Water Correspondences

A large amount of correspondences for the magical element Water.

Direction - west
Gender - female
Energy - receptive, passive
Qualities - cold and moist, heavy and passive
Color - blue
Power of the Sphinx - to keep silence
Season - autumn
Hour of day - dusk
Time of life - Parenthood/middle age
Celtic name - iar
Magical tool - chalice
Point of pentagram - Upper right
Type of magick - mirror magick, purification, healing, divination, dream magick, astral projection, love, friendship, spirituality, imagination
Animals - all marine life
Alchemical symbol - upside down triangle
Elemental spirit - undine
Nature - waterfalls, ocean, rain, etc., fog, moon
Parts of body - womb, breasts, tear ducts
Human senses - taste
Reflection in humanity - emotions, fertility, the unconscious mind
Goddess Aspect - Mother
Keys - Love Principle, Fertility
Virtues - compassion, tranquility, tenderness, forgiveness, modesty, fluidity in creativity, receptivity, influence, graciousness, sensitivity
Vices - self-indulgence, negligence, cowardice, indifference, instability, moodiness, infatuation, easily put upon, delusions, dependent
Excess - body puffiness, mood swings, "touchiness", apathy
Shortage -deep body dryness, hotness, mind & body feel separated, no empathy
Stage in the cycle of creation - perseverance to endure the long gestation, the nurturing and supporting role.
Emotions - love, sorrow, courage to continue on a difficult path with no end in sight, enduring rage born of long, silent suffering, hope that springs eternal.

Water Signs of the Zodiac

Sign	Sub-Element	Quadruplicity	Nature Metaphor
Cancer	Fire of Water	Cardinal	Rain, Springs, etc. - Swift passionate attack.
Scorpio	Air of Water	Fixed	Sea - Steady force of putrefaction.
Pisces	Water of Water	Mutable	Pool - Stagnant, spiritualized reflection of images.

The Cardinal sign represents the Birth of the Element, the Fixed sign its Life, and the Mutable sign its passing over towards the ideal form proper to it, i.e. to Spirit.