A way of casting a circle
Before casting a circle gather all your ingredient and tools and place them in your centre, I would normally set up my altar at this time. Double check that the phone is off the hook and that you have everything that you require.
Opening or breaking a circle is a bit of a bone of contention between many Wiccan’s and some other neo pagan paths. From my own personal view no circle should be cast with knowledge that you’re going to have to leave it. But if for some reason you have to leave then a door way can be cut open and closed. I feel that for group workings that a circle should never be broken and it is you have to start again, if it keeps happening your being told that you should not being doing what your planning to do. For solitary witches and Wiccan’s and other neo pagans this is slightly different a solitary witches home will become a temple that is filled with wards and protection items and for myself a solitary witch who has a dog who loves to join in energy rising Casting a circle that remains unbroken can nigh on be an impossibility unless I lock the dog away which I will not do.
The way around having a circle broken can be solved simply the first is cast the circle so it is large enough to encompass the whole house or flat so everything is contained within including the phone the second is how you view a circle, a circle is really not a circle but a sphere the circle you cast is around the diameter of the sphere once the quarters and deities have been call the circle and the space their in encompasses two worlds it does not full exist here on the mortal plain or fully in the spirit realm so if a pet or child crosses the boundary line it cant be break because it not in this realm, no matter what your views are on breaking a circle we will continue with how to cast a circle. And this is only one way there are many different ways depending on traditions.
No matter whether your using a wand, drugstore Athame or even your finger start by standing in the centre of the circle facing North east and raise your hand (right hand if right handed left hand if left handed) and point your Wand, Athame or finger and visualise the energy leaving the tip reaching out to the edge of you circle.
Then turn slowly to the east, tracing out the edge of the circle continue turning and tracing through south and west the back to north. This should be three times each time more energy is pour in to the circle. Once the circle is formed spend a few moments with Athame, wand or finger still point north-east create another circle by rising up and over head producing an arch from north-east to south-east then continuing around until your back at north east visualising the sphere formed.
A simple incantation or complete formal calling of the quarters can be done now I find that some rituals or spells require a simple incantation such as “to this circle I invite the goddess and god to watch, guide and protect this ritual I invite the forces of dark and light to help me do what is right and the elemental forces to lend their energies to this rite”
You will need to insure that your circle is big enough to complete you working including space to dance and move. Some neo pagans get very anal over circle size but having lived in a bed-sit you learn you learn that if you have four foot of free floor space no matter how skill you are at magicks you cant create a circle that is 9foot in diameter. Basic rule of thumb for circle casting make it big enough for your need if you make it to small stand in the centre of the circle take a deep breath in and as you exhale push the edge of the circle outwards to it reaches a desired size if to big for need use the same technique but on the intake of breath pull the circle towards the centre.
When you create your first circle you will notice a few things the energy inside a circle will make you feel tingly or a little buzzed, the circle temperature will be a little warmer that ambient room temperature you might find your self removing clothing or even working Skyclad. You may even get the feeling that you being observed this is very natural many spiritual beings will be drawn to the light of your circle they will not harm you as they can not pass through the circle many will watch for a short while before passing by.
Once you have complete your spell or ritual you will need to un-cast your circle the first thing you must thank the goddess and god for their presence a simple hale and farewell will do if quarters where called these need to be dismissed.
Then face north-east point your, Wand, Athame or finger using the opposite hand you used to cast the circle and visualise the energy if the circle flowing back into Wand, Athame or finger slowly move to the counter clockwise drawing all the energy back until you have complete untraced the circle edge.
I would normal raise my arms palms facing out so I am in a cross position and would say a simple incantation such as “ this circle is now open I once thank those that attended and to those that looked on go in peace this ritual in now complete hail and farewell”
Circle casting complete.
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Originally posted 2010-07-13 11:24:26. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
