Crash Course Practices For Beginners

Being a summary of entry level techniques, rituals, etc.

Fr. Bhairava 418

OPA
Aletheia
A.'.O.'. IVth

Meditations

Void Meditation: The purpose of this practice is to establish a

foundation for the magician to slip into a meditative state of focus
and awareness necesarry to perform magick. There are two
variations, Open eyed and closed eyed. Begin with closed eyed.
Sit comfortably and close your eyes. Regulate your breathing to a
slow and steady pace (see 4 fold breathing). Remain in this state of
relaxation for 15 mins (I recommend setting an alarm). During this
time, focus upon nothing but Nothing, allowing any thoughts that
come into your mind to pass through without dwelling upon them.
This is important, do not give any attention to these distracting
thoughts at all. Focus solely on the void/nothingness.
Start off doing this once a day for 15 mins. After a week, move up
to two 15 min sessions (upon waking and before bed). Two weeks
after that, move up to 3 sessions (waking, noon, and before bed).
At the end of the 4 weeks, you should be competent in close eyed
void meditation.
For the next month, select one of your three 15 min sessions to try
open eyed void meditation (i recommend noon, but which ever
works for you).
Open eyed void meditation is the exact same as closed eyed,
except for, obviously, your eyes will be open. For this, as before,
sit comfortably. Find some point opposite of your position (the
darker and smaller the better) to focus on. Stare into it, allowing it
to expand and envelope everything around you entirely. As before,
focus only upon the void/nothing, and let no thoughts distract you.

Fourfold Breathing:
This excercise, in concert with void, is important for meditation.
Simply breathe in for the count of 4, hold for the count of 4, breath
out for the count of 4, hold for the count of 4, and repeat. Initially,
this will require focus, but as you continue this practice it will
become second nature, and like void meditation ridicously simple
to slip in to.

Elemental Meditation: This is the next step to void meditation.

There are two forms: The first in which you meditate upon the
symbol of the element, the second in which you meditate upon the
element before you physically.
Fire: For the first week, draw out a red upright triange on a blank
sheet of paper. For 15 mins a day, stare at it, focusing upon it and
its meaning (fire).
For the week after that, repeat this meditation but without the
paper. Close your eyes and visualize the red triangle and meditate
upon it for 15 mins a day.
For the week after that, light a candle, sit comfortably before it and
stare at it, meditating upon it for 15 mins a day.
For the final week, light the candle and close your eyes. Recall the
flame (which should be easy as you just spent a week staring at it
for 15 mins a day) and meditate upon your visualization, focusing
solely upon the flame you have lit in your mind.

Water: For the first week, draw out a blue inverted triangle, and
repeat the procedure from week 1 of the fire meditation with it.
For the second week, repeat week 2 of the fire meditaiton with the
water triangle.
For the third week, set a bowl of water before you and stare at it,
meditating upon it.
For the fourth week, set a bowl of water before you and, keeping
your eyes closed, visualize the water and meditate upon it.

Air: For the first week, same procedure but with a yellow upright
triange with a horizontal line through its middle.
For the second week, same proceedure as before but with the
yellow triangle.
For the third week, focus upon the air around you and the air you
are breathing in (4 fold breathing is particularly excellent for this)
and meditate upon it.
For the fourth week, same as before but with your eyes closed.

Earth: For the first week, same proceedure but with a black
inverted triangle with a horizontal line through its center.
For the second week, same proceedure with the black inverted
triangle with a horizontal line through its center.
For the third week, place a container of earth before you and stare
at it, focusing upon it.
For the fourth week, place the container of earth before it and
meditate upon it with closed eyes.
Note: You can do the elemental meditations concurrently ( i.e.
allocate an hour to do 15 mins for fire, 15 for water, 15 for air, 15
for earth).

Basic Pranayama: this is a vital practice for magicians, as it

acclimates and empowers the body through breathing. For it, you
will employ 4 fold breathing and some visualization.
Sit in a comfortable position. Cover one nostril (I recommend left
first) and breath in through your right nostril for the count of 4,
visualizing the air you are breathing in as white fire. Hold for the
count of 4. Uncover your left nostril and cover your right. Breath
out black fire through your left nostril for the count of four. Hold
for the count of four.
Repeat this until you have done it 4 times. Then do it again,
reversing the nostrils, so that you have done 8 repetitions. This
constitutes one session.
For week one, do one session of basic pranayama a day.
For week two, do two sessions of basic pranayama a day.
For week three, do three sessions.
For the final week, five sessions. After this, return to three sessions
a day, two at the least.

