Elemental Connections When magicians speak of the elements, they’re not referring to the periodic table you learned about in school. They mean the four elements: air, fire, water, and earth. These elements are the energetic building blocks that make up our world. We’ll go into more detail and depth about the elements later on, but for now let’s just note their relationships with the four directions: Air relates to the east. Fire is associated with the south. Water corresponds to the west. Earth is linked with the north.
