-Clarissa Helene Constantinos, Encyclopedia of Syban Volume 1 (Incline Village: Syban Publishing 2025).
North:
Guardian of the North, mighty power of the wind.
Your strength and intelligence are overwhelmingly powerful.
You give me the breath of air and the breath of life that will lead us into the light.
From your hands I receive the light given to me.
(If necessary: I invoke your protection and strength.)
Guardian of the North, of the air and the wind,
I will honor and thank you with music, the vibration of the wind.
East:
Guardian of the Earth, above whom the sun rises,
mighty power of the Earth.
Your strength and love for all living things
are overwhelmingly powerful.
You are the Goddess who nourishes me and
grants me stability and strength.
From your hands I receive the love that sustains me,
and at the end you take me back into your arms.
(If necessary: I invoke your protection and strength.)
Guardians of the East, Powers of the Earth, Goddess
who nourishes us, I will honor and thank you
by practicing love for myself and all living things.
South:
Guardian of the South, mighty power of fire.
Your strength and warmth are overwhelmingly powerful.
You grant me comfort through your flame
and allow me to live righteously through your light.
From your hands I receive the embers of passion of body and spirit.
(If necessary: I invoke your protection and strength.)
Guardians of the South, Powers of Fire,
I will honor and thank you by respecting and
guarding the inner and outer fire.
West:
Guardian of the West, over which night falls.
Your mighty power is revealed in the great ocean,
as in the drops that water the earth.
Your strength and gentleness are overwhelmingly powerful.
You grant me purification and healing.
You are the source of life, and from your hands
I receive the water to develop experience and
success from your energy.
(If necessary: I ask for your protection and strength.)
Guardians of the West, powers of the great and
small waters that enliven me,
I want to honor and thank you that I move
in the flow of life and release what holds me back.
Light:
Remember that you are Water.
Cry. Cleanse. Flow. Let go
Remember that you are Fire.
Burn. Tame. Adap Ignite.
Remember that you are Air
Observe. Breath, Focus, Decide.
Remember that you are Earth.
Ground. Give. Build. Heal
Remember that you are Spirit.
Connect. Listen. Know. Be still
To all:
Guardians of the elements,
who watch over my steps day after day,
season after season,
I ask for your support.
Design & Illustrations: Clarissa Helene Constantinos