△ Feminine Fire ▽

The alchemical/magical symbol forwater is an inverted triangle, symbolizing downward flow. The downward pointing triangle is an ancient symbol of femininity, being a representation of female genitalia. One of the four alchemical elements, water has the properties cold and moist, and symbolizes intuition, the unconscious mind, and the enclosing, generating forces of the womb.

▲The upward pointing triangle is the alchemical symbol for fire. Rising energy. One of the four classical elements, fire has the properties of heat and dryness, and symbolizes the “fiery” emotions- love, hate, passion, compassion, empathy, anger, etc., as well as spiritual aspiration- those actions of intent which bring us closer to the divine. Fire is represented in numerous cultures as the triangle, symbolizing rising force. Zodiac signs ruled by the element of fire are: Aries, Leo, and Sagittarius.

• Leo () Fixed quality, Fire element: summer in the northern hemisphere and winter in southern hemisphere. Ruled Leo, depth and persistence. They are powerful and willful in all they do, often achieving much more than the cardinal signs and the mutable signs. Born to love. 

This ubiquitous image is most often referred to as the all seeing eye or “eye of providence.” The eye, usually depicted in the sky looking out upon the earth, is an ancient symbol of the sun, and historically has been used as a symbol of omniscience. The idea of the solar eye comes to us from the egyptians, who equated the eye with the deity Osiris; the human eye in its ability to perceive light was viewed as a miniature sun.