Releasing the Circle

Once the rite is ended, face North, hold aloft the wand and say:

Farewell, Spirit of the North Stone.

I give thanks for your presence here.

Go in power.

Repeat this same formula to the East, South and West, substituting the proper direction in the words. Then return to the North and hold the wand aloft for a few moments.

Lay the wand on the altar. Take up the athame. Standing in the North, pierce the circle's wall with the blade at waist level. Move clockwise around the circle, visualizing its power being sucked back into the athame. Literally pull it back into the blade and handle. Sense the circle dissolving, shrinking; the outside world slowly regaining its dominance in the area.

When you arrive at the North again, the circle is no more.