One of the first and most consistent magical practices I still use is a variant on the casting of a circle. The reasons why I use this casting have changed a lot over the years; but the beauty of circle casting is that is has so many applications and uses. This is probably why this practice has never left me and the nuts and bolts of it have changed little in 11 years.
Everyone has their own needs and style, mine is deliciously dramatic (because in my own private practice I have allowed myself to be as over the top as I feel like) but it starts with my sitting or lying somewhere comfortable and then doing a step by step visualisation. Firstly I envisage two iron bands encircling me, horizontally and vertically so that they create a spherical space around me. At this stage I always here an audible “ker…chunk” when the bands lock into place. Then the rest of the sphere bursts into life with licking tongues of blue fire which I hear hissing and spitting. Finally bolts of blue electricity arc around the iron bands crackling as they go. Inside I am snug and tucked away from the world.
Antara
Everyone has their own needs and style, mine is deliciously dramatic (because in my own private practice I have allowed myself to be as over the top as I feel like) but it starts with my sitting or lying somewhere comfortable and then doing a step by step visualisation. Firstly I envisage two iron bands encircling me, horizontally and vertically so that they create a spherical space around me. At this stage I always here an audible “ker…chunk” when the bands lock into place. Then the rest of the sphere bursts into life with licking tongues of blue fire which I hear hissing and spitting. Finally bolts of blue electricity arc around the iron bands crackling as they go. Inside I am snug and tucked away from the world.
Antara
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