Facing East, in the centre, draw deep deep deep thy breath closing thy mouth with the right forefinger against the lower lip. Then dashing down the hand with a great sweep back and out, expelling forcibly thy breath, cry APO PANTOS KAKODAIMONOS1.
With the same forefinger touch thy forehead, and say SOI2, thy member, and say O PHALLE3, thy right shoulder, and say ISCHUROS4, thy left shoulder, and say EUCHARISTOS5; then clasp thine hands, locking the fingers, and cry IAO.
Advance to the East. Imagine strongly a Pentagram, aright, in thy forehead. Drawing the hands to the eyes, fling it forth, making the sign of Horus, and roar THERION6. Retire thine hand in the sign of Hoor-paar-Kraat.7
Go round to the North and repeat; but say NUIT.8
Go round to the West and repeat; but whisper BABALON.9
Go round to the South and repeat; but bellow HADIT.10
Completing the circle widdershins, retire to the centre and raise thy voice in the Paian, with these words IO PAN, with the signs of N.O.X.11
Extend the arms in the form of a Tau and say low but clear:
PRO MOU IUNGES OPISO MOU TELETARCHAI EPI DEXIA SUNOCHES EPARISTERA DAIMONES FLEGEI GAR PERI MOU HO ASTER TON PENTE KAI EN TEI STELE HO ASTER TON HEX ESTEKE.12
Repeat the Cross Qabalistic, as above, and end as thou didst begin.
Notes
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This ritual was first published as Chapter 25 of The Book of Lies. The form given here is taken from Appendix VI of Magick in Theory and Practice which introduced a number of variant readings.
1: Literally, "away all evil spirits." Approximately the Greek equivalent of "Vade retro Satanas!" Allegedly a formula of exorcism used in the Eastern Orthodox church. Crowley is on record as recommending that it be used when encountering Christians in public, but was apparently hideously embarrassed when a young and enthusiastic Kenneth Grant took this reccomendation seriously, and yelled it at a group of nuns in Hastings while walking with Crowley.Text © Ordo Templi Orientis. Copies and printouts may be made for personal use and research and may be distributed to others provided no charge apart from reasonable costs of copying and postage is made and this notice or an equivalent is included.
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