Elements: Chaos, Order and the Five Elemental Forces by Stephen Ellcock

Elements: Chaos, Order and the Five Elemental Forces is a treasury of imagery exploring how the elemental forces have been depicted by ancient philosophers, alchemists, and astrologers, as well as modern artists, photographers, and scientists.

Curated, themed, and paired by image alchemist Stephen Ellcock, the selection juxtaposes modern and visionary images with the ancient and arcane. It contrasts the creative power of the elements with their disastrous force.

THE FIVE ELEMENTS

Following the order of the elements used by physician and occultist Robert Fludd (1574–1637), Ellcock guides readers from earth through water, air, and fire, culminating in celestial aether, the most spiritual of the elements.