Blossom like a flower

Agni
The flame of purification which must precede all contact with the invisible worlds.

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis
Chinese hibiscus, Hawaiian hibiscus, Rose- of-China
Medium-sized double light salmon pink flower with fine red veins and a deep red centre. Early comment: Agni is the flame of purification and of transformation in the psychic being.


Air
Light, subtle almost invisible.

Cestrum nocturnum
Lady of the night, Night jessamine
Small light green narrow tubular flower with five long greenish white lobes, intensely fragrant at night; borne in spraylike clusters. A scandent shrub.


Ether
Charming and ethereal, it is bound to please.

Porana paniculata
Poranopsis paniculata
Bridal bouquet, Christ vine, Snow creeper, Snow-in-the-jungle
Tiny white mildly fragrant salverform flowers borne in delicate many-flowered panicles that form large airy sprays. A rampant vine with large ovate-cordate leaves that are white- pubescent beneath.


Fire
Fears no obstacle.

Caesalpinia pulcherrima
Barbados pride, Paradise flower, Peacock flower, Barbados flower fence
Small striking flower with four equal petals, a smaller lip and very long prominent stamens; in orange red with a yellow to orange yellow border; borne in erect racemes. A large somewhat prickly shrub.


Flame
Elegant and triumphant in its ardour.

Hibiscus schizopetalus
Japanese hibiscus, Japanese lantern
Medium-sized single pendulous light red flower streaked with white; the separated petals are deeply indented and fully recurved.


Water
Fluid, abundant and pure.

Porana volubilis
Bridal creeper, Horse-tail creeper, Snow creeper
Tiny fragrant white bell-shaped flowers borne in dense snowy cascading racemes. A vigorous vine with small glabrous ovate-cordate leaves.