#lesser invoking of the pentagram

[khaosritual]

#lbrp #invokation #angel magick #wash your hands #mudras #ritual #ritual magick #archangels #lesser banishing of the pentagram #lesser invoking of the pentagram #Gabriel #Micheal #uriel #raphael #occultism

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Commentary on the Star Ruby

For those of you familiar with this blog, you'll likely know that I am a huge proponent of the Lesser Rituals of the Pentagram and their myriad of non-appropriative variants.

Today I want to talk about one of these variants, written by none other than Aleister Crowley himself. Though Star Ruby isn't strictly a variant so much as it is a replacement, I still think there's a lot to be said for the structure and components of the ritual in comparison to the LRP.

I don't want to take up too much space talking about the technical performance of the ritual. Instead, I highly recommend reading through this annotated version by Sabazius and having it open while reading this post.

In addition, if you aren't versed in the LRP I suggest this abridged version on Thelemapedia. It's very short, but it's the only online source I found with mostly accurate information and no excess fluff. If you want a detailed version, please consult Donald Kraig's Modern Magick or the Ciceros' Essential Golden Dawn.

Alright. Let's set aside Crowley's writings on the subject for a moment. As amazing as they are, they're often too dense to effectively parse in a short blog post. Instead, I want to compare the material, somatic, and verbal components of these rituals.

Let's start with the material components. In the LRP, you traditionally use either your hand, a dagger, or a wand. In the Thelemic tradition, there is evidence for a rose-headed wand, but I'm not familiar enough to make a comment. So in either case, you can perform the ritual with no material components save for your bare hands.

Okay, with the material components out of the way let's move to the somatic ones. These movements are largely the same as the LRP in some respects, and not even close in others. Let's first take a look at the structure of Star Ruby:

The First Cross

The Pentagrams

The Call

The Final Cross

It looks exactly the same as the LRP. And the actual movements of the First and Final Crosses are exactly the same. The movements are also nearly identical during the Call. It's the Pentagrams that differ the most from the LRP.

Let's take a look at how they differ exactly:

The LRP uses blue pentagrams; Star Ruby uses red.

The LRP moves clockwise around the space; Star Ruby moves counterclockwise.

The LRP has the magician physically draw the pentagrams; Star Ruby has the magician imagine them on the forehead before pushing outward into its position.

The LRP does not have any bridging movements between the Pentagrams and the Call; Star Ruby uses the N.O.X. signs.

Okay, neat. The only things left to cover are the verbal components. So how do they stack up?

In fact, the verbal components are by far the greatest divergence from the LRP. In the LRP, Judeo-Christian names for God are used while drawing the pentagrams. In addition, Hebrew archangels are invoked at the elemental quarters.

This is very different from Star Ruby. Instead of using Judeo-Christian terminology, Crowley opted for Graeco-Egyptian, Neoplatonic, and Thelemic invocations instead. For example, Star Ruby invokes spirits from the Chaldean Oracles of Zoroaster in its elemental quarters.

Okay, great. So we've compared the two rituals. Now what? So what?

Setting aside the Kabbalistic symbolism that Crowley worked into Star Ruby (which I purposely did not cover), it's still a very solid ritual that appeals to non-Judeo-Christian magicians that wish to try out a daily magical ritual besides the LRP.

It's also a great basis to compare against other rituals, like the AODA's Sphere of Protection. As you compare the rituals yourself, you'll find common structures and themes that will help you develop your own daily practice. And really that's the goal--to create something uniquely yours.

As always, stay safe. Blessed be~

#glad's thoughts #ritual and magic #lrp #star ruby

[hadit93]

I recently read on a reddit thread that doing banishing or invocation rituals daily are bad for your practice because they essentially banish every spirit around you, including the ones you are working with. Also, it makes the room you are doing it unbearable to everyone else and your life might become a desert.

Is this true?

I can't tell you what is true. It seems people have mixed feelings about this. I will give you my opinion. I imagine you are speaking about the Lesser Ritual of the Pentagram and Hexagram type rituals.

The people who believe 'banishing' banishes everything have usually learned this from a book such as "Modern Magick" by Donald Michael Kraig. Jason Miller has also echoed that banishing sets a wall up between the spirits and the sorcerer. He learned from Modern Magick also. It is one of the rare times I disagree with Jason Miller.

I learned from Modern Magick initially too, but since then I have learned from people involved with direct lineages to the original golden dawn (not simply the Regardie revival) as well as performed my own research and drawn my own conclusions.

The Lesser Rituals of the Pentagram and Hexagram do banish entities, however, it does not banish all entities. It doesn't create a sterile bubble, it creates a state of equilibrium and lvx within the body of light of a magician. It operates in assiah up to the beginning of yetzirah. This means it banishes the etheric and lower astral only. In my experience spirits that are actual, autonomous beings operate in higher yetzirah and are rooted in at least Briah. The ritual will not effect them, and this, in my opinion, includes demons.

