THE FIVE ELEMENTS

The Cosmic Love Affair That is Your Unique Power

What do you see when you look in the mirror? Most of us just see skin, hair and eyes. We fail to see what’s beyond the surface. When we only see the physical we become extremely disconnected to who we are. When we’re disconnected we become judgemental and self critical. Learning about the five elements is an opportunity for you to discover who you are and discover yourself beyond what you see in the mirror.

Everything in the universe exists because of the cosmic love affair of the five great elements. The five elements, Earth, Water, Fire, Air and Space, help us understand the subtle energies of nature and the cosmic energy of who we are underneath it all. The five elements are ways of speaking to patterns in nature and reality. All of life emerges from these 5 core building blocks of pure power and pure consciousness. 

These five elements have very different qualities. 

These elements are present within us all in completely unique quantities. No two of us have the same elemental energetic makeup just as no two of us have the same fingerprint. When you learn about these different energies you can feel into your true self. This wisdom of your unique elemental energy means you will learn to identify when you’re sliding out of balance so that you don’t ever fall off the edge and have to climb your way back up. 

We harness the power of these energies to rise into our beauty and essentially our soul's purpose. 

The story of Shakti and Shiva truly honour the cosmic love affair, we’ll explore that another time (I have a special video just for you). This story explores the creation of the universe and the mystical mythology of these teachings. 

The 5 elements really are the basis of Ayurveda. These elements are real in nature as well as energetic. If we feel heavy, stuck and unmotivated there is an imbalance in the Earth element.

Earth

Earth is the energy of stability, structure, groundedness, support. Earth inside of your body is your bones. Earth in your mind is steadiness. 

Water

Water is the giver of life and beholder of emotions. Water is the carrier of nutrients through the body and the energy that cleanses and heals us. 

Fire

Fire is the energy of digestion, assimilation and transformation. Fire is present in the doors of perception - your eyes, ears, skin, nose and tongue - this subtle fire is responsible for the way you perceive life through your senses. Fire transforms food into digestion and life experience into wisdom. Fire is desire and radiance. 

Air

Air is the energy of movement and Prana is the basic principle of the air element. Air is the movement of consciousness from one cell to another. This energy helps us to communicate, breathe. Every single movement is governed by this subtle element. 

Ether

Ether is the omnipresent, all pervading energy. Ether or space, is the absence of all the other elements and it is the space that homes everything in the universe, the space that holds the other four elements. Ether feels like freedom. Ayurveda says that within Ether there is a pure presence of spiritual potential. 

Inward Journey

Now, take time to reflect on which element you felt most at home reading about? This will be the element you are mostly made up of right now.

Which element do you feel least at home in?

How is that creating imbalance and how can you bring that element back to balance within your inner landscape? 

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