I’ve heard the circle described as a vessel, a workbench, a fence, a welcome mat, a spaceship, a gate, a bubble, and many other metaphors. So we’ll do it one worse and say the circle is a tool to make your magick stronger. This is certainly a vast oversimplification. We can summarize all this by saying a magick circle has two main purposes: To keep disturbances out, and to keep the energy of the ritual in. If your work involves the evocation of spirits or deities, a well-built circle offers them a cozy place to land for the duration of the rite. A circle allows you to gather more energy up and hold onto it longer. The whole point of ritual is to concentrate some of that energy temporarily, for a purpose. Magickal energy-like all energy that we know about-tends to bounce around and scatter off into the Universe. Just as important as the circle’s outer barrier is its inner one. Magickal trance can be a psychically vulnerable state, so many Witches cast the circle with psychic protection in mind. Casting a circle is one way to shut out disruptive influences and stay focused on the work. There all kinds of factors that can interfere with ritual magick: Distractions from the mundane world, the contrary wills of others, chaotic entities that feed off the Witch's efforts, just to name a few. The magick circle is said to extend through the worlds-not just the physical plane, but the astral planes as well. However, a properly cast circle is detectable energetically and/or clairvoyantly by someone who has those skills. You can’t see it with your normal five senses. (More on that later.)Ī circle is a psychic boundary. At the end of the ritual, the circle is released. Generally speaking, the circle is put up at the beginning of the rite by the leading priest and/or priestess.

The magick circle is a mobile temple, a place apart from the ordinary world where magickal happenings can more easily occur.

Circle-casting is a term that’s most commonly used in Wiccan traditions, but other magick users may cast circles, as well. In this article, we’ll get “back to basics” on circle-castings, and also consider some of the finer points of building the Witch’s circle.Ĭircle-casting refers to the practice of setting up a temporary space for magick or ritual. Whether you’re casting a circle for the first time or thousandth time, it never hurts to think about what, exactly, you’re doing and why. Often, it’s one of the first things that newbies learn to do as part of their training.īut circle-casting is a complex idea, even though the techniques are rather simple. Circle-casting is one of the foundational skills of Wicca and witchcraft.

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