HERBS AND THIER MAGICAL USES. Magic circle. Common terms and practices[edit] A solomonic magic circle with a triangle of conjuration in the east.
This would be drawn on the ground, and the operator would stand within the protection of the circle while a spirit was conjured into the triangle. [citation needed] Traditionally, circles were believed by ritual magicians to form a protective barrier between themselves and what they summoned.[1] In modern times, practitioners generally cast magic circles to contain and concentrate the energy they believe to raise during a ritual.
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