The Elements

When we are thinking about the elements as far as the weather is concerned, we may think of cold weather, with rain and high winds. And with that, we mainly think of the element water… And the wind or stormy weather that permits that element to move.

When we look at the energy of water as an element, it has to do with cleansing and with emotions — and the wind then that brings these energies into motion. It makes that taking a walk in stormy weather can truly help us to clear our heads…

On the other side, right now it is summer. Lots of sunshine, high temperatures, and hardly any breeze at all. For many the perfect summer weather, although for some the temperatures may be a bit on the high side…

Right now, what we are experiencing is the element of fire. And fire has a lot to do with cleansing as well. On top of that the elemental energy of fire is about gathering the things we need in our lives, and allowing them to start moving around.

Summer then, has its own energy which has to do with details and wonderment. It is an energy that invites us to look with an open mind at what is happening in our lives, specifically the details that are at play.

The interesting thing is that this energy is coming up at the same moment we need to start paying more attention to the Corona virus again. Perhaps it is as important to keep social distancing while new rules and regulations may be implemented in busy areas in order to again contain the virus.

This combination of the summer weather with lots of sunshine and high temperatures requires us to again — and with an open mind — look at what is necessary to safely live a healthy, happy life. To observe what is important in our lives. To truly see the details in our lives…

Which details are so important to us that we will keep giving them our time, focus and energy, and which details are just the “small stuff” we will, bit by bit, forget about?

The thing is, because this is all about the details, it may seem not quite that important to spend our time looking at them. And therein lies the challenge! Because especially these details, when we start adding them up, can make a huge difference in our lives!

Looking at it from the perspective of the energy of the elements, what we are dealing with now is a cleansing — looking at what we really desire in our lives and what we can release — and then observing with an open mind how we can bring that that is important to us into movement in such a manner that we can shape it into a (new) whole.

From a practical viewpoint this could mean that we are looking at new eating habits, or a new way to take better care of ourselves. Or perhaps giving our innate, natural rhythm the space it needs so that we can finally be that morning- or evening person that we truly are…

Chances are that when we look at the elemental energy of fire we are experiencing in the summer weather in this manner, the changes that bit by bit are “sneaking into our lives” are going to be positive and beneficial — making our lives more beautiful!