Eucharist
This practice is absolutely necessary for a magicians advancement.
When one invokes, they take in energy but this energy is not fully
integrated into the magicians being/subtle body, thus wasting the
energy. Eucharist integrates the energy, empowering and
acclimating the magician.
To begin, have before you some food or drink. Place your hand
upon the food/drink and project the energy into it via willing it to
flow through your hand and into the food/drink (if your astral
senses are sufficiently advanced you can observe this). Afterwards,
consume the food or drink. Its not necessary, but it can increase the
effect if you dedicate the food or drink to yourself/your will/your
highest conception of divinity/what have you.
Thats all there is to it. Simple, but incredibly important.

Will Before Meal

This is a fairly simple practice akin to eucharist, in fact its a

simpler version of it. Before every meal, knock 11 times upon the
table/ground/whatever your eating on and say (out loud or in your
head) "It is my Will to consume this food to nourish my body, the
vehicle of my Will".

Yoga
There are many facets and types of Yoga, but for this we will focus
upon two aspects: Asana (posture) and Dhyana (focus). Assume
these positions once a day for 15 minutes, holding these positions
while focusing upon your body, paying attention to how your body
feels while holding these asanas (initially these will be painful, but
with practice they will become easy)
The God: Sit in a chair, head up, back straight, knees together hand
on knees, eyes closed.
The Dragon: buttocks resting on the heels, toes turned back, back
and head straight, hands on thighs.
The Ibis: Stand, hold left ankle with right hand (and alternatively
practice right ankle in left hand), free forefinger on lips.
The Thunderbolt: Sit, left heel pressing up against the anus, right
foot poised on its toes, the heel covering the genitals, arms
stretched out over the knees, head and back straight.

