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The Lesser banishing ritual of the pentagram (or the LBRP). This ritual should be memorized as soon as possible on your magical path, and practiced daily. Since divine names of God, which correspond to each elemental quarter, are used to charge the pentagrams, and the archangels of each quarter are called to watch over your area, the circle formed with these magical ritual acts as an impenetrable barrier to unwanted magical forces and allows you to proceed with your magical working.
This ritual is split into three parts for easier understanding and memorization.
Steps
The Kabalistic Cross
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1Stand in the center of your room, facing east, and imagine that you are a towering figure and the earth is a tiny sphere below you. Feel yourself to be the center of the universe.
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2Look up into space and imagine a sphere of white brilliance. See this light descend to the top of your head.Advertisement
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3Reach up with your right hand (or ritual dagger (Athame) and pull this white light down to your forehead. When you do this vibrate the word ATAH (ah-tah).
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4Move your hand down your body, feeling the light being drawn down through you in a beam. Touch your breast, move your hand over the groin area, pointing down, vibrate MALKUTH (Mahl-koot [h], and imagine there is now a shaft of light running through you, connecting the light source above your head, to the earth below you.
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5Touch your right shoulder and imagine that a beam of light from the shaft passes through that point and your right side, into space. Vibrate VE-GEBURAH (v'ge-boo-rah).
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6Do the same with your left shoulder and vibrate VE-GEDULAH (v'ge-doo-lah).
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7Bring both of your hands to your breast and clasp them together as if praying and vibrate LE-OLAHM, AMEN (lay-oh-lahm, ah-men). You are now standing in the center of a cross of light that reaches to the ends of the universe.
The 4 Pentagrams
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1Move to the east of your area (or at least be facing east) and trace with your finger/wand/Athame a large banishing pentagram in the air before you. Visualise it glowing in flaming blue light. Perform the Sign of the Enterer and vibrate YOD HEH VAV HEH (yode-heh-vahv-heh). Perform the sign of silence.
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2Keeping your finger or tip of dagger in the center of your pentagram, move to the south quarter, and trace a bright white line to the center of the south of your circle. These lines connect your pentagrams.
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3Trace another pentagram the same way, now perform the sign of the enterer and vibrate ADONAI (ah-doe-nye). Perform the sign of silence, remembering to keep your right arm out in front of you.
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4Carry the white line of light to the west, repeat the steps of tracing and charging your pentagram, but this time vibrate EHEIEH (eh-hey-yay).
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5Carry the light to the north, do the same one last time, and vibrate AGLA (ah-gah-la)
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6Carry the white line of light back to the east, and connect all your pentagrams together. You should now be surrounded by four blue flaming pentagrams in the 4 equal corners of your circle you've just made.
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7Walk back to the center of your circle and turn clockwise to face east.
The Calling of The Archangels
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1Once again, visualise the Kabbalistic cross you made earlier, extend your arms out to make this shape. Look in front of you (east) and say, Before Me, RAPHAEL (rah-fay-el). Try to feel his presence and feel the airy breeze hit your face.
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2Imagine another presence behind you and say, Behind Me, GABRIEL (gah-bree-el). Try to feel the element moisture of water on your back.
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3Look to your right and say, On my right hand, MICHAEL (mi-kai-el). Feel the heat of fire.
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4Look to your left, and say, On my left hand, URIEL (or-ee-el), try to feel the sense of solidity given off by this quarter.
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5Face east again and contemplate the flaming pentagrams around you, saying, For around me shines the pentagram... Then visualise a brilliant hexagram within your chest and say, And within me shines the six ray star.
Community Q&A
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QuestionWhat are the cardinal directions when performing a lesser banishing ritual of the pentagram? Is it true north, magnetic north, or north perpendicular to the sun's path?
Community AnswerIn theory it should be north perpendicular to the sun's path, but in practice it doesn't really matter. I usually take east to be "wherever the light is coming from in the room," or "wherever the window is" and go from there. If I make the affirmation that that is east, that's usually good enough. -
QuestionWhat is this article about? Can you explain this mix of Judaism and Wicca to me?
Community AnswerFrom what I know, this has nothing to do with Wicca. The only resemblance is the way the ritual is performed (since it's similar to how Wiccans do it) and the star-shape (pentacle) you trace during the ritual. I do think it's very silly to use the word "pentagram" while it's obviously meant to be a "pentacle," since the point of the star is upwards. -
QuestionHow do I know if a pentagram tattoo is offensive?
Community AnswerIt is only your perception that defines what is offensive due to what society has ingrained into us and many other factors. I don't particularly find it offensive, as depending on the individual, it's either a spiritual thing or just a circle with a star. A poorly made tattoo is more offensive!
Things You'll Need
- A robe
- A Wand (preferably crystal) or an Athame
- Your magical jewelry (if any), the ring of Solomon is a lovely piece if you can find one.
- Your altar. This is generally placed in the middle of the room and acts as your center of your sacred space, but again its not necessary.
About This Article
The Lesser Banishing Ritual is important for protecting you while you work on your magic. The ritual is done in 3 parts, the Kabalistic Cross, the 4 Pentagrams, and the Calling of The Archangels. To make the Kabalistic Cross, you’ll need to face east and imagine a beam of light descending down and passing through your right shoulder, then your left shoulder. Bring both hands together at your chest and say “LE-OLAHM, AMEN.” For the 4 Pentagrams, you’ll need to carry this light and trace a banishing pentagram in the air with your finger or wand. Do this in all 4 directions, east, south, west, then north. To call the archangels, imagine a presence behind you and say, “Behind Me, GABRIEL.” Then, look to your right and say “On my right hand Michael.” Look to your left and say “On my left hand Uriel” Finally, face east again and say “For around me shines the pentagram.” For more advice on creating the Kabalistic Cross, read on!
