{"id":7,"date":"2010-05-22T02:46:12","date_gmt":"2010-05-22T09:46:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/paganfriendly.com\/?p=7"},"modified":"2015-09-21T13:35:23","modified_gmt":"2015-09-21T20:35:23","slug":"earth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paganfriendly.com\/?p=7","title":{"rendered":"Homage to the Element of Earth"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"earth\"<\/a><\/h3>\n

The Earth is our mother… \u00a0We must take care of Her…<\/h3>\n

Earth is what holds, nurtures\u00a0and sustains us. \u00a0Earth is our body. \u00a0Earth is our wealth, our healing, our stability.\u00a0 Earth is what grounds our excess energy and keeps us well-rooted.\u00a0 Earth is our tangible, stable support system.<\/em><\/p>\n

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When: <\/strong>Full Moon<\/p>\n

Where: <\/strong>Outdoors in comfortable weather<\/p>\n

Dress<\/strong>: \u00a0Appropriate to outdoor work<\/p>\n

Items Required:<\/strong><\/p>\n

1 jar\/vase of pure oil (olive, safflower, sunflower)<\/p>\n

A powdered incense that makes you feel aligned with the element of air<\/p>\n

An incense burner appropriate for burning powdered incense<\/p>\n

A self-igniting charcoal disk<\/p>\n

4 large stones arranged in a circle to represent the directions.<\/p>\n

Appropriate color quarter candles (shielded), to place at each stone (not on the stone)<\/p>\n

Wooden matches<\/p>\n

A bowl or saucer<\/p>\n

Your athame or wand<\/p>\n

What to do:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Light the candles and draw a circle around the stones with your athame or wand.\u00a0\u00a0Place the incense burner in the North and light the self-igniting charcoal disk.\u00a0\u00a0Starting at the east, pour a quantity of oil on the stone.\u00a0\u00a0Raise your arms to the sky and call the element of Air and Wise Ones of the East to you.\u00a0\u00a0Continue on around the circle, calling each quarter energy into the circle ending in the North.\u00a0\u00a0Do not invoke the energies to the North yet.\u00a0\u00a0Kneel or sit comfortably in the North Quarter, making sure your body is in contact with the Earth.\u00a0\u00a0Place some of the powdered incense on the charcoal.\u00a0\u00a0While sitting, run your hands through the grass and Earth around you.\u00a0\u00a0Feel the texture of the Earth.\u00a0\u00a0Feel how cool the Earth feels.\u00a0\u00a0Rub the Earth between your hands.\u00a0\u00a0Bring the Earth to your nose and inhale its scent.\u00a0\u00a0Put a touch of the Earth on your tongue and taste it.<\/p>\n

Once you have spent several minutes communing with the Earth, stand and call the element of Earth and the Wise Ones of the North.\u00a0\u00a0What do you feel when they come in?\u00a0\u00a0Call in the little gnomes, who are the elementals of the North.\u00a0\u00a0Picture them as they dance into the circle.<\/p>\n

Once you have invoked all of the above energies into your circle, lay flat on your stomach, head pointed to the North, left arm to the West, right arm to the East and both feet to the South.\u00a0\u00a0Feel the connection to the Earth and let the energies of the Earth flow up through your body.\u00a0\u00a0As you lay there, tell the Mother Earth what you need.<\/p>\n

Whisper your request to the earth.\u00a0\u00a0Feel the energy move through your body and know that you will be provided for.\u00a0\u00a0Thank the Mother Earth for listening and caring for you.\u00a0\u00a0Thank Her for giving you a place to live, food to eat, Her healing powers and for providing a place to ground\u00a0\u00a0energies.\u00a0\u00a0Give your love and appreciation back to Her.<\/p>\n

Arise to a sitting position.\u00a0\u00a0Pour some of the remaining oil into the bowl or saucer.\u00a0\u00a0Add a handful of dirt to the oil and mix it with your fingers until it forms a thin paste.\u00a0\u00a0Using the dirt\/oil mixture, bless your hands, feet, heart and head.<\/p>\n

Take a few more minutes to commune with Earth and North if you desire. When you have finished, stand and thank the Ancient Ones of the North\u00a0\u00a0for their presence and energies.\u00a0\u00a0Send the gnomes along their way, saying \u201charming none on your journey\u201d. Extinguish the North candle.\u00a0\u00a0Pinch out the candles in reverse order, West, South and East. Depart the circle taking the candles with you.<\/p>\n

Wait fifteen minutes, then record your impressions in your Book of Shadows.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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