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The use of casting as a means of establishing sacred space is a common practice in Wiccan and Neopagan traditions. In fact it is widely considered the most important step in spiritual and magickal work. And yet few really know how to do it or do it well.
In Casting Sacred Space, Neopagan practitioner Ivo Dominguez, Jr., offers a comprehensive introduction to the techniques and rituals of casting, including:
* How to become grounded and centered before one begins
* The Proper timing for casting and ritual work
* How to open up one's psychic senses to work with subtle energies
* How to set the stage for magickal work both internally and externally
* Protection, symbols and meditations for maintaining sacred space.
* The Circle, the Quarters, and other modes of casting sacred space
* Quartering, energy work, and many cross-practice connections including Qabala and chakras.
This is a practical, accessible handbook for the beginner with cross appeal to seasoned practitioners of ritual magick.
Acknowledgments xi
Foreword T.Thom Coyle xiii
Introduction 1
Your Vision 7
Inner Preparations 13
Sensing and Making Sense of Energy 23
Grounding and Centering 39
Immanence, Transcendence, and Magickal Reality 49
The Quarters: Space, Time, and Elements 57
The Modalities and the Quarters 81
The Sword and Staff 91
The Triangle of Stillness 101
The Square of Abeyance 113
The Three Pillars 121
The Star of Sight 131
The Four Minds 141
The Circle of Sound 149
Four Simple Rituals for Personal Growth 157
Planning for Public Rituals and Large Rituals 165
Closing Thoughts on Sacred Space 179
Appendix A The Chakras—the Organs of the Subtle Bodies 187
Appendix B The Qabala-the Tree of Life 189
Appendix C The Sword and Staff Casting 191
Appendix D The Triangle of Stillness 193
Appendix E The Square of Abeyance 195
Appendix F The Three Pillars 197
Appendix G The Star of Sight 199
Appendix H The Four Minds 201
Recommended Reading 203
This book is for the one that likes and wants to understand all about the circle that is the cornerstone of the Craft. It is a book that tells all about the components of the circle. So often this subject is neglected in the Wiccan or Craft understandings. When the circle is one of the most important. I have seen what I call the "King Arthur" circles where there are pages of text to say and then there is the "drive by" circle where they throw it down so fast and pull it up that you wonder if you were there at all. There needs to a balance of the two and this book can help you decide how you want to do that and approach circle. Without a good understanding of circle we can't entertain magic and this book can help with that.
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Overview
The use of casting as a means of establishing sacred space is a common practice in Wiccan and Neopagan traditions. In fact it is widely considered the most important step in spiritual and magickal work. And yet few really know how to do it or do it well.
In Casting Sacred Space, Neopagan practitioner Ivo Dominguez, Jr., offers a comprehensive introduction to the techniques ...