LESSER BANISHING AND INVOKING RITUAL
OF THE PENTAGRAMS
A Guide by Astrid Lilly (2022)
The Ritual of the Pentagrams Originated from The Golden Dawn (but
here, modified by Astrid Lilly), is used to banish or invoke the
characteristics of an element – Fire, Water, Air, Earth and Spirit.
LBRP is designed to protect you from the overwhelming emotions and
energies you encounter, as well as to clear your area (and yourself)
of negative energies – Banishing negative energies (e.g. fire - to
banish aggression, earth - to banish fatigue and fatigue, air - to
banish anxiety, water - to banish overwhelming emotions.
LIRP on the other hand, is designed to invoke the designated energies
of an element. (e.g. fire - to give you courage and drive, earth - to
give you courage and drive, air - to help you think/communicate and
be imaginative, water - to connect with your emotions and intuition.
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The Key:
Visualization
You’ll be instructed to visualize yourself, your space and what
you’ll be doing for this rit. The visualization of the process must
be maintained until the ritual is finished. If you’re not so good at
visualizing, don’t fret, this is something you can do as a daily
practice/ritual and keep taking steps every time you practice until
it simply feels natural to you.
Vibration of words
As you say the words that are meant to be spoken (in red letters),
vibrate it – this means, to feel the frequency of the words that come
out of your mouth. Just like when you chant “om” (ॐ), you feel this
low vibration coming from the location of your sacral chakra or
diaphragm. In addition to that, words must be spoken with intention,
this simply means to say the words like you mean it.
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An overview of the Instructions:
1. Using a compass, identify where North, South, East and
West are.
2. Meditate, breathe or ground. doesn’t have to be
complicated. try your best to be calm and clear minded.
Identify your intention
3. PART I: The Qabalistic Cross
4. PART II: FORMULATION OF THE PENTAGRAMS
5. PART III: EVOCATION OF THE ARCHANGELS
6. PART IV: REPEAT THE KABALISTIC CROSS
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PART I: The Qabalistic Cross
1. Touching your forehead, vibrate AH-TAH (“unto thee”)
○ visualize a blinding white light coming from the
sky, connecting to your forehead.
2. Touch your Heart Chakra, vibrate AH-DOH-NYE (”The Lord”)
○ visualize direct same light going down to your chest
3. Point down, covering the groin, vibrate MAL-KOOT (“the Kingdom”)
○ visualize the light is now piercing your body
vertically, from the sky above you to the ground below
you.
4. Touching thy right shoulder, vibrate VEE-G’-BOO-RAH (“and the
Power”)
○ Keep visualizing that first line of light. Now visualize a
second light, this time coming from the right and now
touching your right shoulder.
5. Touching thy left shoulder, say VEE-G’-DOO-LAH (“and the Glory”)
○ Now, direct that light to your left shoulder. The
light should be piercing your body horizontally.
6. Lay your fist on your heart, say LIH-OH-LAHM, AMEN (“to
the Ages, Amen”)
○ You have now completed the cross of light.
PART II: Formulation of the Pentagram
After distinguishing your intention and the corresponding element
used for that, the next step is to identify the starting point of the
direction you’ll be facing at the start of this part of the ritual
and the type of way you draw the pentagram.
Elements and Their Corresponding Directions and Archangel:
To banish/invoke Fire = you start facing the East(Archangel Michael -
Guardian of the Pleiades Watcher of the East)
To banish/invoke Water: you start facing the South (Archangel Gabriel
- Eye of the Celestial Sea, Watcher of the South)
To banish/invoke Earth: you start facing the West {Archangel Uriel -
Heart of the Scorpion, Watcher of the West)
To banish/invoke Air: you start facing the North {Archangel Raphael -
Heart of the Lion, Watcher of the North)
Elements and Their Corresponding Directions:
Each element and whether you’re invoking or banishing has a
corresponding way of drawing a pentagram. See example below:
When invoking or banishing air, fire,
water or earth, you will only use one
way of drawing the star all throughout
the formulation of the pentagrams part
of the ritual.
Visualization key: As you create the
pentagrams, visualize yourself drawing
with each stroke with blue flames.
“Drawing” the corresponding pentagram
will be done in the air starting at
the corresponding direction, to the next until you connect the stars
back to the first star you’ve drawn. anti-clockwise for banishing
(e.g. east, north, west, south) and clockwise for invoking (e.g.
east, south, west, north)
Chants for corresponding direction:
If Facing the East, vibrate “AH DOH
NYE” If Facing the South, vibrate “EH
HE YEH” If Facing the West, vibrate “AH
GLAH”
If Facing the North, vibrate “YOD HEY VAV HEY”
Example:
If my intention was to banish aggression, I would banish fire:
I would start by facing the East and draw the stars in this
direction.
1. Start facing the east, draw pentagram, point to center,
vibrate AH-DOH-NYE
2. Carry line to the north, draw pentagram, point to
center, vibrate YOD HEY VAV HEY
3. Carry line to the west, draw pentagram, point to
center, vibrate AH-GLAH
4. Carry line to the south, draw pentagram, point to
center, vibrate EH-HEH-YEH
5. Carry line back to the east, completing the circle.
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PART III: EVOCATION OF THE ARCHANGELS
Here, we evoke the angels by calling their name and visualizing
either them, their element or both. The format should be as
followed:
Hands out, say:
“Before me, ___(name of angel in front of you)___
Behind me ___(name of angel behind you)___
To my right hand, ___(name of angel on your right)___
To my left hand, ___(name of angel on your left)___
For about me flames the pentagram, Within me, shines the six-rayed
star. (visualize the star of David around you)”
Example:
Hands out, say: Before me, MICHAEL (visualize flames/fire, the color
red, Archangel Michael)
Behind me, URIEL (visualize earth/nature, the color green, Archangel
Uriel)
To my right hand, GABRIEL (visualize water, the color blue, Archangel
Gabriel)
To my left hand, RAPHAEL (Visualize air, the color yellow, Archangel
Raphael)
For about me flames the pentagram, Within me, shines the six-rayed
star (visualize the star of David around you).
By the end of this part, your visualization must look similar to the
photo below;
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PART IV: Repeat The Qabalistic Cross
7. Touching your forehead, vibrate AH-TAH (“unto thee”)
○ visualize a blinding white light coming from the
sky, connecting to your forehead.
8. Touch your Heart Chakra, vibrate AH-DOH-NYE (”The Lord”)
○ visualize direct same light going down to your chest
9. Point down, covering the groin, vibrate MAL-KOOT (“the Kingdom”)
○ visualize the light is now piercing your body
vertically, from the sky above you to the ground below
you.
10. Touching thy right shoulder, vibrate VEE-G’-BOO-RAH (“and the
Power”)
○ Keep visualizing that first line of light. Now visualize a
second light, this time coming from the right and now
touching your right shoulder.
11. Touching thy left shoulder, say VEE-G’-DOO-LAH (“and
the Glory”)
○ Now, direct that light to your left shoulder. The light
should be piercing your body horizontally.
12. Lay your fist on your heart, say LIH-OH-LAHM, AMEN (“to
the Ages, Amen”)
○ You have now completed the cross of light.
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The ritual is now finished
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