Casting and Banishing a Circle

Read through this and see what you like. Take out what you don't like and replace it with something that you do. Magic that isn't personalized is useless.
Purify the space in any way that you feel appropriate. How will I know that the space is purified? Whenever you feel that the
area has the sort of atmosphere that you think you'll need for the spell you're doing. Purified doesn't have to mean clean, pure
and spiritually sterile. Far from it! Most modern purification procedures are taken from ceremonial magic, which you ought to know, if you have
any sort of experience with it, is quite rigid, sterile, and confined. Of course, if that's the sort of spell you need to do, go for it. However, if
you're going to be working with chaotic forces, or something like that, you'll have a harder time drawing on them if your surroundings
are too rigid. Likewise, none of the fae with which I've had experience seem to like to be in a "Purified Kabalistic Temple." How do I do all of this? Okay, so the Lesser Banishing Rite of the Pentagram, if done right and with the right intent does nicely to "clear the slate," as it
were, for you to charge the area as needed. If you can use it, a little incense can give the area the desired resonance, as can the right
kind of music. Oh, yeah; about music: there are two things that you ought to keep in mind. First, let's say that you're doing a love spell.
Choose a song or tape or whatever that makes you feel romantic, and makes you think of love. If there are any songs that remind you of fond memories of past (or present) relationships, they'll do fine. Don't choose something that you don't like, or a sad song (unless the
spell is of less than kind intent), for that will taint the spell with its meaning. If you need any ideas about good music, contact me and I'll tell
you what I like to use. The second thing to keep in mind is that the music shouldn't be too loud. Better that you have to break the circle
in the middle of your spell to turn the music down and then have to do the spell over again than you find yourself competing with the music for sound! Overly loud music usually causes the wrong kinds of disruption.
In case you haven't noticed yet, most of the stuff that is done to "purify" one's space and to charge it with the right energies are
really geared at putting you in the right frame of mind. This probably implies that either: A. The magic happens within you, and thus, you need yourself to be properly attuned to the spell. or B. Once your body(s) is(are) attuned to the right frequencies, it(they)'ll start exuding the
energies that will be most conductive to the spell at hand. Either way, it seems to help.
Next, the actual circle. Using either your forefinger (usually what I do, and they're always with you, unless you've lost them somehow.),