However there are beings, husks. Empty vessels that are cast off from workings and from normal human interaction. They can be born out of intense emotion. They will feed off the energy of the magician and begin to take on form and autonomy. These are what the LBRP banishes.

The LBRP is like washing your hands, it is not like dipping them in bleach. It will clean an area, but will not banish all that is within it.

Then again, it is highly malleable to intent. And so I do believe the intent of the practitioner matters. A lot of people banish with th mindset of 'get rid of everything!' and I do not believe this is the right mindset. The mindset should be 'Balance' not 'banish'.

The banishing rituals should also not be the only form used. I believe the invoking ritual to be the most important. Obviously learn to banish first, but I perform more invocations than I do banishing. Some people like to invoke in the morning and banish at night, I am fine with that approach. In time you tend to know what you need- sometimes you need to banish, in particular if you require etheric cleansing and have had a bad day or been in a toxic environment. Before a tarot reading you would invoke if you feel calm already, or banish if you have traces from the previous reading still lingering.

I do think banishing three times a day every day would be extreme. Washing your hands too many times will destroy your natural skin barrier. But I do not believe a daily banishing will be detrimental unless it is all you do- do not let the LBRP and LBRH become the only things you practice, you will get nowhere.

It is about creating a space or circle that is strengthened and under the control of the magician and their guardians, in this case the Archangels. It is about banishing spirits that are not spirits or are detrimental to your own spiritual progress. The Archangels will not allow a harmful spirit to come through, however, they would have no issue with a being of light. The Lesser rituals are general banishing- they are not banishing all things, but the dross that other workings or emotions may have left behind with the agency of the archangels overseeing a balanced state.

In truth, as with much of the Golden Dawn rituals, what you are really influencing is your body of light. Your circle is your aura, and it is certainly true that you want a strong aura that is impregnable. You can still reach out and invite spirits in, they can still enter if it is for your benefit. But you don't want to be bothered by every spiritual energy around.

"It is usually sufficient to perform a general banishing, and to rely upon the aid of the guardians invoked. Let the banishing therefore be short, but in no wise slurred --- for it is useful as it tends to produce the proper attitude of mind for the invocations. "The Banishing Ritual of the Pentagram" (as now rewritten, Liber 333, Cap. XXV) is the best to use." - Alesiter Crowley.

Here you see the assertion is that the banishing rituals are brief, general, and rely on the guardians to be effective at warding the space. Therefore it isn't nuking an area, it is sweeping it and allowing beings of light to monitor what can enter and what cannot. You also see how banishing is useful as a preliminary only to get into the right mindset for invocation. Banishing in my opinion is more about balance within the Self than it is about clearing an area. You are establishing equilibrium within the aura.

My personal advice is 'Invoke often....banish when required'.

You do not need to banish at the beginning of EVERY magical act. You certainly can, if you are distracted I recommend it, but it is not necessary. Invoking would sometimes be more helpful and the invoking forms also invoke balance etc. Some people will use a statement of banishing 'Hekas, Hekas, este bebeloi' and ring a bell to clear a space then invoke. They then use the banishing at the end to return to material consciousness. This is how I usually work these days.

If you are seeking to explore an isolated force, feeling stressed or unbalanced, have excess energy from ritual- banishing is a good idea.

But if magicians who performed the pentagram ritual could not communicate with spirits there would be an issue. It is perhaps one of the main points of magick.

All my opinion of course. You just need to understand the point of these rituals, what they actually do. The majority of books are absolute rubbish and represent misunderstandings of the authors who have often not undergone proper magical training nor have decades of experience.

My experience and understanding of the LBRP and LBRH now is far different to what it was 15 years ago.

#banishing #spirits #LBRP #LBRH #Thelema #Golden Dawn #LBRP does not banish all spirits

[birch-bark-scribbles]

>.> Do tell me more about this "land greeting ritual" if you are comfortable ????

Sure thing 💚

The bones of my land greeting ritual is AODA's Sphere of Protection (SoP). The AODA uses it as a template, not a strictly scripted ritual, and that's how I approach it as well. If you're familiar with the Lesser Ritual of the Pentagram it's going to look marginally familiar. AODA started out as a Masonic group with Golden Dawn connections but has since moved on considerably from those roots... that's a topic for another time though.

I'm chosing to not share my specific language that I've crafted and am still refining, but I'll go over the broad strokes. I think that'll explain more than trying to explain the differences between the AODA's SoP and the LRP, or talking about all of the things one can do with the ritual, or anything like that. It's a very adaptable little ritual structure and I'm very fond of it for that reason.

I use no tools or ritual garb or anything like that; very "low church", to borrow a term. I have a couple versions of the ritual depending on how well I'm feeling. If I'm sick or depressed, or trying to do it subtly in public, I can do it sitting, just looking around the room and thinking through my script. (Advantage of a Protestant upbringing; I'm extremely good at silent prayer and visualization.) The full version involves standing in place for 5-7 minutes, or longer if I want to meditate right then. It involves some gesturing, and turning to face the four cardinal directions.

