“A proverb from India states that each of us is a house with four rooms – mental, emotional, physical and spiritual – but unless we go into every room every day, we are not complete. The elements are powerful tools for entering these inner rooms.

Throughout history, the elements have been associated with natural balance and wholeness. Ancient people knew that within each element were patterns of energy that permeated the universe. They used this understanding to develop cosmological models to create a sense of harmony in their lives.

From Native Americans to ancient Greeks, Egyptians, Mayans, Aztecs, Persians, Celts and Hindus, the mysterious panorama of nature has been divided into separate parts that are designated by the four elements. Egyptian sages fervently believed that reflecting upon the four elements preceded a profound understanding of life.

In the mystery schools of Mesopotamia, initiates underwent rigorous rites of Air, Water, Fire and Earth to test particular aspects of their natures. Hippocrates, honored as the father of medicine, declared that a patient’s health depended upon a balance of the four elements. And the great Sufi poet, Rumi, wrote that the four elements were the foundation of life and had a profound effect on the human spirit. ”

Denise Linn – Soul Coaching