| Working with the Elements |
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The five sacred elements are represented by Earth, Air, Fire, Water and Spirit. Together they correspond
to all matters of life.
Earth or North represents the material world and our need for shelter (North is represented by the
tarot suit pentacles, our ancestor, the ancients, and metal) The associated colors are brown and/or
green - gnomes, earth elementals. Earth is the element of stability and of the body. It is wisdom,
strength, growth and prosperity. It is the physical earth and the very heart of life. It is essential in
spells and rituals of prosperity, business, fertility and stability. It represents the home. It's the realm of
abundance, prosperity and wealth. Earth is a feminine element and governs stone and knot magic.
Air or East (tarot suit swords, creatures that fly, intellect) Yellow or blue - sylphs, air elementals. Air
governs the magick of the four winds. Air is the element of the mind. It is intellect, inspiration and
imagination. It is ideas, knowledge, dreams and wishes.
Air is the element of new life and new possibilities and is essential to spells regarding travel,
instruction, finding lost items, some types of divination and freedom. Air aids us in visualization. Air is
a masculine element.
Fire or South - (tarot suit wands, passion…) Red - salamanders, fire elementals. Fire is the element of
change, will and passion. In a sense, it contains within it, all forms of magic, since magic is the process
of change.
It's the realm of sexuality and passion, not only the sacred fire of sex, also the spark of divinity which
shines in all living things. It's the most physical and spiritual of the elements.
Water or West (tarot suit cup, emotion, creativity, relationship, creatures of the waters) Blue and/or
green - undines, water elementals. Water is the element of emotion and subconscious. It is love,
purification, intuition, mysteries of the self, compassion and family.
It is psychic ability and intuition. Water is essential in spells and rituals of friendship, marriage,
happiness, fertility, healing, pleasure, and psychic abilities.
Water is a feminine element and governs spells involving mirrors.
And lastly in the center of the circle I call Spirit represented by a white or purple candle.
To call the elements: Turn to the direction you have agreed to invite first. Mine depends on the spell,
but most often I begin in the North. Some people call North first, others East. Follow your intuition.
Some:
"Invite the element of Air (East) by whistling. There are old stories of witches whistling up the wind,
and sailors never whistle on board for fear of calling a storm.
Invite the element of Fire (South) by clapping sharply and out of rhythm, like the cracking of a wood
fire. Dance about and whoop loudly if you feel like it. Fire is pure energy and like attracts like.
Invite the element of Water (West) by making the sound of waves or of dripping water. If you sway
slowly as if you were at sea it helps too.
Invite the element of Earth (North) by drumming on the ground with your hands or stamping with your
feet. Getting down on your knees & slapping the earth with your hands is great to connect with the
element.
Invite the Spirits of the Place and the Fair Folk. Now the circle is cast and the energies invited the space
is ready for the working."
I begin by carving symbols into representative candles (brown for earth, yellow for air, red for fire, and
blue for water) anointing them with oil to fix intention and then invoking each direction.
"Beings of Earth. Guardians of the North. Soils of Foundations, Come. Be welcome in this sacred space.
I ask that you stand firm to guard and protect and lend you energy to the work being done here by
conveying my wishes to every grain of sand and every piece of loam that is our world.
Beings of the Air, Guardians of the East, Breath of Transformation. Come. Be welcome in this sacred
space. I ask that you stand firm to guard and protect and lend you energy to the work being done here
by conveying my wishes on every wind as it reaches across the earth.
Beings of Fire, Guardians of the South, Spark of Creation that banishes darkness. Come. Be welcome in
this sacred space. I ask that you stand firm to guard and protect and lend you energy to the work being
done here by conveying my wishes to the sun moon and stars and every beam of light as it embraces
the earth.
Beings of Water. Guardians of the West. Rain of Inspiration. Come. Be welcome in this sacred space. I
ask that you stand firm to guard and protect and lend you energy to the work being done here by
conveying my wishes to dew drops and waves as they wash across the world.
Great Goddess. The Power that binds all the elements. The source of all power. Come be welcome in
this sacred space. I ask that you stand firm to guard and protect and guide and fill all the energy
created here. May it be for the good of all…"
or
"I call upon Earth, element of home and fertile soil.
Come balance my spell by bring your strength to the work being done in this circle.
I call upon Air, element of thought and force of the wind.
Come balance my spell by bring your wisdom to the work being done in this circle.
I call upon Fire, element of passion and light.
Come balance my spell by bring your power to the work being done in this circle.
I call upon Water, element of intuition, emotion and of the rain.
Come balance my spell by bring your love to the work being done in this circle.
or a quick invocation:
I call upon earth to be present for this spell. Welcome, lend your energy to this circle..."
Traditional Invocation:
By the earth that is her body
By the air that is her breath
By the fire of her spirit
By the waters of her womb
As above, so below,
The circle is made whole.
Or
East I call to you,
High above the trees
Gliding on a soft breeze
Eagle come to me.
South I call to you,
Burning within me
Running through the jungle
Panther come to me.
