| Everything in this Universe is made up of some | | | | instance, if you consistently wake up with the |
| combination of the four magical elements: Air, | | | | "Monday morning blues," try adding Sun Yellow to |
| Fire, Water and Earth. The fire element is | | | | your environment. For instance, you could start |
| associated with will, personal power, and creativity. | | | | dressing in Sun Yellow, burn a Sun Yellow candle |
| Fire is also the actional and motivation part of any | | | | or put a Sun Yellow spread on your bed. |
| creation and manifestation. | | | | All of these sources of Sun Yellow will nourish and |
| Magically speaking, once you've developed the | | | | feed your spirit, increasing your Spirit vitality and |
| idea of what you want to create (and done the | | | | chasing away feelings of gloom and doom. Sun |
| planning part) using the Air element, it's time to | | | | Yellow also feed any "hole in the soul" feelings you |
| move into Fire, where you take action and | | | | might have (and which you might otherwise try |
| endeavor to bring your creation into being. | | | | to fill with food, sleep, or other numbing |
| Fire is associated with the direction South, which is | | | | pleasures). Sun Yellow is literally a spiritual "jump |
| also the direction in which we perform all major | | | | start." |
| spellwork and creation. Fire elementals are called | | | | More About Salamanders |
| salamanders and reside in campfires, woodstoves | | | | Harry Potter played with salamanders in his movie |
| or anywhere there is a fire. Specifically, Fire | | | | ... and so can you! Salamanders occur around fires, |
| corresponds to: | | | | such as wood burning stoves or campfires. They |
| ... energy, power, will, desire, anger, pain, | | | | are ball-shaped, pick up the energy of the fire, |
| motivation, radiance, passion, initiative, aggression, | | | | and become visible. You will see a ball shaped |
| limitation, endeavor, activity, creative, willingness, | | | | dome in certain parts of the fire, and ashes will fall |
| urge, inspiration, excitement, courage, bravado, | | | | around them, not on them. |
| compulsion, fanaticism, frustration, resentment, | | | | They are useful to have around as they increase |
| rage, freedom ... | | | | the level of heat, making the fire hotter with less |
| If you want to affect any of these areas in your | | | | wood. If you leave an inch of ash at the bottom |
| life, then you need to work with Fire. Unlike Air, | | | | of the campfire, it will encourage the salamanders |
| which has only three colors, Fire has six major | | | | to stay in the campfire, which makes it easier to |
| colors: | | | | restart when you return. To keep salamanders |
| Sun Yellow - Spirit fire, creativity, radiance | | | | around, bed down your coals with layer of earth, |
| Yellow-Orange - Motivation, excitability, activity | | | | it provides an air insulator that they can burrow |
| Red-Orange - Anger, pain, fever, aggression, drive | | | | into. You can dig them out later, and easily restart |
| Bright-Red - Courage, bravado, will, endeavor | | | | your fire. A candle flame will spit out little sparks |
| Deep Red - Passion, flow | | | | called sprites, which are actually baby salamanders. |
| Electric-Blue - All bands, initiating force on galactic | | | | You can catch them in baby food jars and they |
| or universal levels | | | | will stay glowing in there for 30 or 45 seconds. If |
| As with the element Air, you can use the element | | | | you open the jar during that time, they will jump |
| Fire to adjust various aspects of your life. For | | | | back into in the candle flame. Have fun! |