EAST
               (INVOCATION)
          Facing East:

               Guardians of the watchtower of the East, 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? "

                     EAST
               (BANISHMENT)
          Facing East:

             Guardians  of the  watchtowers of  the East,  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!

                SOUTH (invocation)
          Facing South:
               Guardians of the watchtower of the south, we do summon, stir, and
          call  thee up  to protect us  in our rite.   Come forth  from the cook
          fires and smokehouses where  food is being made  ready for the  coming
          cold  months.  Kindle within us the  flame of spiritual awakening.  So
          mote it be!

          Responsorial:  So Mote it Be!

                FIRE (invocation)
          (Celebrant with the candle symbolizing the element of fire):
               "I  live in the guarded embers  of campfires and the pilot lights
          of stoves, I  spring from the lightning  and the hands of  men, I warm
          you and I destroy you. Without me you would die.  Am I not holy and
          worthy of praise? "

                SOUTH (banishing)
          Facing South:

               "Guardians of the watchtower of the south, return now to the
          dying fires of Autumn's heat soon  to give way to Winter's chill. Take
          with you our blessings and thanks.  Hail and farewell!
 
          Responsorial:  Hail and farewell

                     WEST (invoking)
               Facing West:

               Guardians of  the watchtower of the west, we do summon, stir, and
          call thee up to  protect us in our rite.  Come  forth from the rainbow
          hued  morning dew  that covers the  fields, and  is soon  to be frost.
          Asperge us with  your diadems and water our deepest  roots that we may
          find peace of mind.  So mote it be!
 
          Responsorial:  So mote it be!

                     WATER (invocation)
          (Celebrant with the water vessel symbolizing the element of water):
 
          "I rise from the moist  crevices of the Earth, I beat on the shores of
          Her body, I fall from the skies in silver sheets. Without me you would
          die.  Am I not  holy and worthy  of praise? "  (Celebrant asperges the
          circle with water)

                     WEST (banishing)
          Facing West:

          "Guardians of the watchtower of the west, return now to the
          Autumn rains which cool the Earth's fevered brow baked in  the heat of
          Summer afternoons. Take  with you our blessings and  thanks.  Hail and
          farewell!
 
          Responsorial:  Hail and farewell!

 
 
                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 to  us now on the  cool
          breath of Autumn's sigh which
          heralds the advent of Winter  and the close of harvest time.   Breathe
          into us the spirit of the pure joy of life.  So mote it be!
 
          Responsorial:  So mote it be!

               AIR (invocation)
          (Celebrant with the incense burner symbolizing the element of air) :

               "I am  everywhere.  I  fill the fleshy  pouches of your  lungs, I
          stir all  things from the smallest blade of grass to the tallest tree.
          I cool you with my breezes and
          destroy you with my storms.
          Without me you would die.  Am I not holy and worthy of praise? "
 

                NORTH (banishing)
          Facing North:

               "Guardians of the watchtower of the North, return now to the brisk
          Autumn  breezes which are brimming  with the excitement  of the year's
          climax.  Take with you our
          blessings and thanks. Hail and
          farewell!
 
          Responsorial:  Hail and farewell!