The Air Element

Name: Written in the Stars 78 Card Tarot Deck
Brand: Emporos
Price: 28.00 GBP
Availability: InStock

September 1, 2026

3 min read

To find harmony amidst change doesn't always have to be a challenge.

The element of Air strives for balance. It's Ma'at's scales or Archangel Michael's sword; there are always two sides, and there's often an unseen middle. Learning from the Temple of Light and The Priestess card in tarot, we understand that there's always a choice. Especially now, in the transitional season of Autumn, we're urged to make decisions so we can act upon the transformational energies worked during Summer.

I think of my journey through Kom Ombo, a unique temple with two pathways: one for Horus, the other for Sobek, or Light and Shadow respectively. A powerful act of intention, intuition, and decision.

Owing to this duality, Air itself holds an interesting balance of imagery and frequency. On one hand we have the invisible flow, the subtle change, the butterfly effect; your subconscious, the natural breathing, the oxygen in the air and the ozone layer that protects us. In the other hand we have the might and force of a gale, the physical incarnation of a tornado, the erosive power of the winds, but also the conscious breath, the suspended breath, the long deep breath. And between them? The neutrality of discussion, shared expression of understanding, teaching so others can learn, not so you can win.

Flow: of expectation, of reality, and of your decisions.

Naturally, Air governs science, knowledge, and curiosity. Think of Saturn, Aquarius, and Thoth; think of all the information available to us held behind the simple door labelled "why?" and don't be afraid to ask. Once you open that door, where will that path lead, what branches will be available? As we embrace the Element of Air you may feel a desire to free-fall, or to fly, to let the universe guide you, or to steer the ship. Either way, you need to ensure that you're making a decision, much like The Hanged Man: are you suspended through active or passive choice?

With Air, I think of deities like Isis, Ma'at, Thoth, and Seshat. There's also the mythology of Nut, Shu, and Geb, where Ra created air so life could exist between the stars and the land. Shu stands between them, arms outstretched, holding the sky from the earth, creating the sacred interval in which all things breathe. In Sekhem, the colour for Air is white, symbolising purity, clarity, and harmonic aptitude. I think of flying animals, particularly the albatross or condor, both marvellous fliers with great broad wings. The albatross can spend years at sea without once touching land, navigating by instinct and invisible currents. I also think of the dichotomy between mountains and canyons: both evoke howling winds and channelled air-currents, whilst one stretches toward the stars and the other carves deep into our Earth.

This is an exciting element for project management, for contracts, and for change, but also for understanding when to fight (to pick up the sword), when to sit (to meditate, to hold the breath), and when to harmonise (to find the balance between the passive and the active). Air is all around us. It connects us beyond continents. It is thought and voice, communication and knowledge, the power of the East, and it calls for us to fly with conviction toward our decisions.

Every piece in the Emporos Air Collection carries this energy. The oak in the jewellery, the Devon herbs in the potion bottles, the clay golems charged under the full moon. Our standout piece for clarity and harmonic grounding is the Golem, Large: Air, handcrafted in Devon, moon-bathed, and charged with Sekhem energy.

Air at a glance: