Elemental
Dragons
Air
Dragons
These great dragons are ruled by the Sairys
(pronounced Sair-iss), their elemental colour is pure yellow, and
where they inhabit is often warm and moist. Air dragons often have a
very peaceful nature and they like to share what they know, in fact
they feel that all knowledge is worth having. As their name suggests,
they control the winds and can manipulate air with amazing dexterity.
They can even remove all air from an area creating a vacuum that is
next to impossible to fill. These dragons are often long and slender,
some have gauzy wings and their scales often have a feather-like
quality and may have actual feathers around their heads, necks, and
paws. They govern the Eastern quarter of the Circle and you can apply
Eastern associations to these dragons.
Positive
associations of these dragons are new beginnings, the Spring, breath,
optimism, joy, intelligence, mental quickness and renewal.
Negative
associations of air dragons are frivolity, gossip, fickleness,
inattention, stagnation, bragging, and forgetfulness.
The
magick that these dragons control is often used to control weather,
as one would expect. They are also useful in spells that blow away
the old and are excellent in protection rituals as well as magick
that works for mental flexibility and openness to new ideas. Teachers
and students both will find a wealth of information with these
dragons as they can teach us how to better impart our wisdom as well
as sharpening our minds so that we can learn better.
Other
forms of dragons that fall under this category are lightening
dragons, storm dragons, wind dragons, and weather dragons.
Fire
Dragons
The Ruler of these dragons is Fafnir (pronounced
faf-near), their elemental colour is pure red, and they tend to live
in warm and dry areas. These dragons have a fiery disposition but can
be very gentle and understanding, it is also true that they can be
unpredictable and difficult to work with until they get to know you.
Once you gain a fire dragon's loyalty they are unwavering and
powerful friends. Their bodies are often thick and heavy with a long
snake-like necks and tails. They often have wicked looking horns on
their head and their mere presence can make a room warmer. Fire
dragons are fierce protectors and are often heralded by their loud
roar. They govern the Southern Quarter of the circle and Southern
correspondences can be applied to fire dragons.
Positive
association for fire dragons are summer, the sun, blood, any kind of
helpful fire, enthusiasm, activity, change, passion, courage, daring,
will power, and leadership.
Negative
associations for these dragons are hate, jealousy, fear, anger, war,
ego, conflicts, and irritability.
The
magick of fire dragons is often used for personal purification on any
level, for energy or courage, and for the stamina needed to pursue
your dreams and finish important projects. You can also use their
potent magick to help remove barriers, but once they are set on a
course they are very difficult to halt and will go through or over
anything or anyone to achieve their goal. If you don't have a good
working relationship with these dragons and you employ them they can
turn your spell into something destructive that will 'burn' through
all obstacles and leave ruin in their place.
Other
forms of fire dragons are steam dragons, heat dragons, lava dragons,
and desert dragons.
Water
Dragons
Water dragons are ruled by Naelyon (pronounced
nail-yawn), their elemental colour is pure blue and they live in cold
and moist areas. Water dragons have a very soothing influence and are
drawn by strong emotions but will not contact anyone who lets their
emotions constantly run away with them. A room may feel a few degrees
cooler when water dragons visit or you may notice an increase in the
humidity. These dragons are long and serpentine and rarely have legs
or wings. Their scales will have a silvery or shimmery hue to them
and they tend to have a feathery fringe around their mouths. Many
times they appear looking like Oriental dragons and their eyes may
have a glowing quality to them. Water dragons govern the Western
quarter of the Circle and Western associations may be applied to
these dragons.
Positive
water dragon associations are calm water, compassion, peacefulness,
forgiveness, love, intuition, calmness, peace of mind, and fluidity.
Negative
associations for these dragons are floods, storms, laziness,
indifference, instability, lack of emotional control, insecurity, and
overwhelming grief.
The
magick of these dragons is generally used for dealing with emotions,
either calming them or stirring them up. You can also use their
energy to help with movement or to help keep things fluid and open.
You can call on these great dragons to help open up your psychic
centres and lend their aid to your divination skills. Water dragons
are also useful for calmness in all situations and on all levels,
when you have to deal with anything that will tax your emotions you
should ask water dragons to lend their aid.
Other
types of water dragons are ice dragons, mist dragons, and rain
dragons.
Earth
Dragons
These dragons are ruled by Grael (pronounced grail),
their elemental colour is pure green, and their homes are in cold and
dry places. Earth dragons are very quiet beings, they will observe
from a distance until they are ready to approach you. Once you have
befriended an earth dragon they are very straight forward and will be
blunt and honest with you but are very loving and nurturing. They
tend to have a ridge of sharp scales down their necks and back, their
body scales are often very reminiscent of armour Of all the dragons,
these are the ones that like treasure and in order to build a strong
relationship you should keep a jar or dish full of coins. The earth
dragon’s bodies tend to be very heavy and most of them have four
legs, when they have wings their wingspan is enormous. Earth dragons
govern the Northern Quarter of the Circle and Northern associations
may be applied to them.
Positive
associations for earth dragons are respect, endurance, strength,
responsibility, stability, prosperity, thoroughness, and having a
purpose in life.
Negative
earth dragon associations are rigidity, unwillingness to change,
stubbornness, and lack of consciousness, vacillation, and weakness.
Earth
dragon magick is good form building long lasting foundations, for
helping to complete long-range goals, and for invoking stability into
your life. You can also call on them for physical and mental
endurance as well as the strength to accept responsibility. If you
are planning to do a spell for enduring prosperity and success, earth
dragons are excellent for this but they expect you to work towards
your goals and not demand that they deliver it to you.
Other
kinds of earth dragons are stone dragons, nature dragons, mountain
dragons, and forest dragons.
Chaos
Dragons
These dragons don't have a ruler, their colour is pure
black, and their homes are in elemental chaos. These dragons are
always dark colours that blend into blackness, often it will look
like they have stars caught in their scales. Their bodies are heavy
and huge; in fact they tend to be the largest of all dragons. They
have wide, wedge-shaped heads and their long tails often are barbed
or spiked. Chaos dragons have huge wings that often blend into the
night sky and may be hard to make out; they are masters of camouflage
in spite of their large bulk and are rarely seen if they don't wish
it. These dragons are not evil or malicious, they work with us and
their magick is often incomprehensible to us and they go beyond our
limited view of happenings. Because of this their acts may seem
cruel, but they are working for our greater good. These dragons are
pure representations of chaos and we are to call on them when we
realise that not every problem or situation can be resolved with
order and reasoning. When working with these dragons they will go
straight to the source of your problem or question and force you to
confront it. This can be rather uncomfortable for us as we will need
to deal with hidden aspects of ourselves that we may not be ready to
face, so be sure that you are prepared to accept the consequences of
invoking a chaos dragon.
Chaos
dragon magick is mainly concerned with the re-creation of lives,
relationships, and careers. You can employ them to help break through
barriers, with changing luck, and in bringing about vast changes. You
can work with them to explore past lives and their magick is
particularly powerful aids in divination. Their magick is also used
to confine anything that will hinder you in forward growth and
movement, if you invoke this aspect of them be prepared to have
everything that is holding you back leave you life whether you want
it gone or not. This is the type of dragon that we work with when we
talk about 'riding the dragon’; eventually during this ritual we
will have to confront our worst enemy - ourselves. Chaos dragons can
also be heralds warning of catastrophe, to ignore what they have to
say may bring about destruction in our lives.
