A commentary on the ritual of the Star Ruby (designated Liber XXV), Aleister Crowley's Thelemic revisioning of the Lesser Banishing Ritual of the Pentagram

Liber XXV: The Star Ruby
By Frater TO MEΓA ΘHPION

Facing East, in the centre, draw deep deep deep thy breath, closing thy mouth with thy right forefinger prest against thy lower lip. Then dashing down the hand with a great sweep back and out, expelling forcibly thy breath, cry AΠO ΠANTOΣ KAKOΔAIMONOΣ.
With the same forefinger touch thy forehead, and say ΣOI, thy member, and say Ω ΦAΛΛE, thy right shoulder, and say IΣXYPOΣ, thy left shoulder, and say EYXAPIΣTOΣ; then clasp thine hands, locking the fingers, and cry IAΩ. 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 ΘHPION. Retire thine hand in the sign of Hoor-paar-Kraat.
Go round to the North and repeat; but say NUIT.
Go round to the West and repeat; but whisper BABALON.
Go round to the South and repeat; but bellow HADIT.
Completing the circle widdershins, retire to the center and raise thy voice in the Paian, with these words IΩ ΠAN, with the signs of N.O.X.
Extend the arms in the form of a Tau and say low but clear: ΠPO MOY IYΓΓEΣ OΠIXΩ MOY TEΛETAPXAI EΠI ΔEΞIA XYNOXXEΣ EΠAPIΣTEPA ΔAIMONOΣ ΦEΓ EI ΓAP ΠEPI MOY O AΣTHP TΩN ΠENTE KAI EN THI ΣTHΛHI Ω AΣTHP TΩN EΞ EΣTHXE.
Repeat the Cross Qabalistic, as above, and end as thou didst begin.

“Apo Pantos Kakadaimonos”: Away all sh*t demons.
“Soi”: Thy.
“O Phallai”: Oh phallus.
“Iscuros”: Mighty.
“Euchiristos”: Benevolent.
“IAO”: untranslatable ‘barbarous name’ invoking divinity.
“Therion”: Beast.
“Io Pan”: Hail Pan.
“Pro Moi Junges, Opiso Moi Teletarchi, Epi Dexia Sunoches, Eparistera Daimones, Peg Ei Gar Peri Moi O Aster Ton Pente, Kai En Tai Stele O Aster Ton Ex Esteche”: Before me Junges, behind me Teletarchi, on my right hand Sunoches, on my left hand Daimons, for about me flames the pentagram [star of five] and in the column [stele] stands the hexagram [star of six].

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