Shamanic Invocations to The Directions
- Debbie Irvine
- Nov 6
- 5 min read
Updated: Nov 17
Pyramid Lake, Canadian Rockies
Opening Invocation
Robert Moss
“May our Doors and Gates and Paths be open,
And the Doors and Gates and Paths between the Worlds,
And may the Doors and Gates and Paths
Of any who wish to do us, or those we love, any harm
Be Closed.
May it be so.”
Closing Invocation
Robert Moss
“As we go forward on the roads of life and dreaming
May our doors and gates and paths be open
And may the doors and gates and paths
Of any who wish to do us, or those we love, any harm
Be closed
May it be so.”
These Invocations are suitable for any opening and closing Prayer, Invocation, Ritual, Meditation.
Drumming at Mount Robson, Canadian Rockies for the Solstice
We Welcome the Spirits of All The Directions.
To the Spirits of the East, for new beginnings and illumination.
To the Spirits of the South, for faith, trust, humility and intuition.
To the Spirits of the West for going within, for introspection and setting new goals.
To the Spirits of the North, our ancestors, for your wisdom, clarity, and community.
To Mother Earth, for your nurturing and sustenance.
To Grandfather sky, Grand-mother Moon, the Star Nation and the Dream-Time,
For remembering our Origins and our Homecoming.
To the Spirits within - our hearts –that we may form bridges to all the Spirits of all the Directions.We give Thanks and say Welcome.
Mitakuye Oasin!
Opening The Circle: Invocation to The Seven Directions
To All the Spirits of All the Directions
We Greet You and Say Welcome!
To Spirits of The East
To Eagle and Condor
We Greet you and Thank You
For Your Gifts of New Beginnings and Illumination
To Spirits of The South
To Wolf, Snake and Coyote
We Greet you and Thank you
For Your Gifts of Faith, Trust, Humility, and Intuition
To Spirits of The West
To Grandmother Bear and Jaguar
We Greet you and Thank you
For your Gifts of Healing and Power
To Spirits of The North
To Great White Buffalo, Hummingbird, and our Ancestors
We Greet you and Thank you
For your Gifts of Wisdom, Community, Courage and Strength
To The Sky, Sun, Stars and Moon and The Dreamtime
We Greet you and Thank you
For your Gifts of our Becoming and our Homecoming
For The Spirits Below, Mother Nature and All Her Creatures
We Greet you and Thank you
For your Gifts of Sustenance, Nurturing and Beauty
For the Spirits Within
Our Heart Flame and Divine Breath
We Greet You and Thank You
For your Gifts of Life, Love, Truth, Harmony and Joy
To All the Spirits of All The Directions
And to ALL our Relations
We say Thankyou and Welcome!
Mitakuye Oyasin!
Pyramid Lake, Canadian Rockies
Invocation: To The Seven Directions - Expanded
To All the Spirits of All the Directions
We Greet You and Say Welcome!
To the Spirits of the East
To Eagle, Condor, Hawk
We greet you and give you thanks
For your wings that carry us beyond the Veil
For your gifts of Sight, Clarity and Perception
For Illumination and New Beginnings
To Spirits of the South
To Wolf, Coyote and Snake
We greet you and give you thanks
For your Gifts of Teaching, Trickster and Play, and Shedding Old Habits
For reminding us of the Gifts of Childhood and our Inner Child
For Awe and Wonder
Faith, Trust, Humility, and Intuition
To Spirits of the West
To Grandmother Bear for Healing
And Father Jaguar for Power
We greet you and give you thanks
For your gifts of Rest, Regeneration and Empowerment
Of Introspection and Setting New Goals
To Spirits of the North
To our Ancestors
We Greet you and give you thanks
For your gifts of Wisdom and Community
To Great White Buffalo and Hummingbird
We greet you and give you thanks
For your gifts of Strength, Fortitude and Courage
To the Spirits Above
To Grandfather Sun, Grandmother Moon, The Star Nation and the Dreamtime
We greet you and give you thanks
As we remember our Origins, and where we will return to
To the Spirits Below
To Great Mother Earth
To all your two-legged, four-legged, winged, finned, and creepy-crawlies
To your Stone People, Plant People and all your Elements
We greet you and give you thanks
For your gifts of Beauty, Sustenance and Nurturing of our Incarnation
As we walk upon this Earth
To the Spirits Within
To our Hearts and Sacred Breath
We greet you and give you thanks
For our connection to our Higher Self
And to Great Spirit
For your gifts of Love, Truth and Beauty
We ask that we may Form a Bridge
To ALL the Directions
And to ALL the Worlds
We give Thanks and say Welcome!
Mitakuye Oyasin
Sa Sekhem Sahu!
Drumming on the Coumbia Icefields, Canadian Rockies
2015 JUN 26 – INVOCATION FOR OPENING SACRED SPACE: BY ALBERTO VILLODO
South
To the winds of the South
Great Serpent
Wrap your coils of light around us
Teach us to shed the past the way you shed your skin
To walk softly on the Earth
Teach us the Beauty Way
West
To the winds of the West
Mother Jaguar
Protect our medicine space
Teach us the way of peace, to live impeccably
Show us the way beyond death
North
To the winds of the North
Hummingbird, Grandmothers and Grandfathers
Ancient OnesCome and warm your hands by our fires
Whisper to us in the windWe honour you who have come before us
And you who will come after us, our children’s children
East
To the winds of the East
Great eagle, condor
Come to us from the place of the rising Sun
Keep us under your wing
Show us the mountains we only dare to dream of
Teach us to fly wing to wing with the Great Spirit
Mother Earth
We’ve gathered for the healing of all of your children
The Stone People, the Plant People
The four-legged, the two-legged, the creepy crawlers
The finned, the furred, and the winged ones
All our relations
Father Sun
Father Sun, Grandmother Moon, to the Star Nations
Great Spirit, you who are known by a thousand names
And you who are the unnamable One
Thank you for bringing us together
And allowing us to sing the Song of Life
–When you have finished your healing work, sacred space must be closed. It is important to close the Sacred Space every night or at the end of the work week. Sacred space can also be opened at home to create an atmosphere of peace and protection. To close the space, follow the same procedure as for the opening, acknowledging the four directions, Mother Earth and Father Sun. Thank the spirits for being with you—serpent, jaguar, hummingbird, and eagle—and release their energies to return to the four corners of the Earth.
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