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Internet Book of Shadows, (Various Authors), [1999], at sacred-texts.com

NORTH (invoking)

Facing North:

Guardians of the watchtower of the north, we do summon, stir, and call thee up to protect us in our rite. Come forth from the fertile bosom of our Blessed Mother Earth, and nourish us so that our hopes may grow to fruition. So mote it be!

Responsorial: So mote it be!

EARTH (invocation)

(Celebrant with the salt vessel symbolizing the element of earth):

"I am your Mother. From me come the fruit and grain and animals which feed you. I am your support, and my pull on your bodies keeps you held firmly to me. Without me you would die. Am I not holy and worthy of praise? "

NORTH (banishing)

Facing North:

Guardians of the watchtowers of the north, return now to the

Earth where worms burrow deeper and seeds nestle awaiting the long sleep of Winter. Take with you our blessings and thanks. Hail and farewell!

Responsorial: Hail and farewell!

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