Overview Index Finder Use it Elements Celestial Divination Forces Esoteric Chakras Tree Foundations Oracles Materials Workings Correspondences Tarot Hour & Day Atmosphere Invocation Grimoire / Elements / Earth Earth appears in 4 systems: the same name is used for
more than one thing. Both are shown below.
🜔 Elements
Tradition · Folk Western Classical Element
Alchemical Symbol ▽̅
Tattva Prithvi
Tattva Symbol Yellow square Qualities Movement Contracting descending
Direction Note Direction of midnight, the ancestors, hidden treasure
Correspondences Planets Note Saturn is the classical ruler of Earth (Capricorn); 'earth' is listed as the modern planetary body, not a classical planet.
Zodiac Quality note Fixed (Taurus), Mutable (Virgo), Cardinal (Capricorn)
Chakras Secondary Solar plexus chakra
Colors Secondary Brown Black Tan Olive Russet
Stones Primary Agate Apache tear Aventurine Black diamond Black tourmaline Bloodstone Bronzite Brown jasper Cat eye Chrysolite Coal Dragons blood jasper Emerald Fossils Garnet Granite Green aventurine Green tourmaline Hawk eye Hematite Jade Jasper Jet Lodestone Magnetite Malachite Moss agate Nuummite Obsidian Onyx Peridot Petrified wood Pyrite Red jasper Rhodonite Rudraksha Salt Seraphinite Serpentine Shungite Silver sheen obsidian Smoky quartz Snake stone Snowflake obsidian Tree agate Turquoise Unakite Yellow jasper Zircon
Secondary Jacinth Lava stone Pumice Tiger eye
Herbs Primary Patchouli Vetiver Oak Comfrey
Secondary Sage Mugwort Horehound Fern Honeysuckle Cypress Primrose Moss Mushrooms
Metals Lead Iron Animals Mythical Gnomes Dwarves Trolls Earth dragons
Physical Bear Bull Deer Wolf Snake Tortoise Badger Mole Ant
Body Systems Skeletal Muscular Integumentary
Parts Bones Teeth Skin Nails Hair
Functions Structure Solidity Growth Physical form
Tools Altar items Salt Soil Stones Green candle Pentacle
Elemental Beings Nature Beings of the physical world, guardians of treasure and the land, can appear as small humanoids
Interaction Invoke through burial offerings, stone work, gardening, cave visiting
Psychological Represents Stability Grounding Manifestation Patience Endurance Body Material
Balanced Traits Grounded Stable Reliable Patient Prosperous Practical Embodied
State Strong foundation, material security, connection to body, patience
Deficient Traits Ungrounded Spacey Unstable Poor Disconnected from body Restless
State No foundation, financial instability, living in head, no roots
Excess Traits Stubborn Rigid Materialistic Heavy Stuck Hoarding
State Resistance to change, over-attachment to material, stuck in patterns
Shadow Greed, stagnation, rigidity that prevents growth, burying things that need light
Magical Workings Optimal for Manifestation Prosperity Grounding Stability Protection Ancestors Fertility Growth Healing physical Binding Burying Home blessing Career Wealth
Avoid for Quick change Lightness Air work Speed Mental work Astral travel
Ritual actions Burying Planting Salting Grounding Touching earth Offering to land
Invocation Approach Visualization Mountains, caves, forests, fertile soil, roots going deep
Sensation Weight settling, feet rooting, solidity, strength rising from below
Words I call upon Earth, element of manifestation and foundation
Warning Earth without movement becomes tomb—allow growth and change
Resonance Gardeners healers builders those needing stability
Deities Associated Note Earth deities often govern fertility, death, and the underworld
Keywords Core Manifestation Grounding Stability Material Growth Body
Verbs Ground Build Manifest Sustain Grow Root Bury
States Cold Dry Receptive Feminine Descending
In Nature Manifestations Mountains Caves Soil Forests Crystals Stones
Seasons Winter, midnight, dormant energy
Weather Snow, frost, stillness
Mundane Correspondences Activities Gardening Building Cooking Crafting Banking Farming
Places Caves Mountains Forests Gardens Banks Basements
Objects Stones Coins Food Tools Buildings Furniture
☉ Planets
Tradition · Modern Western Home Planet
Alternate Symbol ⊕
Astronomical Type Terrestrial planet
Astronomical Note Our home planet—unique position as both observer and observed Timing Note Earth energy is present at all times as our foundation
