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Closing the Circle
When the Circle's work is done, R goes to the East, athame in hand, salutes, and draws a banishing Earth pentagram, saying:
Ritual Leader:
| Ye Lords of the Watchtowers of the East, ye Lords of Air, we thank you for attending our rites; and ere ye depart to your beauteous realms, we bid thee Hail and Farewell... |
All:
| Hail and Farewell! (R extinguishes Quarter Candle)
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Repeat for the remaining Quarters, addressing each with the titles by which it was invoked.
Ritual Leader thanks and says goodbye to the God and Goddess. (Words To Be Decided.) and extinguishes altar candles.
Ritual Leader then thanks and dismisses any spirits who have gathered.
Ritual Leader:
| The Circle is open but unbroken. Merry meet, merry part and merry meet again. |
Ritual Leader extinguishes the Presence Lamp, saying:
Ritual Leader:
All:
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NOTES
- lots of published versions
- this version comes from Quicksilver
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