05-20-2016, 03:41 PM
I'm familiar with the idea as it is portrayed in magical literature. I have no particular objection to it (nor attraction to it). The four elements arise out of being, which is commonly considered by many practitioners to be the fifth element (especially in relation to the formation of the pentagram). My philosophy is: if it is functional and useful to you in your rituals, visualization, and magical practices and you are getting good results from them, there is no reason to exclude it. I can certainly see the logic of it, and honestly it's interesting you brought that up because the "fifth element" as been on my mind a lot as of late, which is usually an indication to me that there is something there to be "decoded" about it that is being confused in popular literature. I'm just not entirely sure what yet. More research is needed. What are your thoughts in regards to it?