The Ritual Of The Pentagram

Notes
The ritual of the pentagram is an elemental rite that has two forms:
invoking and banishing. The invoking form draws in the elemental
forces to empower you, the banishing form removes negative
entities/forces/energy around you. The rite itself is one of western
magick, and as such it involves the Abrahamic paradigm. That
said, the abrahamic godnames/archangels can be substituted as per
your religion/tradition/system/paradigm.
Both forms have the same basic formula: The kabbalistic cross, the
drawing of the pentagrams, the invocation of the archangels, and a
closing kabbalistic cross. The differences between the invoking
and banishing form are the type of pentagram drawn and the
direction in which one circumambulates during the rite (counter
clockwise to banish, clockwise to invoke).
Now to explain further:
The Kabbalistic Cross is a microcosmic invocation AND
banishing. Truthfully, it is an invocation to ones
HGA/Ishvara/higher self, but if you wish you can consider it an
invocation to your highest conception of divintiy.
The drawing of the pentagrams: during this part you will draw with
a wand or your pointer finger invoking or banishing Earth
pentagrams in each of the four quarters/cardinal directions. You
will begin in the east, moving to the north, west, south, and back
to east if bansihing and vice versa if invoking. After you draw a
pentagram, you will charge it via vibrating (intoning slowly and
solemnly) the corresponding godname. Note, when
circumambulating to draw the next pentagram, keep your
wand/finger extended as to complete the circle of energy between
the pentagrams. Further note, make sure to always connect the
lines of the pentagrams. The pentagrams should initally be drawn
in brilliant white light, however after you have a solid grasp of this
ritual you may use colors corresponding to the cardinal directs for
the pentagrams, using white light for the connecting lines that form
the circle in between the pentagrams. Alternatively, since your
using an Earth Pentagram, you may use black light, if your able to
visualize it.
Now, why an Earth pentagram? Two reasons. For one, the Lesser
ritual takes place within the microcosm, in your personal space on
earth. Secondly, and more importantly, Earth as an element
contains within it the other three, (air, fire, water), hence an earth
pentagram contains to a lesser extent all the elements.
Next comes the invocation of the archangels/guardians of the
quarters/gods corresponding to that element. Keep in mind that
while doing this, you should be visualizing the pentagrams and
connecting lines you have drawn, keeping them firmly in place
mentally.
This part is fairly simple, you begin in the east, then the west, then
the south, and finally the north.
Finally, your perform another Kabbalistic cross and stomp your
right foot to close.
Now the ritual proper:
1. Kabbalistic cross
Face east, touch your forehead and vibrate "Ateh" (AHH TAH)
visualizing a sphere of light above your head. Then touch your
solar plexus and vibrate "Malkuth" (MAL COOT) drawing a line
of white energy from the sphere above you down through your
body to connect to a sphere of light that appears below your feet.
Touch your right shoulder and vibrate "Ve Geburah" (VEY GEY
BOO RAH) visualizing a sphere of light next to your right
shoulder. Touch your left shoulder, drawing a line of white energy
from the right hand sphere to the left hand sphere that appears as
you vibrate "Ve Gedulah" (VEY GEY DOO LAH). Clasp your
hands before you and vibrate Le Olahm (LAY OH LAH HAM) as
the spheres pulse brightly and brilliantly. Raise your hands above
you and vibrate "Amen". Then give the sign of Silence (Feet
together, right hand at side, left arm raised with your forefinger
pressed against your lips in a "shushing" gesture).
2. Still facing East, draw a Banishing/Invoking Earth pentagram.
After you have drawn it, point your wand/finger in the center of
the pentagram and vibrate "Yod Heh Vau He", If banishing move
to the south and draw a banishing Earth pentagram and as before
charge it, but vibrate "Adonai", move to the south, pentagram,
charge with "Eh Yah", move to the north, pentagram, charge with
"Agla" (again, if invoking reverse the order, draw invoking
pentagrams, but use the same names to charge).
3. Return to the East. Raise your arms outwards, in the form of a
cross, and say "Before me Raphiel, behind me Gabriel, at my right
hand Michael, at my left Auriel (being sure to vibrate the names),
About me flames the pentagrams, and in the center shines the six
rayed star"
4. Repeat the kabbalistic cross and stamp your right foot.

Now, I recommend you incorporate the Lesser Banishing Ritual of

the Pentagram (LBRP) and the Lesser Invoking Ritual of the
Pentagram (LIRP) as daily practices. Start your day with an LIRP
and end your day with an LBRP. Additionally, the LBRP can be
used quite effectively to banish most magickal trouble you will
come across, the LIRP can be a nice pick-me-up, LBRP can aid
with getting to sleep, LIRP can keep you awake, but the greatest
benefit of using the LIRP and LBRP is magickal exercise and
hygene. As such, its common practice i addition to a LIRP in the
morning and a LBRP at night to perform a LBRP before and after a
ritual to clear the air, so to speak, before and after doing work.
[Note: The images of ritual signs, pentagrams and hexagrams can
be found in the Appendix at the very bottom of the document.]
Liber Resh Vel Helios

