Wood Smoke - Autumn, 1998

(Cast Circle)

East
 Spirits of the East,
 We invite you to join us.
 We call upon the energy of air
   to clear and free our minds for meditation.
 (light yellow candle)
 Blessed Be!

South
 Spirits of the South,
 We invite you to join us.
 We call upon the energy of fire
   to bring forth our powers of creation.
 (light red candle)
 Blessed Be!

West
 Spirits of the West,
 We invite you to join us.
 We call upon the energy of water
   to flow through our consciousness 
    and bring dreams forth.
 (light blue candle)
 Blessed Be!

North
 Spirits of the North,
 We invite you to join us.
 We call upon the energy of the earth
   to support us and sustain us in our work.
 (light green candle)
 Blessed Be!

Center
 Spirits of the Center,
 We invite you to join us.
 We call upon the energy of the spirit
   to transmute our ideas into reality.
 (light white candle)
 Blessed Be!

To Open the Circle

East
 Spirits of the East,
 We thank you for sharing your
   energy with us tonight.
We shall always remember your gifts.
  (blow out candle)
 Blessed Be!

South
 Spirits of the South,
 We thank you for sharing your
   energy with us tonight.
We shall always keep a flicker of it in our hearts.
  (blow out candle)
 Blessed Be!

West
 Spirits of the West,
 We thank you for sharing your
   energy with us tonight.
It shall always be in our minds and dreams.
  (blow out candle)
 Blessed Be!

North
 Spirits of the East,
 We thank you for sharing your
   energy with us tonight.
We shall always be our grounding.
  (blow out candle)
 Blessed Be!

Center
 Spirits of the Center,
 We thank you for sharing your
   energy with us tonight.
We shall always be guided by these energies
  throughout our every endevors.
   (blow out candle)
 Blessed Be!