Qualities Temperament Melancholic grounded
Sect Neither always present
Quality Neutral foundational
Element manifestation Pure earth
Domains Manifestation Grounding Physical reality Body Nature Ecology Place Home Stability Material world Incarnation Practical magic Abundance Fertility of land Stewardship Correspondences Note Earth as planet embodies the element in its purest manifestation
Metal All terrestrial metals
Primary metals Iron Copper Lead
Colors Secondary Brown Fertile black Ochre Forest green
Animals Bear Bull Stag Badger Mole Earthworm
Body parts Entire physical body Bones Flesh Muscles
Season All seasons on earth
Time of day Always present
Age of life Full incarnation
Tarot Note The World represents Earth's totality; Pentacles represent earthly manifestation
Kabbalah Divine name Adonai ha-Aretz
Note Malkuth is the Kingdom—the physical realm where spirit manifests
Frequency Note Earth's own electromagnetic frequency is 7.83 Hz (Schumann Resonance)
Archetype Secondary The mother earth The manifest Gaia
Shadow Exploitation disconnection
Psychological Embodiment and presence
Magical Workings Optimal for Manifestation Grounding Money magic Prosperity Stability Physical healing Body work Earth connection Practical results Agriculture magic Home protection Fertility of land Ecological healing Crystal magic Geomancy Working with place
Avoid for Purely spiritual work Astral projection Transcendence focused work Rapid change
Best timing Day Any day especially equinoxes
Special When in nature standing on earth
Invocation Approach Address Earth Gaia Terra World Soul
Relationship Our home our body
Warning We are of earth not separate from it
Resonance All who are incarnate especially those seeking embodiment
Mythology Summary Earth is the Great Mother, the foundation of all physical existence. In occult tradition, Earth is both our home and our teacher—the realm where spirit takes form and learns through embodiment. While other planets influence us from above, Earth holds us, grounds us, and provides the stage upon which all magical work manifests. To work with Earth is to honor the sacred in matter itself.
Modern Astrology Represents Physical manifestation embodiment
Questions Where am I grounded? How do I manifest? What is my relationship with the physical?
Note Earth is rarely discussed in traditional astrology as we stand upon it—but in magical work, it's fundamental
Occult Notes Distinction Earth as element vs Earth as planet are related but distinct—the planet embodies the element in totality
Hermetic principle As above, so below—Earth is the 'below' where celestial patterns manifest
Practical use When other planetary energies are too intense, Earth grounds and stabilizes them
☷ Trigrams
Tradition · I Ching Bagua Trigram
A note on this entry Kun is the receptive: three yin lines, the earth that receives and nourishes. It is the trigram of the mother and of the field.
Chinese 坤
Pinyin Kūn
Lines 000
Decimal 0
Direction Earlier Heaven North
Family Mother
Family Chinese 母
Attribute Receptivity
Image Earth
Image Chinese 地
Animal Cow
Animal Chinese 牛
Keywords Receptive Earth Devotion Yielding Nourishment Support
Magical Uses Receptivity Nourishment Support Grounding Devotion Gestation 木 Wu Xing
Tradition · Chinese Wu Xing Phase
A note on this entry Earth is the contested phase: its season is given as late summer (the TCM convention), the change of seasons, or no season at all; its direction is the centre, which is not a compass point. The corpus keeps the TCM reading and records the dispute.
Chinese 土
Pinyin Tǔ
Season late summer
Color Yellow
Color Chinese 黃
Organ Spleen
Organ Yang Stomach
Emotion Worry
Taste Sweet
Planet Chinese 土星
Generates Metal
Generated by Fire
Controls Water
Controlled by Wood
Climate Damp
Keywords Stability Nourishment Fidelity Pensiveness Muscles Mouth Singing Transition Grounding
Magical Uses Grounding Stability Nourishment Centering Transition Protection of home Digestion
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Every entry that names Earth , grouped by the system it comes from.