Ok so can a few of you tell me how to invoke the elements while casting a circle? Please? I need a bit of help. I haven't done one in a very long time and can't remember what I said... im trying to start a coven out where I live and want something to help me come up with my own thing to do for casting a circle
I've tried a number of things, and they all work fine, but I go with a version similar to the one in the movie The Craft. Starting in the east [or whichever you feel best] point to the sky [raise your hands above your head, draw a pentacle, whatever feels best] and say:
Hail to the guardians of the east,
powers of air and invention,
please watch over my circle
then point at the ground. Visualize/feel energy travelling from your body into the ground, forming a line as to walk to the southern point, raise your hands like before and say:
Hail to the guardians of the south,
powers of fire and passion,
please watch over my circle
point to the ground, continue to the west. Raise hands, and say:
Hail to the guardians of the west,
powers of water and intuition,
please watch over my circle
continue to the north, say:
Hail to the guardians of the north,
powers of earth and stability,
please watch over my circle
I would then point to the ground and continue around two more times walking in a circle. I might chant "we are a circle within a circle with no beginning and never-ending " or a chant my coven made up, basically whatever I feel is needed, then I say:
"by my will, the circle is cast"
and when I say "cast" I either tap the ground with my athame, touch it with my hands, or stomp the ground [if you used a staff, you can tap the ground with that] something to indicate you've grounded that art of the ritual and it's not locked in place. You can alter that chant however you wish to suit your path. You could call on the guardians of the watchtowers if you wish to call on the watchtowers, you could call on specific creatures associated with those elements [mermaid for water, salamander for fire] or if your path has different elements or specific beings associated with those elements, use them [when I cast a Draconic circle, I call on the specific Dragons who rule the particular element]
When calling out the elements for circle casting, you need to invoke the elements in the directions they're associated with. Air is East, Fire is South, Water is West and Earth is North. Do that and you'll successfully cast your circle.