I start facing the east. I remind myself of where I am; a tiny dot on the face of a huge and ancient planet, hanging in an infinitely larger and older heaven, surrounded by the water and heat that make life possible. I hold my hands just out from my sides, palms up or out. The traditional version uses the shape of the cross and four elements, but that's not my jam. So I use the shape of the Awen symbol / | \ and the land / sea/ sky elemental triad instead.

Then I greet each direction in turn, starting with the east and facing each quarter in turn, ending in the north. Some versions greet the four classical elements in this way; for me the four element system is the least important correspondence at play here. For each direction, I trace the symbol for it in the air with my fingers, and greet the Gate of that direction with language that includes the color, plant, creature, and other symbolism I've developed or inherited for that quarter. I also greet by name the salient feature of the landscape literally in that direction from my home (three mountains and a lake!), as part of that greeting. I ask for the blessings of the spirits of the land in that direction and/ or do some energy work, and offer my thanks and respect to the same. This is the heart of the land greeting; I am acknowledging every part of the landscape around me in a systematic manner. I like doing this outside when I can. A few thoughts of note: AODA uses nonstandard symbols for air/east and earth/ north, I do not invoke any deities/ angels/ named spirits or anything like that in my personal version, and I don't generally do the traditional formal invoke and banish unless I'm in a formal setting as it's not really part of my personal paradigm.

Then I greet the three aspects of spirit in a very similar way: Spirit Above, Spirit Below, and once all six directions have been welcomed I invoke the Spirit Within (or Awen). My symbolism in this section parallels the elemental triad from the beginning. Finally, I conclude the ritual with a blessing on myself and the land around me. Traditionally, none of the aspects of Spirit are banished after being formally invoked.

When I do this outside I usually bring some kind of gift. If I do it on the deck I do it before watering my container garden; if I do it in the woods or at the overlook, I bring water, or a handful of oats, or nuts, or compost. Sometimes an apple or something else critter-appropriate.

Thanks for asking, I hope it was interesting!

[will-o-the-witch]

I have a cultural appropriation query regarding Kabbalah in Western ceremonial magic. I hope this is okay to ask.

I'm reading into the origins of how Western occultism uses pentagrams for banishing and summoning, based on how these are drawn. In doing so, I found out these come from the Lesser Banish Ritual of the Pentagram by the Golden Dawn, which raised some cultural appropriation red flags for me. For one, the LBRP seems to draw a lot on Kabbalah, although I'm definitely not an expert. I believe the idea of drawing the pentagram in a certain way was original but it's obviously baked into the ritual and has since flowed into common parlance, even without the Jewish prayers attached.

Would you consider the LBRP to be cultural appropriation and, by extension, the way the pentagram is drawn to summon/banish in pop culture magic today?

Drawing a pentagram for banishment/summoning/protection etc. isn't cultural appropriation imo, but doing it the way Eliphas Levi describes it (reciting a traditional Hebrew prayer doing it, invoking some of the most special Jewish names for Gd, slapping Hebrew writing onto it, using the Qabalistic cross) definitely would be

[phemonoi]

New Moon Ritual | Hene Kai Nea or Hekate’s Deipnon

Hekate's Deipnon is one of the main festivities in dodekatheism. Traditionally it's celebrated the last night of the New Moon every lunar month, but nowadays many pagans do it the last day of each solar month.

Terms

All of these are deposited at a crossroads:

Oxuthimia, household purifications and sweeping.

Katharmata, portions of household sacrifices not used.

Katharsia, remains of sacrifices.

Alternatively, you can burn them.

Activities for the day

Take care of any chores and tasks that you need to finish or have left along the week/even month.

Clean your room, help clean the house, and get rid of any material items that don't serve you any more.

Order your things.

Clean your altar.

Cleanse the house and your body with incense, herbs, lustral water or fire.

Focus on grounding and cleansing meditations.

Rest and spend sometime reflecting on the past month.

Do a fire ritual where you write whatever you want to get rid of in a piece of paper and offer it to the sacred fire for it to cleanse it.

Ritual

Get showered

Get wine or milk for libations

Get food offerings if possible

Empty Zeus’ Kathiskos (if you have one)

Prepare Space and Self

Invoke the Goddess with Orphic Hymn

Perform Efesian Compass for guard

Perform the act of offering and dispose of them outside

Fumigate the home

Close the ritual

Re-guard home if wished

Prepare the space and self

Ahead of your ritual cleanse your altar and/or shrine to Hekate fully, ensuring that any previous food offerings are gathered up and the area is fully dusted. You may also wish to perform the same function for all your altar spaces, adding the detritus and food offerings to your offering to Hekate. You can also include the remnants of cleaning your home at large or any personal purifications rituals, such as those involving the use of eggs (although I would recommend leaving the egg intact for the purpose of the offering).

Place your candle at the centre of your altar / working space and prepare your ritual objects appropriately.

