First Summoning Options

Two nights ago, I summoned my first entity. I didn't use a circle, or any other kind of protection. I just got into a trance, and I asked the nearest friendly entity to come forth. I felt him here, and I asked him his name. I'm not sure if it was my imagination, but
he told me his name was Apophis in a monster-ish kind of voice. I don't think it was my imagination... because if it was, I would've probably picked a name I could relate to... I've never heard of Apophis. Anyway, I asked him to leave, and I thought he did, until I got in bed to go to sleep, and I felt him behind me. He was touching my back or something. I banished him with the Solar Cross, and it worked. The end...

I think the fact that you asked him to leave and he didn't is why you should use the circle.

Asking any old entity to drop by is similar to using a ouija board, you don't know what you are getting.

Heck, I have used a circle and had it attacked and I really don't like to think about what the outcome might have been had I not used it. I have also left my circle and gone to bed without closing it - that was not clever and several things happened to me, none of which I understood at the time but I would rather not experience them again.

I have also done a shoddy circle in complacency and had things fly in...

Please think carefully since it will be hard to casually call a friend in the middle of an attack (IMG:style_emoticons/default/fie.gif)