Magic circle

Dee, John. Magic circle. "How to make the cyrcle wyth hys pentacle hearafter followethe". Hermetic J, no. 2 (Winter 1978) 39. 

Nin, Anais. Waste of timelessness, and other early stories. Weston (CT) New York Magic Circle Press distributed by Walker, 1977. 105p. ISBN 0802705693 Includes a story Alchemy. Probably not relevant, but just in case... 

The day was set—15 April. The place was her uncle s house. The disciples sat on chairs within a magic circle that Cagliostro marked on the floor... 

Cagliostro had collapsed in a fit after the seance Her cousin Charles, who d strolled out of the magic circle, and Cagliostro himself were lucky to be alive. Paralysis or instant death could follow such transgressions. 

In fact, the synthesis of a molecule closes the "magic circle [9] -more magical than logical- which the synthetic organic chemist moves around and comprises the three stages we have referred to isolation and identification, description and synthesis (see Figs. 1.1 and 1.2). 

One night, however, the two men were standing in a cemetery at midnight in the center of an intricately drawn magic circle designed for a necromantic ritual. John had on his clean black robe and was holding his three-foot wand. Kelley held a torch overhead so that John could read the elaborate invocation. As the ghost was summoned she stood before them outside of the protective circle. Her dress was white and transparent, as was her body, and she had only a skull for a face. 

Figure 3.3 This magic circle contains the Tetragrammaton with the four letters arranged as a Tetractys in green in the central triangle. The three letters outside of the corners of the triangle represents the elements air, water, and fire. The seven letters in the next circle represent the seven planets. The 12 letters in the outer circle represent the 12 signs of the Zodiac. (Sefer Yetzirah [Sixth-century copy])...

Caught with suspicious books in church in Salisbury and imprisoned third loss of books Participated in a magic circle first began to practice foiygomercy to calle angells and sprites ... 

Used as symbology and perfume. A wreath is used as a magic circle to protect or bind the deceased spirit and soul, preventing it from haunting the living. 

C Draw a magical circle around the plant in question, vibrating names of art—by will alone or with the magical sword—then draw a circle around yourself where you chose to stand back from the herb. Purify and consecrate area around plant, and purify area around plant of any element which could harm the operation. 

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