Ritual of Air 
Medium sized teaching version by Blayze
Based on Applegrove Ritual of Air by Blayze, Beasti, BobKat and Kim.

This ritual is in 5 parts - Air of Air / Air of Fire / Air of Water / Air of Earth and Air of Spirit.

Four separate areas are used for this ritual. Air of Air and Air of Spirit are held in the same place. Guardians wait at their appointed area. The guardian of the previous element will lead participants to the next gateway.

There are 4 guardians: 

•	Air & Spirit Guardian
•	Air of Fire Guardian
•	Air of Water Guardian
•	Air of Earth Guardian

AIR OF AIR:

Air Guardian:	Tonight we will journey to the realm of Air. We will explore the essence of air, distilled in the mind and in our imaginations.

Astral Temple and Air Kingdom Hermetic journey here.

Air Guardian: Welcome back to the world between worlds. You have gained an understanding of the nature of Air. Now you must use that knowledge to explore the relationship that Air has with the other Elements.

Let us journey to where Air and Fire combine. We fly as birds around the circle and beyond.

All spiral around the circle and exit where the Air Guardian cuts a gateway. Participants are led by the Air Guardian to the realm of Fire of Air. 

FIRE OF AIR

At the entrance to the realm of Fire of Air, the participants are halted by the Fire Guardian.

Fire Guardian:		Hold, who seeks entry to realm of Fire and Air

Air Guardian:			I am the guardian of Air alone, the pure wind of knowing. I bring to you those who would know your realm, the place where Fire and Air meet.

Fire Guardian:		All who seek knowledge are welcome to this place, here where knowledge is borne upon the spark of creativity. Enter freely and be blessed by Air and Fire.

Participants are smudged with sage as they pass through the gateway.

Fire Guardian:		Come... feel the smoke as it cleanses you.... cleansed by fire and the fumes from the herbs that glow with inner flame. A gift carried on the air, the air around us, the air we breathe, the air that fills our lungs with life. Come... sit before the fire and speak with me.

From the realm of Air alone you have travelled, now you find yourself carried by the winds to fire's welcoming hearth.

Feel the magic of this place and find within yourself the knowledge of how fire and air may work together, how they combine in so many different ways.

Participants take time to think.

Fire Guardian:		Feel the spark of knowledge inside you. Bring to me that knowledge, borne upon the tongue of flame. Speak to me of fire and air.

Go around the circle with each person giving their insight into fire and air.

Fire Guardian:		I thank you for these gifts of insight. And to you I will give a gift in return. The fire releases the hidden energies of the fuel that feeds it.... the vibrations... for good and for ill... the beautiful aroma of cooking food, the scents released to stimulate us, to make us wish to replenish ourselves. The fire releases and transforms the fragrant oils that we heat to calm ourselves, to please ourselves, to heal ourselves. 

Yet fire can also pollute the air... the coal that burns to warm us, to light our way. The great electric revolution that both aids us but harms the air and the earth. In the combining and transformation from the realms of fire and air we see the double edged sword of air... formed by fire, sharp and duplicitous as magick.

Tonight we look at the positive ways that air and fire can combine... through the burning of herbs we can create magick.. Censing ourselves and our lives. Creating change by our will... transformation of fire... carried through the kingdom of Air.

Guardian has several bowls of herbs. He asks each person to come and take a pinch of each in their hands. They then crush the herbs in their hands, asking for _____________________ .

Guardian should come up with a chant to use here.

All chant and then they release the magic by casting the herbs upon the coals.

It is done.

Guardian thanks participants and Air and Fire Guardian lead participants to the realm of Water.

WATER OF AIR

At the entrance to the realm of Water of Air, the participants are halted by the Water Guardian.

Water Guardian:		Hold, who seeks entry to realm of Water and Air

Air Guardian:			I am the guardian of Air alone, the pure wind of knowing. I bring to you those who would know your realm, the place where Water and Air meet.

Water Guardian:		All who seek knowledge are welcome to this place, here where knowledge is carried by the tide of emotion. Enter freely and be blessed by Air and Water.

Participants are asperged with water as they pass through the gateway.

Water Guardian: 		Come... feel the water as it cleanses you.... cleansed by water, the blood, the tide and the tear. A gift dispersed in the air, the air around us, the air we breathe, the air that fills our lungs with life. Come... sit before the pool and speak with me.

From the realm of Air alone you have travelled, now you find yourself carried by the winds to the waters at the heart of all.

Feel the magic of this place and find within yourself the knowledge of how water and air may work together, how they combine in so many different ways.

Participants take time to think.

Water Guardian:		Feel the tides of knowledge inside you. Bring to me that knowledge, borne within the vein. Speak to me of water and air.

