Fire is energy. It is the heat for emotion, the greatest driving force in our lives. A force that has to be controlled. The color Red in the seal represents the positive force of man. The White in the seal is the conscious desire that people strive for.
Conscious thought represents intellectual or mental aspect that man desires.
The color White makes one think of peace. It is restful in itself. Water is persistent in its effort to find it's own level. It consumes and engulfs, where fire will burn itself out unless it is continually fed fuel. The color White in the seal represents the negative force of man.