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This essay is part of a series of writings on the topic of the pancha maha bhutas . Read our contemplations on Earth , Water , Fire  ,...

Today we will continue our exploration and discussion on the subject of the pancha maha bhutas   , and in specific we will cover the Air...

The Pancha Maha Bhutas  series is a short arrangement of essays where we dive into each of the 5 Great Elements based on the traditional...

Our orientation to WATER and how we view the characteristics and qualities of this elemental "personality" is based on how it is seen to manifest in our body, where its essence is located in the subtle body (according to yogic/Tantrik physiology), and conclusions from the experimental model & methodology of bhuta shuddhi that is used in our yoga sadhana.

We must remember that the ideas of Yoga are all related to the objectives or aims of this spiritual path. At the same time, we must also remember that these ideas were and are presented as methods and ways of experimentation rather than as rules or dogmas. his is important, as our own individual attainment is dependent on our ability to think for ourselves and apply any of the means suggested to arrive at our own conclusions and understanding...

I'd love to introduce to you today the metaphysical concept of the pancha maha bhutas, emerging to us out of Samkhya philosophy. Pancha = five; maha = great; bhutas = elements -- thus, the "Five Great Elements" . Samkhya is the cosmogonical view underlying the wisdom sciences of Yoga and Tantra; this framework deals with the origin of the Universe and in specific, with how Infinite Consciousness (i.e. Supreme Reality) "descends" or manifests by stages to become the appa

The Earth element corresponds to the muladhara chakra, the psychic center at the base of the spine (tailbone & coccyx area). The bija mantra, or seed sound, associated with this center is LAM. Ganesha, or Ganapati, is said to the be the gatekeeper and deity presiding over this region. The yogis suggest that it is this chakra which is responsible for the embodied feelings of security, survival, and stability. I believe that the first step in our analysis of what all this means