This powerful Rite was once performed regularly by the Croatan and Uktena. The purpose of the Rite is to force a Bane into slumber, making certain that it's powerless. Since the destruction of the Croatan, the Rite has been performed less frequently over the years. The Rite usually requires that Binding Stone fetishes be created and bound to a specific Bane. From that point forward the Stones are attuned to and can only affect that Bane.
Execution of the Rite of Holding requires at least 10 Gnosis points. The Rite requires significant preparation and trappings, but is performed in short order. Once a Bane is affected and put to slumber, the Rite must be performed at least once every five years or the Bane begins to awaken. Once the Bane is fully awake, the Binding Stones are all that stand between the Bane and freedom. Should the Binding Stones be removed, the once-trapped Bane may return to the world, free to spread the Wyrm's influence again. At present time there are only a handful of Garou who know this powerful Rite. They normally travel from place to place, performing the service. Over the years, however, many of the Wyrm's trapped minions have been forgotten, as the Garou that cared for them have fallen. (Note: To ensure that Malafaxus will not return to Gaia's realm, Chases-After-Shadows has added certain elements to the Rite that separate the Bane as a spirit from the physical form it possesses. Thus the Uktena is able to 'bury' the Bane itself in the Umbra, and no further performance of the Rite is necessary.)