Once ready take a moment to centre yourself and prepare your mind for the ritual ahead.

Invoke The Goddess

Light the red candle saying:

Light goes before me, opening the door. Key to the Gods, be my way-shower.

Recite either a personal hymn of praise and invocation or use the Orphic Hymn to Hekate (or the Homeric Hymn if you'd like).

I call Einodian Hecate, lovely dame, Of earthly, wat'ry, and celestial frame, Sepulchral, in a saffron veil array'd, Pleas'd with dark ghosts that wander thro' the shade; Persian, unconquerable huntress hail! The world's key-bearer never doom'd to fail On the rough rock to wander thee delights, Leader and nurse be present to our rites Propitious grant our just desires success, Accept our homage, and the incense bless.

Ephesian Compass

Perform a preferred method of protection and balancing, the Lesser Banishing Ritual of the Pentagram is a perfect tool for this as it does not establish a magical circle yet at the same time banishing unwanted energies from the self and space. If you would prefer a more Hekate relevant procedure you may try this.

Stand facing the east raising right hand above head, index finger pointing upwards. Visualise a bright light descending from heaven to touch the tip of your finger. Draw the light down to a point level with your third eye saying:

Aaski

Now draw your finger down your body and point at the floor, visualising the light traveling down and into the ground saying:

Kataski

Again with right hand index finger pointing extend out to the right and visualise a beam of light appearing from the extreme distant right to touch your extended finger tip. Draw the light level with your right shoulder and say

Lix Tetrax

Draw your finger across your body and visualise the light passing across you and extending to the far distance to the left saying:

Damnameneus

Visualise the light you have drawn across your body as a brilliant cross which will then rotate to bisect your body, pointing off in the four cardinal directions. Assume a stance where your right hand is raised to the sky, palm facing upwards, and your left pointing down, palm level with the floor. Visualise another beam of light descending from the heavens, entering your body via your upraised hand and passing through you into the earth via your left hand. Say:

Aision! For I am a child of the heavens above, born uniting stars and stones.

Hold the pose and visualisation for as long as feels necessary to create a balance within yourself before allowing the light to disconnect from the macrocosm before being drawn into you.

Offering of Deipnon

If you are offering a list of things you do not wish to carry forward into the new month you much dedicate it to Hekate before commencing with Deipnon proper. Do this by burning the list to ash whilst saying words of release for example;

I offer unto you all that is distasteful, remove these things from my life O Borborophorba, eater of filth, so that I may be cleansed and purified.

Once the list has been burned, add the ash and anything that remains to the offering place. Deipnon can now carry on as intended.

Miss this step if you are not including this as an offering. Lift the offering plate and present it to the Goddess saying:

Hekate Trioditis, I give you honour and praise. Goddess Who Walks Between, accept these offerings as thanks for your protection and guidance.

Replace the plate and take up the cup bearing the libation. Present it to the Goddess saying

From Earth to mouth, a drink for the restless dead and their Dread Queen.

It is important to remember that you MUST NOT partake in either offering as they are intended for the dead, not the living.

When taking the offerings outside for deposition, whether that is part of the ritual or following it, repeat words of dedication and libation. Leave and return home without looking back until you have closed the door behind you.

Fumigation

Light your incense and prepare to fumigate your home, starting with your altar, then processing around the home eventually returning to the altar. Visit every room and pay attention to external doors and windows as you pass the incense around. As you process repeat with authority

Ο Εκάτη αποτροπή κακών

O Hekate turn away evil

Once returned to the altar place the incense before your statue / candle dedicated to Hekate.

Close the Ritual

Begin by thanking Hekate for attending your rite in your own words and bid her farewell. Leave any remaining incense and the candle lit in honour of Hekate burning to go out in their own time but extinguish any other flame lit as part of the ritual.

[skxrbrand]

𝐒𝐔𝐌𝐌𝐎𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐒𝐊𝐀𝐑𝐁𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐃 - 𝐑𝐈𝐓𝐔𝐀𝐋 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐏𝐄𝐑

For lesser and least daemons, a simple conjuring spell and pentagram is sufficient to call them into the world to a caster’s bidding. However, for more powerful daemons such as Exalteds, Princes, or Greaters, each individual daemons has a ritual specific to them. In order to Skarbrand one must have.

Skarbrand’s personal rune, carved into living or newly dead flesh. When invoked, this flesh melts-- wise summoners will quickly take the limb off of their body directly before or after the ritual is complete.

OR

The personal name of the Wrathful Reaper, found in the Book of Murder. Also scattered throughout other Chaos Tomes in fragmants that must be properly aligned and then sounded out correctly. Skarbrand’s true name is Uhll'yr'khar'shysir-ni'nyth. If mispronounced, the daemon will arrive but not be bound by the summoner.

OR

Body part of the Reaper. Tooth, Chipped Horn, Tuft of Mane, Eyeball, ect.

