Take the dagger in the right hand. Face East.
Touch your forehead and say ATEH (thou art)
Touch your breast and say MALKUTH (the Kingdom)
Touch your right shoulder and say VE-GEBURAH (and the Power)
Touch your left shoulder and say VE-GEDULAH (and the Glory)
Clasp your hands before you and say LE-OLAM (for ever)
Dagger between fingers, point up and say AMEN (so be it).

Make in the Air toward the East the banishing pentagram of Earth and, making the Sign of Horus¹ into the center of the pentagram, vibrate² the deity name YOD HE VAU HE imagining that your voice carries forward to the Eastern ends of the Universe.
Immediately upon exhaustion of the vibration withdraw into the Sign of Harpocrates³.
Holding the dagger before you, go to the South, make the pentagram and vibrate similarly the deity name ADONAI.
Go to the West, make the pentagram and vibrate EHEIEH.
Go to the North, make the pentagram and vibrate AGLA.
Return to the East and complete your circle by bringing the point of your dagger to the center of the first pentagram.

Stand with arms outstretched in the form of a cross and say:
BEFORE ME                              RAPHAEL
BEHIND ME                              GABRIEL
AT MY RIGHT HAND               MICHAEL
AT MY LEFT HAND                 AURIEL

BEFORE ME FLAMES THE PENTAGRAM-
WITHIN ME SHINES THE SIX-RAYED STAR

And make the Qabalistic Cross as in the beginning, saying ATEH etc.


¹The Sign of Horus is performed by standing erect, raising the hands to the head (as if reaching towards Kether) and, in one motion, taking a slight step forward (about six inches) and thrusting the hands forward at eye level (as if hurling something forward or Superman getting ready to fly, sorry that's sort of what it looks like).
²Some practitioners use the entire procedure described in Liber O for Vibration of God Names. Others use purely vocal means. In any case, the practice should result in an unmistakeable physical sensation of vibration. The practitioner should develop the ability to achieve this sensation at very low volumes, and to direct it to any point inside or outside his or her body at will. Constant practice and experimentation is essential for mastery of this technique.
³The Sign of Harpocrates is performed by standing erect while stamping the right heel and bringing your hand to your lips as if directing Silence, the index finger should come to the cleft above the upper lip.

I realize that there are many variations of this ritual, this is the one I've always used. There is also a Thelemic version, Gerald DeCampo published a Latin version and there is the Star Ruby which is a little more advanced version.
Many suggest that beginners practice this ritual twice a day, once in the morning and again at night, which isn't a bad idea, practice leads to mastery and the ability to do it without physically doing it.
It is not necessary to use a dagger or to even have one it is a symbol and pneumonic device which I'll probably address ritual tools purposes elsewhere.
I have many personal notes and commentaries on this ritual which I will add later.

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