Opening the Draconic Circle

Ring the bell three times to devoke the dragons that you called upon earlier, saying:

"Draconis, draconis, draconis!
Again, three times we hail you, listen all.
This candle flame that held your fire
Has shed your light upon our ritual
and lent your awesome power to us.
We thank you for attending us,
Go if you must, stay if you will,
May there peace between us now and forever.
You have our humblest thanks as you depart!
Draconis, draconis, draconis!"

Snuff the Guardian Candle.

Devoke the God in your usual manner, then snuff His candle.

Devoke the Goddess in your usual manner, then snuff Her candle.

Over your central altar, undraw the infinity symbol that you created when casting the Circle.

With your athame or fingers, salute the sky then briefly touch the earth. Spread your arms wide and see the energy from the Circle sinking into the ground, being reabsorbed and dissipating. Say:

"By my will, I release you, O Circle of Power.
To return to the ground once more,
As we return to the world of Man.
May the Work we have performed tonight
Be for the greater good of all and for our Clan.
As I do will, so mote it be!"

Go to the Northern Quadrant, with your athame or fingers trace the earth banishing pentagram, see it fading away. Say:

"Hail to you, Dragons of the Northern Quarter.
I thank you for acting as witness and guide to our ritual.
Grael, may there be peace between us,
Now and forever.
We wish you farewell and safe journey until we meet again.
Go in power, blessed be."

Snuff the green candle.

Go to the Western Quadrant, with your athame or fingers trace the water banishing
pentagram and see it fading away. Say:

"Hail to you, Dragons of the Western Quarter.
I thank you for acting as witness and guide to our ritual.
Naelyon, may there peace between us,
Now and forever.
We wish you farewell and safe journey until we meet again.
Go in power, blessed be."

Snuff the blue candle.

Go to the Southern Quadrant, with your athame or fingers trace the fire banishing pentagram and see it fading away. Say:

"Hail to you, Dragons of the Southern Quarter.
I thank you acting as witness and guide to our ritual.
Fafnir, may there peace between us,
Now and forever.
We wish you farewell and safe journey until we meet again.
Go in power, blessed be."

Snuff the red candle.

Go to the Eastern Quadrant, with your athame or fingers trace the air banishing
pentagram and see it fading away. Say:

"Hail to you, Dragons of the Eastern Quarter.
I thank you for acting as witness and guide to our ritual.
Sairys, may there be peace between us,
Now and forever.
We wish you farewell and safe journey until we meet again.
Go in power, blessed be."

Snuff the white candle.

If you have any other candles lit, snuff them unless they are to burn out. Then say:

"Our Circle is open, yet unbroken
May the blessings of the God, the Goddess, and the Dragons
be with all of us until we meet again.
Blessed be!"

Phaedra's Notes:

As I'm sure you've noticed I've changed the wording a bit in the devocations to make it a little more similar to my normal Circle opening. It helps me to remember what I'm supposed to say... I really like doing Circle casting and opening without having to look at a sheet. It's a personal thing, I think it makes it flow smoother and I feel a little more connected to what I'm doing.

Other than that, the only difference from what I normally do is that the quarters are devoked in the reverse order that they were invoked. For a while I didn't like it, but I've started to do it in my normal practices as well. I can see the symmetry of it now and I think it works rather well. Since we're devoking we're going tuathail... makes sense, right?

Also, I'm still using the traditional names for the quarter dragons. It's starting to look like I'm not going to be changing them. After almost 10 years I guess I have to face facts. =)