The Circle of Living Shadow

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A circle cast in shadow rather than in light: cool, still, and obedient to your attention. Raised in under five minutes with nothing but your hand, it gives you a sheltered place to meditate or to work anything that needs steady concentration.

Level Beginner

Time 5 minutes to raise, as long as you like inside it

Moon Any. This is a circle, not a working in its own right

What You Will Need

An athame, wand or staff

Whatever you normally cast with. If you have none of these, your hand is the oldest tool on the list and takes nothing away from the circle.

Enough room to turn in place

A metre of clear floor is plenty. You are turning on the spot, not pacing a ring.

Moon Phase & Timing

A circle is scaffolding. It takes its timing from whatever you intend to do inside it.

Before any serious working: The usual use. Raise it, work, open it, and let the working inside it keep its own timing.

For meditation: Good on any night, and particularly good when the house is noisy or you have had a day that followed you home.

Dark of the moon: The shadow is easiest to picture on the darkest nights, which makes this a kind night to practise on if the circle is new to you.

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The Ritual

5 steps, with the words to speak at each one.

You have the materials and the timing. This one is held for the Inner Circle — every step, every incantation, and how to shape the working to your own intention.

See the Inner Circle

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This spell is provided for spiritual and entertainment purposes. Midnight Spellcraft makes no guarantees of specific results. Trust your intuition and practice responsibly.