by Vikki Anderson
The elemental fairies are broken down into different categories depending upon their responsibility. The elements are fire, earth, air and water. Sometimes either is also used as an element, but being ether is from which all elements come, we usually do not use it.
Fire Fairies correlate to Aries, Leo and Sag in the zodiac and their elemental name is “salamander.” Their subdivision is a very short one. It consists of the salamander and the flame spirits. Those two subdivisions of fire take care of all the needs of this elemental.
Earth Fairies correlate to Taurus, Virgo and Capricorn in the zodiac and refer to the ever-popular “gnome.” The earth subdivision is a little more complex. It indicates two major subdivisions of the surface fairies and the underground fairies. The surface fairies consist of tree and wood or garden fairies. The underground fairies consist of the rock spirits or gnomes.
Air Fairies correlate to Gemini, Libra and Aquarius in the zodiac and have the “sylph” as its representative. Air fairies are broken into two categories. One is the sylph and the other subdivision is the nature spirits which include the cloud, storm and dragon spirits.
Water Fairies correlate to Cancer, Scorpio and Pisces in the zodiac and are called “undines.” This group is subdivided into salt and fresh water. The fresh water spirits are called undines. The salt water consists of water babies, sea sprites and storm fairies.
Although the little spirits go by these names, I usually just refer to them by their element since calling them their rightful name may bring totally different concepts of what the fairies would look like. In fact, fairies can be many shapes, colors and sizes, but frequently take on human form because they know that’s what we expect to see. If you suppose they would look like an animal, they will. If you believe they will look very ethereal and spirit like, you wish is their command. Their intent is to make you comfortable with their form – their intentions are usually honorable and caring.
Fire Fairies can make and controls fire or make fire burn out of control, depending upon the circumstance.
Earth Fairies are usually mischievous and like to hide things, but eventually return them to you if you ask nicely. I usually call upon my Earth Fairies to help me locate lost items. They also protect the flora of our planet.
Air Fairies control the different air currents related to wind, storms, tornadoes, hurricanes, etc., but also the nice warm breezes of summer.
Water Fairies control the water flow of rivers and oceans and help heal the water bodies as much as possible in light of world pollution. They even turn the water into ice and snow in the winter and then can turn the dew to frost.
