THE 4 ELEMENTS

One goal of the ancient shamans was mastery of the four elements of earth, air, fire, and water within one’s self. Each element provides certain powers. The element earth gives one the power to ground and manifest things in the physical world. It is the element of the practical. The element air is the element of freedom of movement and expansion, and rules the mental realm. Fire is the element of activity, transmutation and change. It rules our passions and inspiration. Water is the element of dreaming, memory and the past. It rules feelings and intuition.

According to Achim Eckert, M.D., author of “Chinese Medicine for Beginners”, the Chinese believe that the elements of nature affect our physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual well-being. Although Chinese medicine recognizes five elements—five powers, energies, or qualities of the universe—in this article we’re going to refer to the four elements of Western tradition: fire, water, earth, and air. These elements keep each other in balance and nourish, as well as constrain, each other. By regulating the flow of each of these energies, and adjusting any excesses or deficiencies, you can create health and harmony in your life, as the following quote by Achim Eckert illustrates: “If the energetic relationships of the elements are not balanced, this expresses itself in a human being as discomfort and illness, and in a society as weakness, injustice, and war. If the elements in a person—as well as in a society or a state—are balanced and strong, one finds harmony and health, beauty and grace.”

THEME:

4 Elements & its attributes
Ritual
Working with the 4 Elements
In-depth analysis of the Elements
The Human Body & the Elements
 The Earth & the Elements
Disease & the Elements
Practical Healing Tools to work with the 4 elements
Emotions
Self Empowerment
Invocations

"...everything in this Universe is made up of some combination of these four elements, and if you understand and know how to work with these elements, you can understand (and create) anything you desire."

TO BRING:

Please bring your note book & pen and healthy lunch to this workshop.
Please don't drink any alcohol 24 hours before this class.
Thank you