Finding Your Element

Preparation:

This ritual is best done in a dark quiet room. A lit candle is used, so BE CAREFUL.
    Two people, the Leader and the Subject, kneel or sit on the floor, facing each other, with the candle between them. The Leader puts their hands out, palm up. The Subject places their hands on the Leader's.

The Ritual

    The Leader speaks:

Look at the candle, watching its flickering light, and listening to my voice. Your world consists of nothing but the flame and my voice. As I say the elements, repeat them after me. Earth, Air, Fire, Water.... Earth, Air, Fire, Water...

    Repeat the elements a couple times.

As I speak, keep repeating the elements. Listen to my voice... Close your eyes and open your mind. As you say each element, allow an image to form in your mind. When you say the next element, the first image fades, to be replaced by a new one... As you begin to speak faster, the images flicker through your mind faster and faster... One image will be brighter and more powerful than the others. Focus on this image... Allow the other images to fade, they are not yours... As you focus on the image, it burns brighter and brighter into your inner mind. Your mind's eye is filled with this image... As you slowly awaken, the image burns ever brighter, you know it is yours, and yours alone...

    The Leader now blows out the candle. The subject should awaken. As the two of you eat or drink something, to ground yourself, ask the Subject about the image they saw. It should be very obvious, from the image, what their element is. If not, you can try this again, use trancework or dreamwork to decipher the symbol, or simply use another method. As with all things, keep what works for you, and share the rest, as it may help another.