The Four Elements are Spiritual Principles – (1861)

Crystallisations of Spiritual Principles

The four elements: fire, air, water and earth are physical manifestations or expressions or crystallisations of spiritual principles. Meaning that the four elements have a spiritual life and origin.

In effect, they are special because they are physical yet spiritual substances.

Reason Why

Have you ever thought why the four elements are animated? That is why there are salamanders, sylphs, undines and gnomes?

These little spiritual creatures or spirits or elementals are spiritual in nature and give these elements life. They are also the spiritual counterpart of the physical element, just as our body is the physical vehicle for our essence.

The physical substance of the elements is the physical body of the little elemental. Meaning for us that the four elements are living creatures and their spiritual principles are the elementals. That is why these elements have their special and unique psychological characteristics and properties.

In general, whatever has essence has a psychology. So the elementals of the elements have a psychology, and what's more this psychology influences our psychology also, as we have within us our own elementals within our mini universe.

Special Characteristics

Wherever there is something of the spirit, there is something individual that blends in with the greater whole and is a part of the greater whole.

That is why these four elements make up our constitution, and are also part of the path. They are spiritual principles or values inherent in us. As they are inherent in us we have to at some point on the path come to realise them.

The principles and teachings of the path laid down by Master Samael tell us that we need the characteristics of the elements to walk and triumph on the path. That is why there is the trails of the elements.

Tattwas

The tattwas are the vibrations of the elements and the tattwas are unfoldings or derivations of the original prana. Giving the four elements a spiritual origin and nature.

Allow Magic

It is the elementals of the elements that allow the magician to perform magical feats. This is because the spirit controls matter and so the elementals or spiritual values or principles of the elements controls them at the command of the magician.

End (1861).