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| Wow where has the time gone? | Hello all. Yes, your Goddess is alive and well. Things have just been really hectic and between health issues and life sneaking in a kick or two I haven't had time to do much. I am grateful for all your love and support while I was. I won't be online nearly as often as I would like but I will try to pop in at least once a week to see how all my Yuwie-friends are doing. Love and hugs and Blessed Be
GQDT
| | Posted: July 23,2008 at 12:56:11 PM | Read 32 times | 0 comments | Leave Comment |
 | It's been a long time | Wow. It's been forever since I have posted on here. Between my health and my fathers passing, I have not been up to posting on here. As some of you already know, in November I had to have emergency surgery to save my life. I am almost completely healed now. This Friday I have another procedure to go through but it is a simple outpatient one and I shouldn't be out of commission for too long this time. I am more active now and better able to get around so I am healing faster than expected. Thank you to all of you who kept me and my family in your thoughts and prayers. I somehow managed to pull through and have a wonderful recovery. And I have a better appreciation for life and those who are a part of mine. Coming so close to deaths door was a frightening and eye-opening wake up for me.
I would also like to thank those who sent their sympathies and regards when my father passed on December 23. It was not an unexpected occurence; he had been ill for years and was on borrowed time as it was, but when you lose someone it is always unexpected. I am slowly coming to terms with not having my Daddy at my beck and call. I used to turn to him for many things in my daily life whether it be advice on the kids or help fixing something. I still am tempted to pick up the phone to call him to see how he is doing and only time will help with that.
I am sorry to all of you who have felt that I have given up on Yuwie and have forgotten all of my wonderful friends on here. I assure you that is not the case. I simply could not be on here for almost a month after my surgery and then with the loss of my father I was not comfortable trying to send comments and messages of good tidings for the holiday season. My own holiday was somewhat downcast as we were all missing Dad so I did not want to be hypocritical. To those who understood and were accepting of my reticence thank you for your patience and understanding.
I do hope you all had a wonderful holiday and safe new year. May your year be filled with love laughter and joy. Blessings to you all.
| | Posted: January 7,2008 at 7:10:49 PM | Read 98 times | 4 comments | Leave Comment |
| The Butterfly |
The Butterfly
A
man found a cocoon for a butterfly. One day a small opening appeared,
he sat and watched the butterfly for several hours as it struggled to
force its body through the little hole. Then it seemed to stop making
any progress. It appeared as if it had gotten as far as it could and
could go no farther. Then the man decided to help the butterfly.
He
took a pair of scissors and snipped the remaining bit of the cocoon.
The butterfly then emerged easily. Something was strange. The butterfly
had a swollen body and shriveled wings. The man continued to watch the
butterfly because he expected at any moment, the wings would enlarge
and expand to be able to support the body, which would contract in
time. Neither happened. In fact, the butterfly spent the rest of its
life crawling around with a swollen body and deformed wings. It was
never able to fly.
What the man in
his kindness and haste did not understand, was that the restricting
cocoon and the struggle required for the butterfly to get through the
small opening of the cocoon are Nature's way of forcing fluid from the
body of the butterfly into its wings so that it would be ready for
flight once it achieved its freedom from the cocoon. Sometimes
struggles are exactly what we need in our life. If Nature allowed
us to go throughout our life without any obstacles, it would cripple
us. We would not be as strong as we could have been. Not only that, we
could never fly. | | Posted: November 26,2007 at 11:01:24 AM | Read 91 times | 1 comment | Leave Comment |
| Crystals-Part 3 | Crystals - Which Crystal To Use?
Crystals, stones and gemstones can be used in many different ways. Whether you choose to make the crystal part of a personal spell or ritual, or to work directly with the energies involved or even simply to carry the stone with you, there is great benefit to be had from the magickal properties involved. Below you will find a list of various conditions and crystals that can be used in connection with spellwork etc.
Amplification: Orange calcite, quartz crystal.
Anger: Amethyst, carnelian, lepidolite, topaz.
Bad Habits: Black onyx, moonstone, obsidian.
Beauty: Amber, cat's eye, jasper, opal, rose quartz, unakite.