Notes
This is a solar rite in which you invoke the various forms of the
sun. It has 4 parts, to be performed at 4 different times of the day.
It was written for members of A.'.A.'. but can be conducted by
anyone, the differece being that members of the A.'.A.'. will use the
signs of their grade.
The ritual is as follows:
1. Greet the sun at dawn facing east and give the ritual sign (which
will be provided below) and recite: "Hail unto thee who art Ra in
thy rising, even unto thee who art Ra in thy strength, who travellest
over the Heavens in thy bark at the uprising of the Sun. Tahuti
standeth in his splendor at the prow, and Ra Hoor abideth at the
help. Hail unto thee from the abodes of Night!"
2. At noon greet the sun facing south, give the ritual sign, and
recite: "Hail unto thee who art Ahathoor in thy triumphing, even
unto thee who art Ahathoor in thy beauty, who travellest over the
Heavens in thy bark at the mid-course of the Sun. Tahuti standeth
in his splendour at the prow, and Ra Hoor abideth at the helm. Hail
unto thee from the abodes of Morning."
3. At sunset, greet the sun facing west, give the ritual sign and
recite: "Hail unto thee who art Tum in thy setting, even unto thee
who art Tum in thy joy, who travellest over the heavens in thy bark
at the down going of the sun. Tahuti standeth in his splendour at
the prow, and Ra Hoor abideth at the helm. Hail unto thee from the
abodes of the Day"
4. At night, greet the sun facing North, giving the ritual sign and
recite: "Hail unto thee who art Khephra in thy hiding, even unto
thee who art Khephra in thy silence, who travellest over the
heavens in thy bark at the midnight hour of the sun. Tahuti standeth
in his splendor at the prow, and Ra Hoor abideth at the helm. Hail
unto thee from the abodes of the Evening.
5. After each of these invocations, give the sign of Silence (as
described in the Pentagram ritual section) and the perform an
adoration. This will very based on who you are, but in general it
should be a verse from your religion/traditions holy book that is in
keeping with the theme of the cycle of life and death/movement of
the universe. Alternatively, you may compose your own adoration,
again as long as it is in keeping with the theme.
The ritual signs:
Dawn: All four L.V.X. signs
Noon: Sign of fire
Sunset: Sign of air
Midnight: Sign of water
Note: when performing the godform of that invocation. I will write
of godform assumption later in this text, but for now will give the
godforms relevant to this rite.
Ra- Sun god
Ahathoor-goddess of love, music, dance.
Tum-first formed of the nine primary egyptian gods
Khephra-form of Ra as a scarab

