Bubbles- another Fey study

I just can't help it! The Fey are so much fun to play with.
This time around I'm not really sure of the 'true' purpose of this exercise, but it will be interesting I'm sure.

Before we start; I will randomly pull 4 cards and not look at them until it is time.
I will give a time and date of when this will happen so all can 'tune in' to the cards so to speak.
Next we will use the four elements: Fire Earth Air Water and do a word association- each of us making our own list.
For example: Fire=hot, then working your way down; hot=food, etc. until there are 4 words listed along with the original element.
(don't peek at other's lists, it takes away from the intuitiveness of the exercise)
These four groups will be our first set of 'bubbles'
Once all who are part of the study have posted their word associations I will post the cards.
With the cards; like the elements, we will create another set of bubbles. This time we will do just like we did with the elements but in the end we will have 7 words total for the cards.
.....then we will discuss common links between the elemental bubbles and the cards bubbles and decide which card goes with which element.
Lastly, we will review all the words and the cards given to them and find these words within the cards.

SO....who all wants to play?

I'm in!

So we can do our word associations with the elements any time, right?

Question--in your sample connection of fire-hot-food, are you associating in a line in that food came from hot, or do we associate by going back to the element. Does that question make sense?

Diagram
fire-hot
fire-food or fire-hot-food

Is this too picky?

WHEN
will the word association happen? After I pull cards for the group, so far we are just a pair.
HOW the word association works; It goes from word to word and not back to the 'featured' element. The association for the cards can be what ever words pop into your head, regardless if it makes sense or is related. Sorry I should have been more clear.

Clarity is in the mind of the beholder, no need to apologize

Make a bubble rather than burst it? I'm definitely in for this one

I guess there's 3 of us. Here's my element strings:

Earth—dirt—plants—greenery—grow

Fire—flame—light—heat—comfort

Water—swim—float—tranquil—peace

Air—breathe—health—inspiration—create

with cards drawn---

My bubbles contain: (some odd connections)

FIRE- flame-extinguish-heart-systematic
EARTH- dust-planet-circumference-plateau
AIR- Breath-music-achievement-guard-
WATER- bowl-flow-comparison-wild

my bubbles

fire passion danger excitement life
air cold pain awakening clarity
water sea wave force fear
earth mother stability safety warmth

Earth:
solid
dirt
giving
work

Water:
emotional
cool
refreshing
sustaining

Fire:
hot
light
changing
hypnotic

air:
mental
free
elusive
powerful

and the draw was......

For starters;
We all listed our elements in different orders- no matter where you start them from. Makes for an interesting observation to work with.
(names abrv.)
Lf- fire,earth,water,air
Im- earth,fire,water,air
Es- fire,air,water,earth
Mm- earth,water,fire,air

For sake of the simular, I have listed all our elements together.
Side study (optional): Play around with these, how would you match them up? Do some words crossover into other words in a different element?

FIRE-
flame----extinguish---heart-------systematic
flame----light--------heat--------comfort
passion--danger-----excitement --life
hot-------light-------changing----hypnotic

EARTH-
dust-----planet--circumference---plateau
dirt-------plants---greenery-------grow
mother---stability---safety-------warmth
solid-------dirt------giving---------work

AIR-
Breath---music--achievement---guard
breathe--health--inspiration----create
cold-----pain-----awakening---clarity
mental---free-----elusive------powerful

WATER-
bowl------flow---comparison---wild
swim------float---tranquil------peace
sea-------wave---force--------fear
emotional--cool---refreshing---sustaining

AND NOW THE CARDS:

1) Knave of Swords
2) 8 of Swords
3) 10 of Swords
4) 2 of Pentacles

well darn, I was hoping there would be more of a mix....and no majors.
So now like the Elements- come up with 7 words that come to you, no matter how odd or out of no-where it is.