Business: Green agate, aventurine, bloodstone, emerald, green tourmaline, jade, lapis lazuli, malachite.
Change: Ametrine, opal, watermelon tourmaline, unakite.
Childbirth: Geode, moonstone, mother-of-pearl.
Cleansing: Aquamarine, salt.
Courage: Agate, amethyst, aquamarine, bloodstone, carnelian, diamond, hematite, lapis lazuli, tiger-eye, turquoise, watermelon tourmaline.
Creativity: Orange calcite, citrine, opal, topaz.
Depression: Blue agate, kunzite.
Dieting: Blue topaz, moonstone.
Divination: Amethyst, azurite, hematite, moonstone, opal, quartz, rainbow obsidian.
Dreams: Amethyst, azurite, citrine, opal, snowflake obsidian.
Eloquence: Carnelian, celestite, emerald.
Friendship: Chrysoprase, rose quartz, pink tourmaline, turquoise.
Gardening: Green agate, moss agate, jade, malachite, quartz.
Grounding: Black tourmaline, hematite, kunzite, moonstone, obsidian, salt.
Healing: Amethyst, aventurine, azurite, banded agate, bloodstone, carnelian, chrysoprase, coral, diamond, flint, garnet, green agate, hematite, jade, jasper, lapis lazuli, peridot, petrified wood, quartz, sapphire, smoky quartz, sodalite, staurolite, sugilite, sunstone, turquoise, yellow topaz.
Joy: Chrysoprase, orange calcite, sunstone, unakite.
Love: Alexandrite, amber, amethyst, chrysocolla, diamond, emerald, jade, lapis lazuli, lepidolite, malachite, moonstone, opal, pearl, pink tourmaline, rose quartz, rhodocrosite, sapphire, topaz, turquoise.
Luck: Alexandrite, amber, Apache tear, aventurine, chalcedony, chrysoprase, lepidolite, opal, pearl, tiger-eye, turquoise.
Lust: Carnelian, coral, mahogany obsidian, sunstone.
Magickal Power: Bloodstone, malachite, opal, orange calcite, quartz, ruby.
Meditation: Amethyst, geodes, hematite, quartz, sodalite, sugilite.
Mental Ability: Aventurine, citrine, emerald, fluorite (green or purple), quartz.
Nightmares: Chalcedony, citrine, lepidolite, ruby.
Peace: Amethyst, aquamarine, aventurine, blue agate, blue tourmaline, carnelian, chalcedony, chrysocolla, coral, diamond, kunzite, lepidolite, malachite, obsidian, rhodocrosite, rodonite, sapphire, sodalite.
Peaceful Separation: Black onyx, black tourmaline.
Physical Energy: Banded agate, garnet, quartz, rhodocrosite, sunstone, tiger-eye.
Physical Strength: Amber, banded agate, bloodstone, cubic zirconia, diamond, garnet.
Prosperity: Abalone, green agate, aventurine, bloodstone, chrysoprase, emerald, green tourmaline, jade, mother-of-pearl, malachite, opal, pearl, peridot, ruby, sapphire, staurolite, tiger-eye.
Protection: Apache tear, black tourmaline, carnelian, chalcedony, chrysoprase, citrine, coral, diamond, emerald, flint, garnet, jade, jasper, lapis lazuli, lepidolite, malachite, marble, moonstone, mother-of-pearl, obsidian, pearl, peridot, petrified wood, quartz, ruby, salt, smoky topaz, staurolite, sunstone, tiger-eye, turquoise.
Psychic Ability: Amethyst: aquamarine, azurite, citrine, emerald, lapis lazuli, quartz.
Psychic Attack: Alexandrite, fluorite, hematite, opal.
Spirituality: Amethyst, lepidolite, sodalite, sugilite.
Stress: Amethyst, chrysoprase, jade, leopard skin agate.
Success: Amazonite, chrysoprase, marble.
Travel: Aquamarine, chalcedony.