The Lesser Hexagram Ritual

 Notes
This is the planetary counterpart to the Lesser Pentagram Ritual.
Whereas the LRP is microcosmic and invokes/banishes elemental
forces, the LHR deals with the macrocosmic planetary energies,
but in a manner of the elements being translated into the planets.
that is to say elemental hexagrams are used, but, as will be
explained, these hexagrams invoke banish the elemental aspects of
the planets. As with the LRP, there is a banishing and invoking
form. The uses of this rite are many and varied, but more
commonly it is used for invoking to consecrate a talisman,
banishing an entitiy corresponding to a planetary power, taking on
aspects/energy of the planets.
It is recommended that prior to performing an LHR you perform a
LBRP.
1. Stand and face east.
2. Say:
"I N R I" (say the letters)
"Yod. Nun. Resh. Yod"
"Virgo, Isis, mighty Mother"
"Scorpio, Apophis, Destroyer"
"Sol, Osiris, Slain and Risen"
Isis, Apophis, Osiris, Iao"
3. Extend your arms in the form of a cross and say "the sign of
Osiris Slain"
4. Raise the right arm to point upwards keeping the elbow square,
and lower the left arm to point downwards keeping the elbow
square, while turning the head over the left shoulder looking down
so that the eyes follow the left forearm, and say "The sign of the
Mourning of Isis"
5. Raise the arms at an angle of 60 degrees to each other above the
head, which is thrown back, and say "The sign of Apophis and
Typhon"
6. Cros the armsover the breast, right over left, and bow the head
and say "The sign of Osiris risen"
7. Extend the arms as in step 3 and cross them again as in step 6
saying "L. V. X. The Light of the Cross"
8. With the wand or pointer finger, trace the invoking/banishing
hexagram of Air in the east, vibrating "ARARITA".
9. If banishing, move to the South and trace the banishing
hexagram of fire, vibrating Ararita as before. If invoking, move to
the north and trace an invoking hexagram of Earth
10. In the west trace the invoking/banishing hexagram of water,
vibrating Ararita.
11. In the South (invoking) or North (banishing) trace the
appropriate hexagram and vibrate Ararita.
12. Return to the East and repeat steps 1 through 7 again to close.
Some notes, the hexagrams are planetary (6 points representing 6
planets, the center of the hexagram being the sun). Also, the
elemental forms of the hexagrams vary, unlike the elemental
pentagrams. The earth hexagram is the traditional 6 pointed star,
the water hexagram is an hour glass, the air hexagram is in the
shape of a diamond, and the fire hexagram consists of two
triangles, one drawn under another so that the top point of the
lower one is in the center of the upper one.
"Ararita" is a magick word meaning basically "All is one with the
universe". For further info, see Liber Ararita.
As for the coloring, initially use white brilliant light. As you
become familiar with the ritual, use corresponding colors for the
directions.
[Note: The images of ritual signs, pentagrams and hexagrams can
be found in the Appendix at the very bottom of the document.]
The Invocation Of Tahuti
Notes
This is an excellent preliminary ritual, as well as a good daily
invocation. Tahuti is the egyptian god of magick, knowledge, logic,
and learning, all very relevent to a magician. It is to be performed
facing east, and i recommend a LBRP prior to performing it.
The ritual:
"Procol oh procol este profani. Barlasti ompala. In the name of the
vast and terrible one, I proclaim that I have banished the shells
unto their habitations. I invoke Tahuti, the Lord of wisdom and of
utterance, the god that cometh forth from the veil. Oh thou majesty
of the godhead, wisdom crowned Tahuti, lord of the gates of the
universe, thee thee i invoke. Oh thou of the ibis head, thee thee i
invoke. Thou who wieldest the wand of double power, thee thee i
invoke. Thou who bearest in thy left hand the rose and cross of
light and life, thee thee i invoke.Thou whose head is as an emerald,
and thy nemyss as the night sky blue, thee thee i invoke. Thou
whose skin is a flaming orange as though it burned in a furnace,
thee thee i invoke. Behold, i am yesterday, today, and the brother
of tomorrow. I am born again and again. Mine is the unseen force
where of the gods are sprung, which is as life unto the dwellers in
the watchtowers of the universe. I am the charioteer of the east,
lord of the past and the future. I see by my own inward light, lord
of resurrection who cometh forth from the dust, and my birth is
from the house of death. Oh ye two divine hawks upon your
pinnacles who keep watch over the universe. Ye who company the
bier to the house of rest, who pilot the ship of Ra, ever advancing
onwards the heights of heaven. Lord of the shrine which standeth
in the center of the earth. Behold! He is me and I in him. Mine is
the radiance wherein Ptah floatheth over the firmament. I travel
upon high. I tread upon the fimament of Nu. I raise a flashing
flame with the lightening of mine eye. Ever rushing on in the
splendor of the daily glorified Ra, giving my life to the dwellers of
the earth If i say come up upo the mountain, the celestial waters
shall flow at my command. For I am Ra incarnate, Kephra created
in the flesh. I am the idolar of my father Tnu, Lord of the city of
the sun. The god who commands is in my mouth. The god of
wisdom is in my heart. My tongue is the sanctuary of truth and a
god sitteth upon my lips. My word is accomplished every day, and
the desire of my heart realizes itself as that of Ptah when he created
his works. I am eternal, therefore all things are my designs.
Therefore do thou come forth unto me from thine abode in the
silence, unutterable wisdom, all light and power. Thoth, Hermes,
Mercury, Odin, by whatever name I call thee, thou art still
nameless to eternity. Come thou forth, I say, and aid and guard me
in this work of art. Thou star of the east that didst conduct the
magi. Thou art the same all present in heaven and in hell. Thou that
vibratest between the light and the darkness, rising, descending,
changing ever, yet ever the same. The sun is thy father, thy mother
the moon. The wind hath born thee in its bosom and earth hath
ever nourished the changeless godhead of thy youth.Come thou
forth, I say, come thou forth and make every spirit of the fimament,
and of the ether, upon the earth and under the earth, on dry land
and in the water, of whirling air and rushing fire, and every spell
and scourge of god the vast one may be obedient unto me.

More advanced Rites

For more heavy duty rituals to add to your practices, I recommend
the Greater Pentagram Ritual, the Greater Hexagram ritual, the
Bornless Rite, the Star Ruby, and the Star Sapphire. I wont go into
them here in detail, and i recommend you practice the above
mentioned practices for at least 3 months before attempting any of
these.

Mantras
Mantras are extremely useful short phrases and words that can be
employed by a magician. Some examples include
Aum Namah Shiva- Mantra to invoke Shiva
Ararita- Unifies the universe as a macro for the magician to
interact and manipulate
Eh Yah Achad- centers the magician to provide focus
Apo Pantos Kakadaimonos- repels and banishes e/vil spirits

Vibration
I will include a brief explaination of vibrating words. The principle
behind it is this: energy flows with respiration. When vibrating a
word, you are projecting energy outward in a frequency attuned to
the force associated with whatever name or word you are vibrating.
In general, its suggested that you practice vibrating any particular
word a few times to get a hang of it.

