altar, you have a cup with water for water, a burning candle for fire, a bowl of dirt or a crystal for earth, and incense for air.
But I like your ideas of making things fly for air magic a lot. Gotta try it out some day =)
Lol ofc i forgot candels..back in my day trying magic rituals i used those. For fire i burned a prayer with candle, for wind i let the little orayer paper be carried away by air fom my window for earth i burried it in my plant pot 😅 and for water i let it be carried by stream in the sink 😂 hey i was a teen and didnt had much options then 😄
well, the power of belief is way stronger than the power of doing it right - in the end, the "feeling" is the secret. If it feels magical and powerful, it will be magical and powerful.
Also - cool story, thanks for sharing, didn't know about that. Maybe we can do a co-op article about this ritual of yours ;)
Would you say that this falls under fire rituals? Like in my mind if you are trying to get help from thr four elements this would be under fire as you are actually burning something. What would you suggest for water? Make ointment or tea and use it internaly or externally or maybe make a prayer/offering and let it be carried awwy by stream of water? For earth i guess burrying it, maybe at crossroads? And air, again make prayer/offering and let it be carried away by wind, or maybe tie the prayer in a for of little flag and let wind help you this way?
Ha, this is actually an interesting question. Strangely, incense - as in smoke - falls into the category of air. Since with the smoke, you are actually giving a "body" to the air and allowing its currents to manifest. Water is definitely all kinds of brews and teas, and of course, if you can get a stream, that is the true power. Moving bodies of water and all that. Earth also includes crystals and gemstones. And fire you make a brazier with an actual fire and burn things down or you have candles.
On a hermetic altar, you have a cup with water for water, a burning candle for fire, a bowl of dirt or a crystal for earth, and incense for air.
But I like your ideas of making things fly for air magic a lot. Gotta try it out some day =)
Lol ofc i forgot candels..back in my day trying magic rituals i used those. For fire i burned a prayer with candle, for wind i let the little orayer paper be carried away by air fom my window for earth i burried it in my plant pot 😅 and for water i let it be carried by stream in the sink 😂 hey i was a teen and didnt had much options then 😄
well, the power of belief is way stronger than the power of doing it right - in the end, the "feeling" is the secret. If it feels magical and powerful, it will be magical and powerful.
Also - cool story, thanks for sharing, didn't know about that. Maybe we can do a co-op article about this ritual of yours ;)