In the Wiccan culture and some other Western traditions, there is a Fifth Element known as Pure Spirit, "Quinta Essentia," or Akasha. Akasha is the life force; the basic substance of the Universe and the soul or spiritual being of an individual. It is the subtle spiritual essence that pervades all space, not precisely ether, but an ether-like substance of a spiritual rather than material nature. It is often identified with the Element of Air, but in a spiritual sense; the "Breath of God" concept. Essentially Akasha stands apart from the Four Elements of the Zodiac and is not depicted within an individual's horoscope. Akasha hints at the freedom of mankind and is a reminder of the "great mystery of the eternal."


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