The earth element
The nature spirits who serve on the physical level are called gnomes. Millions of gnomes care for the earth in the cycles of the four seasons, ensuring that everything living is provided with what they need on a daily basis. They also process the waste and byproducts that are an unavoidable part of our daily existence.
On spiritual levels, the gnomes have an even harder job. They have to clean up the impressions of disharmony and negativity of humanity that remain on the energetic levels in the earth. War, murder, rape, child abuse, as well as hatred, anger, disharmony, gossip - all these create an accumulation of negatively charged energy, which weighs heavily on the earth and on the nature spirits.
I had a little gnome helping me with the dishes. Before he started, he had sat on a narrow shelf on the wall for a long time, watching me. When I became aware of him, I asked him what he was doing there and what his name was. He said, "my name is Ra Elk and I am hearty, and I am watching you wash dishes." I asked, "why don't you come down and help me?" He said, "because you didn't ask me!"