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According to ancient and medieval science, aether (/ ˈ iː θ ər /, alternative spellings include æther, aither, and ether), also known as the fifth element or quintessence, is the material that fills the region of the universe beyond the terrestrial sphere. [1]
The Fifth Sacred Thing is a 1993 post-apocalyptic novel by American writer Starhawk. The title refers to the classical elements of fire , earth , air , and water , plus the fifth element, spirit, accessible when one has balanced the other four.
The Nyaya and Vaisheshika schools of Hindu philosophy state that akasha is the fifth physical substance, which is the substratum of the quality of sound. It is the one, eternal, and all-pervading physical substance, which is imperceptible. [3]
Aristotle added a fifth element, aether (αἰθήρ aither), as the quintessence, reasoning that whereas fire, earth, air, and water were earthly and corruptible, since no changes had been perceived in the heavenly regions, the stars cannot be made out of any of the four elements but must be made of a different, unchangeable, heavenly ...
Other terms used for this body include body of glory, [2] spirit-body, luciform body, augoeides ('radiant body'), astroeides ('starry or sidereal body'), and celestial body. [ 3 ] The concept derives from the philosophy of Plato : the word 'astral' means 'of the stars'; thus the astral plane consists of the Seven Heavens of the classical planets .
Undine Rising From the Waters, by Chauncey Bradley Ives Rococo set of personification figurines of the Four Elements, 1760s, Chelsea porcelain. An elemental is a mythic supernatural being that is described in occult and alchemical works from around the time of the European Renaissance, and particularly elaborated in the 16th century works of Paracelsus.
In addition, in Vedic thought each of the five planets are linked to an element (with space as the fifth). It was said in the Veda that everything emanated from the one basic vibration of "Om" or "Aum". From "Om" the five elemental vibrations emerged representing the five different tattwas (or elements).
Miller, Jeff (June 1996). "5 Element Codes Part 1." Ninjutsu – Ura & Omote. Deon de Jongh (2003). Touhkondo: The Way of the Fighting Spirit, p. 27. iUniverse. ISBN 9780595279784. Yin Yang Five Element Medicine Inyo Gogyo setsu Archived 2020-11-25 at the Wayback Machine