Meg Billings, Saltwater Church (1st UU of Seattle)
  Earth-based Spirituality Group, written 11/97 for Winter Solstice 1997

Spirit of the East,
You are the ruby-throated goddess of the Dawn.
You are the pearl-eyed Persephone of Spring.
We hear your distant air
Singing to us of our future, our unfolding.
Sing it!
We are listening.

Spirit of the South,
You are the incandescent goddess of the Day.
You are Amaterasu scorching the Summer sky.
We feel your rays of passion
Inspiring us to create, to grow.
Illumine us!
We are moved.

Spirit of the West,
You are the Autumn-eyed goddess of Twilight.
You are Isis, Kwan Yin, Mary, Demeter.
We taste the waters of your womb,
Healing our hearts, our minds.
Enfold us!
We are at peace.

Spirit of the North,
You are the obsidian goddess of Night.
You are Hestia, life in the living earth.
In the mighty cold of Winter, you are warm. 
Among the splintered ice, you are whole.  
Surrounded by raw regrets, you are at peace.  
Alone, your feet planted wide,  
You knit the dark into a blanket,
And there below, you tend the fire deep within,
And persevere.
Hestia,
Blanket us in the warmth of your winter's night!
We will carry on.

All Spirit, you dwell here in the Center. 
You are the raven goddess in the light of All Time.
You are Gaia, the mighty Mother of All Seasons.
We breathe the breath of your trees;
We absorb the warmth of your sun;
We taste the sweet honey of your rivers;
We wrap your earth around us, 
And we are free!
Gaia, oh Gaia!
Surround us with all that is yours!
We stand strong and open.