Drawing Pagan

What’s the significance of drawing a circle around oneself before performing Pagan ritual magic?

Why do witches draw a circle around themselves and their space prior to performing rituals, spell casting, prayer, meditation, etc? What is the significance of the circle? I’m interested in hearing from witches.

It is erecting a temporary “temple”, a place that is removed from the mundane, a place dedicated to sacredness. Within that circle, we cleanse and sanctify the space for our use.

It is a barrier of energy, so that whatever we do in terms of raising energy for healing workings (or anything else), will not bleed out and disturb other people who may be sensitive to such things, or dissipate before it is directed to our goal.

It is also a barrier to unwanted energies, a wall to keep out what is not invited into the circle. As such, when we step into it (if it is cast before people enter) it is the threshold where we shed our egos and our ordinary lives, to come into worship as equals.

Drawing Pagan