• a color: coral.

coral is a pink-orange color that gets its name from marine invertebrates decorating the bottom of the sea. it's fresh, invigorating, and feminine. just like the coral reef, the color coral means the ability to expand without ego, giving up of individuality and embracing the "inter-dependability". it can also mean to reach the light.

• a planet: mars.

mars symbolism relevant to cycles, and the natural rhythms of life and death. mars it's popularly known as a planet of war, and we see this in connection with mars the roman god (ares in greek myth) of war.

mars symbol is affiliated with the astrology sign of aries – the spring sign, and thus symbolic of new beginnings, birth and initiation. mars is also a ruler for scorpio – the fall sign, with symbolism of retreat, death and submerging.

• a flower: sweet-pea flower

meaning delicate or blissful pleasure in the language of flowers, this enchanting flower remains a favorite fragrant blossom, but, be careful, the seeds of sweet pea are extremely poisonous.

• a month: april.

the romans gave this month the latin name 'aprilis' but the derivation of this name is uncertain. the traditional etymology is from the verb aperire, "to open", in allusion to its being the season when trees and flowers begin to "open", which is supported by comparison with the modern greek use of άνοιξη (ánixi) (opening) for spring.

• an animal: black cat.

certain folks in europe like to have black kitty cats cross their path, as these creatures take away their bad luck and replace it with good ones. a black kitten is kept by seafarers on their ship to calm the seas and tame the winds. their meaning can variate. in some culture, they are the symbol of wickedness, evil and darkness or of good fortune and good health.

• a fruit: plum.

in chinese philosophy, the plum tree’s blossom is a symbol of winter ending and a herald of spring. they symbolise perseverance and hope, as well as, beauty thriving in adverse circumstances.

ancient chinese tales say that the fragrance of plum blossoms “lights the world from the bitterness and coldness of winter.” telling us that happiness and beauty can bloom in even the darkest times throughout our lives.

• a word: yūgen (幽玄)

in the chinese philosophical texts the term was taken from, yūgen meant “dim”, “deep” or “mysterious”. in the criticism of japanese waka poetry, it was used to describe the subtle profundity of things that are only vaguely suggested by the poems.

• a season: autumn

it's the season between summer and winter where nighttime arrives earlier, temperatures begin to drop, skies turn grey, and the amount of usable daylight drops rapidly.

the autumn is also called the aurora season because clear evening skies make for good stargazing. "autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower.", "autumn is the mellower season, and what we lose in flowers we more than gain in fruits.".

• a greek god(dess): nyx.

primordial goddess of the night. she can impact mankind in a good or bad way. her ability to bring sleep or death unto to the human race. she is the only goddess zeus has ever feared, because she was older and stronger than him. because of her mysterious and dark nature, many see her as more of a villain figure than she ever was or appears to be.

before there was anything, there was darkness or ‘night’ and it was there that nyx came to be, according to the ancient greek mythos. nyx is often portrayed in symbolism as a moon or stars, in accordance with her ending the daytime and bringing the night.

• a mythological creature: elf.

an elf is a type of human-shaped supernatural being in germanic mythology and folklore. elves seem generally to have been thought of as beings with magical powers, immortality (or a very slow aging process) and supernatural beauty, ambivalent towards everyday people, often known to be sociable and even friendly to humans, but they were still greatly feared because of their temper.