The Elemental Watch-Towers Of The Universe And The Tablet of Union These are the Elemental Tablets (Plates

III, IV, V, VI, VII and VIII) which are constructed with the purest Hermetic logic and lettered according to the diagrams of Dee and Kelly. These letters form the names of the Spirits of Fire, Water, Air and Earth. These are the "Elementals" of literature, the Salamanders of Fire, the Undines of Water, the Sylphs of Air and the Gnomes of Earth. Exactly what are the Elements and, more importantly, why would anyone want to call up an Elemental Being? Below is a portion of our book The Ultimate Divination (New Falcon Publications, 1991) which touches upon the subject of the Elements. The ancients viewed the Elements as the building blocks of creation. They divided them into four broad categories which they called FIRE, WATER, AIR and EARTH. Of course these are not the chemical elements which combine to form the material world around us. Nor are they literally Fire, Water, Air and Earth. They are, most simply put, the totality of all the forces, energies and qualities in the universe divided info four broad categories. These categories, by their natures, bear a poetical resemblance to Fire, Water, Air and Earth. These qualities are the foundation of both galaxies and sub-atomic particles and the limitless diversity of creation is the result of the infinite number of ways these four Elements can be mixed, combined and recombined. It is interesting to note that modern physics postulates four fundamental forces; the Strong Force, the Electro-Magnetic Force, the Weak Force and the Gravitational Force that, by their characteristics, bear a remarkable resemblance to the ancient Elements: The ancients also postulated a Fifth Element (quite literally a "quintessence") which serves the double duty of binding the four Elements together and (at the same time) keeping them far enough apart to retain their individuality. This Fifth Element they called SPIRIT. Once you have colored your Tablets you will see how the "Angels" of any given Element are formed, combined, mixed, recombined and reformed. (Note: Completed Colored Tablets are currently available through New Falcon Publications.) Obviously these Elementals are more than just the Salamanders in your fireplace, the sailor's Mermaid, Tinkerbell or Gimli the Dwarf. They have far more universal natures and as such are worthy of our attention. As a matter of fact they are at work, either efficiently or inefficiently, in each of us. Perhaps if we had a better understanding of our Elemental balance (or lack of it) we might get a clue as to how to improve our lives. Note: What follows may seem a bit complicated to the new student. A full explanation of the operating procedure will be given in the following chapters. For example, some years ago I accepted a job from an old friend who asked me to edit a psychology book he had just completed. I had never done such a thing before but I accepted with some hesitation.