Wisdom: Amethyst, chrysocolla, coral, jade, sodalite, sugilite. | | Posted: November 15,2007 at 8:17:00 AM | Read 119 times | 2 comments | Leave Comment |
| Crystals- Part 4 | Crystals - Magickal Properties
Crystals, stones and gemstones can be used in many different ways. Whether you choose to make the crystal part of a personal spell or ritual, or to work directly with the energies involved or even simply to carry the stone with you, there is great benefit to be had from the magickal properties involved. Below you will find a list of various crystals and their associated uses. If you wish to find a crystal suitable for spellwork (or other use) for a particular condition click here.
Abalone: Prosperity.
Agate: Courage.
Alexandrite: Love, luck, psychic attack.
Amazonite: Success.
Amber: Beauty, love, luck, physical strength.
Amethyst: Anger, courage, divination, dreams, healing, love, meditation, peace, psychic ability, spirituality, stress, wisdom.
Ametrine: Change.
Apache Tear: Luck, protection.
Aquamarine: Cleansing, courage, peace, psychic ability, travel.
Aventurine: Business, healing, luck, mental ability, peace, prosperity.
Azurite: Divination, dreams, healing, psychic ability.
Banded Agate: Healing, physical energy, physical strength.
Black Onyx: Bad habits, peaceful separation.
Black Tourmaline: Grounding, peaceful separation, protection.
Bloodstone: Business, courage, healing, magickal power, physical strength, prosperity.
Blue Agate: Depression, peace.
Blue Topaz: Dieting.
Blue Tourmaline: Peace.
Carnelian: Anger, courage, eloquence, healing, lust, peace, protection.
Celestite: Eloquence.
Chalcedony: Luck, nightmares, peace, protection, travel.
Chrysocolla: Love, peace, wisdom.
Chrysoprase: Friendship, healing, joy, luck, prosperity, protection, stress, success.
Citrine: Creativity, dreams, mental ability, nightmares, protection, psychic ability.
Clear Quartz: Amplification, divination, gardening, healing, magickal power, meditation, mental ability, physical energy, protection, psychic ability.
Coral: Healing, lust, peace, protection, wisdom.
Cubic Zirconia: Physical strength.
Diamond: Courage, healing, love, peace, physical strength, protection.
Emerald: Business, eloquence, love, mental ability, prosperity, protection, psychic ability.
Flint: Healing, protection.
Fluorite: Mental ability, psychic attack.
Garnet: Healing, physical energy, physical strength, protection.
Geode: Childbirth, meditation.
Green Agate: Business, gardening, healing, prosperity.
Green Moss Agate: Gardening.
Green Tourmaline: Business, prosperity.
Hematite: Courage, divination, grounding, healing, meditation, psychic attack.
Jade: Business, gardening, healing, love, prosperity, protection, stress, wisdom.
Jasper: Beauty, healing, protection.
Kunzite: Depression, grounding, peace.
Lapis Lazuli: Business, courage, healing, love, protection, psychic ability.
Leopard Skin Agate: Stress.
Lepidolite: Anger, love, nightmares, peace, protection, spirituality.
Malachite: Business, gardening, love, magickal power, peace, prosperity, protection.
Mahogony Obsidian: Lust.
Marble: Protection, success.
Moonstone: Bad habits, childbirth, dieting, divination, grounding, love, protection.
Mother-Of-Pearl: Childbirth, prosperity, protection.
Obsidian: Bad habits, grounding, peace, protection.
Opal: Beauty, change, creativity, divination, dreams, love, luck, magickal power, prosperity, psychic attack.
Orange Calcite: Amplification, creativity, joy, magickal power.
Pearl: Love, luck, prosperity, protection.
Peridot: Healing, prosperity, protection.
Petrified Wood: Healing, protection.
Pink Tourmaline: Friendship, love.
Rainbow Obsidian: Divination.
Rhodocrosite: Love, peace, physical energy.
Rodonite: Peace.
Rose Quartz: Beauty, friendship, love.
Ruby: Magickal power, nightmares, prosperity, protection.
Salt: Cleansing, grounding, protection.
Sapphire: Healing, love, peace, prosperity.
Smoky Quartz: Healing.
Smoky Topaz: Protection.
Snowflake Obsidian: Dreams.
Sodalite: Healing, meditation, peace, spirituality, wisdom.