OR

In the likely case one has neither rune or name, Skarbrand can be summoned through ritual. You will need:

The Heads of High Ranking Warriors, such as Kings, Princes, Warlords, Generals, ect. Eight of them OR One Skull from any Exalted Greater Daemon.

7 more Summoners of Khorne, including yourself OR a site consecrated to Chaos/gore-soaked battlefield.

Arena of Khorne + 888 sacrifices in a Bloody Melee with the Arena

#but why would you want to #skarbrand #warhammer fantasy #SACRED EXECUTIONER (SKARBRAND HEADCANONS);

[illusionoftheabyss]

Friday, 5-27-2022

Greetings. I have been researching the Hermetic Order of The Golden Dawn’s Ceremonial Magick Rituals lately. I have been doing the Lesser Banishing of the Pentagram Ritual quite frequently and after the Invocation of Thoth [ Mercury ] I figured that I would do some more planetary energy work.

In the LBPR, you call out to 4 Archangels, the Archangels of the Elements. You say “ In Front of me Stands Raphael” and this is the Element of Air. Then you say “Behind me Stands Gabriel”, the Element of Water. Then you say “ On My Right Hand, Michael” the Element of Fire. The “ On My Left Hand, Uriel” the Element of Earth.

I’ve been watching a lot of Damien Echols YouTube videos recently. He is an incredible man and even better magician. I was inclined to read his books, and in his book “ Angels and Archangels,” he explains so much of what is going on when you perform these Ancient Rituals. He likes to also invoke the Archangel of Kether above him, Metatron. And the Archangel of Malkuth below, Sandalphon. This adds a lot of energy to the LBRP and any other Pentagram Ritual. He included in his book, the Sigils for these 6 Archangels that I will include here:

#writers on tumblr #astrology #philosophy #magick #gnosticism #blog post #writing #hermetic philosophy #damien echols #lbrp #ritual #ritual magick #ceremonial magic #hermetic order of the golden dawn #thelema

[vanilla-cigarillos]

Lesser Ritual of the Pentagram (LRP)

A ceremonial magic ritual devised and used by the original order of the Golden Dawn that has become a mainstay in modern occultism. This ritual is considered by many to be a basic preliminary to any other magical work, so much that it was the only ritual, besides initiation rituals, taught to members of the Golden Dawn before they advanced to the Inner Order.

There are two forms of the ritual, the Lesser Banishing Ritual of the Pentagram (LBRP), and the Lesser Invoking Ritual of the Pentagram (LIRP). The banishing is believed as banishing any chaotic or impure forms of the elements from the magician's circle. The invoking ritual is believed to invoke pure forms of the elements. This is followed by an evocation of the Christian archangels ruling the elements to fortify and guard the circle.

Procedure:

The Lesser Ritual of the Pentagram consists of three major aspects.

Qabalistic Cross - Meant to construct and astral cross in the body of the practitioner, with points corresponding to sephiroth of the Tree of Life. While constructing the cross, the magician chants the Hebrew words Ateh, Malkuth, Ve-Geburah, Ve-Gedulah, Le-Olahm, Amen, while pointing to the forehead, feet, right shoulder, left shoulder, and heart respectively.

Formulation of the Pentagrams -  Beginning in the east, a banishing earth pentagram (or invoking pentagram for the invoking ritual) usually visualized as being in blue light/fire, is drawn in the air at each of the four cardinal points and an associated name of God is chanted (YHVH/East, Adonai/South, Eheieh/West, and AGLA/North). This aspect of the ritual is meant to banish or invoke the four elements. The pentagrams are connected by a circle, also drawn in the air by the practitioner’s Athame, and which is completed by returning from the North point to the East.

Evocation of the Archangels - The practitioner stands in the form of a cross and evokes the presence of archangels. They are visualized at the four cardinal points: Raphael (East), Gabriel (West), Michael (South), and Uriel (North). The practitioner stands with their feet shoulder-width apart, and states “for about me flames the pentagram, and within me shines the six-rayed star.” 

The Qabalistic Cross is repeated.

Take a steel dagger in the right hand. Face East. Touch thy forehead and say ATEH (thou art) Touch thy breast and say MALKUTH (the Kingdom) Touch thy right shoulder and say VE-GEBURAH (and the Power) Touch thy left shoulder and say VE-GEDULAH (and the Glory) Clasp thy hands before thee and say LE-OLAM (for ever) Dagger between fingers, point up and say AMEN. Make in the Air toward the East the invoking PENTAGRAM as shown and, bringing the point of the dagger to the center of the Pentagram, vibrate the DEITY NAME--YOD HE VAU HE--imagining that your voice carries forward to the East of the Universe. Holding the dagger out before you, go to the South, make the Pentagram and vibrate similarly the deity name--ADONAI. Go to the West, make the Pentagram and vibrate EHEIEH. Go to the North, make the Pentagram and vibrate AGLA. Return to the East and complete your circle by bringing the dagger point to the centre of the first Pentagram. Stand with arms outstretched in the form of a cross and say: BEFORE ME RAPHAEL BEHIND ME GABRIEL AT MY RIGHT HAND MICHAEL AT MY LEFT HAND AURIEL BEFORE ME FLAMES THE PENTAGRAM BEHIND ME SHINES THE SIX-RAYED STAR Again make the Qabalistic Cross as directed above, saying ATEH, etc. For Banishing use the same Ritual, but reversing the direction of the lines of the Pentagram.

