Throughout history, people have understood water as a teacher of the mysteries of life, death, and rebirth. And in most major world religions, water is the great purifier that cleanses us of all that obscures our true light. Water is also the compassionate healer, relieving thirsts both actual and metaphorical. And water has age-old associations with numinous Source: wells, pools, and springs, particularly, are associated with magic and spirit-based creativity. Water, then, holds a rich and mysterious broth of spiritual attributes understood by people everywhere: the mystery of life/death/life, the power of purification, the healing balm of compassion, and the mystical presence of creative magic.
— Cait Johnson, Earth, Water, Fire, & Air