1. One of the four creative elements in magick. It is the element of form, binding, and manifestation. From an occult perspective the element of Earth is the lowest in vibratory rate of the four elements. Most modern Witchcraft/Wiccan traditions consider Earth to be a feminine element. In an occult sense, “feminine” refers to the characteristics of energy rather than to gender.
2. Planet Earth is alive—and that includes the entire electro-magnetic system that reaches out from the planet’s core to the Moon and beyond. The Solar System is alive, and with it vast fields of energy connect from all planets and other solar bodies to Moon and Earth, and the inhabitants of Earth. We are part of the Whole, and the Whole is within us.
Readers, please enjoy this guest blog post by Sandra Kynes, author of several books, including The Herb Gardener's Essential Guide, Plant Magic, and the new Witches' Encyclopedia of Magical Plants, among many others.
Although a few old books...