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Book I: T he Magick Circle 95<br />
112. Unorthodoxology<br />
Praise Her from whom all blessings flow.<br />
For Waters deep <strong>and</strong> Fire’s glow.<br />
For Life <strong>and</strong> Breath <strong>and</strong> Earth our Home.<br />
Praise Mother, Maid, <strong>and</strong> Ancient Crone.<br />
Blessed Be.<br />
—Anie Heartsong<br />
113. Song of T hanksgiving<br />
Thank you Mother Earth<br />
Thank you Sister Water<br />
Thank you <strong>for</strong> our birth<br />
From your sons <strong>and</strong> daughters!<br />
Thank you father Sun<br />
Thank you Air in motion<br />
Thank you everyone—<br />
Earth, Sun, Air <strong>and</strong> Ocean!<br />
—Susan Arrow, 1985<br />
114. Dismissal of the Watchers<br />
Northern Watchers, strong <strong>and</strong> sure,<br />
Our thanks <strong>for</strong> your support today.<br />
If you must go, power to endure<br />
Leave with us as your gift, we pray.<br />
Hail <strong>and</strong> Farewell!<br />
Ye Watchers of the West, ye may<br />
Depart with blessings if you will;<br />
But let your rhythms with us stay,<br />
For to your tides we answer still.<br />
Hail <strong>and</strong> Farewell!<br />
O Southern Watchers, you who fill<br />
Us with the sacred Flame, now go<br />
Your ways, yet leave your warmth until<br />
The grace to face your fires we know.<br />
Hail <strong>and</strong> Farewell!<br />
O Watchers of the East, whose pure<br />
Air we’ve breathed, your blessings blow—<br />
Though you depart—to be our cure,<br />
For as above, so ‘tis below.<br />
Hail <strong>and</strong> Farewell!<br />
—Diana Paxson<br />
115. Endangered Species Dismissals<br />
The song of wolves has filled our heart,<br />
And lingers though your <strong>for</strong>ms depart.<br />
You’ve watched our rite <strong>and</strong> blessed our spell<br />
We bid you now hail <strong>and</strong> farewell!<br />
A whale song has this night been sung,<br />
And echoes in the chimes we’ve rung.<br />
You’ve watched our rite <strong>and</strong> blessed our spell<br />
We bid you now hail <strong>and</strong> farewell!<br />
The dragon’s cry did split this night,<br />
And called our ancient roots to light.<br />
You’ve watched our rite <strong>and</strong> blessed our spell<br />
We bid you now hail <strong>and</strong> farewell!<br />
The condor lord above the storm,<br />
Our dreams rise with your soaring <strong>for</strong>m.<br />
You’ve watched our rite <strong>and</strong> blessed our spell<br />
We bid you now hail <strong>and</strong> farewell!<br />
—Tom Williams<br />
116. T he Earth, She is our Mother<br />
(a dismissal of the Elements; Traditional<br />
Native American, with three additional<br />
verses by Morning Glory Zell)<br />
The Earth, She is our Mother,<br />
We must take care of Her;<br />
The Earth, She is our Mother,<br />
We must take care of Her!<br />
Ch: Hey, yonna, hey yonna, hey yon yon!<br />
Hey, yonna, hey yonna, hey yon yon!<br />
N: Her sacred Ground we walk upon<br />
With every step we take;<br />
Her sacred Ground we walk upon<br />
With every step we take!<br />
W: From Water that we drink of<br />
Comes all the life She makes;<br />
From Water that we drink of<br />
Comes all the life She makes!<br />
S: The Fire that can warm us<br />
Is in the love we make!<br />
The Fire that can warm us<br />
Is in the love we make!<br />
E: The Air we breathe renews us<br />
With every breath we take;<br />
The Air we breathe renews us<br />
With every breath we take!<br />
The Earth, She is our Mother,<br />
We must take care of Her;<br />
The Earth, She is our Mother,<br />
We must take care of Her!<br />
—Morning Glory Zell, 1989
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