CASTING A CIRCLE
From the book "Power of the Witch" by Laurie Cabot

1. Remove all animals and small children from the area
and any furniture that you do not want to be inside your circle.

2. Set up your altar before you cast the circle.

3. Locate magnetic north with a compass and, holding the wand out from your body,
go into alpha and see the wand's aura extending out from it, especially at the tip.

4. Visualize the tip of the wand creating a circle of light and energy, like a laser,
as you walk clockwise three times around the area.
The circumference drawn by the wand's tip will be the edge of your circle.
Project white light out from the wand to create the circle of energy.
In your mind see the circle as geometrically perfect and say to yourself that it is.

5. Walk the circle the second time around and say out loud,
"I cast this circle to protect me/us from all negative and positive energies
and forces on any level that may come to do me/us harm.
I draw into this circle only the energies and forces that are right for me/us
and the most correct for my/our work."

6. Walk the circle the third time and say, "I create sacred space. So mote it be."

7. Invoke the four directions and the energies of the elements, angels, and powers
that reside in them by using the athame, wand, sword, or index finger
to draw an invoking pentagram as you face each direction.
Use a ritual spell of invocation or one you write for yourself.

8. To open a circle hold the wand out over the circumference of the circle and,
beginning at magnetic north, walk once around the circle counterclockwise as you say,
"I send this circle into the cosmos to do my/our bidding.
The circle is undone but not broken."

CALLING OF THE QUARTERS

FACE EAST:

I summon the forces of Air. Blow out the old and bring in the new on your winds of change.

FACE SOUTH:

I summon the forces of Fire. Burn away my/our regrets and shine your gentle rays upon me/us for growth.

FACE WEST:

I summon the forces of Water. Cleanse me/us of all negativity and purify my/our thoughts.

FACE NORTH:

I summon the forces of Earth. Let your renewing strength bury all ills and open new paths before me/us.

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