This ritual is another version of the pentagram ritual described
earlier. It differs in one very important respect. It
begins an invocation by tracing the pentagram in the opposite direction
to the protective, "banishing pentagram." This is know as
the "invoking pentagram," and makes the circle a powerful
attracting force. This can draw in energies and spirits that the
inexperienced practitioner may find alarming, even though they cannot
harm you directly - unless you ask them to!
Using the invoking pentagram places more responsibility on the
shoulders of the petitioner, who then has to
"release" any spirits unwittingly, or carelessly, bound by the
invocation ceremony. For these reasons, the invoking pentagram
should not be used until you have the necessary confidence that only
experience can provide.
The invoking ceremony should be performed exactly as outlined earlier,
beginning with the Kabbalistic Cross. The only difference,
initially, is that the pentagrams should be traced differently.
The invoking pentagram is drawn from the apex down to the left
"foot," then across to the right "arm" and so
on. Otherwise the procedure is the same.
Following your invocation to the angel of your choice you should
perform the banishing ritual of the pentagram, exactly as
described earlier. The only difference is the wording of
the last line addressed to each direction. For example, in the
east, where you start, you say:
In the name of the almighty
Yod-Heh-Vow-Heh
And Archangel Raphael, prince of Air,
I banish this circle in the east.
Turning to the south you do the same, concluding: "I banish this
circle in the south." And likewise to the west and north.
When you arrive back facing east again say:
In the name of the almighty Creator,
I thank you, Great Archangels
Raphael, Michael, Gabriel, and Uriel,
For gracing this ritual with your holy presence.
Hail and Farewell!
Finally you turn a full circle widdershins (counterclockwise) to dissolve the circle, and the ceremony is concluded.
