30 • Chapter Two
out your dominant hand with your first two fingers to draw the line in your mind’s eye. You are now ready to use the Ouija board.
Closing the Circle It is important to officially close your banishing and protective circle before people pass through the boundary and after completing your play with the Ouija board. Removing the energy of the circle in the same way it was established prevents spirits from being attracted to the decaying energy as it loses its protective powers. In order to close the circle, you need simply to perform the steps in reverse order to reestablish a clearing of the room without the protective border. 1. Remove the circle border—Make a cutting motion with your hand in the west like a karate chop to pierce the boundary of your circle. Walk around the circle counter-clockwise three times with your dominant arm outstretched, visualizing the energy of the circle border being sucked back up through your arm and dispersed harmlessly into the earth through your feet. 2. Perform the banishing pentagram gestures and visualizations again—Just as you did in the circle casting, in order to allow the spirits that have gathered for the Ouija board to depart harmlessly in any direction they wish. If you used any candles, feel free to extinguish them at this point and turn on any ordinary lights that may be in the room.