{"id":1431,"date":"2026-11-11T01:25:33","date_gmt":"2026-11-11T01:25:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/syban.church\/?p=1431"},"modified":"2026-11-11T01:28:27","modified_gmt":"2026-11-11T01:28:27","slug":"vii-02-invocation-guardian-of-the-elements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/syban.church\/?p=1431","title":{"rendered":"VII.02 \u201cInvocation Guardian of the Elements\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

-Clarissa Helene Constantinos, Encyclopedia of Syban Volume 1 (Incline Village: Syban Publishing 2025).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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North:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Guardian of the North, mighty power of the wind. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Your strength and intelligence are overwhelmingly powerful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You give me the breath of air and the breath of life that will lead us into the light. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

From your hands I receive the light given to me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(If necessary: \u200b\u200bI invoke your protection and strength.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Guardian of the North, of the air and the wind, <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I will honor and thank you with music, the vibration of the wind.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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East:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Guardian of the Earth, above whom the sun rises, <\/p>\n\n\n\n

mighty power of the Earth. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Your strength and love for all living things <\/p>\n\n\n\n

are overwhelmingly powerful. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You are the Goddess who nourishes me and <\/p>\n\n\n\n

grants me stability and strength. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

From your hands I receive the love that sustains me, <\/p>\n\n\n\n

and at the end you take me back into your arms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(If necessary: \u200b\u200bI invoke your protection and strength.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Guardians of the East, Powers of the Earth, Goddess <\/p>\n\n\n\n

who nourishes us, I will honor and thank you <\/p>\n\n\n\n

by practicing love for myself and all living things.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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South:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Guardian of the South, mighty power of fire. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Your strength and warmth are overwhelmingly powerful. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You grant me comfort through your flame <\/p>\n\n\n\n

and allow me to live righteously through your light. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

From your hands I receive the embers of passion of body and spirit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(If necessary: \u200b\u200bI invoke your protection and strength.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Guardians of the South, Powers of Fire, <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I will honor and thank you by respecting and <\/p>\n\n\n\n

guarding the inner and outer fire.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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West:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Guardian of the West, over which night falls. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Your mighty power is revealed in the great ocean, <\/p>\n\n\n\n

as in the drops that water the earth. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Your strength and gentleness are overwhelmingly powerful. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You grant me purification and healing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You are the source of life, and from your hands <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I receive the water to develop experience and<\/p>\n\n\n\n

success from your energy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(If necessary: \u200b\u200bI ask for your protection and strength.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Guardians of the West, powers of the great and <\/p>\n\n\n\n

small waters that enliven me, <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I want to honor and thank you that I move<\/p>\n\n\n\n

in the flow of life and release what holds me back.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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Light: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Remember that you are Water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cry. Cleanse. Flow. Let go<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Remember that you are Fire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Burn. Tame. Adap Ignite.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Remember that you are Air<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Observe. Breath, Focus, Decide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Remember that you are Earth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ground. Give. Build. Heal<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Remember that you are Spirit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Connect. Listen. Know. Be still<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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To all:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Guardians of the elements, <\/p>\n\n\n\n

who watch over my steps day after day, <\/p>\n\n\n\n

season after season, <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I ask for your support.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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Design & Illustrations: Clarissa Helene Constantinos<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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-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. …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1432,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23,9,12,8,5,22],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1431","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blessings-and-prayers","category-pillars","category-placesofworship","category-rotunda","category-syban-theology","category-sybanpedia"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/syban.church\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1431","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/syban.church\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/syban.church\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/syban.church\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/syban.church\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1431"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/syban.church\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1431\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1440,"href":"https:\/\/syban.church\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1431\/revisions\/1440"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/syban.church\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1432"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/syban.church\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1431"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/syban.church\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1431"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/syban.church\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1431"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}