Some things really do hold prominence in our lives. For the last 8-9 months I have been involved with an open circle, hosted by the Wiccan Church of Canada. Its been an enormous lesson in group dynamics, I have to say that ... but the learning curve for me personally is exciting and enlightening in ways that I didn't expect.
The elemental calls to the quarters in the circle ... Over the last season I've been stepping into each of the Elements and calling them into circle. I don't know about the others that do it with me, but I open myself fully to the element itself and ask its blessings (in not screwing up the call for one thing, lol) so that I can become a channel and representive of the energy woven into casting the circle. It is entirely different for my when I cast solo. It is a mind altering experience most times.
The first time I called the quarter for Water at the open temple site it blew me away and altered reality for about 3 days! Granted the site is almost surrounded by water, so by opening myself to it as a channel, it was quite an experience.
Next I stood as Earths representative, that was the day a pervert exposed himself in a park and I was so angry that all I did was ground, ground and ground... I 'reached' into the dirt beneath me and was able to stand silent and contained throughout the rit... actually I don't remember much of it.
Air I looked forward to, its integrated in who I am and what I do with my life and it was easy as the weather lent itself to winds and lots of tree rustling. It felt good to just let the wind blow through me... blew away a few cobwebs.
Each quarter had meaning to me and gave me a connection that went into me clean and deep. I took each blessing as it came, but I delayed taking on Fire ... even on the advice of friends I was asked to put it off. I had spent months under considerable stresses and frustrations, to say I was touchy and volitile was an understatement, lol So I waited and resolved the issues I could. I understood this stage, Fire is the catalyst or Transformer and I wanted things to go in a positive direction, not to hell in a hand basket, lol.
So in the end of the summer... on Lammas I called Fire and embraced the energy and experience as it ocurred. Fire was odd though in that instead of it flowing through my as the others did, it was drawn into me and created a distance between myself and the circle. And again tonight, I was the Fire quarter and ended up in a rather flamable temper, bitchy and highly irritable to say the least and this in the company of friends, so I made a quick exit afterwards and hit the cold october night in order to regain my balance.
I've been keeping records here and there of the experiences and changes I've been processing in my occult life. Magic does indeed happen, and it begins to happen when you open your mind and soul to the energy of the universe.
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