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Connections Call
  

I greet the East, direction of Air:
Gentle breezes and strong winds,
Realm of the beauty of clouds and birds,
Bearer of the weather which touches us all,
the breath of life I inhale and exhale.
I am a part of all around me.

I greet the South, direction of Fire:
Candle flame, bonfire, starlight and sunlight,
The energy which warms me and gives life to the world I inhabit,
The energy which pulses along my nerves.
I am a part of all around me.

I greet the West, direction of Water:
Rain, snow, rivers and lakes,
The great encircling ocean from which all life first came,
The blood which flows through my veins still bearing the saltiness
of that original home.
I am a part of all around me.

I greet the North, direction of Earth:
Metal and stone, hill and valley,
Mother who bears and nourishes all life--root and leaf,
Fur and feather and scale and skin,
Muscle and bone and brain cell.
I am a part of all around me.  (Ref 4) 

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