Lesser Banishing Ritual of the Pentagram

FACE TO THE EAST, Stand erect with feet together. Qabalistic Cross:

Touch At Forehead "AH TAH"

[To Thee]

Touch at Solar Plexus "MALKUTH" [The Kingdom] Touch Right Shoulder

"Ve GEBURAH" Touch Left Shoulder "Ve GEDULAH" Clasp hands over heart "Le OLAM, AMEN"

[And The Power]

[And The Glory]

[To the Ages, Amen]

Ritual: Advance one step East, Draw Banishing Pentagram of Earth Starting in the Left lower Corner proceeding to Center top and so forth till complete. STRONGLY visualize Pentagram in Blue or White Flame. Visualize the God Name _hwhy__-[YHVH] [pron. or rather spelled, Yod, He, Vau, He --- the sacred name of God spoken only in the temple by the High Priest on the most sacred occasions]1 in the center and draw a slow breath inhaling the name and filling your self with it. Pronounce the name in a strong, resonant [ideally it should vibrate your body] voice and let the "inhaled name" flow out, igniting the pentagram and Name and carrying it out to the reaches of the universe. {This is called "vibrating" a name}{It should only be done with the names of Gods

. The Name YHVH also called the Tetragramaton, is derived, many believe, from a Hebrew Root meaning TO BE. It is viewed as representing the four elements Fire [Yod], Water [First He { pronounced "hay"}],Air [Vau], and Earth [Second He] The True unknowable, conscious, Universe as the harmonious interplay of the FOUR elements

and higher angels} Return to the Center and face South. Repeat as above but this time formulate the God Name _ynda_ [ADNI, pron. Adonai] [LORD] in the center of the pentagram. Vibrate this name as before. Return to the Center and face West. Repeat as above but this time formulate the God Name _hyha [AHIH, pron. Ahee-eh] [I AM] in the Center of the Pentagram and vibrate name as before. Return to the Center and face North. Repeat as above but this time formulate the God Name _alga_ [AGLA, pron. Ahg-Lah {Acronym of Adonai Geburah Le olam, Amen -- God is Great Forever, Amen} in the Center of the Pentagram and vibrate name as before. Return to face East. The Four Blazing Pentagrams surround you. Touch the Eastern on to complete the circle and step back to center. Spread your feet and Arms in imitation of a pentagram and say: "Before me Raphael"2 [Visualize a Giant Angel towering in the East, beyond the pentagrams, dressed in the Yellow of the Dawn, with Mauve highlights bearing a sword. He may be seen as being surrounded by images of EAST and Air] "Behind me Gabriel" 3 [ Visualize Gabriel in like proportions standing behind you in the West, behind the pentagrams, dressed in Blue with Orange highlights bearing the Cup. Add appropriate images of Water and West] "On my Right is Michael" 4 [ Visualize Michael in like proportions standing behind you in the South, behind the pentagrams, dressed in Red with Green

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Archangel of the EAST Arch Angel of Water Archangel of Fire

highlights bearing the Wand. Add appropriate images of Fire and South] " On My left is Auriel" 5 [ Visualize Auriel in like proportions standing behind you in the North, behind the pentagrams, dressed in Russet, citrine and other "earthy" shades of brown bearing the Pentacle. Add appropriate images of Earth and North]

" About Me flames the Pentagram {feel your aura "light up"} and in the Column stands the Six Rayed Star." {Feel power descend from on high} Bring your feet together and repeat the Qabalistic Cross

ArchAngel of Earth