# Circle Casting: **URL:** \ **Category:** Q&A\ **Created:** [August 7, 2026, 12:25am UTC](https://forum.spells8.com/t/circle-casting/68417 "2026-08-07T00:25:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![moonstruck](https://spells8.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.spells8.com/moonstruck/32/81131_2.png) [@moonstruck](https://forum.spells8.com/u/moonstruck)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2026, 12:25am UTC](https://forum.spells8.com/t/circle-casting/68417/1 "2026-08-07T00:25:17Z")
Good Morning Everyone, Just wondering if when Circle Casting do you have to do that every time you cast a spell, Ritual and or making spell bags or jars and so on I have done some reading on this subject but I have so much going on in my brain I might have missed what to do x Warm Regards Sharon xxx :black_cat: šŸˆ ---
**Author:** ![shari2](https://spells8.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.spells8.com/shari2/32/70214_2.png) [@shari2](https://forum.spells8.com/u/shari2)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2026, 1:02am UTC](https://forum.spells8.com/t/circle-casting/68417/2 "2026-08-07T01:02:14Z")
I only do it for bigger rituals, or if I feel I need protection. It is really up to you. ---
**Author:** ![moonstruck](https://spells8.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.spells8.com/moonstruck/32/81131_2.png) [@moonstruck](https://forum.spells8.com/u/moonstruck)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2026, 4:00am UTC](https://forum.spells8.com/t/circle-casting/68417/3 "2026-08-07T04:00:15Z")
Thank you @shari2 for your response I have started to set my Alter up I am brand new lots of things I want to do but I keep telling myself to slow down x Warm Regards Sharon šŸˆ :black_cat: ---
**Author:** ![leilani1](https://spells8.b-cdn.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/c37758/32.png) [@leilani1](https://forum.spells8.com/u/leilani1)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2026, 4:09am UTC](https://forum.spells8.com/t/circle-casting/68417/4 "2026-08-07T04:09:51Z")
Thoughtful Thursday Sharon, In my morning supplications I always cast and close a circle. I have a _list/order_ of what I do. - I say goodbye to the moon and hello to the sun - I offer my moon affirmation (depending on the zodiac house the moon is in) - Elemental Greet (Air, Fire, Water, Earth, Spirit) - Circle Cast - Spell/Ritual/Craft workings - Spell close - Offering (I just use a simple water pour) - then solar affirmation for the zodiac house of the sun My evening supplication is more of a thank-you to the sun as it is going down, and thanking the cosmos for the dayā€¦giving specific examples for that day. such as, thank-you for helping me keep my composure today, thank-you for letting me spend quality time with my son today, thank-you for having such pleasant weather today. Just thanking for the day and the blessings I had. Sometimes, like all of us, I just canā€™t get to it. At the very least, I will light the candle, the incense and/or just speak my piece out loud. I hope this helps you out. It is your practice, do what you feel comfortable with.šŸ˜ƒ Lady Gene :dragon_red: ---
**Author:** ![moonstruck](https://spells8.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.spells8.com/moonstruck/32/81131_2.png) [@moonstruck](https://forum.spells8.com/u/moonstruck)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2026, 4:26am UTC](https://forum.spells8.com/t/circle-casting/68417/5 "2026-08-07T04:26:42Z")
Thank you @leilani1 for your wonderful knowledge is it okay if I cut and paste your list x Warm Regards x Sharon xx šŸˆ :black_cat: ---
**Author:** ![leilani1](https://spells8.b-cdn.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/c37758/32.png) [@leilani1](https://forum.spells8.com/u/leilani1)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2026, 4:44am UTC](https://forum.spells8.com/t/circle-casting/68417/6 "2026-08-07T04:44:47Z")
Abso-tute-a-lutely, use it however you are able to!šŸ˜ƒ Lady Gene :phoenix: šŸ«‚ :dragon_red: ---
**Author:** ![shari2](https://spells8.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.spells8.com/shari2/32/70214_2.png) [@shari2](https://forum.spells8.com/u/shari2)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2026, 12:34pm UTC](https://forum.spells8.com/t/circle-casting/68417/7 "2026-08-07T12:34:06Z")
Since you are just starting out, it may be a good idea to cast a quick circle before doing spellwork. Just kind of hold your wand, and turn clockwise, visualizing white light surrounding you. Donā€™t forget to go in reverse after, and release the energy. ---
