Facing East, in the centre, draw deep deep deep thy breath, closing thy mouth with thy right forefinger pressed against thy lower lip. Then dashing down the hand with a great weep back and out, expelling forcibly thy breath, cry: ΑΠΟ ΠΑΝΤΟΣ ΚΑΚΟΔΑΙΜΟΝΟΣ1.
With the same foreginger touch thy forehead and say ΣΟΙ2, thy member, and say Ω ΦΑΛΛΕ3, thy right shoulder, and say ΙΣΧΥΡΟΣ4, thy left shoulder, and say ΕΥΧΑΡΙΣΤΟΣ5 then clasp thine hands, locking the fingers, and cry ΙΑΩ.
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 ΧΑΟΣ.6 Retire thine hand in the sign of Hoor pa kraat.7
Go round to the North and repeat; but scream ΒΑΒΑΛΟΝ.8
Go round to the West and repeat; but say ΕΡΩΣ.9
Go round to the South and repeat; but bellow ΨΥΧΗ.10
Completing the circle widdershins, retire to the centre, and raise thy voice in the Paian, with these words ΙΩ ΠΑΝ with the signs of N.O.X.11
Extend the arms in the form of a Tau, and saw low but clear:
ΠΡΟ ΜΟΥ ΙΥΓΓΕΣ ΟΠΙΣΩ ΜΟΥ ΤΕΛΕΤΑΡΧΑΙ ΕΠΙ ΔΕΞΙΑ ΣΥΧΕΣ ΕΠΑΡΙΣΤΕΡΑ ΔΑΙΜΟΝΕΣ ΦΛΕΓΕΙ ΓΑΡ ΠΕΡΙ ΜΟΥ ’Ο ΑΣΤΗΡ ΤΩΝ ΠΕΝΤΕ ΚΑΙ ΕΝ ΣΤΗΛΗΙ ’Ο ΑΣΤΗΡ ΤΩΝ ’ΕΞ ΕΣΤΗΚΕ.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. A later revision appeared in 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. All rights reserved. May be downloaded and printed for personal use or research purposes, and may be copied unmodified provided no charge apart from reasonable costs of reproduction and postage is made and this notice or an equivalent is included.
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