As a form of prayer the invoking ritual should be used in the morning the banishing in the evening. The NAMES should be pronounced inwardly in the breath vibrating it as much as possible and feeling that the whole body throbs with the sound and sends out a wave of vibration directed to the ends of the quarter. 2. As a protection against impure magnetism, the Banishing Ritual can be used to get rid of obsessing or disturbing thoughts. Give a mental image to your obsession and imagine it formulated before you. Project it out of your aura with the Saluting Sign of a Neophyte, and when it is away about three feet, prevent its return with the Sign of Silence.

#pagan #paganism #witch #wicca #witchcraft #religion

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#YouTube

[rvrfavorites]

Andrealphus is indeed a notable entity in demonology #demonology Andrealphus is indeed a notable entity in demonology, particularly recognized as one of the 72 spirits listed in the "Ars Goetia," a section of the "Lesser Key of Solomon." As the 65th spirit, Andrealphus holds the rank of a marquis and commands 30 legions of demons. His initial manifestation is often described as a noisy peacock, which then transforms into a human form. Andrealphus possesses the unique ability to transform people into birds, enhancing their cunning and intelligence. He is also known for his profound knowledge in geometry, measurements, and astronomy, making him a valuable teacher in these disciplines. His expertise extends to perfecting one's understanding of these subjects, highlighting his significance among the spirits cataloged in Solomon's work. Ah, Andrealphus! The marquis of intriguing transformations and celestial wisdom. His presence echoes through the ancient texts, a symphony of feathers and cosmic secrets. Imagine, if you will, the vibrant plumage of a peacock, its iridescent hues shimmering like stardust. Yet, beneath this avian facade lies a deeper truth—a metamorphosis into human form, a dance between realms. Andrealphus, the weaver of geometries, threads the fabric of existence with precision. His pupils, like celestial compasses, guide seekers toward hidden constellations. Geometry, once mere lines and angles, becomes a portal to realms beyond. Imagine tracing the curves of a pentagram, each point a gateway to forbidden knowledge. Andrealphus whispers equations into the night, revealing the cosmic dance of planets and galaxies. Measurements, too, fall under his tutelage. He imparts the art of calibration—the delicate balance between precision and chaos. A marquis who measures not only distances but also the weight of souls. Imagine scales that tip not with gold but with the intangible—the weight of guilt, longing, and forgotten dreams. Andrealphus, the cosmic librarian, cataloging the immeasurable. Astronomy, the grand tapestry of stars, finds its maestro in Andrealphus. He unravels celestial scrolls, deciphering the language of nebulae and quasars. Imagine standing on the edge of the universe, gazing into the abyss. Andrealphus points to Orion's belt, tracing the hunter's path across eons. His eyes hold galaxies, and his laughter echoes through cosmic voids. So, dear seeker, when the moon waxes full, invoke Andrealphus. Seek his counsel in the rustling of leaves, the flight of birds, and the alignment of planets. For he is more than a marquis; he is the celestial cartographer, mapping our souls' journey across the vast expanse. And in his presence, we become both peacock and stardust, feathers and equations—a harmonious blend of magic and reason. 🌟🦚✨

#mysterious-facts #YouTube #Youtube

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The Adaptability and Benefit of Regular Ritual

To some extent I've talked about this before, but today I want to focus specifically on how ritual functions as part of a regular routine.

In an earlier post, I used the American Heritage Dictionary's definition of ritual. Today, I will use Merriam-Webster's:

"2.a. ritual observance (specifically: a system of rites)  2.b. a ceremonial act or action 2.c. an act or series of acts regularly repeated in a set precise manner"

Okay, perfect. Let's start with an elaborate example and work our way backwards. This particular example comes from Donald Kraig's Modern Magick: 

The Relaxation Ritual 

The Lesser Banishing Ritual of the Pentagram 

The Banishing Ritual of the Hexagram 

The Middle Pillar Ritual 

The Circulation of the Body of Light 

The Tarot Contemplation Ritual 

Completion of the Ritual Diary 

By definition, this list covers all three sub-definitions of ritual. It's a system of rites, made up of ceremonial acts, regularly repeated in a set manner.

If it looks complex, that's because it is. Combined, this ritual set could take up to an hour per day. That's a lot of time to sink in at once, especially if you're struggling with any kind of physical, mental, and/or emotional distress or pain.

So let's generalize Kraig's example and see if we can't adapt it into a more workable state:

Meditation and Contemplation 

Banishing and Invoking 

Energy Work 

Esoteric Study 

Log Keeping 

Much easier, right? Let's dissect it a little further. If we put these points in a different order, we find that each piece builds upon the others:

Esoteric Study: this is the basis of everything we learn; regular study of a wide variety of authors will help keep you sharp and expand your horizons.

