Working with Elements & Quarters
What are the Quarters /Elements in Wicca?
The Quarters represent the 4 Elemental forces- Air, Fire, Water and Earth. They are invited into the Circle from their 4 directions of East, South, West and North respectively. This gives energy and balance for the Magic Circle. The elements also connect to the 4 transpersonal functions of a person- thinking, action, feeling, sensing, respectively.
Calling / Invoking the Quarters:
The Quarter-caller stands in the appropriate quarter, faces out and by a magical wand /tool or just a finger, creates a `door’ on the Circle’s boundary. He or she then `calls’ that Element through that door, into the circle. This person is then in charge of that energy through out the ritual, until the element-force is sent back at the end.
Correspondences of the Quarters & Elements
- East- powers of Air- Blue.
- South- powers of Fire – Red.
- West- powers of water – Green/Aquamarine
- North – powers of Earth- Yellow /brown.
1. Air in the East
Invoking words:
“O ye Mighty Ones of the East, powers of Air
I do summon, stir and call you up
To guard this circle… and witness this ritual.
I bid thee Hail & welcome”
Closing words:
“..Ye Mighty powers of the East, Lords & Ladies of Air
We thank you for attending our rite.
May ye depart to your lovely realms.
I bid thee Hail & Farewel..”
2. Fire in the South
Invoking words:
“O ye Mighty Ones of the South, powers of Fire
I do summon, stir and call you up
To guard this circle… and witness this ritual.
I bid thee Hail & welcome”
Closing words:
“..Ye Mighty powers of the South, powers of Fire
We thank you for attending our rite.
May ye depart to your lovely realms.
I bid thee Hail & Farewel…”
3. Water in the West
Invoking words:
“O ye Mighty Ones of the West, powers of Water
I do summon, stir and call you up
To guard this circle… and witness this ritual.
I bid thee Hail & welcome”
Closing words:
“..Ye Mighty powers of the West, powers of Water
We thank you for attending our rite.
May ye depart to your lovely realms.
I bid thee Hail & Farewel..”
4. Earth in the North
Invoking words:
“O ye Mighty Ones of the North, powers of Earth
I do summon, stir and call you up
To guard this circle… and witness this ritual.
I bid thee Hail & welcome”
Closing words:
“..Ye Mighty powers of the North, powers of Earth
We thank you for attending our rite.
May ye depart to your lovely realms.
I bid thee Hail & Farewel…”