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NOTES ON THE LESSER AND
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GREATER RITUAL OF THE PENTAGRAM
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PART II
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Issued by
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the Thelemic Order
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of the Golden Dawn
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(Novus Ordo Aureae Aurora)
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By
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John M. Demmitt III
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and Sir David Cherubim
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Copyright (c) 1991 e.v.
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The Ritual of the Pentagram is a much used Magical Ritual which
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utilizes the symbol of the Pentagram as a general means to banish
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and invoke elemental forces. Yet we should not simply regard it
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as a mere device to invoke or banish, for it is really the Stone
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of the Wise and involves a high formula of self-initiation when
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properly performed with the right type of magical awareness and
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will power. It is given to the Neophyte of the New Order of the
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Golden Dawn as a means for him to come into contact with
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invisible forces and to know how to direct and apply those forces
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to his Magical Will.
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The Pentagram Ritual affirms the Magician's identity with the
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Inner Logos, which the Pentagram as a symbol represents. In fact,
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the Pentagram is itself a symbol of Lapis Philosophorum, or the
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Philosopher's Stone, which is another name for the Inner Self or
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Logos in Man. The Pentagram is a perfect geometrical symbol of
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the Perfected Man as Lord of the Elements and as the initiated
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Adept of Magick who governs the elements by the Sovereign
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authority of his Will, in the Secret Centre of the Holy Cross of
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the Elements. The Pentagram further symbolizes the True Will of
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man made manifest in the four worlds of existence. It is
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therefore a suitable sign of the Magician's magical omnipotence.
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When using the Ritual of the Pentagram to invoke or banish it
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must be realized by the practical Magician that all he is in fact
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doing is tuning in or tuning out of a certain frequency of
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thought and soul. To invoke is to tune into something; to banish
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is to tune out of something. The true Magician knows that the
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only way to really banish the demons is by first recognizing that
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they are a part of his own mind, that they are his own internal
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conflicts and not external to him. Then can he use some necessary
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method to eliminate them according to his Magical Will. So let
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the practical Magician realize that when he uses the Pentagram
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Ritual to banish something all he is doing is tuning out of his
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own mental disturbances so that he may get on with his work.
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The Lesser Banishing Ritual of the Pentagram should be used
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before meditation, ritual, or any other type of spiritual working
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in which the Magician must have a clear space of consciousness
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before actually performing. It is always necessary to have a
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purified mind and Will before attempting magical work, otherwise
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there is the possibility of failure. A simple analogy is the
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process of concentration. To be able to successfully concentrate
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on one thing alone, we must first clear our minds of all other
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thoughts and focus on that one thing. The Lesser Banishing
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Ritual of the Pentagram is a supreme magical method which assists
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the Magician in this essential process before he attempts to
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concentrate his energies on some particular occult operation.
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The Lesser Invoking Ritual of the Pentagram may be used to align
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the consciousness of the Magician with the Vibration of the
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Element he seeks to invoke. It can be used to align the mind
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with particular goals that the Magician needs to accomplish for
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the performance of his True Will. It can be used in cases where
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the Magician finds himself unable to focus his mind and energies
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on necessary tasks involving the Great Work. It can be used to
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help the Magician overcome ordeals that dissuade or deter him
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from the execution of his True Will.
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The Lesser Ritual of the Pentagram may be used to invoke any of
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the four elements. For instance: To invoke earth you simply use
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the Invoking Earth Pentagram; to invoke air you simply use the
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Invoking Air Pentagram. The Divine Names stay the same; you only
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change the type of Pentagram, depending on the element you are
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going to invoke. In the Supreme Pentagram Rituals of the New
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Order of the Golden Dawn, it is stated (#2) that you should
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perform the Lesser Invoking Pentagram Ritual of the Element of
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your Invocation. This means that you should perform the Lesser
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Ritual of the Pentagram, using the elemental Pentagram proper to
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your elemental invocation.
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The Greater Invoking Ritual of the Pentagram may be used to alter
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and attune the consciousness of the Magician in situations that
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are of extreme intensity, or that require an abundance of
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elemental energy. The main differentiation between this and the
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Lesser Invoking Pentagram Ritual is that through the addition of
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the Power of Spirit, the Magician is able to exert a more dynamic
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energy, and extend his consciousness to higher vibrations, so
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that the ritual will affect him at higher levels of awarness. In
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this form of the Invoking Pentagram Ritual, you will use the
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Pentagrams, Signs, and God-names that are appropriate to the
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Element being invoked in all four quarters. To invoke or banish
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one element, use the proper elemental Pentagram, Sigil, Name and
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Sign in all four directions. If an active element, use the
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Active Spirit Pentagram and the Active Spirit Name in all four
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directions; if a passive element, use the Passive Spirit
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Pentagram and the Passive Spirit Name in all four directions. In
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either case you use the Portal Signs.
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* Origin: Mysteria * Be ye mystic * 818-353-8891 (1:102/943.0)
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