Tables of Correspondences
Throughout this book, I’ve pointed out places where knowing a correspondence (to your astrological sign, to an element, etc.) would be useful. Correspondences create a sympathetic connection. Here’s a basic collection of correspondences, which your continuing studies will surely expand.
Elemental Correspondences
Air
Altar Symbols: Incense, feather, fan
Animals: Birds
Colors: White, sky blue, yellow
Magical Tools: Wand or sword/athame
Part of the Self: Mind
Part of the Body: Lungs
Elemental Beings: Sylphs
Magical Purposes: Education, communication, knowledge or wisdom, rationality, travel, legal matters, writing, new beginnings, healing the lungs or respiratory disease
Fire
Altar Symbols: Censer, candle
Animals: Lizards, snakes, big cats (lions, tigers, etc.)
Colors: Red, orange
Magical Tools: Sword/athame or wand
Part of the Self: Will
Parts of the Body: Nervous system and life force generally
Elemental Being: Salamanders
Magical Purposes: Passion, sex, strength/stamina (life force), charisma, attraction, decision-making, courage, political activism, destruction (burn out the old), exorcism, healing neurological diseases
Water
Altar Symbols: Water, seashell
Animals: Fish, crustaceans, whales, dolphins
Colors: Blue, sea green
Magical Tool: Cup
Part of the Self: Emotions
Parts of the Body: Circulatory and lymphatic systems
Elemental Beings: Undines
Magical Purposes: Dreams, love, romance, soothing, calming, psychic powers, past lives, privacy, secrecy, intuition, lactation, childbirth, healing blood or lymphatic diseases
Earth
Altar Symbols: Salt, stone, soil
Animals: Bear, pig, goat
Colors: Green, brown, black
Magical Tool: Pentacle
Part of the Self: Body
Parts of the Body: Muscle, fat, bone
Elemental Beings: Gnomes
Magical Purposes: Fertility, wealth, career, appetite, gardening, farming, marriage, home, protection, bringing things to completion/fruition, physical growth (hair growth, nail growth, healing wasting diseases or diseases related to malnourishment), healing broken bones or structural disorders
Astrological Correspondences
Aries
Dates: March 21 to April 20
Symbol: 
Planet: Mars
Element: Fire
Color: Red
Taurus
Dates: April 21 to May 21
Symbol: 
Planet: Venus
Element: Earth
Colors: Green, mauve
Gemini
Dates: May 22 to June 21
Symbol: 
Planet: Mercury
Element: Air
Colors: Yellow, bright colors
Cancer
Dates: June 22 to July 22
Symbol: 
Planet: Moon
Element: Water
Colors: Pale blue, silver
Leo
Dates: July 23 to August 22
Symbol: 
Planet: Sun
Element: Fire
Colors: Gold, orange, yellow
Virgo
Dates: August 23 to September 22
Symbol: 
Planet: Mercury
Element: Earth
Colors: Brown, navy blue, gray
Libra
Dates: September 23 to October 22
Symbol: 
Planet: Venus
Element: Air
Color: Pastels
Scorpio
Dates: October 23 to November 21
Symbol: 
Planet: Pluto
Element: Water
Colors: Burgundy, black
Sagittarius
Dates: November 22 to December 21
Symbol: 
Planet: Jupiter
Element: Fire
Color: Purple, royal blue
Capricorn
Dates: December 22 to January 19
Symbol: 
Planet: Saturn
Element: Earth
Colors: Black, brown
Aquarius
Dates: January 20 to February 19
Symbol: 
Planet: Uranus
Element: Air
Colors: Electric blue, rainbow
Pisces
Dates: February 20 to March 20
Symbol: 
Planet: Neptune
Element: Water
Colors: White, lavender, sea green
Planetary Correspondences
Sun
Symbol: 
Color: Yellow
Meaning: The self, vitality
Moon
Symbol: 
Color: Silver
Meaning: Emotions, secrets, imagination
Mercury
Symbol: 
Color: Orange
Meaning: Communication, rationality, learning
Venus
Symbol: 
Color: Green
Meaning: Romance, aesthetics, eroticism, femaleness
Mars
Symbol: 
Color: Red
Meaning: Aggression, courage, action, maleness
Jupiter
Symbol: 
Color: Blue
Meaning: Luck, optimism, expansion, justice
Saturn
Symbol: 
Color: Black
Meaning: Constriction, limitations, laws and rules, conscience
Uranus
Symbol: 
Color: Purple
Meaning: Intuition, inspiration, openness to the unusual
Neptune
Symbol: 
Color: Violet
Meaning: Mysticism, the unseen, illusions
Pluto
Symbol: 
Color: Burgundy/rust
Meaning: Power, magic, rebirth
Moon Phases
Waxing: Increase generally; anything that grows, expands, becomes
Full: Worship/theurgy, love
Waning: Decrease generally; anything that shrinks, dissipates, leaves
New: Transformation, mystery, shadow work, divination, meditation
Magical Tools
Athame
Element: Fire (sometimes air)
Meaning: The will of the practitioner, directed will, “active male”
Sword
Element: Fire (sometimes air)
Meaning: Basically the same as the athame; the sword is generally for group work, while the athame is for individual work
Wand
Element: Air (sometimes fire)
Meaning: Directed thought, power sent to the gods, “passive male”
Cup
Element: Water
Meaning: Reception, blessing, feeling, “active female”
Pentacle
Element: Earth
Meaning: Wealth, containment (as a plate), “passive female”
Color Correspondences
Red: Passion, sex, lust, life force, blood, war, aggression
Orange: Ego, materialism, pride
Yellow: Science, learning, organization
Green: Plants, agriculture, money, nature, creativity, beauty
Blue: Emotion, peace, sorrow
Indigo: Psychic arts, transcendence
Purple: Royalty, rulership, politics
Black: Death, silence, secrets
Brown: Earth, soil, animals
White: Purity, spirit
Pink: Love, friendship
Pythagorean Number Meanings
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Number |
Meaning |
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1 |
Initiative, leadership, courage, self, God, |
|
2 |
Harmony, cooperation, love, joy |
|
3 |
Creativity, imagination, social connection |
|
4 |
Building, practicality, industry, order |
|
5 |
Freedom, sex, knowledge, games |
|
6 |
Art, responsibility, family, giving |
|
7 |
Occult, spirituality, research |
|
8 |
Organization, authority, judgment |
|
9 |
Charity, sympathy, generosity |