The Lesser Banishing Ritual Of The Pentagram (LBRP)

The Lesser Banishing Ritual of the Pentagram (or LBRP) is 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.

The ritual is highly dynamic, using gesture, visualization and the pronunciation of certain words of power, combining prayer and evocation as well as clearing and preparing a space for further magical or meditative work. The ritual is perceived as banishing any "chaotic" and "impure" forms of the elements from the magician's circle tracing the Pentagrams in the air and by the power of certain Divine names followed by an invocation of the spiritual forces ruling the elements to fortify and guard the circle.

Lesser Banishing Ritual of the Pentagram:

Face east. Stretch out right hand pointing with index finger and trace a banishing earth pentagram in visualized white light. “Stab it” in the center, and Vibrate YOD-HEH-VAV-HEH.

Turn south, with hand and finger still extended while visualizing a line of white light, then trace another pentagram of white light and stab it in the center, and vibrate AH-DOH-NAI.

Turn west, with hand and finger still extended and visualizing a line of white light, trace another pentagram of light and stab it, and vibrate EH-HEH-YEH.

Turn north and repeat drawing the circle and pentagram, stab it and vibrate AH-GE-LAH.

Return to face east, extend both arms to form a cross, and say: Before me Raphael, Behind be Gabriel, On my right hand Michael, On my left hand Auriel, For before me flames the Pentagram, and Behind me the Six-rayed Star.