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RITUAL PREPARATION GUIDE

Charge of the Summoner

Quarters/Watchtowers

God/Goddess Calls

God/Goddess Farewells

Opening the Circle

Quarters/Watchtowers
	Some call them Quarters, others Watchtowers, or Guardians or Elementals. In any event they represent the four elements, and in some cases the fifth element - Spirit. Their energies are brought into the circle to provide depth, power, balance and witnesses to the proceedings. Each quarter is usually offerred something representing their domain, e.g. incense for air, a candle for fire, water for water (strangely enough) and salt for earth. Some traditions use candles, or an offering to a specific deity that has dominion over that element.

Here are some examples for the Quarters/Watchtowers. Click on the links below to see the full text.
	High Priest: "Hear me Raphael, Lord of air- you who rules over the real ...
	East: Whispering through the cracks, Rustling the leaves, Screaming thr ...
	Air: Guardians of the East, Great Beings of Air, from all places of wind ...
	After casting a circle, face north and say: "Oh spirit guaridian of th ...
	"Guardians of the Watchtower of the East, Guardians of Air, we invoke Th ...
	Hail to you, East, morning, air, springtime, powers of mind. Join our ...
	East: Welcome the air, breath of the gods. Lend thy knowledge and prote ...
	Hail, Guardians of the Watchtowers of East, Powers of Air! We invoke yo ...