also, "Watchtowers" may refer to the homes of the Guardians, with the guardians referred to as "Watchers" or "Guardians"
the four watch towers are set up to represent the outer barrier of your magical circle, to protect it and help establish a energy area …show more content…
Please refer to this book for further information about the history of the elements. The elements are associated with the cardinal points of the magic circle and with a hierarchy of spirits- lower-level beings called elementals, who in turn are governed by higher beings, devas, also called the Lords of the Watchtowers, the Mighty Ones and the Guardians." So from that exerpt we see that the elements are Earth, Air, Fire and Water Elementals are said to be 'lower-level' beings, meaning very generally that they are not …show more content…
"Again, there is rarely a consensus on this topic in magickal circles. Generally, the circle is cast and invocations, evocations or convocations are utilized for the elements, Elementals, or Guardians. Usually the practitioner faces the corresponding direction (cardinal point) while invoking. These are some of the more popular invocations and convocations used by modern Witches" paganpath, Friday, http://paganpath.com/study/library/trads/167-watchtowers
In Wicca, these watch towers are the Guardians of the dimensional Planes. Each of the Watchers takes care of a "Watchtower" which is a one of the four quarters of the Ritual Circle.
In the Elder traditions of Wicca they belive they are ancient Gods known as the Old Ones who guard the portals to the Other