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THE SALAMANDERS The third group of elementals is the salamanders, or spirits of fire, who live in that attenuated, spiritual ether which is the invisible fire element of Nature.
PRAYER OF THE SALAMANDERS. Immortal, Eternal, Inejble and Sacred Father of all things, Thou who art borne upon the ceaselessly-rolling chariot of the ever-turning worlds.
Prayer of the Salamanders: South " Glorious light, Eternal Flames, All Consuming Fire, O Salamanders who discern all things, whose power is exalted, whose power is UN-matched, Thou whose fingers consume life, whose breath gives warmth, ...
Oration of the Salamanders. 21. Pentacles, or the three rings of Solomon, son of David.
They are called by the Kabalists, Gnomes (of the Earth), Sylphs (of the Air), Salamanders (of the Fire), and Undines (of the Water), except a few of the higher kinds and their rulers. They are rather the forces of nature than ethereal men and women.
In Western traditions, Gnomes are considered Earth elementals, while Fire elementals are Salamanders, Water elementals are Undines, and Air elementals are Sprites. Spirit elementals are called Sprites.
The Neoplatonic Greeks categorized elementals according to the four elements: Earth elementals are gnomes; Air elementals are sylphs; Water elementals are undines; and Fire elementals are salamanders.
Personifications of the four or five "elements" of Western or Eastern occultism; in the West these are "Gnomes" for Earth, "Undines" for Water, "Sylphs" for Air, "Salamanders" for Fire, and "Sprites" for Spirit. Elementals, Artificial ...
The elementals of the earth are the gnomes, ruled by the angel Ariel; the ones of the air are the sylphs, ruled by Cherub; the ones of the water are the undines, ruled by Tharsis; and there are five elementals that are salamanders, ruled by Seraph.
In mediæval literature, these earth-spirits are often called gnomes, while the water-spirits are spoken of as undines, the air-spirits as sylphs, and the ether-spirits as salamanders.
She holds, in her left hand, a scarlet-red lotus wand. In her right hand, she holds an emerald-green ankh. Small black salamanders can be seen moving among the flames. Imagine you feel the heat and power emanating from the SOUTH.
See also: Salamander, Spirit, Occult, Spirits, Magic
 
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