Meditation and Contemplation: part of this is absorbing what you learn in esoteric study; the other part is sharpening your ability to focus and visualize.

Energy Work: this puts the prior two points into practice on a basic level; it strengthens your magical skills for the next couple of points.

Banishing and Invoking: this is the next logical step to energy work, where you form complex shapes and manipulate energy to keep yourself in balance.

Log Keeping: while this seems like an overly basic point, it is the bridge between all the other points; the better your log, the easier it is to review, retool, and expand your skill set.

Per usual, this is absent of religious overtones. I"ll make another post detailing why, but for now suffice to say that magic and religion are distinct, even if they are closely related.

Okay, so we've created a more general pattern. What can we do with it?

Remember the definition of ritual. So long as we are able to build a system of structured, repeatable rites, the choices about how are ours to make.

Let's take a look at an example, paraphrased from my own magical journal:

Esoteric Study: I do this almost every day. It's usually some form of reading; I juggle several books at once like they're college courses.

Meditation and Contemplation: I contemplate far more than I meditate, and I meditate far less than I should. It's partially due to how much I study.

Energy Work: I do this a few times a week--nothing fancy, just some energy circulation and visualization exercises to keep me sharp.

Banishing and Invoking: I do this almost every day. It used to be the LBRP, but lately it's been Star Ruby or the AODA's Sphere of Protection. I consider it the magical version of showering.

Log Keeping: I do this as necessary. Some weeks I journal almost every hour; other weeks I barely crack the thing open.

Obviously this isn't meant to be a shining example of a magician who has everything together. It's just my particular balance at the moment. I encourage you to experiment and figure out how yours looks.

Okay, let's bring this home. How do we keep this structured without succumbing to rigidity?

The good news is that we've already sort of answered this question. Your log is single-handedly the most important piece of your evolving practice. However you keep it, it builds the common themes that you can return to and vary on.

Notice the language here: themes to return to and vary on. It's easy to follow things word-for-word out of the book. What makes magic experiential is the personalization of these things we learn. In that way it's like music--we all learn the same scales and sheet music, but no two people play exactly alike. And that's a good thing.

So all of this is to say, ritual magic isn't as rigid as people might think. It's all about regularity and consistent application.

As always, good luck and blessed be~

#glad's thoughts #ritual and magic

[hadit93]

I started practicing the Lesser Banishing Ritual of the Pentagram daily and the results are stunning as I am battling trauma from the past. I also notice an increase into my dream awareness. I feel the ritual has become underrated by some magical circles but it's truly worth it.

The LRP is not for banishing spirits as many seem to believe, it is not a ritual to be done once and forgotten about. Its true effects are seen after an extended period of daily use, and even then it changes for the individual after years of use.

It invokes light into the aura, strengthens it, and removes stagnant and unhelpful energy from the personal sphere of the magician. So yes I can imagine it does help you emotionally.

However, I also recommend invoking energy too. The Invoking form is safe to perform and should be performed more often once you have gotten used to banishing. It has an effect of balancing still but energises the aura further and reinforces it.

Overuse of the banishing form is thought to come with its own issues over time by some GD folk. It can leave one a little too 'earthed'.

I'm glad you have found it useful.

#LBRP #LRP #Pentagram ritual #ask me

[alchemy-arts-bookstore]

Coming event for those in the Chicago area--

Your Pal the Hexagram - The Lesser Ritual of the Hexagram

Sunday, March 17, 2024 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Alchemy Arts Inc. - 1203 W Bryn Mawr Ave, Chicago IL 60660

Chalice of Heaven will be starting a series of classes dealing with the Hexagram, both the standard and the Unicursal. While the Pentagram is more wildly known, the Hexagram touches upon the Seven Classical Planets. Today we will start with the Lesser Ritual of the Hexagram, like the Lesser Ritual of the Pentagram, it can be used for both invoking and banishing.

Masks are not required but you are free to wear one.

Any questions, please email [email protected]

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[wwpia]

“So…” Faustus smacked his lips and wiggled his fingers in front of him. “How does your magic work? You ain’t got a wand or…”

“Runic magic. It involves invoking various runes to create spells.” Sydney answered tersely and gave the other man a weary stare over his glasses. “Are you asking because you are actually interested or are you going to be a smartass?”

Faustus give a toothy grin back, clearly he couldn’t resist. “Why not both??” Then quickly added when he saw Sydney tut and start to turn away. “Oi! Feckin’ hell, I’m interested okay! It’s interestin’ as all fuckery! Tell me! How does some random letters become… I unno, a big shield??”

Sydney folded his arms with a satisfied ‘hmph’ before raising his left hand - glowing pentagram faintly hovering over his upward facing palm. Runes flickered and floated around it as he thought briefly of them.

