Gryph's Lair

So our assignment for class this week is to write our own invocations and devocations for the elements. Erm... Okay. And I volunteered to invoke Air at this week's class, too! Sooooo, winging it, here's what I came up with. For those that don't know, invoking elements is asking for the spirit of each element to support our group/meeting/ritual, etc. Devoking is closing it down. What's bugging me, is I can't remember how to exactly START the invocations. I will have to check my notes when I get home and see if we have a sample to work from, but I don't think so. So there goes my super-perfectionist side wanting it to be "just right."

Invocations:

Oh spirit of Air, we ask that you bless our gathering with creativity, and we ask that you grant us the gifts of wisdom, intellect, and clear communication. Hail and welcome (or blessed be).

Oh spirit of Fire, we ask that you bless our gathering with passion, and we ask that you grant us the gifts of discipline, willpower, and energy. Hail and welcome (or blessed be).

Oh spirit of Water, we ask that you bless our gathering with intuition, and we ask that you grant us the gifts of love, joy, and compassion. Hail and welcome (or blessed be).

Oh spirit of Earth, we ask that you bless our gathering with strength, and we ask that you grant us the gifts of patience, abundance, and stability. Hail and welcome (or blessed be).

Devocations:

Oh spirit of Air, we thank you for your presence here tonight, and we thank you for your gifts of wisdom, intellect, and clear communication. Hail and farewell (or blessed be).

Oh spirit of Fire, we thank you for your presence here tonight, and we thank you for your gifts of discipline, willpower, and energy. Hail and farewell (or blessed be).

Oh spirit of Water, we thank you for your presence here tonight, and we thank you for your gifts of love, joy, and compassion. Hail and farewell (or blessed be).

Oh spirit of Earth we thank you for your presence here tonight, and we thank you for your gifts of patience, abundance, and stability. Hail and farewell (or blessed be).