It is the element on which we travel into our Selves. It seeks that fine, private place within where true self-healing can occur. Water forces us to face our personal realities, to reveal our inner realms of being, if only to ourselves. It is the element of naked truth. It is the voice declaring that the emperor is wearing no clothes.
Water is the guidance from within.
It transforms the magickal spirit guide into mundane emotion for ease of transportation. It is the shape shifter that reflects our inner feelings onto our outer form. It is the mist, the fog, the storm that leads us to the place where we may meet our Selves. West is also a place of Daring. There is an element of receptivity associated with daring.