Go around the circle with each person giving their insight into water and air.

Water Guardian:		I thank you for these gifts of insight. And to you I will give a gift in return. The Air is our Knowledge, our Wisdom, our Journeys, our Messages and our place of new beginnings. It is a time of Sunrise.
Water gives us Understanding, it Heals us, it Cleanses us, it is our emotions, it is the place of Sunsets.
In Water of Air we journey under the light of the Sun… from its rising until its setting. A time of Friendship.
As we journey through Water of Air we will send messages of Friendship to those who are not with us this night”.
In the centre is a bowl of soapy water and wire rings.

Water Guardian:	“You see before you a shining bowl of cleansing water. This represents your Friendship. At the centre you will also find a circle… like the bowl it contains within it the Circle of Rebirth, the Circle of the Seasons and the Circle of Life. It will become a gateway to send your messages of Friendship to their goal. I ask each of you to come forward individually”.

Bring people to the centre.

Water Guardian:	Dip your circle in the waters. Hold up your circle in front of you. See within the newly-made mirror, the face of your friend. Hold their image in the surface and give it life. 
Think about a message of Friendship that you wish to send to the person whose image you see. Freely given and with harm to none.
As you feel the message building inside of you, let your breath of Air send your message through the mirror of water. Let the bubbles bear your message and know that it will arrive. So mote it be”.
Let each person come forward and perform the spell. Guide them back through the gateway after all have finished and the Air Guardian will lead them to their next journey.

EARTH OF AIR

At the entrance to the realm of Earth of Air, the participants are halted by the Earth Guardian.

Earth Guardian:		Hold, who seeks entry to realm of Earth and Air

Air Guardian:			I am the guardian of Air alone, the pure wind of knowing. I bring to you those who would know your realm, the place where Earth and Air meet.

Earth Guardian:		All who seek knowledge are welcome to this place, here where knowledge is  bred in the bone. Enter freely and be blessed by Air and Earth.

Participants are drummed as they pass through the gateway.

Earth Guardian: 		Come... feel the power of earth as it cleanses you.... cleansed by the heartbeat of the land, the shield and the stone. A gift carried through the air, the air around us, the air we breathe, the air that fills our lungs with life. Come... sit before the tree and speak with me.

From the realm of Air alone you have travelled, now you find yourself drawn by the winds to the deepest forest.

Feel the magic of this place and find within yourself the knowledge of how earth and air may work together, how they combine in so many different ways.

Participants take time to think.

Earth Guardian:		Feel the strength of knowledge inside you. Bring to me that knowledge, borne within the bone. Speak to me of earth and air.

Go around the circle with each person giving their insight into Earth and air.

Earth Guardian:		I thank you for these gifts of insight. And to you I will give a gift in return. 
There is a space marked out around a tree, clear of rocks as there will be dancing.
Earth Guardian: 	The vibrations of all that we do are borne by the Element of Air. It carries our dreams, our messages to each other, in thought and in speech. It is the realm of music, the playing of pipes and whistles… the sound of bells tinkling, the running strings of a harp. 
It is the beating of the drum which is also the Heartbeat of the Earth. As we drum and as we dance, we hear the results through the Air, but we feel them through our bodies  - through the Earth. Combining music and dance is a combination of Air and Earth and it is a potent way of raising energy for our goals.
Together we will celebrate the Air and Earth… Feel the vibrations of them both. Lay your hands upon the earth… feel the subtle vibrations, listen to the wind as it blows through the trees.

Bring half the group toe stamp upon the ground in time.. the other half to feel it in the land…
Then swap. Get them all stomping in time… start singing the song

hearken to the song of stone
borne of breath and naked bone
hearken to the song of seed
rhythm of the earth and tree

Get them to raise and direct the energy that they are raising towards the tree… 
Once the energy is released get them down on the ground and to feel the energies in the ground and in the tree.
Slowly bring them back to themselves.
Air Guardian thanks Earth for their aid and knowledge. All participants are then led back into the Temple to encounter Spirit of Air.

SPIRIT OF AIR

Air Guardian:  From Air alone you journeyed. You have seen and felt how air combines with fire, water, and earth. But there is a fifth element that is the combination of all. Welcome to the realm of Spirit of Air.

Each of the guardians comes forth and takes a pinch of elemental incense. They cast it into the central censer.
 
Air of Air:	For the magic of the breeze
Air of Fire:	For the magic of the flame
Air of Water:	For the magic of the stream
Air of Earth:	For the magic of the grain
Air Guardian	For the magic of Spirit combined.

Air Guardian: Come scry into the smoke and find the spirit of air within.

All to scry into the smoke.

Air Guardian brings them gently back.

Cakes and Ale
Farewells
Close.