{"version":"2026-10-08.1","records":[{"slug":"threshold-ward","title":"Threshold ward","tradition":"eclectic","intent":"protection","minutes":12,"summary":"Give your doorway a deliberate boundary using a written ward and three spoken conditions.","basis":"Divinologium original composition. Circle Craft supplies context for ritual tools and nature relationships, not this spell's instructions or promised results.","sourceIds":["circle-craft"],"preparation":"Choose the entrance you use most. Clean its surface and decide what welcome and protection mean for your household.","materials":[{"id":"paper","role":"Holds the ward","essential":true},{"id":"pen","role":"Names the boundary","essential":true},{"id":"water","role":"Marks the threshold","essential":false}],"steps":[{"title":"Name the welcome","action":"Write three things invited here, such as rest, honest speech and mutual care.","purpose":"Gives the ward a specific purpose.","sourceIds":[],"evidence":"editorial-composition"},{"title":"Draw the boundary","action":"Draw a closed shape around those words and add: 'Only what honors this welcome may cross.'","purpose":"The enclosing line is the boundary in this original working.","sourceIds":[],"evidence":"editorial-composition"},{"title":"Set the ward","action":"Place the paper inside the doorway where it will stay dry. 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Circle Craft supplies context for ritual tools and nature relationships, not this spell's instructions or promised results.","sourceIds":["circle-craft"],"preparation":"Choose three boundaries about your own conduct or space. Use a short cord that can be stored securely.","materials":[{"id":"cord","role":"Carries three tied commitments","essential":true,"alternative":{"id":"paper","reason":"Three drawn loops can mark three commitments.","changes":"This becomes a paper ward; there are no physical knots to untie."}}],"steps":[{"title":"Declare the first limit","action":"Hold the cord and name one boundary in a complete sentence.","purpose":"Makes the working concrete.","sourceIds":[],"evidence":"editorial-composition"},{"title":"Tie its knot","action":"Tie a knot while saying: 'What I name, I keep.'","purpose":"The knot stores the first commitment.","sourceIds":[],"evidence":"editorial-composition"},{"title":"Complete the cord","action":"Repeat for the second and third boundaries, leaving space between the knots.","purpose":"Keeps each boundary distinguishable.","sourceIds":[],"evidence":"editorial-composition"},{"title":"Place it","action":"Put the cord beside an object associated with the relevant activity.","purpose":"Anchors the charge to everyday practice.","sourceIds":[],"evidence":"editorial-composition"}],"closing":"Say 'These limits are mine to tend.' 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Record what actually happened.","status":"original-composition","version":"2026-10-08.1"},{"slug":"dream-seal","title":"Dream-recall seal","tradition":"eclectic","intent":"dreamwork","minutes":8,"summary":"Prepare an original bedside seal and a journal for recalling dreams.","basis":"Divinologium original composition. Circle Craft supplies context for ritual tools and nature relationships, not this spell's instructions or promised results.","sourceIds":["circle-craft"],"preparation":"Set a journal within reach. 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Circle Craft supplies context for ritual tools and nature relationships, not this spell's instructions or promised results.","sourceIds":["circle-craft"],"preparation":"Choose your own habit or obligation that you can actually change. 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