Staurolite: Healing, prosperity, protection.
Sugilite: Meditation, spirituality, wisdom.
Sunstone: Healing, joy, lust, physical energy, protection.
Tiger-Eye: Courage, luck, physical energy, prosperity, protection.
Topaz: Anger, creativity, love.
Turquoise: Courage, friendship, healing, love, luck, protection.
Unakite: Beauty, change, joy.
Watermelon Tourmaline: Change, courage.
Yellow Topaz: Healing.
| | Posted: November 15,2007 at 8:15:42 AM | Read 107 times | 0 comments | Leave Comment |
| Crystal-Part 2 | Charging Crystals
Crystals, stones and gemstones are effectively acting as batteries, storing energies as a vibration within their structure. This energy can be used to amplify the effects of the stone. So... how to charge crystals?
The most basic and positive energy in the universe is love and it is the perfect energy to recharge your stones and crystals. If you are right-handed, hold it in your right hand. If left-handed, then your left hand. Visualize filling with the crystal with love, respect and admiration.
This form of charging can be done most effectively by a group. Use the crystal or stone as a point of focus and have everyone concentrate on filling the crystal with love. However if you don't have a group it will also work with focused love from you on your own.
Crystals have been used very effectively for centuries. But to get the most out of your crystals whether in spellwork or simply working directly with the energies it possesses, it needs to be both cleansed and charged on a regular basis.
Cleansing Crystals
Although there are several ways of cleansing crystals effectively one of the most popular is to simply wash it in water. This could be sparkling water, still water or even tap water. Some believe that the best way is to actually wash the crystal in clear stream water as this is a natural source of energy. Whichever source of water you choose, rub the crystal gently until you are satisfied all the negative energy has left. Then gently dry it and focus positively at the same time.
Sunlight is also a good way to cleanse crystals. Leave the crystal in direct sunlight for a few hours to charge up. You should hold the crystal periodically and focus on removing all negative energies. Once you are satisfied the negativity has departed, repeat the process but this time focus on the positive. It is also possible to use moon light i.e. lunar energy in place of sunlight.
It is perfectly acceptable to use any (or all) of these methods to cleanse your crystals. They can also be used in combination if you so wish.
Crystals have been used very effectively for centuries. But to get the most out of your crystals, whether in spellwork or simply working directly with the energies it possesses, it needs to be both cleansed and charged on a regular basis. | | Posted: November 12,2007 at 2:35:25 PM | Read 107 times | 1 comment | Leave Comment |
| Crystals-part 1 | Crystals
If you ask a geophysicist they’ll tell you what enlightened people have known for thousands of years: gemstones, rocks, and crystals have vibrations that can be measured. Obviously, vibrations affect the world around them.
Accordingly, the use of crystals, gemstones, and rocks have been part of healing and other spells or rituals and ceremonies since the beginning of time. They have always played a part in magick, healing and psychic empowerment. (Not to mention fashion!)
People use their stones and crystals in many ways; from formal, methodical rituals where a patient is “healed” by a person using stones and crystals in their physical energy field to keeping a stone in a pouch on their person, wearing it, or simply keeping it at home in a safe place or on an altar. Crystals are often used as part of spellwork by a Witch.
Gemstones are thought by some to be spiritual guides that focus energies and help individuals wearing them to be more balanced, more focused, and more in touch with their surroundings.
It is thought that Gemstones, which are various forms of specific crystals, have an ability to focus universal energies. Specific gemstones, rocks, and crystals are used for specific purposes.
A crystal does not have to be a precious gemstone, or even a semi-precious stone, to be used very effectively as part of a spell or ritual or for working with its energies. Each has its own properties and uses. If one crystal does not work for you in a particular spell, try a different one. Many conditions or needs have several different crystals that can act positively on your behalf.
Crystals have been used very effectively for centuries. But to get the most out of your crystals, whether in spellwork or simply working directly with the energies it possesses, it needs to be both cleansed and charged on a regular basis. | | Posted: November 12,2007 at 2:32:14 PM | Read 85 times | 1 comment | Leave Comment |
| Circles-Part 6 | Closing The Circle
The Circle was cast in a clockwise direction staring in the East. It is common practice to close the Circle in a counterclockwise direction starting in the North. Only one pass is necessary to close it.
