natural elements
Wind, water, fire
Natural elements are the basic substances found in nature—earth, air, fire, and water in classical philosophy, or the chemical elements of the periodic table in modern science.
The phrase often evokes forces beyond human control: exposed to the natural elements, battling the natural elements.
In this sense, elements typically means weather conditions—wind, rain, cold, heat.
- four elementsClassical natural categories
- airGaseous envelope surrounding Earth
- earthSoil or electrical grounding
- fireCombustion with flames
- woodTree-derived building material
metal · precious metals · oxygen · sunlight · iron · periodic table · carbon · gold · lightning · nitrogen · stone · ether · sulfur · phosphorus · anthropomorphism · rain · void · spirit
- naturesun, moon, sky, trees, water
- feng shuichi, qi, yin yang, yin, yang
- weatherweather, rain, sun, snow, wind
- fairycorefairy wings, fairy lights, enchanted forest, pixies, sprites
- nature wellnessbiophilia, ecotherapy, forest bathing, garden therapy, healing gardens
- element groupsalkali metals, halogens, noble gases, transition metals, lanthanides