The Nature of things-Part 1

Everything living in this world is made up of combination of four elements i.e. Fire, water air and earth.

 In the absence of any of these elements life ceases to exist. Moreover, the true nature of the living entity can also be explained by the presence of these elements.

Though in Hindu alchemy, a fifth element called as Akash or ether is also included, but I could not find enough evidence on its infuence on things. Probably they must have been talking about the soul when taking about the fifth principle. I will therefore restrict my study to the four elements only.

Each of these elements have unique properties. Combination of the four elements in different proportions can explain the nature of things.
Transformation: in both the materials and the living things can be attributed to the changed proportion of the elements.

So alchemy is this transformation of materials by changing their central componenet i.e. the proportion of the various elements in the materials.

Now connecting the dots: does this elements are on earth only?

NO!!!!!!

These elements are very much part of the sky too...

There are 12 zodiac signs in the sky. A combination of 3 zodiac signs represent one element in the sky..

So Aries, Leo and Saggitarius: Fire element
Cancer, Scorpio and Pisces:Water element
Gemini, Libra and Aquarius: Air element
Tauras, Virgo and Capricorn: Earth element

The similar elements are therefore ruled from the sky. So thus these element are only represented in the the tangibles only or they are part of intangible things such as emotions too????

The elements are represented in the states of the mind too. Have you ever felt the rage and suddenly you were feeling heated-up body, or in love -and blushing or feeling butterflies in your stomach..

It is simply the movement of fire element in your body.

Or when you felt really  cheerful , you were jumping in the air---it's movement of air element.

Or when you are logical--movement of water element

Similarly when you feld depresseed or extereme fear, you must have felt that your body has been cooled down. This is the movement of the earth element.

 Thus elements are not only in things but are movable and can be infuenced by the states of mind.

The ultimate aim of alchemy is not only to achieve transformation of the things, but also to achieve real alchemy i.e mastering transformation of mental states in the mind of the alchemist.

So as you can see that elements are not only in the stars, but also in the human mind. The more we will be able to understand the nature of elements(through movement of stars), the better we will understand the nature of human mind and how to make it undergo transformation.

 In next post I will tell you more about the properties of the individual element.

So as you can see the elments are represented in sky as in human mind: They are as much part of the sky as they are of human mind

AS ABOVE, SO BELOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!