We turn the Wheel to bring the light. We call the sun from the womb of night. Purify, cast the circle, but do not light the candles. Invoke the Goddess and God. All sit down, and begin an antiphonal chant.
Fear is lost to the night.
Continue interjecting lines and echoing each other, until the energy dies away. Stand up and link hands. The High Priest stands before the altar, holding and animal skull filled with salt. The High Priestess leads a slow, spiral procession, that first snakes outward so that each member is brought to face the High Priest. The High Priestess leads the spiral inward, until the members are huddled together.