**Author:** ![Amethyst](https://spells8.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.spells8.com/amethyst/32/1750_2.png) [@Amethyst](https://forum.spells8.com/u/Amethyst)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2026, 12:57pm UTC](https://forum.spells8.com/t/circle-casting/68417/8 "2026-08-07T12:57:29Z")
Personally, I do it any time I send out a signal to the universe. Because you never know whoā€™s going to hear it and follow the signal back. A boundary is never a bad thing. But it doesnā€™t have to be a big thing. I donā€™t even walk my circle because Iā€™m disabled and I canā€™t. I sit in the middle of my area and cast it, and imagine it forming a bubble all around me. Sort of like the shields from Star Trek. I give myself plenty of room in my head in case I need to shift in my chair, so I donā€™t cross the boundary, and make sure it sinks into the ground below me. But thatā€™s just how I do it. Everyone has a way that they do it that works for them. Imagine flowers, or a stone circle. Whatever makes you feel safe. Now I donā€™t do it for things like tea rituals. Unless Iā€™m calling on some deity. Or just like, evening prayers. Basically, any time Iā€™m sending out a search light looking for something, I put up a circle. Because moths follow the light. Hope this helps a bit. ---
**Author:** ![leilani1](https://spells8.b-cdn.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/c37758/32.png) [@leilani1](https://forum.spells8.com/u/leilani1)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2026, 2:32pm UTC](https://forum.spells8.com/t/circle-casting/68417/9 "2026-08-07T14:32:18Z")
yes, a small circle of protection! ---
**Author:** ![leilani1](https://spells8.b-cdn.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/c37758/32.png) [@leilani1](https://forum.spells8.com/u/leilani1)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2026, 2:37pm UTC](https://forum.spells8.com/t/circle-casting/68417/10 "2026-08-07T14:37:29Z")
Yes, Amethyst. I first had time with the circles, because of my TBI, I cannot ā€œspinā€ in a circle. I get dizzy just looking out the window sometimes. I can stand, so I stand outside at my altar stump, but only circle my arms, and yes, create a dome of protection, and I do release when I am done, and then consecrate the ground with an offering of water. Being in the desert, that is a fine offering to the land. (barely 7:30 am and already 92 degrees). We all do what we can, how we can. Magick is more **intent-focused** , than how many times you turn around and chant. Lady Gene :phoenix: ---
**Author:** ![Amethyst](https://spells8.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.spells8.com/amethyst/32/1750_2.png) [@Amethyst](https://forum.spells8.com/u/Amethyst)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2026, 10:58pm UTC](https://forum.spells8.com/t/circle-casting/68417/11 "2026-08-07T22:58:40Z")
> [@leilani1](#): > > We all do what we can, how we can. Magick is more **intent-focused** , than how many times you turn around and chant. Iā€™ve often wished I could find a beginnerā€™s book for the disabled witch. With different tips for different problems. It would be a best seller! But yeah, Iā€™m not the one to write it. ---
**Author:** ![georgia](https://spells8.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.spells8.com/georgia/32/36283_2.png) [@georgia](https://forum.spells8.com/u/georgia)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2026, 3:23pm UTC](https://forum.spells8.com/t/circle-casting/68417/12 "2026-08-08T15:23:08Z")
> [@leilani1](#): > > I just use a simple water pour With the droughts and heat domes weā€™ve been having, I bet the water has become an extra special offering! > [@moonstruck](#): > > when Circle Casting do you have to do that every time you cast Sometimes, the circle is the spell. I use it to honor the elements, especially if Iā€™m taking them into myself. It helps me to concentrate when I need to. I do not use a circle to ground myself, though it does help in centering. The circle is a tool, like a hammer or a wrench. It doesnā€™t have to be used for every job, but it is valuable to have at hand when needed. Last night, I enjoyed a wind meditation, for which I did not want a circle of protection- I sat in a windy courtyard and let the wind buffet me while I asked Gwynn ap Nudd for clarity from his point of view. Of course, my mind went off in a hundred different directions as the wind came at me from different directions, but that may have been helpful in seeing myself and the situation in a different light. It was a tricky meditation. One of the questions I asked seemed to be beyond where the winds blow, but even that question came back to me later in dreams and the poetry I was reading (Endymion- Keats). Remember that the atmosphere is a sphere of protection. Thus, even if you donā€™t cast one for yourself, a sphere is already cast around you. ---
