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Had a good conversation with a fellow mage today.

They pointed out a problem with an association / correspondence I had taken for granted; namely that I'd taken at face value my former Magister's association of boundary enforcement with fire.

Fire! The imposition of will on the universe! A very active, assertive, even aggressive element

... but why not Earth? Protective, steadfast. Calm and patent yet unyielding.

Air aligned being that I am, I need to remember that questioning is good.

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woo; elemental correspondences 

I think I've come to think of Earth entirely in terms of bearing other people's pain; being a rock for them and a source of stability for them. This is a disservice; no element is the element of self-neglect when used properly.

Perhaps it is time to rethink my usage of it as a shorthand for orthocosmic responsibility.

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