Course XXXVI - Teaching 2: Elementals

The terrestrial element, Prithivi, creates elementals as guardians and caretakers of terrestrial movements, growth of trees, vegetation, and reserve of lands that the man should not contaminate. For an old legend, these beings are short, long-bearded and grotesque; according to tales and mysteries arisen from fantasy of the people, they have been called dwarfs, goblins, gnomes, et cetera.
In fact, these elementals are invisible to the eye, although sometimes may acquire material forms. In the Nibelungs, dwarfs watch in a dark and deep grotto a holy treasure that nobody can touch, to relate the legend to their mission that is to reserve and watch over certain magnetic places.
In the province of La Rioja, Argentina, there is a hidden place that is invisible to man and watched by these entities that surely could acquire material form to the eye of any wayfarer not to let him pass. Divided into small groups, over and above they lead the chemical evolution of metals. Blindly they obey magicians dedicated to the practice of having them under control; these magicians get anything they want from these elementals for the simple reason that the man has his own mind and these beings have a collective mind.
When the Count of Saint Germain and a friend to see boxes in which the former had kept gold, precious stones and invaluable metals, the visitor asked how so many wonderful things could be gathered there, and the Count sarcastically smiled and replied that servers of the earth had brought it.
The Archangel Gabriel holding a lily leads and rules over them. In Hindu mythology, he is called Indra. The element of water, Acpias also creates elementals. If we could make these forms material, we would see them as those of suggestive undines, enchanting sirens and diaphanous nymphs.
These elementals rule over the rhythmic movement of water, rains, thunders and storms.
Their image can also be seen as varied forms and colors of clouds flying over our heads, and to which we do not pay too much attention.
They are quite contrary to socialize with men, and if they do, it is to lose them irremissibly.
The one who controls the elementals of water should have a full-proof control wheel. The strong Jesus would walk over waters.
The Archangel Raphael rules over them; he carried and gave Tobias a wonderful fish. In Hindu mythology is Varuna.
Tejas creates elementals of fire: luminous Salamanders, fiery Satyrs and terrible Erynies.
These elementals of fire love men and can be easily under control; but if they find timid men, then these elementals slaughter them immediately. They adore brave men and hate cowards. Any strong soul can have them under control; so, saints that did not fear death, being supported by these elementals, walked over embers and through flames, as nowadays Shinto worshippers of fire likewise still do in Japan and China.
They are faithful servers of the strong Archangel Michael and of the ever-shining Agni.
The element of air, Vayu creates forms of sylphs, ghosts and wandering larvae. They are neither friends nor enemies of man, but escape from him constantly.
Elementals of air are very useful for magicians who can have them under control, because they are blindly in the service of these magicians.
They fulfill their injunctions with fantastic speed, but their only desire is to wander and wander. In his “Ariel”, Shakespeare has described them in insuperable way.
They are under the guide of the Archangel Seraphiel, called The Runner, who draws the curtains of the times.
These elementals can also appear as human or animal spooks pullulating on the seventh plane of the astral world. They take body from ethereal dregs of those who have followed ahead in their evolutionary plan.
Azrael, god of death kindly tries their dissolution and reintegration to the Cosmic Ether. Or that those who have already acquired so much strength may stand the attack of the destructive wave, progress and form a worthy abode to be inhabited tomorrow by a human mind.
The Host of the Shadow ruling over elemental beings keeps them reduced to their magnetic area not to damage human beings that neither know them nor can perceive them.