The elements are the obedient Servants of the Creator and the Secrets of the Creation.

The law of creation can be fulfilled by observing the right activity and in balancing

the right harmony of the elements in all aspects of our life.

Hazrat Inayat Khan has given these phrases to use in a ritual way to awaken consciousness for

and to enable co-operation in the process of transformation.

The sound, the rhythm, the movement, the colour, the intent will bring about

the alchemistical result of esoteric science and magical love.

ELEMENTSINGING

The practice of the element-singing consists in repeating rhythmically the element-phrases

on a certain tone and ending with a long sustained element-vowel.

It is a harmonising and healing practice for it invigorates and debilitates the working of

certain elements for certain results in the body, the mind, the heart and the soul.

The practice can be intensified by visualising the element-colours and energy-forms

by using coloured crystals to concentrate upon.

A crystal form may be used in bright element-colours or with coloured light shining out.

Earth: a yellow pyramid of four sides; vowel a: tone c;

Water: a green cube of six sides; vowel o: tone es;

Fire: a red octaeder of eight sides; vowel i: tone fis;

Air: a blue dodecaeder of twelve sides; vowel y: tone a;

Ether: a gray icosaeder of twenty sides; vowel u: tone c’.

The invocation is first repeated 5 times on its tone.

The phrases are then repeated 3 times on its tone and are concluded with a long sustained element-vowel.

Then the element-vowels on its tones are repeated upwards and downwards.

This is concluded with a long sustained accord of all the element-tones together.

ELEMENTWALK

Elementwalk consists in walking anticlockwise in a circle on the element-steps

and saying or singing the element wazifah, the shortened element-phrase.

A proper rhythm with drumming, clapping and/or singing makes it easy to give way

to the beneficial working of the elements on our whole system for some time.

The steps are indicated in the scores: for the Invocation, meant for protective male energy, 4 steps;

for the creative female energy of Earth 2 steps; for Water 3 steps; for Fire 5 steps;

for Air 6 steps and for the harmonising capacity of Ether 7 steps.

We start always with the right foot and the last step is always a half one with a toe put beside the other foot.

A little nick in the knee of the standing leg may be made on the last but one beat.

The foot that is toeing on the last beat always starts again going on with the new cycle of steps on beat one.

So a nick may come on: One and two; one-two and three; one-two-three and four, etc.

The element-ritual has acquired different workout forms to participate in, with coloured clothing,

postures of the hands, dances and certain ceremonies.

But practising these simple fundamental steps will prove to be very effective

and beneficial for the aspiring devotee on the way of attainment.

See also the practice of the element zikarsinging nr.06.