Elements as Fundamental Archetypes

[Spiritual Ronin]

Thanks Dtris. What you wrote really speaks to the fundamental nature of the elements. I'm practising the I Ching and they are embedded heavily within the answering process. I also think of many North American native, as well as Mayan and Polynesian practices, have the elements at the forefront of their system of beliefs.

You've given me avenues to look into, so thank you for that. Does anyone make use of any practises with regards to any of these cultural modalities? I feel like my own practice will inevitably become an amalgamation of modalities. Perhaps I will find one that speaks so truthfully to me that I pursue it in its totality. I see value in both.

To me there is a big difference in reading something and actively practising it. Action is a theme I personally struggle with. I've been pushing myself more and more to go out and try things, and it's become a process of finding what works and what doesn't. Of testing faith and being okay with any result.