The Elemental Princesses

<img src="https://cdn.pixabay.com/photo/2014/04/02/10/53/crown-304856_1280.png" width="50%" height="50%" alt="Crown"> Once upon a time, there lived four princesses that wielded the powers of nature They always travelled together, although their journey to master each element was a task on its own Which princess do you desire most to be your mentor? [[Continue]]

Choose your element... [[Princess of Fire]] [[Princess of Water]] [[Princess of Earth]] [[Princess of Air]]

<img src="https://cdn.pixabay.com/photo/2018/05/20/01/40/pokemon-3414807_960_720.png" width="50%" height="50%" alt="Fire Element"> You have chosen the Princess of Fire. Her spirit burns for power and attention. Fire represents the igniting impulse of thought and of will. It also represents your fundamental animating life force, the FIRE that causes you to do what you do. [[Learn more about Fire]]

<img src="https://cdn.pixabay.com/photo/2018/05/21/13/06/pokemon-3418257_960_720.png" width="50%" height="50%" alt="Water Element"> You have chosen the Princess of Water. Her spirit is calm and soothing to your soul. Water represents the receptive impulse of thought. It is your ability to receive inspiration from the universe. It also represents your emotions, and your ability to be in tune with them. [[Learn more about Water]]

<img src="https://cdn.pixabay.com/photo/2018/05/20/01/41/pokemon-3414810_960_720.png" width="50%" height="50%" alt="Earth Element"> You have chosen the Princess of Earth. Her spirit grows as your feet begin to get closer. Earth represents the aspect of mind that is manifested as our own body, and as the physical world. It also represents how we manifest into the physical world. [[Learn more about Earth]]

<img src="https://cdn.pixabay.com/photo/2018/05/20/01/40/pokemon-3414808_960_720.png" width="50%" height="50%" alt="Air Element"> You have chosen the Princess of Air. Her spirit flows with intellect and reason. It is the logical faculty, the ability of the mind to analyze and reason through situations. [[Learn more about Air]]

Strengths: Healing, peaceful, and trusting Weaknesses: Indifferent, depression prone, and erratic Direction: West Color: Blue Ways to stimulate Water: Taking frequent baths, drinking water, eating fruits and vegetables, meditations, etc. [[Continue on Water path]]

Strengths: Courageous, strong, and passionate Weaknesses: Angry, obsessive, and jealousy Direction: South Color: Red Ways to stimulate Fire: Exercise daily, adventuring to many places, meditations, lighting candles, etc. [[Continue on Fire path]]

Strengths: Grounded, logical, and hard-working Weaknesses: Lazy, stubborn, and materialistic Direction: North Color: Green Ways to stimulate Earth: Spending time around nature or in a garden, eat warm and hearty foods, and meditations. [[Continue on Earth path]]

Strengths: Communicative, joyful, and imaginative Weaknesses: Self-centered, dishonest, and flaky Direction: East Color: Pale Blue Ways to stimulate Air: Spend time outside, putting up wind chimes, and mediations. [[Continue on Air path]]

The key term to help you understand this element is: [[actual manifestation.]] In terms of magical practice, Earth represents the things that you make real in the phenomenal world. It is the reality behind your claim to be a practitioner of the magical arts and distinguishes the real magician from the armchair scholar of magic. [[Read more on Earth path]]

The Water element symbolizes an inner state of [[receptivity]] in which higher powers can communicate to you and channel their energies through you. It provides you with the power of healing. The Water element is a very difficult element for students to master primarily because the language contains no terms that unambiguously denote the inner state of consciousness symbolized by Water. Thus, it is challenging to describe exactly what students should be trying to experience at this level. [[Read more on Water element]]

When the Fire energies are awakened, it is as though a switch has been flipped to the "on" position. Contact is made between yourself and a different dimension of reality, and a powerful current begins to flow. Magicians who wield the Fire element learn to channel this current through themselves and can transform and direct it into the different elemental aspects of their own being. [[Read more on Fire element]]

Nothing can grow in earth when Air is not present. Air is an [[intellectual]] element and symbolizes your knowledge of magic. Earth represents what you actually do in your magical practice. Air is the knowledge that motivates, informs and infuses this activity with direction. Acquiring proficiency at this level demands a willingness to study, learn, and memorize a fairly large amount of material. Air rules all forms of communication because, in an airless void, no speech can be heard. Even written words are indecipherable lines and squiggles on paper unless you have the knowledge (Air) required to read them. [[Read more on Air path]]

You have stopped... You have learned the basics of what it is like to be the Fire element. [[Accept the Fire Princess]] [[Decline the Fire Princess]]

<img src="https://dtc-wsuv.org/mfrancisco20/Twine%20Project%20DTC%20354/Asset%202.png" width="50%" height="50%" alt="Fire Princess"> You begin to burn up inside as the Fire Princess approaches you. "For a moment, I thought you were gonna decline my offer... Good choice!" -Fire Princess Go back to the beginning. [[The Four Elemental Princesses]]

