Some information if you want to create Rituals that involve the protective circle and call upon the gods/goddesses and the Elements too. I figure it would be helpful reference for people and you can use this information to create your own rituals if you wished to. :)
Elements, Directions, Symbols, Color, Associations:
Air - East - Wand, feather, incense stick - Yellow - Wind, enlightenment, breath, beginning, weather, sunlight, truth, communication and travel.
Fire - South - Athame (ritual and blessed knife), Candle/candlestick, flame - Red - Naked flame, manifestation of desires, power, want and desire, intention, creation.
Water - West - Bowl of water, raindrops, seashell - Blue - Water, wave, ocean, emotions, easing of pain and giving of fluid strength, flexibility, soothing with rain or pounding away of obstacles like waves upon stones on the beach.
Earth - North - Stone, grass, crystal, flower - Green - Strength, persistence, grounding, physical realm and manifestation, nature, connection to earth, physical bodies, solidity, willpower.
Spirit - Center - You, moon, star, spiral - White - Dreams, thought, wishes, spirit, who you are, what you want to do with this ritual, hopes, Gods and Goddesses, soul, the spiritual path.
COLOR - Element - Chakra - Associations (For Candles, Stones, Crystals, Fabrics, Aura, and the like):
Pink - Spiritual - Heart Chakra (center of chest on level with actual heart) and governs love and the giving and sharing of it, emotional connection, relationships - Affection, love, unconditional love, enjoyment, friendship, cordiality and hospitality, warmth, balance between spiritual and material needs, pity, guilt, shame, embarrassment, soothing, welcoming.
Red - Fire - Root Chakra (under pelvis) and governs survival, fear, safety - Dynamic, sexual energies, blood, war, passion, physical urges, activity, exercise, aggression, quick temper, vengeance, fear, hate, seen as Masculine energies.
Orange - Fire - Sacral Chakra (under the bellybutton) and governs personal emotions, creativity, artistic and emotional expression, and the sex organs - Creativity, emotions, needs and wants of the physical body, immune system, world of work, ambition, relationship with the external world.
Yellow - Air - Solar Plexus Chakra (right between the chest and the bellybutton) and governs pride, self-esteem, opinions of self and others, power in world - Intellect, creativity, happiness, joy, power of persuasion, success, selfishness, jealousy, self-esteem, pride, clarity of thought, intellectual development luck (in some cultures).
Green - Earth - Heart Chakra (second color for that) - Money, luck (in some cultures), prosperity, vitality, fertility, envy, greed, possession, healing (one of the primary healing colors), peace, healer, nature, plants.
Blue (light to medium blue) - Water - Throat Chakra (center of throat) and governs communication, speaking one’s truth, verbal or written expression - Spirituality, intuition, inspiration, inner peace, sadness, depression, cooling and calming, serenity, contentment, spiritual development.
Indigo (dark blue) - Water - Third Eye Chakra (right between the eyebrows on the forehead) and governs psychic powers, mental compacities, physical senses like seeing and hearing, and higher thinking - Psychic ability (such as clairvoyance or “clear sight”, clairaudience “clear hearing”, clairsentience “clear sensing/knowing”, and more) , relaxation, reassurance, seeker of truth (often spiritual), mind, mental thought, introspection, astral travelling, communication with spirits and meeting them, dreams.
Purple - Spiritual - Crown Chakra (right above the top of your head) and governs connection with soul and personal spirit as well as the universe – Divine life mission and path, enlightenment, psychic connection with universe and one-ness, soul connection, personal spiritual power, mental disorders, higher spiritual development, high ideals, personal self-esteem, sometimes spiritual teachers.
White - Spirit - Crown Chakra (secondary color for that) - Truth, purity, cleansing, universal healing, protection, removal of pain and suffering, sometimes positive, death (in some cultures), mourning (in some cultures), chastity (in some cultures), high spiritual truth, high level of attainment in spiritual path if in aura, re-energizes and recharges all Chakras, like actual white light it has within it all the other colors except for black.
Black - Spirit (other side of it) - Root Chakra (secondary color for that) - Absence of color, unconscious and mystery, deep meditation, hidden, blockage, sometimes negative, evil or dark magic, nighttime, grounding, death (in some cultures), mourning (in some cultures), depression, despair, negativity, miserly, hatred, dark times, unknown, nighttime.
Brown - Earth - Feet/Knees minor chakras (located in base of feet and in-between knees) and governs flexibility, support, and stability of one’s life and environment - Stone, earth, practicality, common sense, material success, concentration, study, grounded, “down-to-earth”, hospitality, humility, selfishness, deception, confusion, discouragement, solidity, stubbornness, persistence.
