Closing the Threshold
This rite is used to unmake a liminal space and close the passage once opened. It severs the spiritual crossing and returns the place to ordinary time.
Stand at the heart of the space, where the threshold was opened. Remove the crossed items from the ground or trace the cross you made when opening the threshold, this time with the intention to unmake. Speak clearly:
Upon the line where worlds divide,
Where whispers passed and will did guide,
I shut the gate, I close the seamβ
Let waking wake, let dreaming dream.
Lower your hands, pressing them to the earth or bringing them to your chest. Breathe deeply and whisper:
Threshold closed, the veil withdrawn,
What once was limned is now forgone.
By stone and tree, by root and tide,
The way is shut, the doors denied.
Step backward, away from the center, sealing the space as you go. Scatter earth, breathe out over the space, or snap your fingers to banish the threshold.
