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 Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2008 7:06 pm
I've heard of protective circles that would be good when doing certain spells/rituals/etc. but I don't know how to make one. Could anyone tell me/show me how to make a protective circle?
Also, if anyone knows any good spells for protection besides the circle, it would be great. I'm not too fond of using herbs (mainly for my lack of herbs available), but I'm up for candles, crystals, and incantations. Anyone have any knowledge they're willing to share?
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Posted: Tue Sep 16, 2008 1:58 am
Circle-casting is a ritual rather than a spell and doesn't work in the same way as a protection spell.
I don't consider them necessary. They're useful in that they keep the energy you raise contained, so that's one less thing you have to think about.
They're a particularly Ceremonial thing. Books on Neo-Wicca should be helpful. Who has a good circle-casting ritual, anyone know?
Of course, you could always go back and take a look at the Lesser Banishing Ritual of the Pentagram.
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Posted: Tue Sep 16, 2008 1:07 pm
It depends a lot on you.
For example, do you think of the color white as pure or empty? Do you agree with japanese culture that red symbolizes repeling demons? Do you utilize four elements or the cardinal directions at all? In drawing, does counterclockwise to you indicate banishing? Do you have deity symbols you would like to include in the circle? Are you trying to keep something specific out? Are you trying to keep some things in and some things out? Do you feel safe with a one ring perimeter? Do you feel comfortable in a circle? Do you feel safer with a solid ring, or maybe something drawn in the dirt? Do you feel safer with stones? Do you feel like the circle has to be solid?
There are almost limitless ways to create a circle. It would be just as valid to invent a way as to borrow a way. If you borrow a way, be sure you feel confident with the source you are borrowing it from. And it is not so much the circle itself that is protecting you. The circle is a tool. What matters is how you interact with it.
One other note. If you feel like the circle has to be solid to keep you safe, then spend a lot of time making sure there are no interruptions. If you think you are in danger when your circle is broken, then you had better make damn sure it doesn't get broken wink Because to believe you are in danger, is to invite danger.
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Posted: Wed Sep 17, 2008 1:59 pm
Mistreena I've heard of protective circles that would be good when doing certain spells/rituals/etc. but I don't know how to make one. Could anyone tell me/show me how to make a protective circle?
Also, if anyone knows any good spells for protection besides the circle, it would be great. I'm not too fond of using herbs (mainly for my lack of herbs available), but I'm up for candles, crystals, and incantations. Anyone have any knowledge they're willing to share? Similar to what Sanguina said, Circles are more like a component of rituals rather than full on spells. The purpose of circles are generally threefold: to keep "energy" in (in whatever way that means to you), to keep "negative energy" out, and to act as a center for your concentration. In a best case scenario, circle-casting rites will be personalised to their caster's particular belief-set: people who are into Egyptian mythology will consecrate the area in the name of Egyptian Deities, an urban mage may use the names of the subway stations that form a circle on the underground to make a circle, and so on. There really isn't much to it. It can be as complex or simple as you like - most recent books on Wicca, Magick or Witchcraft aimed at beginners will have some form of circle-casting rite, possibly under the name "Creating Sacred Space", "Creating a Free Area" or something similar. You could also Google it. Hope that helps. =]
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Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2008 1:57 am
Mitsh an urban mage may use the names of the subway stations that form a circle on the underground to make a circle That's fascinating, actually. That's a very interesting alternative. I'm no magician and I don't work with circles in my craft, but it certainly gets one thinking.
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Posted: Tue Sep 30, 2008 6:03 pm
Thanks, I'll now have a lot to think about. I was thinking more along the lines of, if I were to perform a ritual that might be dangerous, something to protect me from outside negative forces. (eg - using an Ouija board, which I have learned isn't recommended at all, but still find fascinating and would love to be able to use if I could find a way that won't bring danger to me or my family.)
I've never really thought much about what the colours mean, or things like that, Viscerim. I've always looked at the books saying "Yellow clears the mind, Blue is for peace, White is for purity...etc. And although they each have various meanings, you're right. I never really realized how individualized Magick is. So I'll also think about what colours and the symbols, etc. should be to give me what I want.
Thanks guys!
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Posted: Wed Oct 01, 2008 5:37 pm
Personal safety isn't what I consider when using a ouija board.
I consider whether what I'm doing is polite and respectful. If you're contacting a spirit that is already present, then sure. If you're calling up someone randomly to talk to them for no particular purpose, that is rude.
It's the same sort of thing as a telemarketer ringing while you're in the bath. Does that piss you off? Yes it does, and rightly so. Randomly calling on the dead for one's own amusement is like a telemarketer crossed with a crank caller. Uncool.
I mean, the main danger is that you're actually really pissing someone off. Frankly if they took exception and decided to kick your a**, that's their prerogative. You shouldn't be thinking about the danger to yourself and your family so much as whether what you're doing might be rude and disrespectful.
Remember, the dead are people too.
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Posted: Wed Oct 01, 2008 7:08 pm
You have a very good point San-chan. I was thinking of, if the atmosphere were feeling kinda weird (like it often does in my basement, especially while talking about spirits and such) I would like to contact the spirits in my house, and ask if they wanted to talk, if there was something they wanted/needed to say to me, that type of thing. I don't really want other spirits to come in. That has happened before, the one time I used an Ouija with a friend. A hostile spirit decided to crash the party and threaten our lives. Luckily no one died. He may have been bluffing, we may have been lucky, but no one was hurt and I would hate to be asking a spirit in my house something and have someone else butting in.
And you're right, I hated it when they called while I was in the bath biggrin I am the type of person who hates to have anyone feeling uncomfortable, so I would just politely ask if anyone wanted to talk, and if the answer was no then I would just leave them alone. I wouldn't want to summon any spirits for any reason.
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Posted: Thu Oct 02, 2008 2:54 pm
If you're worried about your safety, it might not be a bad idea to devise some sort of kill-switch, ya know? Something to ground the energy in the room, or something to purify and clear the air for you. It's better to be safe than sorry, eh.
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Posted: Fri Jul 23, 2010 11:56 pm
A circle of salt mixed with lime rock and a word of word of holding, quick and easy to set up.
For when your rushed at least.
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Posted: Sat Jul 24, 2010 3:49 pm
I would like to pose the questions:
Why don't we just cast without one?
Is there really anything harmful that can come from not using one?
- If so, how can we be sure said harmful entity is not coming from ourselves?
If a circle is necessary when invoking certain essences, ought we then to employ said entities?
Is it even useful in and of itself, or is it ambient for ceremonial and emotive purposes?
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Posted: Sun Jul 25, 2010 12:06 am
Manju_Summit I would like to pose the questions: Why don't we just cast without one? Is there really anything harmful that can come from not using one? - If so, how can we be sure said harmful entity is not coming from ourselves? If a circle is necessary when invoking certain essences, ought we then to employ said entities? Is it even useful in and of itself, or is it ambient for ceremonial and emotive purposes? You do make a very good point. While it doe's count on what spell or even type of magic we are casting. There are in some cases that entities in the vicinity of the caster. Are aggressively attracted to them. Even if the action does not cause attraction per say. It still lights you up like a beacon to them. Especially magic that draws allot of primal energies. Such as druidism chants and dawn time ceremonies.
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