Casting a Circle Advice

[Cathy]

Casting a Circle Advice

This is the situation at the moment.
While I am at my altar or when I cast a spell I always cast a circle, this is a must for me now and things only work for me when I do this first.
My path is pretty clear on this and I have a strict ritual when casting my circle.
Right, fair enough now for the problem.
While I am outside the home, at work or a public space, how can I do this.
I have closed my eyes and imagined a circle around me but how am I going to clear out the negative forces or energy now?
On the odd occasion when I feel threatened I can't seem to summon up the deity and nothing is working for me - the threat doesn't seem to go away as quick as I would want.
This is getting me down as you might imagine so any advice would be gratefully received.

[Sky Fall]

I am sorry to hear that you sometimes feel uneasy while outside, it can't be good.
Since you have your own ritual for casting a circle indoors and it works, now you need to finely tune this out doors.
I don't know if you have a specific deity that you call on but lets assume that you do.
Firstly, create a circle in a clockwise direction using a visualisation - your mind.
You are now instantly in your sphere so then imagine the energy coming from your favourite coloured light.
Clearing our the negative energy can be done by calling upon the elements of Fire, Water, Air, Earth and your Gods or Goddesses or both.
Then ask them all together to protect you here and now.
Before you start practising this create a suitable to say.
For example, if it is instant protection you need you could say - "I call upon the Gods, Goddesses and elements to protect me, give me strength and guidance that I can see".
Once you have your own things to say you can cast a circle or sphere around you and say your stuff in an instant.
After all, you can't always know in advance when you need protection some things will catch you unawares so being able to do your magic in an instant is a must.
Good luck with this ritual as feeling uneasy while out in the big wide world must be an awful experience.

[Jade]

Good advice Sky Fall.
I imagine a white light and watch it becoming stronger as it charges up.
This can be anything from a split second to a few seconds.
While I tend to close my eyes doing this there could be compromising situations where you may not feel comfortable with your eyes closed.
Therefore I would suggest practising this ritual alone in the bedroom with your eyes open.
Then when you need to put it into practice, you can do it without taking your eyes of the ball as it were.

[Gordon]

Cathy, just do what you do at home but make it work in your mind.
It will work but if you feel the way you do you may have to keep your eyes on the situations you find yourself in.
Good luck

[Cathy]

Therefore I would suggest practising this ritual alone in the bedroom with your eyes open.
Then when you need to put it into practice, you can do it without taking your eyes of the ball as it were.

Thanks for the advice I am going to do this.
Hey thanks guys for the other advice.
Just to update things a little, I don't feel too bad when I am out but its more of an uneasy feeling about some who come close to my space.
so maybe I am attracting negative forces to me?

[Crystal]

To be honest Cathy, focus on your feelings and start to feel better every time you leave your home. Do practice casting a circle quickly but I would suggest you focus on your overall inner strength.

[Woodman]

so maybe I am attracting negative forces to me?

Not really, you just need to deal with things as and when they happen.