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magic circle A magic circle is a circle of space marked out by practitioners of some branches of ritual magic, which they generally believe will contain energy and form a sacred space, or will provide them a form of magical protection, or both. It may be mar ...
is a ritually defined space in a number of magical traditions. Magic circle or Magic Circle may also refer to: *
Magic circle (mathematics) Magic circles were invented by the Song dynasty (960–1279) China, Chinese mathematician Yang Hui (c. 1238–1298). It is the arrangement of natural numbers on circles where the sum of the numbers on each circle and the sum of numbers o ...
, an arrangement of natural numbers on circles such that the sum of the numbers on each circle and the sum of numbers on each diameter are identical *
Magic circle (games) In games and digital media, the "magic circle" is the space in which the normal rules and reality of the world are suspended and replaced by the artificial reality of a game world. As noted by Edward Castronova in ''Synthetic Worlds: The Busine ...
, a concept used in sociology and psychology *
Magic Circle (law firms) "Magic Circle" is an informal term describing the five most prestigious London-headquartered multinational law firms, which generally outperform the rest of the London law firms on profitability. The term has also been used to describe the most p ...
, a group of leading London law firms **
Offshore magic circle The offshore magic circle is the set of the largest multi-jurisdictional law firms who specialise in offshore financial centres, especially the laws of the British Overseas Territories of Bermuda, Cayman Islands, and British Virgin Islands, and ...
, a group of law firms practicing in offshore jurisdictions *
The Magic Circle (organisation) The Magic Circle is a British organisation dedicated to promoting and advancing the art of magic. Applicants must qualify for membership, either through a performance exam or by a written thesis on a branch of magic, after which they are des ...
, a British organisation dedicated to stage magic * ''Magic Circle'' (album), a 2005 album by Wizard * ''The Magic Circle'' (Waterhouse paintings), two 1886 paintings by John William Waterhouse * ''The Magic Circle'' (video game) *
Magic Circle Music Magic Circle Music is a heavy metal record label founded by Manowar bassist Joey DeMaio in 2005 named after Richard Wagner's ''Der Ring des Nibelungen''. The purpose of the label is to give the band (Manowar) creative control. Furthermore, it ...
, a record label founded by Manowar's bassist Joey DeMaio in 2003 *
Magic Circle Festival Magic Circle Festival is an annual heavy metal festival organized by Magic Circle Music and founded by Joey DeMaio of the band Manowar. The festival was first held on 6 and 7 July 2007 in Bad Arolsen, Germany. The success of the 2007 festival ...
, a music festival founded in 2007 by Joey DeMaio, headlined by Manowar *
Sala gang The Sala gang () was a group of five individuals originating from Sala, Sweden, Sala, Sweden, that committed at least five murders and several thefts and burglaries from 1930 to 1936 in and around Sala, Sweden, Sala. The gang's leader was Sigvard ...
or ''Den Magiska Cirkeln'', a 1930s Swedish criminal and occult organization * ''The Magic Circle'', a 1993 novel by
Donna Jo Napoli Donna Jo Napoli (born February 28, 1948) is an American writer of children's and young adult fiction, as well as a linguist. She currently is a professor at Swarthmore College teaching Linguistics in all different forms (music, Theater (structure ...


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Circle of Magic ''Circle of Magic'' is a tetralogy of fantasy novels by Tamora Pierce, set in Emelan, a fictional realm in a pseudo-medieval and renaissance era. It revolves around four young mages, each specializing in a different kind of magic, as they lear ...
'', a series of fantasy novels by Tamora Pierce {{disambiguation