Described below are some tips and rituals designed to help you get you in the right frame of mind and focus to get the most out of your spells and rituals.

The Lesser Banishing Ritual of the Pentagram is used to help get you in the mood and focus the mind before spell, ritual, meditation or divination work.

There are many variations to the LBRP although they are all generally similar and can be changed to suit your own beliefs. Even though this LBRP follows the Christian tradition I have changed it for myself closer to the Celtic tradition (I know this concept of changing things may seem weird or even wrong to some people but I am a great believer that if you feel more comfortable with your own versions then the results of your work will be of greater benifit to you). I selected this version to show because I found it easy to remember and get a clear picture in your head.

There are three steps to this ritual:

1. Qabalistic Cross

Move to the center of your space, close your eyes and spend a few moments clearing your mind.

Visualize yourself moving upward and through any barriers (such as the roof) that might exist. Rise up until you can see the area below you, then the whole city, then the country, then the Earth. Keep moving upward till you can see the solar system below you, and then the galaxy, keep going higher still. (Ever since I watched to movie 'Contact' I always tend to visualise the opening squence which is very beautiful and I can't get out of my head which is very anoying because I think it is important to get your own image of what this would be like) Then become aware of a brilliant shining white light above you. Know that this light is the light of the divine, and if you were to see it all at once you would go blind and possibly insane, therefore you only become aware of a small part of it. Reach up in your mind and physically with your right hand bring the light down to your forehead. At this point touch your forehead physically and vibrate the word "AH-TEH", visualising with your eyes (and with eyes still closed) a brilliant white ray of light coming out of your forehead and extending upward, infinitely. Then bring your hand down so it's covering your genital area with your finger pointing downward and vibrate "MAHL-KOOT". At the same time see the white ray of light extending downward, infinitely, through the earth and ends of the universe. Then touch your right shoulder vibrating "VEH GEH-BUR-AH" while visualising the light extend outward to your right, infinitely. Do same for left shoulder but see the light extending to the left and vibrate " VEH GEH-DUL-AH" The clasp your hands at your chest and vibrate " LEH O-LAHM, AH-MEN". See the cross formed with light flare brilliantly.

(what you said in this cross translates into " For thine is the kingdom, the power and the glory, forever, Amen" )

2. The Circle

Face East: Go to the edge of "circle", not necessarily as far out as you physically can, but as far as you want the border to be. Walk to the east and extend your arm pointing at the air in front of you. You may either have eyes closed or open. Draw a pentagram in the air with "Magickal fire"; i.e. visualize energy flowing from your dagger, wand, or finger, and forming a flaming blue line. The pentagram must be drawn from the lower left corner up, then diagonally down and to the right, then diagonally up-left, straight right and then back down to the lower corner point. When you have completed drawing it, see it flaming in the air before you, and step backward slightly, feet parallel Raise both hands to the sides of your head, near your ears, finger pointing outward. Step forward with left foot and move both hands inward meeting at the center of the pentagram. As they "pierce" the center vibrate "YOD-HEH-VAH-VEH" and see the pentagram flare before you. Walk clockwise and ciculatory to the south, and with your arm raised. Visualize a white glowing line following your hand in the air, creating that portion of the circle. When you are facing south, again draw the pentagram, and do the same as before and vibrate "AH-DOH-NYE" Walk to the west, seeing the white line of light marking that part of the circle in the air before you. Draw the pentagram there and do the same as before, but vibrate "EH-HEH-YEH" Walk to the north, and do the same as before completing the circle of light. In the north draw a pentagram and do as before vibrating "AH-GLAH" After doing this see the white light marking the circle expand into the sphere of brillian white light, extending to the sides, upward in the air and down through the ground, protecting you on all sides. Walk clockwise, back to the center of the circle.

3. The Archangels

Face East, raise your arms in the air and say, "Before me, Rah-pha-el" vibrate the name of the angel and see him standing before you in the east, dressed in yellow robes and surrounded by swirling wind and air. Then say "Behind me, Gah-bra-el". Vibrate the angel's name and see him in your mind standing behind you dressed in blue with some orange highlights. Be able to feel the moisture in the air. Then say "On my right hand, Mee-chi-el". Vibrate his name and see him standing on the south of the circle holding a flaming sword and surrounded by fire and the sun. The say "on my left hand, Au-ree-el." Vibrate the name, and see the nagel of earth standing at the north of the circle, surrounded by things of earth, Then say "For about me flames of the pentagram..." At this point see a large pentagram overlaying your body, the tip being at your forehead, the left and right points on your arms, and the two lower points on your feet. (Arms should be raised for this). Then say "And in the column shines the six-rayed star." See a golden hexagram glowing within the center of the chest. Then perform the Qabalistic cross again. This marks the end of this ritual. This ritual is VERY good for concentration and especially banishing any lurking influences in your area (whichever this area may be) Please note that this ritual need not be performed physically, but can be performed astrally and the names can also be vibrated astrally as well.