Lesser Banishing Ritual Of The Pentagram The Kabbalistic Cross Touch your forehead, vibrate... ATEH Point down, covering the groin, vibrate... MALKUTH Touch your right shoulder, vibrate... VE GEBURAH Touch your left shoulder, vibrate... VE GEDULAH Fold hands at chest, vibrate... LE OHLAHM, AMEN The Lesser Banishing Ritual of the Pentagram Go to the East, draw the pentegram, point to the center, vibrate... YHVH Carry the line to the South, draw the pentegram, point to the center, vibrate... ADONAI Repeat, but carry the line to West, vibrate... EHEIEH Repeat, but carry the line to North, vibrate... AGLA Carry the line to the East, completing the Circle, return to center. Hands out, saying: Before Me, Raphael Behind Me, Gabriel On My right Hand, Michael And on My left hand, Auriel For about Me flames the Pentagrams and I stand in the Pillar of the Six Rayed Star. Repeat the Kabbalistic Cross. Instructions Although this ritual is not necessarily 'Craft,' it is a potent technique of protection and blessing that has been used by followers of the Western Mystery Tradition, Witches and occultists, for a very long time. "And she said child, you must protect yourself, protect yourself, I'll show you how with fire…" Kate Bush-'Lily' 1993 Stand facing the East, with your Athame in the right hand, placed over your heart. See yourself at the Veil of Paroketh, which is the Veil of Illusion, the Veil of the Ego. You stand facing Tiphareth, a flaming golden globe of Light, the True Spiritual Sun, glowing beyond the Veil. Your back to Yesod, a shadowy globe of glowing lavender, the True Spiritual Moon, changeable but being the Gate to the Mysteries of Self. At your right hand, is Netzach, behind the Veil, glowing emerald with Love, the most Powerful Force, behind and beyond the Veil, and at your left is Hod, also behind the veil, glowing orange with Wisdom. When this visualization is firm in your mind's eye, and your astral body is placed firmly at the Veil of Paroketh, surrounded by these four Sephiroth, you should erect the Cross of Balance (The Kabbalistic Cross). This prayer brings peace and harmony into your heart and soul as well as to your dwelling or meeting place. Raise Athame above the crown of thy head and visualize a pure white light descending down the Tree from Kether, striking thy blade with brilliance. This is the Divine Light. Watch the Light as it grows larger and brighter until it is the size of a dinner plate above your head. Point to it and bring it down by pointing to your forehead. While pointing at you forehead, vibrate the word... "ATEH" (To Thou) (This should be pronounced Ah-TAH) Bring the point of your athame down your body, drawing the Light with it, until you are pointing at the ground, hands covering your groin. . Visualize another glowing light, the size of a dinner plate vibrating at your groin. Hold that sphere in place, while the energy flows on down to your feet and into the ground. With your hand still covering your groin, vibrate the word... "MALKUTH" (The Kingdom) (This should be pronounced Mahl-KOOT) Now bring your athame to your right shoulder. As you do this, visualize the Light moving with the blade. Visualize another glowing light, the size of a dinner plate vibrating at your shoulder. Hold that sphere in place. With your hand at your shoulder, focus on this beam and vibrate the word... "VE-GEBURAH" (The Power) (This should be pronounced Vih-G'Boo-RAH) Move the point of your athame across your shoulders to your left shoulder, visualizing the Light moving with it. Visualize another glowing light, the size of a dinner plate vibrating at your shoulder. Hold that sphere in place. With your hand at your shoulder, focus on this beam and vibrate the word... "VEGEDULAH" (The Glory) (This should be pronounced Vih-G'Doo-LAH) Above the crown of your head at the top of this Cross of brilliance, see flaming a Hexagram, the Star of the Macrocosm, the Union of Opposites, called by Magicians, Kether and by the Wise, Ancient Providence. Bring the blade back to your heart. Focus on this and vibrate the word… "LE-OLAM" (Forever) (This should be pronounced Lih-Oh-LAHM Ah-MEN) Place your right hand over your left shoulder, then bring the left hand to cross over to your right shoulder. You are now in the 'Osiris Position' with the spheres of light glowing. Focus on this and vibrate the word… "AMEN" (So Be It) (This should be pronounced Ah-MEN) THE FORMULATION OF THE PENTAGRAMS If you are a complete novice before beginning this exercise you should know how to form the pentagrams. Take the time to learn how to form the pentagrams that are used in the Lesser Banishing Ritual of the Pentegram. Starting in the air before you, trace a five point star starting at the left hip, going to the right shoulder, across to the left shoulder, down to the right hip, up to the forehead, and finally back down to the left hip. Make sure you end exactly where you started. Visualize this star as flaming with an electric blue color. It is easiest to do as you are drawing the Pentegram, seeing the flame leap off your athame to form the star. There are different Pentagrams for each of the elements, but you should only concern yourself with this one at the moment. THE EVOCATION OF THE ARCHANGELS When you are invoking the ArchAngels it should be noted that only the Name of the Angel needs to vibrated. You should continue to visualize the Hexagram flaming above your head and the Pentagrams all about you, which are the beacons the Holy Archangels you are about to call. With your athame in your right hand (the point upwards), spread your arms out to form a cross. Before you, see a figure dressed in yellow robes, looking up at you as He notices your presence. In His hand He carries the Staff of Hermes or what is commonly called a caduceus wand, which is a staff topped by a glowing yellow sphere and entwined with two serpents; one black and one white. This represents the Life Force. Feel a warm breeze blowing from His direction and say "Before Me, Raphael" Behind you, visualize a figure dressed in blue robes holding a large chalice and hear the waterfalls that are all about Him. Feel the moisture in the air, and say... "Behind Me, Gabriel" To your right, visualize a figure dressed in scarlet robes looking up as He notices your presence. In His hand He holds a flaming sword, and you should feel the heat from the flames. Say... "On My right hand, Michael" To your left, visualize a figure dressed in emerald robes looking up as He notices you, and in His hand He holds a heavy, oaken staff entwined with forest vines. Say... "On My left hand, Auriel" Move your left foot out slightly to the left and visualize an electric blue Pentegram forming about you. If your visualization skills are good enough you may hear the sounds of forming Pentegram. It outlines your body and you feel as though you are protected. Say... "For about Me flames the Pentagrams" Visualize a golden hexagram above your head, glowing down the Middle Pillar where you stand with the power of a thousand suns, and say... "And I stand in the Pillar of the Six-Rayed Star" Repeat Part One: The Kabbalistic Cross -Adapted for use from Nial Hartnett and  Donald Michael Kraig