Invocation
Invocation is the act of identifying with a particular
being/concept/force to the point that you take on the
energy/aspects/traits of that particular being/concept/force. You can
think of it as internal summoning. Its primary uses are: to gain
energy, to use the authority of that which is invoked, to gain info
regarding that which is invoked, to attune yourself and take on
aspects of that which is invoked.
As a further note, an axiom among magicians: "The key to
advancement in Magick is to invoke often".
 Assuming Godforms
The assumption of Godforms can be summed up as the height of
invocation. You can consider it a reverse possession in a sense.
When you assume a Godform, you temporarily ARE that God. The
uses of this are self explainatory.

Divination
It is strongly recommended that the aspiring magician acquire a
deck of Tarot and study its symbolism thoroughly. Many and great
are its mysteries.
Upon getting a deck, procure a journal to record your readings as
accurately as possible, and if possible whether or not your reading
came true.
Further Journaling
Get another journal in which to record any dreams upon waking.
Meditate upon these, as they are a pipeline to your subconcious.
Additionally, its not unheard of that some dreams may be
prophetic.

Yet More Journaling

The Magick Journal is the first and most important, in some
respects, tool of the magician. Record the date, time, astrological
conditions, weather conditions, and any other concievable
enviromental affects/markers, and record as accurately and as soon
after your practices and experiments you can the work that you do.
THIS IS IMPORTANT. It serves as a physical record of your
progress.
I recommend, after procuring a suitable journal, the first thing you
write is
"I (your magickal name/motto) swear to faithfully and dilligently
record my work within this book, to the best of my ability, so that
it may serve as reminder of the past, a teacher of the future, and an
ever present testiment of my aspiration"

The Magickal Name

This is a motto taken by the magician that serves as the identity
when performing magick. It should be a word or few words in a
language foreign to you that describes what your highest aspiration
is. You have liscense generally to be poetic in this, but understand
that when you initiate into higher magicks you will drop your
magickal name and choose another, as the nature of initiation is the
death of the old self and the birth of a new.

Recommended Reading
Four Books of Occult Philosophy- H.C. Agrippa
The Book Of The Law- A. Crowley
Liber ABA (Magick in theory and practice)- A. Crowley
Shiva Samhita
The Art Of Drawing Spirits Into Crystals- J. Trithemeus
The Lemegaton (Start with Ars Notoria/Ars Nova, then move on to
Ars Pauline, Ars Almadel, Ars Theurgia Goetia, then Ars Goetia)
The Grimoirium Verium
The Arbatel
Sefer Yetzirah
Liber 777- A. Crowley
Liber O- A. Crowley
The Book Of Ceremonial Magick- A. Waite
The Middle Pillar- I. Regardie
Theogony- Hesiod
The Corpus Hermeticum
The Kybalion
The Secret Teachings Of the Ages- M. P. Hall
Isis Unveiled- H.P. Blavatsky
The Secret Doctrine- H.P. Blavatsky
Tantraloka- Ahbinavagupta
Vigyan Bhairav Tantra
Aghora
Liber Null & Pyschonaut
The Azoetia
The Dragon Book of Essex
Hatha Yoga Pradipika- Swami Swatmarama
Introduction To Magick- J. Evola
Ritual and Dogma of High Magick- Eliphas Levi
Practical Sigil Magick- Frater U.D.
The Papri Graeca Magicae
Liber Juratus
The Enrichidron Of Pope Leo III
Sefer Raziel
Liber Kaos
Qlipothic Meditations- A. Mason
Illustrated Goetia- L.M. Cuckette

Most of these titles can be found in PDF format in the libraries

listed within Alethia or for the standalone practitioners who are not
members of the community, this MEGA archive link is provided:
https://mega.co.nz/#F!AE5yjIqB!y7Vdxdb5pbNsi2O3zyq9KQ
 Appendix

The Grade/Ritual Signs

The Elemental Pentagrams
The Elemental Hexagrams