Newsgroups: alt.magick
From: dagaz@netcom.com (Fireclown)
Subject: GPR: Newuser's Guide
Date: Tue, 25 Apr 1995 04:22:11 GMT

	I have received enough requests for this, I figured I'd post it.

	The Gnostic Pentagram Ritual, 
	A Newuser's Guide

	
	The Gnostic Pentagram Ritual (GPR) was created by Peter J.Carroll,
	and is printed in his book Liber Kaos. This is my take on the Rite,
	and modifications thereof.

	
	Ok, so you want to learn to banish. But perhaps you don't like
	JHVH, or Hebrew, or Greek, or the usual symbol systems used by
	the Golden Dawn and subsidiaries. Then, my friend, the GPR is for 
	you!


	Pope Pete describes the process:

	1)Standing facing any direction.
	2)Inhale fully. Exhale slowly sustaining the sound 'I'(a high pitched
	ieeee! sound) whilst visualizing a radiance of energy in the head
	area.
	3)Inhale fully. Exhale slowly sustaining the sound 'E'(a lower pitched
	eeeeh! sound) whilst visualizing a radiance of energy in the throat
	area.
	4)Inhale fully. Exhale slowly sustaining the sound 'A'(a deep 
	aaaah! sound) whilst visualizing a radiance of energy in the heart
	and lungs, which spreads to the muscles of the limbs.
	5)As in 2, but the sound 'O'(ooooh!) in the belly area.
	6)As in 2, but the sound 'U'(a very deep uuuur!) in the genital
	/anal area.
	7)Repeat 6. Then 5,4,3,2, working back toward the head.
	8)Inhale fully. Exhale slowly forming each of the IEAOU sounds in
	turn whilst with the left arm drawing a pentagram in the air which
	is also visualized strongly.
	9)Make a quarter turn to the left and repeat 8, then continue to
	turn and draw the remaining pentagrams with mantra and visualization
	until returning to the starting position.
	10)Repeat steps 2-7 inclusive.

	My commentary: Ok, for those with NO magickal backgrounds, you are
	drawing FOUR pentagrams. Traditionally, with the Lesser Banishing
	Ritual of the Pentagram, you call in various names of God, and later
	the Archangels. You also start in the East. Thus you embed a system
	of Elements wed to the Directions, Traditionally Air/East, Earth/
	North, Water/West, Fire/South. For the Southern Hemisphere, two of
	these change. Figure it out. Also, you don't have to use your left
	hand.

	The idea with the vowel sounds, is to create the noise that ACTUALLY
	vibrates the related part of the body. This can take time, and 
	experimentation. Work at it in different ways. I suggest doing the
	Rite EXTREMELY loud. Shake the windows. Make the walls reverberate
	with the sounds. This builds up confidence, and is good for the 
	bodymind, especially for the introverted. Different tones are aided
	by changing the position of the head, again, play with it and see what
	works. On the low tones, go for that Tibetan Monk effect, you can get
	harmonic tones going with practice. This is fun, treat it as such!!!

	The pentagrams, saith the IOT, can be drawn in any direction,
	staring from any point. I worked with this for several months, and
	discovered that for me this didn't quite work. I had no desire to
	go back to the Golden Dawn battery of pents, so I can up with this:

	(Note to the Novice, this may make no sense. Ignore it, it isn't
	important.)

	I needed something sensible, and based in my reality, to differentiate
	between Invoking and Banishing(hereafter called Devoking). I used the
	Wall Clock. Invoking deals with manifestation: manifestation works
	by bringing something IN to present Time. (Note: the Fireclown
	considers Aethyr, in the Chaoist sense, to be, for all intents and
	porpises, to be Time. 'Time is that which Emits'-Genesis P-Orridge).
	Therefore, to Invoke (bring into NOW) I start the Pentagrams at
	12, draw Clockwise to about 4:30 to 10 to 2 to about 7:30 to 12.
	To Devoke, start at 12, draw Counterclockwise to 7:30 etc etc...
	In a sense, you are making Unmanifest, denying the obstruction its
	place in Your Time. Works for me.

	One can modify the GPR to any aim desirable. For Sleep and Dreams,
	I Invoke Hypnos and Morpheus by vibrating their names in the quarters.

	I Devoke Fear, Complacency, Self-hate, and Boredom. I replace them
	with Courage, Will, Self-love, and Passion. The list goes on and on.

	It is probably best to start simple. Pick something and work with it
	for a couple of months, then start to modify. I strongly  suggest
	getting Devokation down pat before you start Invoking.

	The vowel sounds are good mantras for meditation and trance induction.
	They can shake out old ghosts that lurk in the bodymind, and they
	do an amazing job of vitalizing the system. When I feel like shit,
	I can drastically change my state by going up and down for a few
	minutes.

	Any feedback is appreciated, as well as permutations of the Rite.

	In Chaos,
	Fireclown
	
	
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