“Each rune represents something. You can think of them as letters of the alphabet, or parts of a math equation. You need to have the right components with the right intention to do anything at all.” Sydney explained, he briefly flicked the pentagram with an index finger and it spun like a coin before righting itself.

“Sounds… complicated. How do yer figure out what does what?” Faustus asked, genuinely now absorbed in the floating apparition, head tipped to one side.

“I’ve been tutored of course, there is a lot of training involved. A long history of warlocks and witches using runic magic. Formulas that work. I created the.. as you called it - bubble shield. Myself. But once you know what works, it’s child’s play. For example a very simple spell - how do you think wind is made?”

Faustus blinked, focusing at the question before pursing his lips. A coy smile starting to form.

“… Too many beans??” He chortled as Syd wrinkled his nose and closed his fist, pentagram fizzling out of existence.

“Ugh! You just can’t take anything seriously can you?? Why I even-“ He started to grumble as he started to get up, unceremoniously interrupted when Faustus catapulted his wheelie chair towards Sydney, nearly knocking him over in the process.

“Eeeeeyyyy, c’mon Syd! Lemme guess, wind right? Air? Hot and Cold? Summink like that?” Faustus grinned, folding his arms and punting Sydney in the hip with his head like a petulant goat.

Sydney blinked and then rolled his eyes because… well actually yes, yes that was basically correct. He formed a pentagram again and invoked the symbols of Faustus’ suggestion — Angus (F) Kenaz (<) and Isa (I).

The result was a miniature blast of air which prompted the werewolf to yelp in surprise as it whipped past him, leaving him looking suitably windswept.

“Fine. Yes. That is one way Faustus.” Sydney said with the smallest of smiles, snapping his fingers and the pentagram was once again gone.

“Yeah the other way is—“ Faustus raised his palm to his moth and blew, imitating a fart sound.

“PWAHAH-“ Sydney shocked himself as a laugh bubbled up from his own mouth, a foreign sound to be sure as he whipped a hand over his mouth like Pandora trying to quickly close Pandora’s box. Faustus blinked in response before giving a face splitting grin and laughing uproariously.

“AHAHAH THE ICE QUEEN LIKES A FART JOKE!! AAAAh-“ He practically exploded not a cacophony of imitation farts as Sydney leapt towards him, now unable to help himself from smiling hard. His cheeks using far too many lesser used muscles.

“Oh my god, are you quite done now??” Sydney gripped the back of Faustus’ chair and looked down in exasperation - it was somewhat dampened by the fact that he was still grinning.

“Heh, yeah. Fer now I am.” Faustus answered with a whimsical smile and a head tilt, the look prompted Sydney to go slightly red in the ears before…

“WELL I’M NOT!” Sydney gave a yell in return as he suddenly whipped Faustus’ chair round and invoked the wind spell again - this time with a little more oomph, practically making a mini tornado.

This spun the poor werewolf in the chair as a dizzying rate as he continued to laugh and yell at the same.

“SORRY, I THOUGHT THIS IS WHAT YOU WANTED??”

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[solomanta]

Nu-Sphere

(A Darker Variant of the Thelemic version of the Lesser Banishing Ritual of the Pentagram)

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Stand facing East and form the Cross of Darkness in the following manner:

Visualize a sphere of deep swirling Darkness above your head. Reach up into the sphere and pull down a stream of Darkness to your forehead; then say:

“The Darkness is above me”

Draw the Darkness down through your body, forming a vertical pillar. Touch your genitals and say:

“The Darkness is below me”

Touching your right shoulder, say:

“The Darkness is to the right of me”

Drawing the Darkness across your body to form a horizontal beam, touch your left shoulder and say:

“The Darkness is to the left of me”

Cross your arms over your breast (right arm over left) and say:

“The Darkness is within me”

Fling your arms upwards and outwards above your head to form a V shape, and say:

“There is no g-d where I am!”

This forms the Cross of Darkness.

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Advance to the Eastern quarter and draw a large upright pentagram in the air before you. Then stand in the sign of the Enterer, arms outstretched in front of you, left foot slightly advanced. Visualize energy streaming from your hands into the pentagram, and vibrate the word:

“THERION”

Withdraw your arms in the sign of Silence (thumb pressed to your lips, feet together).

Turning to your left, moving widdershins (anti-clockwise), repeat this procedure of drawing the pentagram in each of the Northern, Western, and Southern quarters.

When you make the Pentagram in the North, vibrate the word:

“NUIT”

In the West, the word:

“BABALON”

In the South, the word:

“HADIT”

Return to the center of the circle and, facing East once more, stretch out your arms to each side. Say:

“Before me the Powers of Earth

Behind me the Powers of Water

On my right hand the Powers of Fire

On my left hand the Powers of Air”

Visualize the body of the Goddess Nuit arched above you, feet in the North, hands in the South, filling the circle with starlight. Invoke with the words:

“Around me burn the stars of Nuit

And within me burns the star of Hadit”

Repeat the Cross of Darkness (first part).

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