The Element of Water

The Water Element is a powerful force—gentle and life-giving in balance, yet deeply destructive when taken to extremes. Like the Earth itself, the human body requires just the right amount of water to function in harmony.

Too much, and we drown—both literally and emotionally. The wild sea can pull us under, filling our lungs with what our bodies were never meant to breathe. It overwhelms. It floods. It washes away stability.Too little, and we dry out—drought sets in, leaving both body and spirit parched, lifeless, and disconnected. Water, in either extreme, can be deeply detrimental to both the human and the planet.

When water appears turbulent in your life—like crashing waves or emotional overwhelm—it often signals a lesson. A deep cleansing. A course correction. It coincides and sets the balance with our masculine and feminine polarities.

The beings and energies that embody the water element are not here to harm us, but to purify. They take us through waves of emotion. Think of what happens when you cry—there’s an emotional release, a breaking open. And in the aftermath, there’s clarity. Perspective returns. Things settle.

Water Element