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Oh Great Spirit of the North we come to you and ask for the strength and the power to bear what is cold and hard in life. We come like the buffalo ready to receive the winds that truly can be overwhelming at times. Whatever is cold and uncertain in our life, we ask you to give us the strength to bear it. Do not let the winter blow us away. Oh Spirit of Life and Spirit of the North, we ask you for strength and for warmth.

Oh Great Spirit of the East, we turn to you where the sun comes up, from where the power of light and refreshment come. Everything that is born comes up in this direction- the birth of babies, the birth of the puppies, the birth of ideas and the birth of friendship. Let there be the light. Oh Spirit of the East, let the color of fresh rising in our life be glory to you.

Oh great Spirit of the South, spirit of all that is warm and gentle and refreshing, we ask you give us this spirit of growth, of fertility, of gentleness. Caress us with a cool breeze when the days are hot. Give us seeds that the flowers, trees and fruits of the earth may grow. Give us the warmth of good friendships. Oh Spirit of the South, send the warmth and the growth of your blessings. Oh great Spirit of the West, where the sun goes down each day to come up the next, we turn to you in praise of sunsets and in thanksgiving for changes. You are the great colored sunset of the red west which illuminates us. You are the powerful cycle which pulls us to transformation. We ask for the blessings of the sunset. Keep us open to life's changes. Oh Spirit of the West, when it is time for us to go into the earth, do not desert us, but receive us in the arms of our loved ones.

Diann Neu is co-founder of WATER, (The women's alliance for theology, ethics and rituals) in Silver Spring, Maryland. Her prayer above is not just for women, but for all mankind. It brings the earth into our фокус and into our hearts. It is a prayer for freedom, awareness and connection in the arms of contrast. It is our spirit communicating with the spirit of all there is, in unity. How simple the gesture. How pure is the thought of the eternal bonds of life running through our bodies, and sharing them with nature, in gratitude. The Spirit of the earth, our mother, is there to comfort us, all we need to do is ask. Ask and it is given.

Hal Manogue is a poet and author of Short Sleeves A Book For Friends. Insightful thoughts for the 21st century. Hal's 2006 collection and 2007 collection are available in bookstores and online. Visit Hal's website: or blog: for more information about his work and life. Download a copy of the new E-Book,"Unite To Write" a collection of articles written by writers around the globe, that will inspire and fill you with useful information. It's value is priceless. It's Hal's gift to you.