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	Elementals are commonly mentioned in [[grimoire]]s dealing with [[alchemy]] and [[sorcery]] and are usually called by [[summon]]ing.		Elementals are commonly mentioned in [[grimoire]]s dealing with [[alchemy]] and [[sorcery]] and are usually called by [[summon]]ing.

	In modern [[occult]]ism the word Elemental can also be used to mean any simple or only partly sentient spiritual entity. These entities can be entirely natural (ie the spirit of a group of trees) or can be created by magicians or sorcerers to perform a task for them. The latter type are called Servitors. This kind of "subservient" or "man-made" elemental can be found mentioned in the works of [[Austin Osman Spare]] or [[Aleister Crowley]]. They are a vital concept in modern [[Chaos Magic]].		In modern [[occult]]ism the word Elemental can also be used to mean any simple or only partly sentient spiritual entity. These entities can be entirely natural (ie the spirit of a group of trees) or can be created by magicians or sorcerers to perform a task for them. The latter type are called [[Servitors]]. This kind of "subservient" or "man-made" elemental can be found mentioned in the works of [[Austin Osman Spare]] or [[Aleister Crowley]]. They are a vital concept in modern [[Chaos Magic]].

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In [[mysticism]], [[mythology]] and [[alchemy]], an '''elemental''' is a creature (usually a [[spiritual being|spirit]]) that is attuned with, or composed of, one of the classical [[elements]]: [[air]], [[earth]], [[fire]] and [[water]].
The elements balance each other out through opposites: water quenches fire, fire boils water, earth contains air, air erodes earth. The concept of elementals seems to have been conceived by [[Paracelsus]] in the 6th century. Paracelsus' elementals were:
{|class="wikitable"
!Element
!Elemental
!Source
|-
|Air
|[[Sylph]]
|invented by Paracelsus, though supposedly part of Greek and Egyptian mythologies (not confirmed)
|-
|Earth
|[[Gnome]]
|invented by Paracelsus, but probably based on the traditional [[kobold]]
|-
|Fire
|[[Salamander]]
|invented by Paracelsus
|-
|Water
|[[Undine]]
|water goddesses from Homeric myth
|}

Elementals are commonly mentioned in [[grimoire]]s dealing with [[alchemy]] and [[sorcery]] and are usually called by [[summon]]ing.

In modern [[occult]]ism the word Elemental can also be used to mean any simple or only partly sentient spiritual entity. These entities can be entirely natural (ie the spirit of a group of trees) or can be created by magicians or sorcerers to perform a task for them. The latter type are called Servitors. This kind of "subservient" or "man-made" elemental can be found mentioned in the works of [[Austin Osman Spare]] or [[Aleister Crowley]]. They are a vital concept in modern [[Chaos Magic]].

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==References==
*Wikipedia (2005). ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elementals Elementals].'' Retrieved Nov 18 2005

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