Do you cast a circle?

[thatspookyboy]

I’m wondering how many here tend to cast a circle or throw a compass before they do any sort of witchcraft working?

 

[Mycelial_Adept]

I rarely do either outside of doing more formal stuff

 

[Lurking Magician]

If I'm evoking something, absolutely.
Other works, I decide case by case.

 

[BrokenRoseus]

All of my spell work/ casting in general involves using either a circle as a base (in the use of casting a portal for drawing of energy) or a circle as a node in some way. My energy and psyche just in general is a little... Disjointed i guess to not use them as some mode of focal points. So its helpful in a way to not trail off especially when im really deep in something (ie lucid mirror workings).

 

[BrackishBrew]

Rarely nowadays. I used to often when I was new to witchcraft. For years I have had a dedicated room for any magical workings and the energy is very carefully curated. Between that, my home wards, and the spirits I work with, I don’t usually feel a need to, unless I am doing something on the formal side or specifically want to invoke elements. It is a good foundational skill to have, though.

 

[Swampdweller900]

Much like what @BrackishBrew said - if it's a more formal/bigger ritual and I want to ensure no riff-raff gets involved, I will. But it's a very good thing to use when needed. I wouldn't ever attempt anything "big" without a circle as a tool in use.

 

[saber]

I do a lot of spirit work, and I never skip cleansing the space before I get started with it. I want to make sure that I’m talking with the right spirit and I don’t want any interference.

Also, I enjoy getting a little more practice in for my regular banishing stuff, it’s not something you want to get rusty with.

 

[Grayhoss]

Establishment of sacred space is useful, and a very good idea, I find. Though I'm evoking the Medicine Wheel, rather than casting a ceremonial magician's circle or a witch's circle/cone of power. The effect is much the same.

 

[Magicjay82]

Not usually but sometimes I will if the mood strikes me.

 

[PolishPig]

tbh only with spirit work and even then it depends! cleansing is more important to me and the energy im trying to move.

 

[beardedeldridge]

I do with spirit conjuring or with bigger workings in general. But larger workings generally includes spirits for me. I find it quite helpful

-Eld

 

[solxyz]

These days, my daily work is done at an altar, which functions as an always-open sacred space. Casting a circle around it would be antithetical to it's functioning. That said, I have cast a lot of circles, and I think they can be a very good thing. I think of the circle primarily through the notion of a mandala: an idealized expression of the our environment as it arises through the wisdom of our enlightened mind/divine nature. In short, when casting a circle, while useful for spellwork, the main thing is that we are practicing a new way of relating to our environment in which our divine nature is fully active, so that eventually our whole life and world becomes the circle.

 

[Dyn Hysbys]

Only if consecrating an object, in which case it's a small circle of arte just large enough for the object.
If working with y Tylwyth Teg or nature spirits, then no, as I'm on their/our shared territory. Personal wards are enough.

 

[Tasiya]

I generally don't cast a circle because I've turned my main workspace into a circle, per-se -- it's a square room, but the floor has been consecrated and blessed to act as a permanent "circle". I also sometimes utilise a pre-drawn (embroidered?) circle on a rug that I've consecrated bc my ADHD brain tends to skip several steps when it comes to spellcasting

 

[CailleachWillow]

As I am somewhat new to the craft- about 2 years in as practicing beyond just pagan beliefs, I have only cast a circle a few times. However, as we are now developing a book of shadows, we are including casting a circle for each gathering now. Speaking of, does anyone have a copy of the Dianic Book of Shadows? I am new here and am still learning my way around.
Thank you,
Willow

I’m wondering how many here tend to cast a circle or throw a compass before they do any sort of witchcraft working?