Elemental Creatures- The Salamander

Salamanders rule the element of fire and hail from the direction South. It's typically agreed they take on a lizard-like form and are said to have taught ancient man how to create and use fire in ancient fables. The elemental concept of and the term salamander was coined by Paraselsus, a highly respected physician of the 16th century.

The lore continues to weave in and out of collective imagination as we learn elemental Salamanders were attributed for the presence of coronas or points of discharge. Commonly known as St. Elmo's Fire, salamanders were thought to produce electric fields of energy, and sometimes great glowing orbs of fire

The mythical salamander resembles the real salamander somewhat in appearance, but makes its home in fires, the hotter the better. Early travelers to China were shown garments which, or so they were told, had been woven of wool from the salamander: the cloth was completely unharmed by fire. The garments had actually been woven from asbestos.

These are a few symbolic attributes of fire:

~Wild ~Bold

~Sultry ~Feisty

~Lively ~Energizing

~Impetuous ~Passionate

~Consuming ~Enlightening

~Illuminating ~Commanding