Alternatives to the Usual Elemental Representations

The Cauldron's server is expensive and requires monthly payments. Please become a Bronze, Silver or Gold Donor if you can. Donations are needed every month. Without member support, we can't afford the server.

Or donate directly via Paypal

This message board is The Cauldron: A Pagan Forum's SMF Archive Board. It is closed to new memberships and to posting, but there are over 250,000 messages here that you can still search and read -- many full of interesting and useful information. (This board was open from February 2007 through June 2011).

Our new vBulletin discussion board is located at http://www.ecauldron.com/forum/ -- if you would like to participate in discussions like those you see here, please visit our new vBulletin message board, register an account and join in our discussions. We hope you will find the information in this message archive useful and will consider joining us on our new board.

[Juniper]

How about red chillies for fire?

That's a good one.

I have a necklace made out of volcanic rock from Tenerife that my mum got for me. I've used that to represent fire before.

[celestine]

You don't sound stupid, and the reflection aspect is precisely why I use a mirror to represent water. They make fountains now that hang flat against the wall, but they can be expensive and, I would think, potentially messy/damaging.

Neither air, fire, nor earth have that same reflecting character. A mirror just felt right, I guess.

its a great idea and seeing as mine is already there its perfect thankyou

[RandallS]

Neither air, fire, nor earth have that same reflecting character. A mirror just felt right, I guess.

Nor are you the only person who thinks this way. I've seen other people use mirrors to represent water.

[Star]

Nor are you the only person who thinks this way. I've seen other people use mirrors to represent water.

It's not something I would've thought of, but it does make an intuitive kind of sense to me that I can't quite explain.

[EverFool]

It's not something I would've thought of, but it does make an intuitive kind of sense to me that I can't quite explain.

Plus, if I recall correctly, glass is sort-of liquid.

[Star]

Plus, if I recall correctly, glass is sort-of liquid.

I was thinking that too, but wasn't certain.

[FierFlye]

Plus, if I recall correctly, glass is sort-of liquid.

Yes.  That is why really old glass windows appear warped and wavy and thicker near the bottom.

[Juniper]

Nor are you the only person who thinks this way. I've seen other people use mirrors to represent water.

I've used glass crystals before to represent water. In order to create a fence to reflect back negative energy, it wasn't practical to leave glasses of water everywhere and so I used crystals instead.

[Tags:]

Jump to: Please select a destination: ----------------------------- About The Cauldron ----------------------------- => Rules and Regulations => Cauldron Announcements ===> Volunteers Needed: Site Assistants and Projects => Introductions => Board Questions, Suggestions, and Feedback => Chat and CauldronMUX Support => Test Board ----------------------------- Religion and Philosophy ----------------------------- => Paganism For Beginners => Books and Other Resources => Pagan Religions => Pagan Spirituality => Gods, Goddesses, and Mythology => Worship and Ritual => Holidays and Festivals => History and Religion => Faith in Everyday Life => Philosophy and Metaphysics => Non-Pagan Religions and Interfaith Discussions => Miscellaneous Religious Discussions ----------------------------- Magic and the Occult ----------------------------- => Magic and the Occult for Beginners => Witchcraft, Hoodoo, and Folk Magic => The Western Magical Tradition => Chaos Magic => Lodges and Other Magic Organizations => Miscellaneous Magical Discussions ----------------------------- Special Interest Groups & Special Discussions ----------------------------- => Special Topic Discussions => Chavi Memorial Chronic Illness SIG => General SIGS ===> College Pagans SIG ===> Cooking SIG ===> Divination SIG ===> Home and Garden SIG ===> Pagan Parents SIG ===> Teen Pagans SIG => Religious SIGS ===> Asatru and Heathenry SIG ===> Cauldron Cill ===> FlameKeeping SIG ===> Hazel and Oak: A Celtic Polytheism SIG ===> Neo-Druidry SIG ===> Reformed Kemeticism SIG ===> Ta Hiera Hellenic Polytheism SIG => Book/Media Discussion Boards ===> Academic Book Discussions ===> Pagan Religion Book Discussions ===> Magick Book Discussions ===> Fiction Book Discussions ===> DVD/Video Discussions ----------------------------- Life, the Universe, and Everything Else ----------------------------- => Pagan Announcements => Prayer and Energy Requests => News and Politics ===> Religious News ===> Non-Religious News ===> Political Discussions => Social Discussion Boards ===> Art, Poetry and Writing ===> Books ===> Computers and the Internet ===> Crafts and Hobbies ===> Family Life ===> Gaming ===> Health and Medicine ===> Humor and Quizzes ===> Music, Television, and Film ===> Pets ===> Science and Technology ===> Sports and Recreation