Elemental enchantments are likely the most common, and in my studies have proven the easiest within the

realm of enchantments. The great thing about the elements is that they exist on three levels: Celestial, Virtuous/Symbolic, and Manifest. These three levels have been listed here in their purest to impure forms. The celestial form of the element is considered the purest form of it. Indeed the celestial form can be seen as the purest of all things in creation. What makes the celestial form so pure is that the celestial body of the element is neither a manifestation nor a correspondence, but instead the source from which those two are derived. From the celestial source it can manifest, and from the celestial properties come the virtues of the element. For example, fire as we see it with our eyes is only the product of the celestial fire being present strongly in that place within our realm of existence. When you light a match, the celestial body of fire is immediately connected to the manifestation of it. It is the root to the tree, the sea to the river, the log to the flame and the waves to the air. It is the celestial level of existence that the Pure and Direct magicians seek to manipulate with their magic. It is the simple driving concept that if you call the celestial existence of the element, its other two manifestations will be present. For this reason calling out to the celestial existence of the air will cause wind to come forward. The Virtuous existence of each element is probably the most well known to most magicians. These are the symbolic properties of each element, invoked when the element is present or called upon. This is seen as the second purest form of the element, still needing no catalyst or union with another mixture to exist. It is this level of existence that we will use most, while calling upon the celestial existence of the desired element to embrace its virtuous manifestation. Fire for aggression, relentlessness, and energy; Earth for strength, center and invulnerability; Air for swiftness, lightness, and embrace; Water for fluidity, gracefulness, and overwhelming. Of course there are many more correspondences, but they are explained in many places throughout the net and in books. If you don't already know a few of the correspondences, go quickly to learn them before endeavoring sword magic. The last existence of an element is its most impure form, the physical manifestation and representation of it. When worked with in magic, the manifestation of the element is usually only used as a representation of its purer forms, in hope that a direct connection can be made through the manifestation straight to the Virtuous and Celestial existences of it. Because of the great distance between the celestial and manifest forms of an element, it is incredibly difficult to call forward enough without an already existing catalyst to create the energy needed to form the element. Indeed those who can are the magi of renown, who have often times deserted the common life to live a life of spirituality. Do not get your hopes up with dreams of igniting your sword on fire or causing it to shoot forward sparks of lightning. Such things are best reserved for games. Now then, the enchantments I have here are very loosely ritualistic. About as ritual as they get is finding a glass of water, candle and a spot on the ground. A few chants are involved, but they are only guidelines to give you an idea concerning what your own verbal affirmation should be close to. We'll start with calling forward the energy of each element into the blade, one at a time. The Conjuration of FireI will go into most detail with this particular enchantment. Why is that? Most of the basic four elemental enchantments are very, very similar. As such, when this enchantment is read, such detail will not be needed for the following enchantments of water, earth and air. In this enchantment we are focusing on the very basic celestial level of fire. We are not invoking a virtue, but instead the energy itself behind the physical element to aid in the energy flow within the sword, enhance it, strengthen it, and ultimately increase the swords effectiveness against an opponent or target. This is the underlying goal in invoking any form of energy by itself into the sword, with no virtuous attachments. Provided here is a ritual for someone who has never enchanted a sword before -- It is quite easy to understand for a

