I don't cast the circles much as we are the circle lol, but I did learn a little of ritual magic and can cast it with a thought, I prefer to ask my higherself to fill my merkaba with the love and light of source. I also just flood my space with white light or other cleansing energies like white flames, violet flames, my guides are always a thought away and even protect me before anything bad happenes. I mostly focus on healing myself and the planet so I do a lot of cleansing and transmutation.

Same. Someone said „the world isn’t sanitary, don’t do magic in a Petri dish”. I’ve tried circles, they feel sterile in the worst possible way. Nature is your magnet.