Four Fold Directions
by Christine Hoff
Kraemer, with selections from Ralph Metzner -- inspired by the book The Four-Fold Way
Will you turn to
the East.
Spirit of the
East,
Radiance of the
rising Sun,
Heat of the
Visionary's inner fire,
We call on your
power, not just to see far,
But to look more
clearly at the here and now.
Burn away our
spiritual darkness,
Give us the
strength to tell the truth.
We pray that we
may be aligned with you,
That we may
embody the visionary fire
For the good of
this planet
And all beings
upon it.
Will you turn to
the South.
Spirit of the
South,
Invisible breath
of the Wind,
Force of the
Warrior's spirit in motion,
We call upon
your power for right action,
Your cool breeze
of clarity and discernment.
Give us sharp
edges to divide right from wrong,
To slice out old
patterns, bring justice and change.
We pray that we
may be aligned with you,
That we may
embody the warrior spirit
For the good of
this planet
And all beings
upon it.
Will you turn to
the West.
Spirit of the
West,
Current of the
Great Waters,
Source of the
Teacher's bottomless wisdom,
We call upon
your reservoir of deep knowledge,
Your power to
cleanse and to dissolve all boundaries.
Take the best of
what is buried within us,
Let it bubble to
the surface to quench others' thirst.
We pray that we
may be aligned with you,
That we may
embody the teacher's wisdom
For the good of
this planet
And all beings
upon it.
Will you turn to
the North.
Spirit of the
North,
Endless cycle of
the fruitful Earth,
Beat of the
Healer's compassionate heart,
We call upon
your power of nurture and endurance,
Your capacity to
heal, comfort, support.
Lend us your
ability to labor and birth,
To take what we
imagine and make it real.
We pray that we
may be aligned with you,
That we may
embody the healer's love
For the good of
this planet
And all beings
upon it.
Will you turn to
the Center.
O Great Spirit,
both within and beyond,
Through you all
is connected, all things are one.
We pray that we
may be aligned with you,
For the good of
this planet
And all beings
upon it.
Visionary,
Warrior, Teacher, and Healer,
May each of us
be. Amen.