elemental invocations

Ye Lords of the Watchtowers of the East, ye Lords of Air; I do summon call and stir you up, to witness our rites and to guard the Circle
Ye Lords of the Watchtowers of the South, ye Lords of Fire; I do summon call and stir you up, to witness our rites and to guard the Circle
Ye Lords of the Watchtowers of the West, ye Lords of Water; I do summon call and stir you up, to witness our rites and to guard the Circle
Ye Lords of the Watchtowers of the North, ye Lords of Earth; I do summon call and stir you up, to witness our rites and to guard the Circle

Powers of Air, I call to you and invite you to join us in this rite, to share your qualities with us; In Love and Truth, we bid you Hail and Welcome!
Powers of Fire, I call to you and invite you to join us in this rite, to share your qualities with us; In Love and Truth, we bid you Hail and Welcome!
Powers of Water, I call to you and invite you to join us in this rite, to share your qualities with us; In Love and Truth, we bid you Hail and Welcome!
Powers of Earth, I call to you and invite you to join us in this rite, to share your qualities with us; In Love and Truth, we bid you Hail and Welcome!

East:

Guardians of the Watchtowers of the East,
Powers of Air,
We invoke you and call you.
By the Air that is Her breath,
Be here now!
Hail and welcome!

South:

Guardians of the Watchtowers of the South,
Powers of Fire,
We invoke you and call you.
By the Fire that is Her spirit,
Be here now!
Hail and welcome!

West:

Guardians of the Watchtowers of the West,
Powers of Water,
We invoke you and call you.
By the Water that is Her living womb,
Be here now!
Hail and welcome!

North:

Guardians of the Watchtowers of the North,
Powers of Earth,
We invoke you and call you.
By the Earth that is Her body,
be here now!
Hail and welcome!

Dismissal East:

Guardians of the Watchtowers of the East,
Spirits of Air;
I do call you up to witness our ritual and to guard the Circle
in the names of Aradia and Cernunnos.
Hail and welcome!
South:

Guardians of the Watchtowers of the South,
Spirits of Fire;
I do call you up to witness our ritual and to guard the Circle
in the names of Aradia and Cernunnos.
Hail and welcome!
West

Guardians of the Watchtowers of the West,
Spirits of Water;
I do call you up to witness our ritual and to guard the Circle
in the names of Aradia and Cernunnos.
Hail and welcome!
North

Guardians of the Watchtowers of the North,
Spirits of Earth;
I do call you up to witness our ritual and to guard the Circle
in the names of Aradia and Cernunnos.
Hail and welcome!

East:

Air, clean and cool,
Be with us!
Hail and welcome!
South:
Fire, warm and dry,
Be with us!
Hail and welcome!

West:
Water, wet and fresh,
Be with us!
Hail and welcome!

North:
Earth, strong and still,
Be with us!
Hail and welcome!

East

Guardians of the Watchtower of the East,
Mighty Ones of Air,
I invoke you and call you
to guard and witness this rite.
Hail and welcome!
South

Guardians of the Watchtower of the South,
Mighty Ones of Fire,
I invoke you and call you
to guard and witness this rite.
Hail and welcome!
West
Guardians of the Watchtower of the West,
Mighty Ones of Water,
I invoke you and call you
to guard and witness this rite.
Hail and welcome!
North
Guardians of the Watchtower of the North,
Mighty Ones of Earth,
I invoke you and call you
to guard and witness this rite.
Hail and welcome!


East:

Ye, Lords of the Watchtowers of the East,
Ye Lords of Air,
We do summon, stir, and call you up to witness our rites
and guard the Circle!
South:
Ye, Lords of the Watchtowers of the South,
Ye Lords of Fire,
We do summon, stir, and call you up
to witness our rites
and guard the Circle!
West:
Ye, Lords of the Watchtowers of the West,
Ye Lords of Water,
We do summon, stir, and call you up
to witness our rites
and guard the Circle!
North:
Ye, Lords of the Watchtowers of the North,
Ye Lords of Earth,
We do summon, stir, and call you up
to witness our rites
and guard the Circle!


Air moves us,
Fire transforms us,
Water shapes us,
Earth heals us,
And the balance of the wheel goes round and round,
And the balance of the wheel goes round

East
Sylphs, yellow butterflies,
floating lightly
poetry
on the breath of the wind
ride our sweet incense
with wishes born on fragrant smoke.
You are welcome; come in.
South
Creatures of the hearth
Warming our hearts
children of red and blue-white heat
will you play in our candle flames
gentle Salamanders?
Transforming fire
come from the south.
We call you; be here.

West
Undines of waves
twilight fish scale ladies
creatures of movement
living currents
salt and fresh
swim in these waters. Welcome our friends.

North
Gnomes of knowledge
black soil secrets of earth
little ones of roots and gems
you know the way of trees and grass
see stones on the altar
the bones of our grandmother.
We ask you, we ask you,
sit with us here.

--Myth Woodling, 2000