To close and release the Circle, stand in the North quarter with the wand tip pointed at the ground. Effectively you are doing the reverse of casting. Visualize the same white and/or electric blue flame used during creation, only this time visualize it being sucked up into the wand.
Slowly walk the full boundary of the Circle saying:
The Circle, though open, remains unbroken,
Remaining to protect from all unspoken.
In perfect love, in perfect trust,
Now we leave to do all we must.
merry we met, and merry we part
Until we meet again with joy in heart.
When you reach North again, pause for a moment and then go to the center of the Circle and say:
This rite has ended and I go in love,
With thanks to the Lord and Lady above.
With thanks to the Elements and Others too,
Merry part with brightest blessings to you.
The Circle has now been closed and released.
The Circle - Libation To The Deities
The Circle has been released or closed and the rite has ended. However, there is still one last act to perform. It's called the "libation to the Lord and Lady" and is an important part of finishing the ritual. In a way it's giving something back to those who have given their time, love and energy to you.
Take the cakes and wine that you put aside on the altar earlier and go outside. Put the cakes on the ground and then pour the wine on top of them. As you are pouring the wine say:
By moon and sun and sky above
I offer these in perfect love.
By fire and earth, by rain and gust
I offer these in perfect trust.
Please take the gifts offered now to you
In thanks for love and time and all you do.
For all the gifts you've given me
Lord and lady, blessed be.
The Circle ritual may seem complex and involved and so it is. There is a lot to it when you take into account aa the necessary preparations and stages. But like so much else in this world, if it's worth doing, do it well. Having said that it can be adapted as you desire but don't pare it down too much. It is such an important ritual it deserves the effort that is made to perform it.
The Circle ritual is now complete and once again you are back in the everyday world. Hopefully with a successful day's magick behind you.
That is the conclusion of Circles. If you have questions or comments don't be shy, let me know. If you would like examples of spells to use in your rituals let me know. I will be glad to share them with you.
Blessed Be
| | Posted: November 9,2007 at 10:33:44 AM | Read 65 times | 0 comments | Leave Comment |
| Circles-Part 5 | The Circle - Rituals
Having finally got to this point it is now time for you to perform any rituals or magickal work. This could literally be anything. It all depends on what you have in mind. There are many, many spells which could be worked at this point and only you will know what it is you need to work on. Obviously you should have your spells ready prior to this.
It is important not to leave your circle until it has been uncast or dispersed. However, that is not to say that you are forbidden to leave it. Sometimes the need will arise, whether it's a call of nature or something else entirely.
If you do need to leave the circle for any reason, you must first cut a "doorway".
Standing in the East, take the athame and literally cut a doorway shape in the air. Walk through the doorway you have created in the Circle (taking the athame with you). Once you have exited the Circle, turn and, facing the circle, use the athame to close the opening. This will seal the circle so that nothing can enter or leave while you are gone.
When you return to the circle, it is important that you follow the same procedure. Cut a doorway in the circle, step through, and close it again with the athame.
If you like, you may message me for examples of particular spells. I have examples that I will be more than willing to share.
The Circle - Cakes & Wine Blessing
After ritual magick has been performed it is common practice to bless and consecrate cakes and wine, although cookies and juice (or similar) may be used if you prefer. To perform this ceremony the plate of cakes should be held out in front of you saying:
I conjure you, O meal of grain
Who sprouted in both sun and rain.
Whose ancient seed fulfills us all
Bringing new life wherever it falls.
I bless you in this Circle round
That your abundance may abound
To feed this world continuously
As I will, so mote it be.
Eat one of the cakes. Or, if you are not alone in the Circle, take a bite and pass the plate on to the next person saying "Blessed be". After each person has repeated the process, place the plate of cakes on the altar and fill your cup with wine. Holding the cup out in front of you, say:
I conjure you, O fruit of vine
Who grew with wind and rain, and time.
From nought but light of sun
Then light of moon when day was done.