Gold - Spiritual - One of the 7 more chakras above your head and governs masculine go-getter and attainment energies - Wealth, power, understanding, luck (in some cultures), service to others, high spiritual attainment, abundance, powerful healing color that may be too strong for most people.
Silver - Spiritual - One of the 7 more chakras above your head and governs feminine reflective and receiving attainment energies - Wealth, protection (VERY protective color), purity, reflection, effacement, service, metal and machines, moon and stars, emotionless and cold, shielding, logic, and abundance.
Moon Phases and the power:
New Moon - Beginnings, best time to start a project. Not good time to finish one. Can have magical strength but more along Darkness side rather than Light side of things. Often a quiet time and rest time to recharge and regenerate.
Waxing Moon - Increasing magical energies. Good time to be productive and work on projects.
Full Moon - Fullest magical energies, very potent and best for Light side of things and not so good for Darkness side of things. Best time to complete projects and very active time to do things. Said to be best time for spiritual work and discovery as well as dreamtime work.
Waning Moon - Resolving projects and more quiet time to reflect and meditate. Not as much gathering energy, more introspective time. Not very good time to do rituals in for the lessening of the energies and magics.
Note: The Fullest Moon is on one calendar day but the Full Moon phase lasts for 3 calendar days before and 3 calendar days after the Fullest Moon day. Same with the New Moon or the Darkest moon phase.
Time of Days and their Powers if any:
Dawn - New beginnings and pure energies from strengthening sunlight from the night before. Calm and peaceful at times.
Morning - Good for the increasing sun energies.
Noon - More or less highest and most direct sun energies to get.
Afternoon - Usually the hottest and still strong sun energies.
Evening - When the sun energy wanes enough and the energies of the night come into play. Winding down time.
Dusk - Last of sun energy leaving, the night and moon and Darkness energies start to come into play. Can be mysterious and spooky and things cool down.
Early Night - Powers of Night, Moon, Stars, and Darkness come into play. Not as active and dynamic as the Sun before in the daytime and spiritual energies start to grow.
Midnight - Height of Night and Moon energies. "The Witching Hour" occurs in the time after midnight, usually to 3 am, and is said when the demons, ghosts, ghouls, spirits, and other things wander and have greatest strength to affect things.
Pre-Dawn - Night energies start to wind down in the time after 3 am to dawn and with more gentle lightning of the sky the Sun energies start to come back. Very quiet transition time of night. Spirits settle again and the world prepares to revert back to the daytime schedule and energies. The moon energies wane usually.
Purification of space NEEDED before you start the Ritual:
Sweet Grass and White Sage incense - Strong smell yes but are great for clearing out negative energies. Need to use in all corners of the room or of the circle or space to be cleansed.
Salt - Sprinkled in corners of the room or outlining the circle also help with protections.
Quartz Crystals - Can be charged and programmed to maintain an energy shield of your room or space (must be in a formation of star, circle, triangle or pentagram though). Need to be cleansed and recharged before they're used in sunlight all day or salt water for an hour or under running water for an hour. Also need cleansing and recharging regularly.
Holy Water - Sprinkled in the corners of the room and wet some fingers in it to draw crosses on the walls or pentagrams (five pointed star surrounded by a circle) on the center of each wall and on the floor and ceiling if you can manage it.
Direction of Circle:
Clockwise (to the right) - Opening - Inviting things in, opening the shields, increasing power, increase in general.
Counterclockwise (to the left) - Closing - Keeping things out, closing the shields, protection, decreasing power, decrease in general.
How to Open an Element Circle:
-Start with East (Air) and invite it into the circle.
-Face South (Fire) and invite it into the circle.
-Face West (Water) and invite it into the circle.
-Face North (Earth) and invite it into the circle.
-Finish with Center (Spirit) and invite it (as well as any Gods, Goddesses) into the circle.
= Do the Ritual after inviting them all in where you ask and meditate on what you desire.=
How to Close an Element Circle:
-Start with Center (Spirit) and release it from the circle (as well as releasing any Gods, Goddesses).
-Face North (Earth) and release it from the circle.
-Face West (Water) and release it from the circle.
-Face South (Fire) and release it from the circle.
-Finish with East (Air) and release it from the circle and thank all the Elements and Gods and Goddesses (if any) for coming.
How to End a Circle Ritual:
-After dismissing the Elements and Gods and Goddesses (if any), then give respects and step out (or break) the circle and clean up.
-If you did not do it in your room then be sure to purify your room before going to sleep because that protects you when you’re most vulnerable (right after doing a ritual as well as when you’re asleep, combining the two vulnerabilities after you caught the attention of spirits of all kinds is just asking for trouble).
I hope this all helps! :)
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