Editing Earth (classical element) (section)

==Ceremonial magic==
Earth and the other Greek classical elements were incorporated into the [[Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn|Golden Dawn]] system. Zelator is the elemental grade attributed to earth; this grade is also attributed to the [[Sephirot]] of [[Malkuth]].<ref>Israel Regardie, ''The Golden Dawn'', pp. 154-65.</ref> The [[magical weapon|elemental weapon]] of earth is the [[Pentacle]].<ref>Regardie, ''Golden Dawn'', p.322; Kraig, ''Modern Magick'', pp. 149-53.</ref> Each of the elements has several associated spiritual beings. The archangel of earth is [[Uriel (archangel)|Uriel]], the angel is Phorlakh, the ruler is Kerub, the king is Ghob, and the earth [[elemental]]s (following [[Paracelsus]]) are called [[gnome]]s.<ref>Regardie, ''Golden Dawn'', p. 80.</ref> Earth is considered to be passive; it is represented by the symbol for [[Taurus (astrology)|Taurus]], and it is referred to the lower left point of the pentagram in the Supreme Invoking Ritual of the Pentagram.<ref>Regardie, ''Golden Dawn'', pp. 280–286; Kraig, ''Modern Magick'', pp. 206-209.</ref> Many of these associations have since spread throughout the occult community.

It is sometimes represented by its [[Tattva]] or by a downward pointing triangle with a horizontal line through it.