Fiery salamanders are considered the strongest and most powerful of all the elementals, sometimes invoking fear among men. The destructive power of fire, which cannot exist without the presence of fiery salamanders, is an awesome force in nature. For this reason, alchemists in the Middle Ages sought to exert influence over fiery salamanders and other nature spirits. In this way, they would gain power themselves over weather patterns and natural phenomena.
Descriptions of the appearance of fiery salamanders differ widely. Most include imagery of a lizard-like shape a foot or more in length. Some salamanders are said to be up to fourteen feet tall. Fiery salamanders associate with all forms of fire from candle flames to volcanoes to forest fires.
Paracelsus, a Swiss philosopher of the 15th century, believed that salamanders were composed of a substance called spiritual matter, or ether. Salamanders are more akin to the spirit realm in their abilities, although all nature spirits also share similarities with man.
The association between the term salamander and the concept of fire has been retained in modern times. The term salamander has often been used for ovens and heaters.
Salamanders are one of the four main types of nature spirits: gnomes (earth element), sylphs (air element), undines (water element) and fiery salamanders (fire element). The salamanders are under the direction, Oromasis and Diana, hierarchs who in turn serve the Elohim. Elohim is an ancient Hebrew term for God as the builder of creation.
Salamanders, along with other nature spirits, are guardians of the earth. Salamanders play an important role in maintaining the balance of the earth as a physical platform for mankind?s evolution.
Rose Greenwood
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