Invocation by Starhawk

The earth, the water, the fire, the air,
Returns, returns, returns, returns.

Powers of the earth
Powers taking form
Rising to rebirth
Rising to be born

She changes everything she touches
and everything She touches changes.

(C) Starhawk, from Dreaming the Dark

• Write your own chant to invoke the earth energies. Or gather a group of women and collaborate on one. Then find a special place to sing and chant. Move, give voice, feel the earth’s response. Journal about your experience.

• The Five Archetypes of A Wild Soul Woman are Desert Woman, Forest Woman, Ocean and River Woman, Mountain Woman, and Grassland Woman. What would it be like to create your own invocation for each one of these? Give it try and, again, note your experiences in your journal.

• Begin a poem with the words, “She changes everything she touches….”