Calling the Quarters: Fire

As with the Element of Air, if placing Fire to the south doesn't ring true for you, feel free to change it with good reason. If you live just east of a desert, for example, then it might be more appropriate for you to put Fire in the east! Even if you do decide to use the traditional correspondences, as I've done, take some time to really think about why you associate the Element with the direction. It is more important to make a personal connection to these Elements and your magic than to just follow my directions or anything written in a book.

After you have decided in which direction you will place Fire, make a list of all the correspondences you have with both the direction and the Element. You'll probably notice some themes running through you list. Once you've done that, take time to meditate on the qualities you've discovered, and ask to meet the Elemental Guardians. They might look quite different to you than they do to me. Maybe your Fire Guardian will be a Phoenix, like Fawkes in the Harry Potter books. Or a dragon.

When you cast circle again, and call the Element of Fire, visualize your Guardian being present at the circle. Tap into the energy available there. Feel the heat warm your face. Calling Quarters isn't just saying some poetic verse and lighting a candle. Calling Quarters is meant to bring the energies of the universe to your sacred space. Your circle, and your magic, will be stronger for it.

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