Sacred Circle Casting Ritual
Circle casting is a foundational practice in many magical traditions. The circle creates a container between the worlds for focused ritual work.
Intention becomes clearer when chosen in alignment with your current phase.
ritual-craftritualintermediate15-20 minutes
Purpose
Creates sacred protected space for ritual work by casting a traditional circle
Optimal Timing
Moon Phase:
Time of Day:any
Ingredients
SaltFor circle
Earth element and purification
WaterBowl
Water element
Candle1
Fire element
Incense1 stick
Air element
Tools Needed
- Wand or athame (or finger)
- Compass for directions
Preparation Steps
- 1Clear space physically and energetically
- 2Have all ritual materials within reach
Ritual Steps
- 1Stand in center of space
- 2Face East with wand/athame raised
- 3Walk clockwise tracing circle saying: I cast this circle as sacred space. Between the worlds this circle lies.
- 4At East: I call Air to my circle. Clarity and wisdom be present.
- 5At South: I call Fire to my circle. Passion and transformation be present.
- 6At West: I call Water to my circle. Emotion and intuition be present.
- 7At North: I call Earth to my circle. Stability and grounding be present.
- 8Return to center: The circle is cast. I am between the worlds.
- 9Perform your ritual work within the circle
Correspondences
Safety & Ethics
- •Close circle when work is done by walking counterclockwise
- •Stay grounded throughout
- •Circle practice improves with repetition
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