WATER BY NATURE IS WET AND COLD... IT SHARE THOSE PROPERTIES WITH THE AIR AND THE EARTH... FIRE BY NATURE IS HOT AND DRY... IT SHARE THOSE PROPERTIES WITH THE AIR AND THE EARTH... IN ASCENDING ORDER THE EARTH RISES OUT OF WATER, AIR IS ABOVE THE EARTH AND THE SUN/FIRE IS OVER IT ALL... THE ETHER FILLS IN THE SPACES WHERE THE OTHER FOUR ARE NOT...