Command the Elements? You better believe it! I'll give you and example of what can happen if you don't.
Doing a ritual when I was first learning and performing rituals I was calling the Quarters. I said "Come ye o'elements of the E,S,W,N. Guard and protect our circle." I was not spacific nor did I command them. What happened then was complete madness and mayhem. I couldn't perform the ritual correctly nor could I even think straight. Come to find out...the elements I did call in were those of the.....onery side, shall we say. I didn't dismiss the Quarters correctly eather. For the next few days I had problems up the wazoo! Talk about the Lord and Lady smacking someone up side the head so we can learn!!! I performed another ritual and COMMANDED the elements....well....during ritual things started to settle down and I got back on track. I dismissed the Quarters by commanding them back to thier proper places. That was my learning experieance and believe you me. I command the Elements from now on.
