It's no coincidence that we recognize four elements, the four corners, and that Earth is the fourth planet in our solar system.

There's a great deal to learn about the elements because they govern our lives. Without them, life as we know it wouldn't exist. The four elements are also present in our bodies and must be balanced for well-being. If a person is overly ruled by emotions, the water element may be dominant. Balancing other elements is essential for restoring well-being.

Here's how the elements correspond to different aspects:

Wands

• Action
• Choleric
• Spring
• Morning (03-09)
• Lukewarm
• Salamanders
• Wild Animals
• Archangel Michael
• Combustion, Muscles
• Red Meat

Cups

• Feeling
• Melancholic
• Summer
• Day (09-15)
• Warm
• Undines
• Aquatic Animals
• Archangel Uriel
• Lymph, Blood
• Fish and Seafood

Coins

• Practical
• Phlegmatic
• Autumn
• Evening (15-21)
• Cool
• Gnomes
• Domesticated Animals
• Archangel Gabriel
• Skeleton
• Crops

Swords

• Thought
• Sanguine
• Winter
• Night (21-03)
• Cold
• Sylphs
• Airborne Animals
• Archangel Raphael
• Breath
• Birds
• Elemental Beings