The Nine Steps

I am the Air that caresses the land

I am the Fire that burns from within
I am the Water that washes the stone
I am the Earth that gives birth to the bones
I am the Spirit the Weavers’ bright thread
I am the Raven that feasts on the dead
I am the Wolf that runs with the host
I am the Fetch that can never be lost
I am all these, the eight into one
I am the Doer, the Deed, and the Done.

-Aidan Wachter, 2015