Merry meet!
Thank you once again to all those who joined in last week’s Weekly Witchy Challenge - Full Moon Magick 
After working with the moon at her pinnacle of power, we’re now ready to take that energy and peer beyond. This week’s challenge surpasses boundaries to explore an element of the Other.
The theme for this week’s challenge is…
The Fifth Element: Spirit 
The Fifth Element is Spirit - also known as “Aether” or “akasha”. For some practitioners, elements have a hierarchy and the Spirit Element sits on top, over the physical elements (
Fire Element, 
Air Element, 
Water Element, and 
Earth Element). Some view Spirit as being a unique force, while others envision it as a combination of the other elements in tandem.
In 1995, Scott Cunningham used the aether to describe the element of spirit and proposed that all of the other elements descended from it. He was not alone, as many pagans interpret the fifth element of akasha to be a combination of earth, air, fire, and water . Without akasha, they believe there would be nothing else, no earth, no spirit, no Magick.
From Spells8: The Element Spirit
Meanwhile, other practices may not recognize Spirit as an element, or call it by a different name. Feel free to explore your own beliefs around this elusive yet inclusive essence of magick, power, and life.
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This week’s challenge is all about the element spirit - how you choose to take on this theme is up to you!
So are you ready? Because it’s…
CHALLENGE TIME!
From Spells8: The Element Spirit
STEP 1 : Exploring the Fifth Element: Spirit
This challenge is all about the spirit element - but as always, feel free to explore the theme in a way that aligns with you and your unique practice.
Still not sure where to begin? To help you get started, here are a few ways in which a witch might approach this challenge.
Please make sure you are logged into your Spells8 Account so you can view all of the resources shared!
New to this element, or perhaps the elements as a magickal concept? Consider learning more about them this week. As your entry, feel free to share what you discovered 
The Five Elements of Wiccan Wisdom
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Explore Spirit Correspondences 
Crystals 
, horoscopes 
, animals 
, and herbs 
are just a few of the things that can be tied to elements. Consider looking into your favorite tools to find which things draw on the energy of earth, or share your personal associations.
- Find a Book of Correspondences or search for Substitutions in Spellwork to begin this quest.
From Spirit invocations to working with white, purple, or other Spirit correspondences, feel free to explore Spirit spellwork as your entry this week. If you can’t find what you’re looking for, consider writing your own spell.
Harmonizing Mind and Spirit Meditation
White Candle Cleansing Meditation
Related resources and discussions:
- Basics of the Crown Chakra 🤍
- Crown Chakra Hair Oil
- Crown Chakra Insight Tonic
- Crown Chakra Crystal Grid 👑
The suggestions above are just a few ideas to help kickstart your creativity- if you feel called to explore the element spirit in another way, you are welcome to do so!
As always, all witches are encouraged to embrace their own unique practice with how they explore the challenge theme 
From Spells8: Æther Invocation Printable Page
STEP 2 : Share Your Experience 
Click here for a note about challenge inclusivity
Everyone is welcome to join the challenge by practicing magick in line with the current theme. For lurkers and those who don’t feel comfortable sharing, it is absolutely okay to follow along with the challenge but keep your entry personal. Feel free to join in spirit and do what feels most comfortable for you! 
That being said, please know that if you would like to receive a prize and a public shout-out, it is required that you share your experience.
Getting Your Credit 
In order for your entry to be counted, all you have to do is write/share about your experience and label it as your challenge entry. There is a lot of chatting here (which is awesome- chatting and discussion are very welcome!) so please clearly write that it is your entry so I know to count it! 
Where Should I Share My Entry? 
Click here to learn where to share your challenge entry
You are welcome to post it right here- just click “reply” 
to this post and write your experience in the text box that pops up!
Alternatively, you could create a new post in the forum (this is good for when you have a lot to share and/or would like to discuss aspects of your entry not related to the current theme)
Note : If you do choose to create a new thread, please add the “challenge-entry” tag and/or add a hyperlink back to this post so that it can be easily found- thank you! 
Deadline 
This challenge will close in 6 DAYS
To join in, please share your experience by:
Tuesday, July 30 at 7:00 AM EDT (Eastern US Time)
2024-07-30T11:00:00Z
(Note that the time zone is ET- if you don’t see your time displayed above, you can use this time zone calculator to check for your time zone!)
Prizes 
For their efforts, all participants will receive a special shout-out and a small prize!
Acknowledgments will be given in a Props and Presents Post that will appear in the forums on Tuesday.
After the challenge closes, you are still very welcome to post but please be aware that no additional prizes will be given. This discussion will remain open for about a week after the challenge finishes.
A warm reminder that the challenges are designed to be very open- everyone is encouraged to participate in a way that honors and reflects their unique practice
If you have any doubts about if something is acceptable to post or say, please double-check with the Forum FAQ and/or reach out to your friendly Moderator Team.
And for those new to challenges- welcome! 
Know that the goal of these activities is to help you further diversify and strengthen your abilities and to bring together the Spells8 forum family to inspire and support one another in creative ways 
Am getting ready to fly? I just key inn to symbolism.
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Lisa Thiel)
Maiden)
her with my entire being such an inspiration to me in my journey!
! Birds have always called (no pun intended) to me and while I’m no longer in a place to own them, I honor them in the wild and am thrilled to find gifts of their feathers 
What a lovely entry and so inspiring! You are a shining 