beginner, however it is significantly longer than the time any descent enchanter would have to spend on an item to get the same effect. Take your sword (or imitation) with you to a place where you can be alone for a sum of about 15-30 minutes. This can be your bedroom or other private quarters inside your house, or even better a small patch of forest or a well hidden backyard outside. Either way you will need a set of three candles. These candles will represent the creative number of fire, and the colors are to be red, orange or white. Set these candles about 2 feet in front of where you will be seated during the enchantment. Kneel down to them, and proceed to light the candles, going from left to right. The arrangement of the candles should be as follows: There should be two candles in the front, and one in the center about 6 inches behind them. What this will do, if done correctly, will form a triangle, the most commonly accepted symbol of fire. As you light each candle a small prayer/invocation will be given to the surrounding spirits of fire near enough to hear your signal. You are inviting lesser fire elementals into your presence by doing this. It's these spirits which will ultimately bless your sword with the celestial energy of fire. I have provided a sample prayer just below. Take note that this is not exactly what needs to be said. I am simply providing you with an idea as to what you may wish your prayer to sound like, if you even wish to use on. The best prayer you can give is one from your own heart and soul. Hear me, spirits of the flame. Come unto me now as I come before you, Bless me with your presence, That I may come to feel your power here and now. I do not order, nor command, This is merely an invitation to those who would come To help a magician along his path. Hear me, sons of fire; Hear me, daughters of jewels; Come unto me at this time, those who would! Come here unto me that we may in unison bless this item, And with each lunge of this sword, may the glory of fire whistle through the air. This is a very basic invocation. Very impromptu, yet it delivers the wish of the magician just as effectively as a much longer invocation. You are not trying to call forth The Guardians of The Eternal Flames, nor any of the 70 God-Djinis. You're just inviting a small handful of curious spectators that will agree to bless an item with you. Once something along these lines has been done, you may proceed to whatever basic method of invocation you desire, be it ritualistic or otherwise. You may even disregard the previous method entirely, and use one you favor more, perhaps Levi's prayers to the elementals. As mentioned before, this site is not for the beginning magician, and I am here assuming that if you are to take this approach to the enchantment, that you have a background in summoning. Why do I not provide a different method of the enchantment for simplicity, or for those who have never dabbled in summoning but are still learned magicians? Quite simple. I am the creator of this system of occult swordplay, and I am a summoner. As such it is only natural my enchantments would join my knowledge of the said art. You must remember, a spirit will typically not have a reason to turn down an invocation unless it deems itself above the caller. As such, those who do come will see you as a curiosity, an adventure, and recognize a chance to reflexively help disperse their own energies. Something which they do naturally anyways. Do not think that you are in any way special simply because a few lesser elementals came to you. Once whichever method of invocation you used has been completed, sit down about two feet from the lit candles, focusing on the one in the rear-center of the trio. I assume a meditation position at this point, but it is not entirely needed. The magician may take any position he or she deems comfortable, and that the magician can concentrate and wait in. At this point, wait for the spirit if you did a prayer, or commense the

enchantment if you used a more direct invocation, causing the spirit to appear within the circle, for example. When the desired spirit(s) appear, place your sword on the ground between yourself and the candles. Take your index finger and trace a triangle on the blade of the sword if you wish for an added effect. By tracing the elemental symbol of the present spirits, in this case those of fire, you will excite their energies, and in the process show your respect for them coming. The spirits will often choose to use the area upon which you inscribed their symbol to focus their collective energies into, allowing for a much more concentrated energy flow. When you believe the spirits are present, thank them with your blessings, and then proceed to state the reason of your invocation; which in this case should sound something like the following: "Spirits of the flame, I ask that you come before me and gaze upon this sword. A precious item forged by your flames. I ask you humbly to unite your powers with this item, so that it may become a brilliant representation of your power. Hither and imbue this mundane tool of my workings with the spark of life, creation and destruction. Lay upon and within it the glory of fire, so that the celestial body of your element becomes weaved into the fabric of this item. Come and bless this item. Enchant my sword with your powers!" To any descent enchanter, this will indeed seem a very poor request to the spirits. Indeed I will say it is, but keep in mind this is for the beginners, and to much lesser spirits of fire this will be quite effective. Now once again you sit and wait until you believe the spirits are done with their assigned duty. After about five minutes grab your sword firmly and say: "This is my sword, forged by the flame, blessed by the flame." You now come to a close in the enchantment. Blow out each of the candles, giving thanks to the spirits who came and attended after the extinguishing of each one. Once done, arise and give thanks one last time to the spirits, then send the ones present about their ways. If you are sensitive to the energies and know that the spirits have not left, implore them to do so soon, otherwise you will be put in a position to force them out coldly. If at this point you still don't believe the spirits have left, raise whatever means you usually employ to force them to go about their ways. In the event that a serious crisis arises, there are many places online with in-depth information on how to rid yourself of invasive spirits, good or bad. This, however, is not within the scope of this article. And so now you have a sword blessed with the celestial power of fire. What is it good for? Not as much as you may wish to believe. Your sword will not combust, it won't light things on fire, etc, however it will still open the gateway to many more things within the realm of enchantments. More than anything, the celestial enchantments are designed to give an extra energy content to your blade, giving you a combatable advantage against an opponent with an opposing elemental enchantment. If not in combat with another magician, it will give you a large advantage from the energy enhancement. On very extreme levels of expertise, you may be able to make the blade of your sword burning to the touch. I have not personally achieved this in my own practices, but I am in no position to say it can not be done. Indeed, it seems realistically feasible if done by a near master of the arts. Conjuration of Water The fire conjuration was extensive, but it had to be to get all the main points through. The water, earth and air conjurations will not be quite as in depth, with reference back to the fire conjuration for instructions in some parts. Don't be intimidated by the contextual length of the last enchantment. In actual practice, it won't take more than 30 minutes and is incredibly easy to do and remember.

