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If you call a Castle, its opposite across the Circle should be next, followed by the remaining two Castles. We often begin with whichever part of the Year Wheel we are actually in - so, Castle Perilous would be the first thing called, if we were closest to the Fall Equinox, West Gate if we were at Samhain. This really is up to you (or perhaps you will base it on the time of year. Then we begin calling the next circle, which can either be the Elemental Gates or the Castle-Watchtowers. With the raising of the Stang and the calling of the Realms, the 1st Circle is cast. Also placed at the center of the compass are the personal fetishes of each member of our Clan, and the three knives. These represent the mysteries of life and death, and tie us to our ancestors. Near the oath stone are the cauldron and the skull. It is on this stone that we make our blood oaths to the tradition and through which we call forth Tubal Cain. At the base of the stang is the oath stone, or anvil. If we are going to voice the calls, we speak an evocation to the 3 Realms - Upper, Middle, and Lower. The stang serves as the world tree and connects the three realms of upper, middle, and lower.
We begin at the center of the compass and raise the stang. The we would do the same with East and West, which creates two crossed roads. Thus, they form a road or an energetic pathway, with the Stang as the center point. So for example, when calling the Gates, we call North, then South - both being called toward the center of the circle. In our tradition we base the laying of the compass on our year wheel, and we call Powers that lie opposite each other as a pair. By laying the compass we invite the wards and energies of all of the realms and directions to be present in our circle. The cutting of the boundary is less important than the laying of the compass. Our circles are cast by calling in the three spheres/circles of power and protection - the Realms, the Gates (Quarters), and the Castles (Watchtowers). Wiccan circles are cast three times, once with salt and water, once with fire and incense, and once with steel (an athame or sword). It is a container to intensify and direct energy from. Whereas Wicca has been influenced by Ceremonial Magical traditions to cast a circle to serve as a metaphysical protection from outside energies, we view the circle as a kind of cauldron.
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In our tradition we also work in a circle, although its creation and its purpose differ from the Wiccan circle. Energy flows smoothly when directed in a circle, and the circle serves as both container and barrier for various energies. The circle is an organic shape that places each of its members as equals. Most modern witches have been taught to work in a circle. (This post has been edited, as of to reflect how we have grown into the laying of the compass.)