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"The purpose of a circle is to contain the energy you are raising until you chose to release it. It also works well at keeping negative energy out."
- Raymond Buckland -
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To pull up a magick circle, you need to concentrate and use your powers of creative visualization. Some people, as they walk the edge of the circle, imagine a white light flowing through them, through their athame or wand, and out. The circle is never flat, more a bubble shape. You can even imagine the circle as a magick web that grows so it is all around you. You'll probably need to use the same image for a while before you can tell if it works. ;) Practice makes perfect.
HOW TO CAST A CIRCLE
(Experiment with different ways of casting. This is only one way. It should be comfortable for you: change whatever you want)
~ Salt or a green candle could represent Earth, incense or a yellow candle for Air, water or a blue candle for Water, and a red candle for Fire.
1. Purify the place where you will cast your circle. Purify physically (clean up) as well as spiritually (take a broom, athame or wand and direct positive energy into the area, to push away negative energy)
2. Physically determine the bounds of your circle, if you want. Do this by drawing a circle on the floor, sprinkling salt water in a circle, or by laying a cord in a circle (make sure you tie it). Anyhow, the circle is usually as wide as you are tall.
3. Place all the objects you will be using in your ritual inside the circle.
4. Represent the elements in the four quarters of your circle. Place something that represent Earth in the north, Air in the east, Fire south and Water west.
5. Take your magick weapon, whether it be a broom, athame or a wand, and walk round the spot where your circle will be thrice, clockwise. "Cast the circle thrice about, to keep all evil spirits out." State the purpose of the circle.
6. Invoke the elements and spirits you wish to work with. Call them to the objects that represent them. Take each of the objects that represent the elements around your circle, filling it with the power of each of them.
7. Meditate for a while now. Meditation serves for a shift in consciousness.
8. Do whatever it is you want to do in your circle.
9. Close the circle when you're done: Pay respect to whatever deities you have invited, thank the elements before you remove their representative objects, and finally undo the casting by casting in reverse.