West I call to you,
Deep within the sea
Dancing with the waves
Dolphin come to me.
North I call to you,
Underneath my feet
Howling at the full moon
Wolf come to me.
Center I call you,
Everywhere I see
Joining in the circle
Snake come to me.
North:
By forest tree and mountain dark,
By bone and flesh and star of north,
By our bodies, by our life,
Spirits Green I call ye forth!
From the outer darkness, I conjure earth.
East:
By rushing wind and gentle breeze,
By rising sun where things begin,
By our thoughts and by our minds,
Spirits Yellow now come in!
From the whirlwind, I conjure air.
South:
By warmth of fire and dancing flame,
By white-hot star and Cauldron bright,
By passion, will, and quickened blood,
The Spirits Red, I call this night!
From the eternal flames, I conjure fire.
West:
By the rain and by the flood,
By the tide and by the moon,
By our laughter and our tears,
I summon forth the Spirits Blue,
From the watery abyss, I conjure water.
Center:
All four stars in this place be,
Combined to call the Fifth to me,
By the four made one I call ye forth,
By spirits' song I call ye in.
(OM)
WATCHTOWER INVOCATION
Face the East,
Hail, Guardians of the Watchtowers of the East
Powers of Air, I invoke you and call you.
Rising sun of hope, come!
By the air that is Her breath, send forth Your light!
Be with me now!
Face the South,
Hail, Guardians of the Watchtowers of the South
Powers of Fire, I invoke you and call you.
Flaming ones, Spark of life, come!
By the fire that is Her spirit, send forth Your flame
Be with me now!
Face the West,
Hail, Guardians of the Watchtowers of the West
Powers of Water, I invoke you and call you.
Whelming waves, water of life, come!
By the waters of the Living Womb, send forth Your flow
Be with me now!
Face the North,
Hail, Guardians of the Watchtowers of the North
Powers of Earth, Cornerstone of all power I invoke and call you.
Fertile field, towering mountain come!
By the earth that is Her body, send forth Your strength
Be with me now!
(Complete the circle)
NOTE: When you have finished your circle work you must release all the energy including the energies
you invoked. Don't forget to send them back to where they came from. You don't want a random
element lolling about.
An easy way to make sure you do this is when you work is finished simply thank the element for lending
it strength to your circle and direct it to return from which it came.
"Guardians of the Earth, Powers of the North, Thank you for lending your energy to the work being done
in this circle, hail and farewell". Put out the candle that represented the northern element.
to all matters of life.
Earth or North represents the material world and our need for shelter (North is represented by the
tarot suit pentacles, our ancestor, the ancients, and metal) The associated colors are brown and/or
green - gnomes, earth elementals. Earth is the element of stability and of the body. It is wisdom,
strength, growth and prosperity. It is the physical earth and the very heart of life. It is essential in
spells and rituals of prosperity, business, fertility and stability. It represents the home. It's the realm of
abundance, prosperity and wealth. Earth is a feminine element and governs stone and knot magic.
Air or East (tarot suit swords, creatures that fly, intellect) Yellow or blue - sylphs, air elementals. Air
governs the magick of the four winds. Air is the element of the mind. It is intellect, inspiration and
imagination. It is ideas, knowledge, dreams and wishes.
Air is the element of new life and new possibilities and is essential to spells regarding travel,
instruction, finding lost items, some types of divination and freedom. Air aids us in visualization. Air is
a masculine element.
Fire or South - (tarot suit wands, passion…) Red - salamanders, fire elementals. Fire is the element of
change, will and passion. In a sense, it contains within it, all forms of magic, since magic is the process
of change.
It's the realm of sexuality and passion, not only the sacred fire of sex, also the spark of divinity which
shines in all living things. It's the most physical and spiritual of the elements.
Water or West (tarot suit cup, emotion, creativity, relationship, creatures of the waters) Blue and/or
green - undines, water elementals. Water is the element of emotion and subconscious. It is love,
purification, intuition, mysteries of the self, compassion and family.
It is psychic ability and intuition. Water is essential in spells and rituals of friendship, marriage,
happiness, fertility, healing, pleasure, and psychic abilities.
Water is a feminine element and governs spells involving mirrors.
And lastly in the center of the circle I call Spirit represented by a white or purple candle.
To call the elements: Turn to the direction you have agreed to invite first. Mine depends on the spell,
but most often I begin in the North. Some people call North first, others East. Follow your intuition.
Some:
"Invite the element of Air (East) by whistling. There are old stories of witches whistling up the wind,
and sailors never whistle on board for fear of calling a storm.
Invite the element of Fire (South) by clapping sharply and out of rhythm, like the cracking of a wood
fire. Dance about and whoop loudly if you feel like it. Fire is pure energy and like attracts like.
Invite the element of Water (West) by making the sound of waves or of dripping water. If you sway
slowly as if you were at sea it helps too.
Invite the element of Earth (North) by drumming on the ground with your hands or stamping with your
feet. Getting down on your knees & slapping the earth with your hands is great to connect with the
element.
