I’ve never used a magickal circle while doing evocation.
I was wondering what your thoughts were on that?
I’ve read that people are foolish for not using a magickal circle, yet Koetting says that a magickal circle won’t protect you if an entity really wants to harm you.
The reason I have gone without using a magickal circle is mainly because I don’t feel as if it is necessary.
However saying that I realize I may be naive and putting myself in danger.
Is what I am doing dangerous? Are there entities that I definitely should use a magickal circle with when doing evocation?
There are endless theories on this, so why don’t you try a few simple circles and see how they feel, most importantly see how they affect your results?
I doubt you’ll get any 2 people on here agreeing totally with the systems they use, some people are striving for grimoire accuracy, others don;t use any tools, people like me have developed our own systems from personal gnosis and experience, so pick what appeals and try it out ifs my advice fwiw.
I’ve done this too.
I once conducted a ritual while using just a mini maglite flashlight in place of a candle and summoned up the elements while forming the circle, all in my head.
It was surprisingly effective.
Speaking not from “theory” but from experience: yes, there are some spirits with whom one is much better off with a protective circle.
Generally, I don’t use them, either, but it really depends on who I’m working with or what I’m doing (e.g., magick, scrying, evocation, or simply investigating a paranormally active location). Some demon types are feral and it is their nature to attack – not necessarily because they’re “evil,” but because that’s what negative energy does.
