MAKING YOUR OWN PERMANENT SACRED CIRCLE Before you begin, please read the entire page. Remember to make any alterations as needed for your pagan sect. This   circle is generic and perfect for the eclectic and ULEK praticioners. You will need to be prepared before you make the circle. This is not a last minute,  'I will run out and make one tonight'  type of thing. Making a Sacred Circle is not that complex but you will need a few tools. But most importantly YOU will need to make some choices about your circle. Give yourself plenty of time knowing that you will need to bless/open/cast the permanent circle on a nite of a full moon, before you start to use the circle. You do not have to do all the work to make the circle at one time, but prepare in organized stages. Once you mark your circle you may have to remove small bushes (explain to the bush why and thank it ) and maybe even out the ground some. Clearing bushes and scrub can be done after the full moon but all other work, making the circle in any way should be done as the full moon is beginning. It is recommend that the work be done in the proper moon phases, the three days before and the day of the full moon. In some cases depending on how you will work mostly with your circle you may be able to use a new moon. Each moon is specific to deities and powers, if you are concentrating your circle to one then you need to be on the right full moon. But the last stage in making your circle is in the nite of the full moon you will want to 'cast', bless, empower, and open the Sacred Circle. The Four directions points should be marked using a compass to find exact North (white), South (red), East (yellow) and West (black). Your first decision in making your own circle is how big it will be and that is partially determined by if you will have directional stones marking the four directions or a smaller circle indicating the directional points. To help you make that decision consider these questions. Will you be building a fire within the circle? Will the fire be in a direction point circle or the middle? How many people will be the most ever in the circle? Will you place an alter within the circle? East or the center is common to many pagans. Will you ever have people representing the four directional points? Do you have a large enough flat area outside to make the circle? Eastward is where you enter a circle from. These four directional stones can be guardian/watchtower stones or a smaller circle of stones with the center point being again the exact direction per the compass.  You should select the stones or objects you will be using in your circle before you begin to make it. Some people will use statues for the directional points in the totem animal or element for that direction. This is your space and I personally believe what ever things you consider powerful makes them powerful and should be used. Posts with rune symbols are nice to use too. So the first step is to note where the center of the circle will be. The ground should be flat and make sure you have enough room before you start. Since the Tree is represented as sacred in most pagan practices, you might have a tree be the center point of the circle.  Or if you intend to have a fire pit that could be the center. Think it all out first. If you have a fire make sure that it is far enough away from buildings and trees, and close enough to a water supply in case if get out of control. Make sure that people will be able to safely move within the circle too. Unexpected winds should be expected when doing ceremonies. To find the power point in your yard or on the land many use pendulums or dowsing sticks. You can make the center where ever you want but having a mini-vortex or power point to start with is always a plus. The center is the power point of the circle and where ALL comes from. This is how to construct a Sacred Circle - without the incantations to each stone that could be said/used when placing them. Take your wand or sword (or a pencil) with a string tied on to it and embed it into the center point. Having someone help is a big plus, one to hold the center point and the other to mark the edge and the directional points. Next, bring the string out as far as the outside of your circle will be. Tie the string onto a knife or sword so that you can mark the ground and the points. Walk around in a circle, marking the outside parameter of the wheel by scouring the ground. Then stand in the center and use a compass to locate the exact four directional points. Mark the directional point on the scoured circle. Place your marker at the directional points - either a stone, a circle of stones, statues, alters, etc.. The four power points marked complete filling in the circle with three stones between each power point. Between these points are three stones each representing months, the trinity of that direction,  gods/goddesses of that element or the three animal totems of each direction. Or if you will not be having an inner circle you can use two stones per section to represent the eight Sabbaths, for example. The inner eight stones make the circle around the Spirit point, firepit, or the Tree that stands in the center. Eight is the symbol of infinity and Spirit is definitely everything. These eight stones used to make the inner circle represent the four directions, Mother Earth, Father Sky,  Spirit and yourself. Or in Pagan uses the eight stones could represent the eight Sabbaths. The center circle is where a fire or alter could be built, or offerings placed. There are many ways to use the Sacred Circle and the more often it is used the more power it will hold for your ceremonies. This is a place of high medicine and should be built with time and care as a permanent place.   Depending on your beliefs, this would determine how you will use the wheel/circle and of course the opening ceremony too.  Once your circle is made I think it imperative to do an opening ceremony to set and bless the space on a proper full moon night. Initial Setting of the Perment Sacred Circle This nite a permanent circle I do cast for working with the future and now - not the past The powers of Universal Love Energy and Knowledge bless me the powers fill this circle - so said - so mote (must, let) it be Energies of all on this full moon night empower and bless this circle with all that’s light This nite a permanent circle I do cast to know the wisdom of the ancient’s past Embracing the powers of all that came before me let my ears be open to your words, my eyes to see I empower and open this permanent circle on this nite blessing those who enter here with wisdom and site This nite a permanent circle I do cast Earth, Air, Fire, Water powers of future and past - Set your watchtowers of the four elements -  the four directions Bless & protect all that enter of human, animal and of light like me and guard us from darkness’s and negative that we do not see Keep this circle’s blessing and protection from this nite until I cut the circle, unbroken with my own might Powers of light and all a permanent circle I do cast let all intentions set here come to pass Remove all negative that we may be free to reach our path, that our eyes may see We thank and honor thee always and tonight for you love, wisdom, guidance, gifts, and light with your power this permanent circle I do cast by the gods and goddess named in the past by the Fae, the elements, animals and even this tree protect and bless this circle with your love, let it be archangels and ascended masters hear my words on this nite The universal love, Energy and Knowledge of blessings with your light Blessed now this permanent circle is cast with love, protection and power that will last Opening each time you go to use the circle - wave hand, cut open, use broom or wand to open the doorway in the east before you enter We thank and honor thee always and tonight for you love, wisdom, guidance, gifts, and light Blessed be once again I enter this circle of power Now recalling those I have set of the watchtower - Set your watchtowers of the four elements -  the four directions Blessed now this permanent circle is cast with love, protection and power that will last in this circle cast of protecting love and blessed light I send forth my intention that will come soon to my sight - Do your rituals or spell work To close the Sarced Pemenet Circle each time The empowerment of my intent that I set will now flow I dismiss and thank all spirits - now you must go For this circle remains open so the loving powers will grow but no unwanted energy of any spirit will the circle ever know The circle remains open but now all spirits depart - make it so Put out fire or candles as you close and dismiss then Sweep or smudge the circle, repeating... Cleaning the open circle of the past that the power will grow and last Leave with a sweeping of the hand, broom, knife, sword, or wand