Invite the Spirits of the Place and the Fair Folk. Now the circle is cast and the energies invited the space
is ready for the working."
I begin by carving symbols into representative candles (brown for earth, yellow for air, red for fire, and
blue for water) anointing them with oil to fix intention and then invoking each direction.
"Beings of Earth. Guardians of the North. Soils of Foundations, Come. Be welcome in this sacred space.
I ask that you stand firm to guard and protect and lend you energy to the work being done here by
conveying my wishes to every grain of sand and every piece of loam that is our world.
Beings of the Air, Guardians of the East, Breath of Transformation. Come. Be welcome in this sacred
space. I ask that you stand firm to guard and protect and lend you energy to the work being done here
by conveying my wishes on every wind as it reaches across the earth.
Beings of Fire, Guardians of the South, Spark of Creation that banishes darkness. Come. Be welcome in
this sacred space. I ask that you stand firm to guard and protect and lend you energy to the work being
done here by conveying my wishes to the sun moon and stars and every beam of light as it embraces
the earth.
Beings of Water. Guardians of the West. Rain of Inspiration. Come. Be welcome in this sacred space. I
ask that you stand firm to guard and protect and lend you energy to the work being done here by
conveying my wishes to dew drops and waves as they wash across the world.
Great Goddess. The Power that binds all the elements. The source of all power. Come be welcome in
this sacred space. I ask that you stand firm to guard and protect and guide and fill all the energy
created here. May it be for the good of all…"
or
"I call upon Earth, element of home and fertile soil.
Come balance my spell by bring your strength to the work being done in this circle.
I call upon Air, element of thought and force of the wind.
Come balance my spell by bring your wisdom to the work being done in this circle.
I call upon Fire, element of passion and light.
Come balance my spell by bring your power to the work being done in this circle.
I call upon Water, element of intuition, emotion and of the rain.
Come balance my spell by bring your love to the work being done in this circle.
or a quick invocation:
I call upon earth to be present for this spell. Welcome, lend your energy to this circle..."
Traditional Invocation:
By the earth that is her body
By the air that is her breath
By the fire of her spirit
By the waters of her womb
As above, so below,
The circle is made whole.
Or
East I call to you,
High above the trees
Gliding on a soft breeze
Eagle come to me.
South I call to you,
Burning within me
Running through the jungle
Panther come to me.
West I call to you,
Deep within the sea
Dancing with the waves
Dolphin come to me.
North I call to you,
Underneath my feet
Howling at the full moon
Wolf come to me.
Center I call you,
Everywhere I see
Joining in the circle
Snake come to me.
North:
By forest tree and mountain dark,
By bone and flesh and star of north,
By our bodies, by our life,
Spirits Green I call ye forth!
From the outer darkness, I conjure earth.
East:
By rushing wind and gentle breeze,
By rising sun where things begin,
By our thoughts and by our minds,
Spirits Yellow now come in!
From the whirlwind, I conjure air.
South:
By warmth of fire and dancing flame,
By white-hot star and Cauldron bright,
By passion, will, and quickened blood,
The Spirits Red, I call this night!
From the eternal flames, I conjure fire.
West:
By the rain and by the flood,
By the tide and by the moon,
By our laughter and our tears,
I summon forth the Spirits Blue,
From the watery abyss, I conjure water.
Center:
All four stars in this place be,
Combined to call the Fifth to me,
By the four made one I call ye forth,
By spirits' song I call ye in.
(OM)
WATCHTOWER INVOCATION
Face the East,
Hail, Guardians of the Watchtowers of the East
Powers of Air, I invoke you and call you.
Rising sun of hope, come!
By the air that is Her breath, send forth Your light!
Be with me now!
Face the South,
Hail, Guardians of the Watchtowers of the South
Powers of Fire, I invoke you and call you.
Flaming ones, Spark of life, come!
By the fire that is Her spirit, send forth Your flame
Be with me now!
Face the West,
Hail, Guardians of the Watchtowers of the West
Powers of Water, I invoke you and call you.
Whelming waves, water of life, come!
By the waters of the Living Womb, send forth Your flow
Be with me now!
Face the North,
Hail, Guardians of the Watchtowers of the North
Powers of Earth, Cornerstone of all power I invoke and call you.
Fertile field, towering mountain come!
By the earth that is Her body, send forth Your strength
Be with me now!
(Complete the circle)
NOTE: When you have finished your circle work you must release all the energy including the energies
you invoked. Don't forget to send them back to where they came from. You don't want a random
element lolling about.
An easy way to make sure you do this is when you work is finished simply thank the element for lending
it strength to your circle and direct it to return from which it came.
"Guardians of the Earth, Powers of the North, Thank you for lending your energy to the work being done
in this circle, hail and farewell". Put out the candle that represented the northern element.
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| When doing spell work we cast a circle and invite an energy in to 'stand guard and protect and lend their energy' to the work being done. While Stephani and Lorri work with angelic energies, I prefer to work with the energy found in the natural world, the elemental energies, the raw creative forces of the universe. ~ Anna S |
