Witch's Pyramid

Sometimes known as the Four Powers of the Magus, or the Four Secrets of the Sphinx, whose energy is considered to be the foundation and four pillars of all practical and esoteric magick. Whether one is conjuring the weather for a great day at the beach, or concentrating on empowering the Witch within, the basic building blocks are always the same:
To Know, To Dare, To Will, and To Be Silent, also known by their latin names Noscere (to know), representing the element of air; Audere (to dare), designated by the element of water; Velle (to will) stands for the element of fire; and Tacere (to be silent) linked to the element of earth.
Together they become voces musticae .
When the four powers are gathered together, then the fifth sacred power occurs - that is the quintessence, or Spirit, which represents the top of the pyramid, sometimes called ire, meaning "to go" - the movement of energy toward manifestation guided by the hand of the witch. Without this solid foundation, the cone of power will stutter and fall and the enchantment will break apart before it can reach the desire.
To know means that one will strive to learn as much as one can in this lifetime and that one will apply this knowledge to their daily lives. It also means that one will seek truth in all things and be willing to change ones perception to meet ones awakening spirituality.
To Dare says that one has pushed fear behind her/him and that one will be courageous  and proactive in all that one does. The witch will believe in herself and have faith in the Universe and in her own abilities.
To Will means that one will learn to focus thoughts and practice meditation and visualization in order to reach goals. It means not to sit back and let the world pass you by - the individual will work toward his dreams. Meeting obstacles means finding positive solutions to overcome them.
To Be Silent is perhaps the most important. It means to keep the mouth shut about the magick one does, in order to avoid friends and others to destroy magick with negativity, before it had a chance to manifest. It means that one follows the etiquette of the Craft and not talk about what happens in ritual circle, within your coven, or what information is given in trust by another. This also includes to refrain from gossip, nor talk about anyone in a way that potentially can harm that person.
To Go means to actively master the four pillars and use them in a positive way to help oneself and others. To Go is the ultimate meaning of the Witch's Oath of Service.
As we trace the pentacle with our fingers beginning at the top at To Know, moving up and to the right to To Dare, toward the left corner at To Will, and down to the right to To Be Silent, and then move back to the top corner, you have drawn not only a pentacle, but worked through the four corners before moving to Spirit. Coming back down again to the left hand corner To Know, we have the occult maxim As Above, so below. Not only does one being by studying and believing, one must end that way as well - faith followed by magick followed by faith.

Source: Solitary Witch by Silver Ravenwolf