A Wiccan Bible - Exploring the Mysteries of the Craft from Birth to Summerland

Liber ab Quattuor (Book of Four)^91

Spirit at Center

Ki and the Four Quarters

The diagram “Ki and the Four Quarters” places the four Elements in accordance

with how the pentagram is most commonly depicted. Understanding the meaning be-

hind this placement is a bit more difficult than can be drawn. Should you wear a penta-

gram around your neck, do the Elements apply to someone looking at you or you looking

at the person? In respect to the Fifth Element, it is always the top point in the penta-

gram. However, when we address the principle of Spirit being center, we see a reason

for the placement of the other Elements. Air and Fire are placed with the upper por-

tion of the torso because the upper world (Sky) is considered masculine. Earth and

Water are placed with the lower portion of the torso because the lower world (Earth)

is considered feminine (see P’an Ku). What is important in the placement is not actu-

ally which Element goes where, but the relationship between the masculine Elements

and the feminine Elements.

Air

Spirit

Earth

Fire

Water

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