The elements have been a part of man's ancient and secret knowledge since their beginning in prehistoric time. Different cultures associate them with different things. The following list is from Starhawk's 'The Spiral Dance.'

Air

Direction: East
Controls: Mind, all mental things, intuitive and divination workings. Knowledge, abstract learning, theory, wind swept hills, plains, windy beaches, high mountain tops, high towers, w ind and breath.
Time: Dawn
Season: Spring
Colors: White, bright yellow, high red, blue-white
Signs: Gemini, Libra, Aquarius
Tools: Athame, sword, censer
Spirits: Nymphs, ruled by King Paralda
Angel: Michael
Name of the eastern wind: Eurus
Sense: Smell
Jewel: Topaz
Incense: Galbanum (a type of rubber resin)
Plants: Frankincense, myrrh, pansy, cowslip, vervain, violet, yarrow
Tree: Aspen
Animals: Birds
Goddesses: Aradia, Arianrhod, Cardea, Nuit, Urania
Gods: Enlil, Khepera, Merkur, Shu, Thot

Fire

Direction: South
Controls: Energy, soul, heat, flame, blood, sap, life, healing and destruction, cleansing, bonfires, hearth fires, candle flames, sun, deserts, volcanoes, eruptions, explosions
Time: Mid day
Season: Summer
Colors: Red, gold, high red, orange, white (sunlight at mid day)
Sign: Aries
Tools: Censer, wand
Spirits: Salamanders ruled by King Djinn
Angel: Ariel
Name of the southern wind: Notus
Sense: Sight
Jewel: Fire opal
Incense: Olibanum (frankincense)
Plants: Garlic, hibiscus, mustard, nettle, onion, red pepper, red poppy
Tree: Almond in bloom
Animals: Fire breathing dragons, lions, and horses (when their hoofs throw sparks)
Goddesses: Brigit, Hestia, Pele, Vesta
Gods: Agni, Hephaestus, Horus, Vulcan

Water

Direction: West
Controls: Feelings, moods, love, courage, daring, grief, oceans, tide, lakes, ponds, creeks and rivers, springs, wells, intuition, the subconscious, uterus, breeding, fertility
Time: Dusk
Season: Autumn
Colors: Blue, blue-green, green, grey, indigo, black
Signs: Cancer, Scorpio, Pisces
Tool: Bowl
Spirits: Undines ruled by King Niksa
Angel: Rafael
Name of the western wind: Zephyrus
Sense: Taste
Jewel: Aquamarine
Incense: Myrrh
Plants: Ferns, lotus flower, mosses, sedge, seaweed, water lilies and all water plants
Tree: Willow
Animals: Dragons (and snakes), dolphins and porpoises, fish, seals and sea mammals, water snakes, all aquatic animals and sea birds
Goddesses: Aphrodite, Isis, Marianne, Mari, Tiamat
Gods: Dylan, Ea, Llyr, Manannan, Osiris, Neptune, Poseidon

Earth

Direction: North
Controls: The body, growth, nature, subsistence, materialistic gain, money, creativity, birth, death, stillness, abysses, caves, groves, fields, rocks, standing stones, mountains, crystals, jewels, metal
Time: Midnight
Season: Winter
Colors: Black, brown, green, white
Signs: Taurus, Virgo, Capri corn
Tool: Pentagram
Spirits: Dwarfs/gnomes ruled by King Ghob
Angel: Gabriel
Name of the northern wind: Boreas, Ophion
Sense: Touch
Jewel: Quartz crystal, salt
Incense: Storax
Plants: Camphor, ivy, barley, oats, corn, rice, rye, wheat
Tree: Oak
Animals: Cow or bull, bison, snakes (land living), deer
Goddesses: Ceres, Demeter, Geae, Mah, Nephthys, Persephone, Prithivi, Rhea, Rhiannon
Gods: Adonis, Athos, Arawn, Cernunnos, Dionysus, Marduk, Pan, Tammuz

Spirit/Ether

Direction: Center and circumference, all the way through and around
Controls: Transcendence, transformation, change, everywhere and nowhere, inside and outside, the void, immanence
Time: Beyond time, all time is one
Season: The spinning wheel
Colors: Transparent, white, black
Tool: Cauldron
Sense: Hearing
Plant: Mistletoe
Tree: The blossoming almond tree
Animal: Sphinx
Goddesses: Isis , The Secret Name of the Goddess, Shekinah.
Gods: Akasha, IAO, JHVH.