dude- it's been a long time- and you won't remember me - and i have no identifying features as an ac but your understanding, shared, helped me a while back and i hope to return the favour
on elementals..
it is my understanding that elementals come in all kinds of energetic forms from a variety of sources
some are in thought form- noetic energy from past and present entities
the thought form of a past entity can only know as much as the entity who created it while living , knew
hence seeming to be stuck in the past- but lingering in the present
and the psycho(~astral) -noetic (~thought) planes feel like their teaming with all the energy created and arriving here at the mo, it's like sardines
no wonder the countryside can be such a relief
if you're interested or need any protective 'work' to employ during your experiments then please ask and i'll be happy to share what i've learned and what works for me
religious symbology has power- why else would it have been used :-) so you may have no need
but the realm of elementals is both fascinating and fraught
and your light might attract the wrong sorts
travel safe in your experiments