The element of Water is represented by the womb, expanding and contracting like the tides of the sea. It moves like the concave and convex waves of life that lift us to the heavens and pull us down into the underworld. Water is the force that carries us through our dark night of the Soul, and lifts us back up to see
the profound medicine we uncovered in our underworld journey.

Water is the element of the Great Mother, the archetype of unconditional love and acceptance. This is the force that heals our relationship with the shadow, and leads to the kind of integration necessary for profound transformation to occur. It has the power to heal even the deepest, most painful wounds, memories and scars.

As the great shapeshifter, Water has the ability to adapt to whatever container it is in, whether that be a cell in the body, a drinking glass or an expansive ocean. It is impressionable on a energetic level, which speaks to its connection to the emotional body and the unconscious. Water communicates through images and energetic vibrations, and because this crucial life force is in nearly everything on this planet, this means that we are all deeply connected energetically and intuitively. Ultimately, how we relate to the world around us is a direct reflection of how we relate to ourselves.

Our emotional world is in direct contact with the collective unconscious, through this ever expansive body of wisdom; water. Through this element, we are constantly transmuting messages to not only our physical bodies who are made of water, but to the bodies who surround us, our human and non- human friends and neighbors; the collective world at large.

When we suddenly feel a transmission stream through, when an image comes to mind out of the blue, or a song floats into our heads to stay a while, we may know that water is behind these streams of consciousness. Through water, we may have a clearer understanding of the present state of the collective and it’s influence on us personally. In this way, Water embodies the timeless axiom, “As within, so without” beautifully.

Direction: West

Planets: The Moon, Venus, Neptune, and Pluto.

Zodiac Signs: Cancer, Scorpio, and Pisces.

Suit: Cups

Major Arcana: High Priestess, Chariot, Hanged Man, Death, Moon, and Judgement.

Minerals: Chalcedony, Moonstone, Pearl, Quartz, Sea Salt, Sea Shells, Aquamarine, Jade, Ocean Sand, Amethyst, Sapphire, Calcite and more…

Plant Allies: Anise, Cucumber, Daisy, Dill, Eucalyptus, Seaweed, White Oak, Willow, Lemon Balm, Primrose, Rose, Raspberry, Vanilla, Yarrow, Cypress, Lotus, Mugwort, Water Lily and more…

Archangels: Gabriel, Haniel, Muriel, Barchial, and Amnitziel.

Goddess + Gods: Cailleach, Aphrodite, Persephone, Morrigan, Poseidon, Neptune, and more..

Chakra: Sacral (svadhisthana)

Color: Blue

World of Qabalah: Briah (Creative)

Body System/Organs: Vital fluids, Bladder and Kidneys.

Emotion: Sadness, love, fulfillment, and loss.

Season: Winter

Stage of Alchemy: Dissolution

Work With Water To…

Surrender to transformation.

Bring greater compassion and receptivity to relationships.

Protect yourself and loved ones from emotional harm.

Bring to surface important memories with an intent to heal the past.

Explore beneath the surface of any situation.

Invoke prophetic or vivid dreams.

Dissolve barriers that are in the way of your expansion.

Strengthen your psychic abilities.

Nurture and nourish your body, mind and spirit.

Learn how to cultivate unconditional love into your relationship with self and other.

Foster your power to heal yourself and others.