salt circle
Warding mineral boundary
A salt circle is a ring of salt poured on the ground, believed in folklore and occult practice to create a protective barrier against evil spirits, demons, or supernatural entities.
The tradition appears across cultures and features prominently in horror fiction and fantasy: She poured a salt circle around herself before beginning the ritual.
The concept has become a recognizable trope—someone trapped inside or kept outside a ring of white granules.
- protectionGuarding against harm
- ritualCeremonial set of actions
- ritual magicSpellwork following prescribed forms
- witchPractitioner of dark arts
- white witchBenevolent magic practitioner
magic · demon · evil spirits · ward · barrier · banish · purify · sacred · holy ground · boundary · cleanse · supernatural · spirit world · spell · occult · summoning · ghost hunting · white
- Ghost Huntingghost hunting, haunting, apparition, EVP, spirit box
- magic circlesmagic ring, pentacle, pentagram, hexagram, sigil
- occult toolswand, tarot cards, cauldron, crystal ball, grimoire
- protective charmsevil eye charm, protective charm, hamsa, hamsa hand, amulet
- dispel magicdispel, counterspell, disenchant, nullify
- protective magicprotection charm, talismans, protective charm, wards, charms
salt circlesummoning circle
Ritual pattern for invoking spirits
pentagram · Ouija board · spirit board · séance · black mirror
salt circlegateway
Point of access
portal · dimensional rift · breach · hellmouth · crossroads
salt circlecursed ground
Land under supernatural blight
blood sacrifice · unholy water · brimstone · hellmouth · graveyard dirt
salt, circle, salts, salted, salting, salty, saltiness, saline, salinity