Find 3 candles once again, this time with a blue color. The best alignment once again is two blue candles and one white candle. This time, however, the white candle should be placed in the center-front, making it the closest candle to the magician. Refer to the fire conjuration for a picture of the candle placements. To explain the colors, the two blue candles are focused on exciting the natural elemental energies of the desired element in the environment around you, drawing attention to yourself from the spirits, and an almost magnetic pull to the corresponding elemental energy. The one white candle represents the spiritual substance that the celestial power exists as. Before you light the candles, place a small bowl of water in the center of the three candles. Extend your dominant hand over the bowl of water and recite something along the following lines to perform a lesser blessing to the substance: "This water here and now do I bless to the glory and power of the spirits of water, to their masters, and their kings. May the power of the celestial element come hither and imbue this water with its glory." *Keep in mind that this will only likely work well for an experienced enchanter* As you light each candle, say a prayer similar in structure to the one given in the latter conjuration as well as whatever summoning methods you use, interchanging fire with water, and altering any other words you deem necessary to emphasize water as opposed to fire. Once done, lay the sword between yourself and the candles then proceed to the invocation of the element and its spirits. At this point place the fingers of your dominant hand into the bowl of water, then lead your hand over the sword so that the droplets fall upon the blade. Do this 3 times, each time saying something simple such as "spirits of water, bless my sword." At this point in the operation simply verbalize that you wish your sword to be blessed with the power of the water element, then patiently await the process to finish. This concludes the invocation of water. Conjuration of Air Set about 3 candles, this time in the same formation as mentioned in the fire conjuration(2 close to you, one in the center-rear). This, once again, should form a triangle. Go about lighting the candles while saying an air-stylized conjuration during the lighting of each one. Lay your sword between yourself and the candles, perform an air spirit invocation, then relax and be patient, waiting for an arrival of some energy form within the celestial winds. Make known to the spirits how you wish the sword to be possessed by their powers and presences. For more details concerning this enchantment, look at the fire conjuration. Conjuration of Earth Set the three candles this time with the center candle closest to you, forming an upside-down triangle. Light the candles using the invocation, replacing words when necessary to make it known you are addressing the earth element. Take your sword and lay it between yourself and the candles. At this point take a handful of dirt and let it slide slowly and gently out of your hand onto the blade of the sword. As you do so, say something along the lines of "Spirits of the Earth, strengthen my blade, for it is you from which it came." Invoke the spirits of Earth, make known your desire that they bless your sword, then wait patiently for a few moments. When you believe the process to be finished, take your sword up and swing it several times through the air to remove the dirt from it. These are the four elemental enchantments directed at conjuring a low level of celestial energy behind each of the said elements. As noted before, these four enchantments are by no means powerful within themselves(though the wielder can make it so), nor do they have the composition and context of a proper enchantment. These four have simply been layed out show the experienced enchanters an approach to blessing their swords, should they not have already done so.

The Conjurations here, it should be noted, are not of immediate application. The more important elemental invocations work with directing the element's energy through yourself, thus not only effecting how you hold and wield your sword, but also delivering direct energy through your body(thus filled with your intent) into the blade of the sword. More analysis concerning the assimilation of the elemental manifestations for means of movement in fighting shall be talked about in the following section. *In the future I plan to add several in-depth additions to the site that will better look at how to use spirits for enchanting a blade, as well as provide a method for the magicians who do not work with spirits.