Daily LBRP practice and feeling like hell

[CatDealer]

Kraig's method is just one way to go about a magical practice. I'm not generally fond of beating my head against walls, so if a particular practical method seems to be going nowhere, I have no qualms changing what I'm doing.

@stratamaster78 asked if you're doing the Middle Pillar Ritual, and I agree that this is a good practice to do. It's also one of those things which I've felt internal resistance towards doing because of the combination of visualization and breathing exercises. And it's all too easy to half-ass a ritual, just saying the words and not really concentrating on imagining the lights and physical sensations. Yes, it is a chore just like meditation. You got to go through it because it is part of the training.

However, if you're feeling physically ill after performing the LBRP, it cannot hurt to reexamine what you're doing. That said, you can do the Qabalistic Cross on its own or with another banishing ritual. Some offshoots of the Golden Dawn use the Sphere of Protection. There is an explanation of that ritual in the papers for

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Another banishing ritual which I have used is the Adjuration of Metatron. There is a tutorial for it in the forum here:

[Tutorial] - The Adjuration of Metatron — a banishing / protection spell.

1. Facing East, recite: By the great name of the Father, and to his Glory! And that of those who stand in his presence, Athonas Siak Ksas Sabak Kaab Kaesas Ekoe I call upon thee, O Angel of the Presence! (The visualization here is of a brilliant and blinding light descending from above and...

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Is there a reason to use the Adjuration of Metatron instead of drawing pentagrams as instructed by the Golden Dawn? Frater F.C. wrote a book called The Temple of Solomon Crash Course in Hermetic Magic. In it he said:

This can also be an obstacle for people who are potentially not interested in the 19th century systems of lodge magic. They may be interested in how to eventually work with the Ars Goetia, and wonder “why am I drawing a million pentagrams in the air? There is none of that in the grimoire!”​

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So, he recommends using the Adjuration of Metatron. Whatever you decide to do, know that you have many choices beyond the Golden Dawn system and its variants.

Since I started using SoP instead of LBRP, I've really felt much better. When practicing LBRP, performing the ritual feels much safer without the risk of the circle not closing or any of the pentagram corners remaining open. The flexible nature of SoP was truly the kind of development I was looking for.

 

[Lucien6493]

Maybe it is because I am at variance with the egregore associated with the Golden Dawn but for some reason the LBRP makes me feel slightly unhinged. Certain potencies that I want nothing to do with begin to bleed through into my version of consensus reality. It isn't as though I don't have protections, but I feel no need to banish vicariously, nor do I entertain the idea of parasites or other such infestations. If something is draining I do not pursue it. Full stop. End of story. So, if you banish, do it as an affirmation of your inviolate integrity and sovereignty as a human being. Banish all forms of Original Sin (all such things as want to get you or stand against you) or ask yourself as to what it is that you believe about yourself that necessitates such exercises as daily banishings in the first place. Practiced with intent, any banishing negates its purpose (shadow boxing).