I bless you in this Circle round
That your abundance may abound
To feed this world continuously
As I will, so mote it be.
Drink the wine unless you are not alone, in which case take a sip and pass it on in the same way as the cakes. When the wine returns to you, place it on the altar. Two cakes and some wine should now be put aside for outdoor libation. Any cake or wine remaining can now be shared with everyone else in the Circle.
The Circle - Releasing The Deities
After the cakes and wine blessing it is time to thank the Lord and Lady for their presence and to release them (should they wish to go). Although they may well stick around. Politeness counts and the best way is to let them know you are almost done with the ritual and give them the choice of leaving. To complete this part of the ritual, stand in the center of the Circle and open your arms wide. Start by thanking and releasing the Lady saying:
O Goddess of Moon, Goddess of Star
Ruler of planets both near and far.
Ruler of earth and all that's within,
Who sets the time for life to begin.
Bringer of happiness, bringer of mirth,
Giver of value, giver of worth.
We thank you for your presence here
and hold you in our hearts so dear.
With our love you now, you may go
Or stay if you should deem it so.
Having thanked and released the Lady, thank and release the Lord.
O Lord of all places wild and free
Sower of seed that we might be.
he who is Sun in the heavens above,
Giver of light, giver of love.
Bringer of health and prosperity,
Who changes all as it should be.
We thank you for your presence here
and hold you in our hearts so dear.
With our love you now, you may go
Or stay if you should deem it so.
You have now released the deities.
The Circle - Releasing The Quarters
The Quarters are much easier to release. In order to release the Quarters, start at the East with your wand and point its tip due East up into the air and say:
O swirling breezes, winds of the East
Who protected this Circle and witnessed all feats
Of magick performed and blessings poured out,
We thank you for coming and and gathering about.
Now comes the time for the Circle to end,
With love and fond wishes it's now that we send
You back to the realm over which you do reign
Farewell and goodbye 'til we see you again.
Draw a banishing pentagram in the air with the wand. Kiss your wand and proceed to the Southern Quarter and say:
O Southerly fires, O Southerly flames.
Who protected this Circle and witnessed all claims
Of magick performed and blessings poured out,
We thank you for coming and and gathering about.
Now comes the time for the Circle to end,
With love and fond wishes it's now that we send
You back to the realm over which you do reign
Farewell and goodbye 'til we see you again.
Again, draw a banishing pentagram in the air with the wand. Kiss your wand and proceed to the Western Quarter and release the Guardians in the same way but this time saying:
O Oceans and storms, streams of the West.
Who protected this Circle and witnessed all guests
And magick performed and blessings poured out,
We thank you for coming and and gathering about.
Now comes the time for the Circle to end,
With love and fond wishes it's now that we send
You back to the realm over which you do reign
Farewell and goodbye 'til we see you again.
Once again draw a banishing pentagram in the air with the wand. Kiss your wand and proceed to the Northern Quarter and again release the Guardians saying:
O Northern forests, mountains and plains.
Who protected this Circle and witnessed all gains
Of magick performed and blessings poured out,
We thank you for coming and and gathering about.
Now comes the time for the Circle to end,
With love and fond wishes it's now that we send
You back to the realm over which you do reign
Farewell and goodbye 'til we see you again.
You have now released all Quarters. | | Posted: November 9,2007 at 10:30:27 AM | Read 67 times | 0 comments | Leave Comment |
| Circles-Part 4 | Casting The Circle
There are many different Circle casting techniques. And these will vary dramatically from tradition to tradition. The way shown here is not the only way. Far from it. But it will give you an idea of what's involved and hopefully inspire you to find something that works especially well for you.
How many passes you make around the boundary of the Circle while casting it is up to you. Circles have been cast with as few as one pass, and as many as nine. Three is probably a good starting point until you find a number you are comfortable with.
It is a smart idea to learn and memorize the casting evocation as you will be doing several things at once during casting: Walking and talking, concentrating, visualizing and so on, and so on. Know the evocation by heart and you will find it easier and not get into a muddle.