The Fire Princess is at a shock from your response... She isn't saying anything... [[Go in to see what's wrong]]

You have stopped... You have learned the basics of what it is like to be the Water element. [[Accept the Water Princess]] [[Decline the Water Princess]]

<img src="https://dtc-wsuv.org/mfrancisco20/Twine%20Project%20DTC%20354/Asset%204.png" width="50%" height="50%" alt="Water Princess"> The waters around you are calming and it starts to soothe your soul... "Sit and be warned, your journey is sure to ebb and flow." -Water Princess Go back to the beginning. [[The Four Elemental Princesses]]

The Water Princess accepts your decline... She awaits you when your state of mind is ready. Do you wish to explore another princess? [[Princess of Fire]] [[Princess of Earth]] [[Princess of Air]]

You have stopped... You have learned the basics of what it is like to be the Earth element. [[Accept the Earth Princess]] [[Decline the Earth Princess]]

<img src="https://dtc-wsuv.org/mfrancisco20/Twine%20Project%20DTC%20354/Asset%203.png" width="50%" height="50%" alt="Earth Princess"> The ground rumbles beneath you... "Heads up, we're getting to work!" -Earth Princess Go back to the beginning. [[The Four Elemental Princesses]]

The Earth Princess shrugs. "OK, suit yourself!" -Earth Princess Do you wish to explore another princess? [[Princess of Fire]] [[Princess of Water]] [[Princess of Air]]

You have stopped... You have learned the basics of what it is like to be the Air element. [[Accept the Air Princess]] [[Decline the Air Princess]]

<img src="https://dtc-wsuv.org/mfrancisco20/Twine%20Project%20DTC%20354/Asset%201.png" width="50%" height="50%" alt="Air Princess"> The wind blows gently across your face... "You will learn everything about what the Air element has to offer." -Air Princess Go back to the beginning. [[The Four Elemental Princesses]]

... The wind is heard from a distance ... "I will not force you to do anything." -Air Princess Do you wish to explore another princess? [[Princess of Fire]] [[Princess of Water]] [[Princess of Earth]]

"You wretched soul!" The Fire Princess burns your body alive to ashes... "Make better choices in life next time!" -Fire Princess Do you wish to explore another princess? [[Princess of Water]] [[Princess of Earth]] [[Princess of Air]]

Fire can be transformed and manifested in four ways that add another level of complexity to the study of the magical elements: <li>Fire of Earth that produces changes in the world around you</li> <li>Fire of Air that energizes the intellect</li> <li>Fire of Water that manifests as perceptive imagination</li> <li>Fire of Fire, a highly spiritual form of energy capable of producing a total transformation of the personality</li> [[Keep going on Fire path]]

The culture you live in today employs terms like "imagining," "day-dreaming," and "[[reverie]]," which approximate what the magician aspires to do when working with Water. But all these commonly used terms fall short of completely capturing the meaning of this magical state of mind. Water consciousness uses the same faculty that we use when we imagine, but uses it in a much more disciplined fashion. The magician puts specialized limitations on what he consciously places in his imagination. [[Keep going on Water path]]

As a magician, you master Earth by actually doing & creating. Simply knowing how to perform a ritual or make magical tools and [[talismans]] is one thing, but actually performing the ritual or making magical objects is another. The magician works with Earth whenever he or she puts theory into practice. He or she doesn't just read about magic in books or only talk about it with those who share his or her interests. The Earth-working magician does it, or at least attempts to do it. Success at doing magic depends on blending this Earth-actualizing activity with the other elements. [[Keep going on Earth path]]

As you advance, you will be able to discern the difference between good material, [[mediocre]] material, and utter nonsense, the cultivation of good judgment and intellectual discrimination is absolutely necessary for the mastery of Air. There are many situations in magic that call for quick thinking and good problem solving skills. [[Keep going on Air path]]

The concept of actual manifestation is all about: focusing on what you desire, and attracting it through what you think, say, and do. [[Continue on Earth path]]

To be receptive is describing someone's openness, especially to new ideas or different opinions. If you're responsive to other people's suggestions and not set in your ways, then you're not only receptive, but flexible. [[Continue on Water path]]

Reverie is a state of mind characterized by abstraction and release from reality. Being lost in one's thoughts; a daydream. [[Read more on Water element]]

Being an intellectual is related to your ability to think and understand things, especially complicated ideas. A related concept to rationality and knowledge. [[Continue on Air path]]

The concept of mediocre is being moderate or low quality, value, ability, or performance. You can't be great at everything — in some areas, we all fall into mediocrity. [[Read more on Air path]]

A talisman is an object, typically an inscribed ring or stone, that is thought to have magic powers and to bring good luck. It produces magical or miraculous effects to its user. [[Read more on Earth path]]