Great Way of the Spirit

[anagogy]

The four creatures indeed suggest the four elements, our correspondes are different but we recognize that it’s intended to represent the four elements with the dove as spirit in the middle, suggesting the Pentagram, spirit over matter. The human is Aquarius-air, the Lion is Leo-Fire, the Ox is Taurus-Earth, and the Eagle is Water-Scorpio.

Oftentimes people use the four fixed elements, hence the traditional astrological associations. I believe two of them are fixed and two are mutable, hence the difference in my associations. But use whatever resonates with you most.

The correspondences could change depending on what you are using this archetype for in my opinion.