To cast the Circle go to the Eastern Quarter and with the wand, point it away from you towards the ground. Now walk in a clockwise direction around the boundary three times. Wile doing so, visualize white and/or electric blue fire spitting from the wand's end and burning the Circle boundary into the ground. As you visualize and walk, recite the evocation:
I cast you now O Circle of power,
I conjure your magick to grow and tower
Dividing the mundane world from
The world of the ancient mighty ones.
The space where magick lives and breathes
Where time and place and the mundane cease.
Between these worlds the Circle is cast
Now as one, the present, future and past.
Old ones, young ones, join now the night and day,
All that's mundane now sweep away.
All merry meet suspended in time.
This Circle is bound by the words of this rhyme.
The Circle has now been cast.
The Circle - Calling The Quarters
Although the Circle is now cast, you are still not ready to start spellwork, rituals or magick. Even though the Guardian (or Watchtower) symbols are in place, it is still necessary to invite the Guardians themselves to join the ritual. This is usually called "calling the Guardians". The reasons for this are twofold. Firstly, the Guardians will lend the qualities or properties of their respective Elements to the Circle. And secondly, they will "stand guard" over the Circle, watching and waiting, ready to prevent negative energy from entering and interfering. Hence their name - Watchtower Guardians.
In order to call the Quarters, start at the East with your wand and point its tip due East up into the air and say:
Come to us now, O winds of the East
Whirl and swirl 'til the magick has ceased.
Blow through our hearts, and energy raise,
Blow away clouds, blow away haze.
The Circle is open, your power please lend,
Your presence is welcomed - we bid you come in.
Draw an invoking pentagram in the air with the wand. Visualize the Circle filling with a yellow light. Kiss your wand and proceed to the Southern Quarter and again call the Guardians in the same way but this time saying:
Come to us now, O Southerly fires.
Pure strength and warm light - add flames to desires.
Cleanse and purify all that's mundane.
Protect this Circle with pure light and flame.
The Circle is open, your power please lend,
Your presence is welcomed - we bid you come in.
Again, draw an invoking pentagram in the air with the wand. Visualize the Circle filling with a red light. Kiss your wand and proceed to the Western Quarter and again call the Guardians in the same way but this time saying:
Come to us now, O waters of the Western port.
Tides rise and fall, all harm abort.
Wash away troubles, rinse away pain.
W ash over our spirits with oceans and rain.
The Circle is open, your power please lend,
Your presence is welcomed - we bid you come in.
Once again draw an invoking pentagram in the air with the wand. Visualize the Circle filling with a blue light. Kiss your wand and proceed to the Northern Quarter and again call the Guardians saying:
Come earthen power, come from the North.
Lend your strength, lend your support.
As your soil is fertile, this Circle shall be
Nourish all works, as you nourish the tree.
The Circle is open, your power please lend,
Your presence is welcomed - we bid you come in.
You have now called the Quarters and are ready to invoke the Lord and Lady
The Circle - Calling The Deities
Having called the Quarters, it is now time to invoke (entice is probably a more accurate way of putting it!) the Lord and Lady. It's a good idea to write your own invitation, the originality will undoubtedly be appreciated. This will give you a starting point however.
Stand in the center of the Circle and open your arms wide. Start by invoking the Goddess saying:
O Goddess of Moon, Goddess of Star
Ruler of planets both near and far.
Ruler of earth and all that's within,
Who sets time for life to begin.
Bringer of happiness, bringer of mirth,
Giver of value, giver of worth.
Descend to us now from above
And touch this Circle, fill it with love,
Join us now in this scared rite,
O Goddess, please bring your love and light.
At this point, pause and wait for a few seconds. Sometimes there will be a flicker of light, sometimes a breath of a breeze. Don't worry if you don't see or feel anything. The Lady's presence will become known to you even if all you feel is a tingle in your body.
Now it is time to invoke the Lord in the same way.
O Lord of all places wild and free
Sower of seed that we might be.
he who is Sun in the heavens above,
Giver of light, giver of love.
Bringer of health and prosperity,
Who changes all as it should be.
Descend to us now from above
And touch this Circle, fill it with love,
Join us now in this scared rite,
O Lord, please bring your love and light.
Again wait a few moments.
You have now invoked both the Lord and Lady.
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