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Circle Magic

How to Become Calm and Centered

How to Release Negativity

How to Rid Yourself of Negatives

Spell and Ritual Tip

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Circle Magic

by Stephanie Pflumm

(reprinted here with permission from author)

Working with & creating new energies can be very tricky. It can attract the attention of uninvited entities, thoughts & unwittingly cause chaos.

So as long as humans have been playing with Magic, they have been using protective circles to work within. Even the Catholic Church practices elaborate rituals to bless new buildings & keep away devilish influences.

Casting a protective circle to work in should not be complicated. It can be as easy as sitting quietly, clearing your mind, then visualizing a protective bubble surrounding you & your work. Or drawing an imaginary circle around yourself & banishing all positive & negative energies that could harm you.

Since I work with elemental energies so frequently, I call upon the four elements, Air, Fire, Water & Earth, to bring protective energies to my circle.

I begin by setting feathers in the East for Air, burning incense in the South for Fire, spring water in the West for Water & a stone from my yard in the North for Earth. These are the boundaries of my circle. In the center I set two candles, black & white to help maintain the balance between positive & negative (yin & yang) energies within the circle.

Walking in a clockwise circle starting from the current season’s direction (Autumn is West, Winter is North) I circle three times while using this prayer:

Mother Father Fire Water

I cast this Circle in your honor

Mother Father Fire Water

I cast this Circle to seek your wonder.

Protect this Circle from all

Positive & Negative energies

that are meant to harm me.

Let my thoughts, desires &

actions be correct for me &

for all my relations.

So shall it be, so shall it be, so shall it be.

I then enter my Circle, light the candles & begin my meditation or work.

An excellent friend, Marilyn Harper tells me she uses three protective bubbles of light to shield herself & her work from harmful energies.

She begins by taking three deep, calming breaths. This is part of her grounding method. She sends energy down through open feet chakras to the core of the Mother Earth on the first breath. The second breath brings the energy of the Earth up through the feet and surrounds herself with love and appreciation for herself, the earth and all levels of her Oversoul. Then the third breath she opens her crown chakra and sends energy up to the highest level of her Oversoul. After this grounding procedure, she then she draws in light from Mother Earth through her base Chakra & projects it back out through the crown Chakra to create a 12 foot circle of white light, surrounding her in 360 degrees.

Working with her spirit guides, St. Germaine & the Archangel Michael & using first the 6th (forehead or third eye), then the heart Chakra she visualizes the second circle of light, pink, Archangel Michael, 8 feet in diameter, surrounding 360 degrees. And finally the third circle of light, which is violet, St. Germaine, creating a six foot full circle of protection.

Pentagrams & other symbols may also be used to bring protective energies within a circle. The methods for creating a Circle of Protection are almost endless. Experiment with variety of practices - feel within yourself what methods bring you the most comfort, trust your intuition. If you listen, you will be guided to your Circle Magic.

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Resources:

“Love is In The Earth” by Melody

Rockhounding Arkansas

“Gems & Crystals for Beginners” by Kristyna Arcarti

Mineral Galleries

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Stephanie Pflumm

Visit Stephanie's Site!

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How to Become Calm & Centered:

Find a smooth round stone that is smaller than your fist and play

soothing music. Cast the circle and sit holding the stone and

listening to the music. Breathe deeply and rhythmically. Inhale

through your mouth and exhale through your nose with a long, steady

hum. With each breathe draw out the hum and make it smoother. Breathe your tension and anxiety into the stone. When you feel calm and centered put the stone on the ground, open the circle and walk away.

The stone will dissipate your tension into the earth. Retrieve in a

day or two for later use. Meditate on the causes of the upset and

eliminate them from your life or change your attitude towards them.

How to Release Negativity:

Sit outside at night and attune with your star of power. Visualize

your problem, yourself wallowing in it, and feeding it energy until

it is self-sustaining. Hold your arms out before you and cup your

hands. Push the visualization down your arms into your hands. Break

all connections with it. See your problem and its causes sitting in

your hands. Say, "Blazing stars; Fiery stars; what was mine, now is

yours." With a strong gesture separate your hands and fling your arms

to the sky releasing the negativity to the stars. Repeat as needed.

How to Rid Yourself of Negatives:

Have a cauldron or goblet on the altar between 2 lit white candles.

Burn a protection or blessing incense and wear a white robe if

possible. Stand or sit before the altar and center yourself. Take the

cauldron or goblet in both hands and hold it high over the altar in

salute to the gods. Lower it to chest level and gently breathe each

person, habit, and experience that you wish removed from your life.

When you are finished turn the cauldron or goblet upside down on the

altar saying, "The contents of this vessel I give to thee, Great

Ones, exchange these experiences for better." Place offerings of

herbs and milk outside or at least burn some herbs. Best done during

the waning Moon.

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Spell & Ritual Tip:

When doing a spell or ritual, charge an EXTRA cord with that energy, then tie a knot. Put this in a box, be sure to label it with correct correspondences. This is a great resource for you later, when you need extra prosperity, or what ever it is you charged it with. You can even make it a thoughtful gift. When you are done be sure to put it up, to use again at a later date. Be sure to cleanse it before putting it away. You can always recharge it later when needed.

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