**Author:** ![leilani1](https://spells8.b-cdn.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/c37758/32.png) [@leilani1](https://forum.spells8.com/u/leilani1)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2026, 6:46pm UTC](https://forum.spells8.com/t/circle-casting/68417/13 "2026-08-08T18:46:18Z")
Georgia, I never really thought about it until you said, > [@georgia](#): > > I use it to honor the elements, > [@georgia](#): > > It helps me to concentrate when I need to. That is how I use the circle. I greet the elements, make my circle, it helps me concentrate, and then I _do my thang._ Lady Gene šŸŖ„ ---
**Author:** ![Moonbeam](https://spells8.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.spells8.com/moonbeam/32/74797_2.png) [@Moonbeam](https://forum.spells8.com/u/Moonbeam)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2026, 7:00pm UTC](https://forum.spells8.com/t/circle-casting/68417/14 "2026-08-08T19:00:24Z")
@moonstruck If I decide to do a spell and the weather is ok I do my spell work outside and use the elements and invoke the Watchtowers. I always pass a Selenite Crystal Wand around my body to disperse any energies that might have built up. I only cast a circle ā­• if it is something I feel would benefit. If I am inside I tie it in with a home cleanse and again use the elements. There is no right way it is your own personal preference we all do things differently and that is ok. Brightness Blessings šŸŒ—šŸ”ÆšŸ’š ---
**Author:** ![moonstruck](https://spells8.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.spells8.com/moonstruck/32/81131_2.png) [@moonstruck](https://forum.spells8.com/u/moonstruck)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2026, 2:50am UTC](https://forum.spells8.com/t/circle-casting/68417/15 "2026-08-09T02:50:55Z")
Hi @shari2 I have started to make a wand I have the stick and cleaned I should use it but I havenā€™t done much else to it do you or other people decorate the wand ? x Warm Regards Sharon xx :black_cat: šŸˆ ---
**Author:** ![moonstruck](https://spells8.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.spells8.com/moonstruck/32/81131_2.png) [@moonstruck](https://forum.spells8.com/u/moonstruck)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2026, 2:57am UTC](https://forum.spells8.com/t/circle-casting/68417/16 "2026-08-09T02:57:24Z")
Hello @Moonbeam thanks for the great advice I have started to make a wand but at the moment I havenā€™t put anything on it at the moment I want to but still unsure I like the Idea Selenite Crystal xx Warm Regards Sharon xx :black_cat: šŸˆ ---
**Author:** ![moonstruck](https://spells8.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.spells8.com/moonstruck/32/81131_2.png) [@moonstruck](https://forum.spells8.com/u/moonstruck)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2026, 3:02am UTC](https://forum.spells8.com/t/circle-casting/68417/17 "2026-08-09T03:02:32Z")
Hello @georgia thank you for your great information about the elements around me I love all the feedback everyone has given me everyone is so knowledgeable and caring xx Warm Regards Sharon xx :black_cat: :black_cat: ---
**Author:** ![shari2](https://spells8.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.spells8.com/shari2/32/70214_2.png) [@shari2](https://forum.spells8.com/u/shari2)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2026, 12:07pm UTC](https://forum.spells8.com/t/circle-casting/68417/18 "2026-08-09T12:07:34Z")
Again, it is a very personal choice. If you want to bring some nature elements in, you can add crystals, feathers, etc. Ribbons for color magic. The sky is the limit. ![17862770900076075144539385633226](https://spells8s3.b-cdn.net/original/3X/5/2/52ddcd50eede2a4be631537325c3fec9d6f0dac3.jpeg) Of the two wands I did here, one has red and black ribbons. One has alpaca fur, feathers, crystals and ribbons, even some bone. It will call to you. Have fun with it! ---
**Author:** ![leilani1](https://spells8.b-cdn.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/c37758/32.png) [@leilani1](https://forum.spells8.com/u/leilani1)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2026, 12:43pm UTC](https://forum.spells8.com/t/circle-casting/68417/19 "2026-08-09T12:43:03Z")
Sensational Sunday Shari, Those are great!!šŸ˜‰ Lady Gene :phoenix: ---
**Author:** ![georgia](https://spells8.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.spells8.com/georgia/32/36283_2.png) [@georgia](https://forum.spells8.com/u/georgia)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2026, 1:21pm UTC](https://forum.spells8.com/t/circle-casting/68417/20 "2026-08-09T13:21:47Z")
> [@moonstruck](#): > > do you or other people decorate the wand ? I once made a wand out of a dowel rod. Didnā€™t use it for much, so I let it go, but I learned to carve on that wand. It was shaped like a unicornā€™s horn- spiralled 2/3 of the way. On the handle, I drew a pair of unicorns with crossed horns right where the base of my thumb would be. At the end of the handle, I drew my avatar from the forum. During the carving process, I cut myself by accident, so the wand was blessed with my blood,sweat, and tears. > [@shari2](#): > > Of the two wands I did here They are lovely. May they serve you well.