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Part l: Conjuring the Column
Begin by standing and facing east. Imagine that you are at
the very center of the universe. I don't mean to imagine that
you have left your room, and are now somewhere out in space,

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but rather that the very place that you stand is the center of the
entire universe. Just as from our perspective here on Earth it
seems that the Sun revolves around us, but from a larger
perspective it is revealed that the Earth revolves around the
Sun, you should consider that from an even larger perspective,
you are at the very center of the universe and the whole thing
revolves around you.
Take a deep inhalation and imagine that above you,
emanating from the highest heavens descends a column on pure
white light. This light enters the crown of your head and passes
through you, down into the ground. This white light has the
qualities of purification and centering. Exhale and intone the
following:
DECENDAT COLUMBA!
(The descent of the dove!)
Take another deep inhalation and imagine that a reddish­
colored light from beneath you rises through the column and
passes through you upwards. Whereas the white light was
purifying, this light is vitalizing. Exhale and intone the following:
ASCENDAT SERPENS!
(The ascent of the serpent!)
Inhale again and feel the two energies entering into you
from above and below. Exhale and feel the two energies flow
throughout your body, impregnating every cell of your being
with their power. Feel your connection between earth and sky,
underworld and heavens.
With your right hand, point at your third eye and intone:
I ( ee).
Move your right hand over your heart and open your hand
so that your palm faces your chest and intone: A ( ah).
Move your hand lower over your genitals and turn the palm
upwards, connecting the thumb and forefinger. Intone: 0 ( oh).
This portion of the rite grounds, centers, purifies, and
empowers you so that you are in a proper position to exercise
authority over the forces that you wish to banish. The Dove
and the Serpent are universal symbols of chthonic and ouranic
forces. By conjuring the column you take in the totality of all
that is, above and below.
After the column, you invoke the divine by the ancient
formula of iA0 This formula is sometimes said to be a Greek
way of saying YHVH (Yahweh or Jehovah), but in reality is much
older than that. In Greek, the seven vowels all equate to planets.
In this case, I= the sun, A= the moon, and 0 (Q) =Saturn;
thus, lAO represents the whole spectrum of spheres (moon
through Saturn) ruled by the Helios, the sun. It can also be
seen as an abbreviation of all the vowel sounds strung
together-a powerful shamanic formula representing totality
of the universe.

Delineating the Boundaries
Still standing within the column, pronounce to the powers
that be:
HEKAS HEKAS ESTE BEBELOI!
(Away away, all ye profane!)
Make a fist with your left hand and place it against your
chest over your heart, cover it with your right hand and apply
about five pounds of pressure there and imagine that the force
that you s umm oned forth from the column begins to concentrate
at the heart. Imagine that this power, drawn by the physical
pressure and force of will, takes the shape of a gray sphere
about the size of a baseball. Visualize this until you have it very
clear in your mind.
Release the pressure, and in one motion step forward with
your left foot and throw your arms outward in what is called
the Sign of the Enterer. As you make this sign, see the sphere
at your heart grow. As it grows and spreads, it pushes back all
malefic forces and harmful spirits. It grows past your body and
continues until it stops where you wish to make the boundary,
forming a wall of grayish astral force. Intone:
GYRUMCARPO!
(I seize the circle!)
Take your wand or athame in your hand, and extend your
arm straight out. The tip of the tool (or your finger, when
working without tools) should touch the edge of the circle that
you want to make. If you have extended the circle past the
walls of the room that you are in, then you can simply point
towards the edge. Pivot, or walk the edge of your circle and
intone the following:
CONSECRO ET BENEDICO ISTUM
CIRCULUM
UT SIT MIHI ET OMNIBUS SCUTUM AT
PROTECTIE DEI FORTISSIMI HEKATE
INVICIBILE
(I consecrate and bless this circle
That it may be �o me and all a shield
And protection in the name of the most powerful
invincible goddess Hekate)
Consider that this sphere is an invisible and impenetrable
fortress surrounding you, keeping out all harmful forces and
spirits of ill-intent.
Part 3: Invoking the Guardians
The last section of the ritual invokes four guardians to the
four corners of our sphere. Before I give the instructions for
this section of the rite I want to say a word about these particular
guardians. The guardians invoked in this ritual are spirits that
were revealed to me by Hekate directly and are bound by her
as protective spirits. Their names are Abaek, Pyrhum, Ermiti,
and Dimgali. They have been called upon successfully by
myself and the small circle of Sorcerers who I have shared this
ritual with, and have proven to be powerful protectors.
Face East and visualize Abaek standing at the eastern edge
of the circle facing the center. He has the body of a man and
the head of a bull that is snorting and breathing wildly. In his
hands he holds two scimitars, which he clashes together in a
threatening manner. Make the gesture of conjuring and invoke:
ORKIZO ABAEK!
Bull-headed guardian of the East
Remember your vow and fill the throne
which has been set for you!
Consider that the throne (your visualization) has been filled
by Abaek and see him now turn around to face the outside of
the circle.
Face South and visualize Pyrhum standing at the southern
edge of the circle facing the center. He has the body of a man
and the hea � of a horse that is breathing fire. His two hands
hold a large ebony trident. Make the gesture of conjuring and
invoke:
ORKIZO PYRHUM!
Horse-headed guardian of the South
Remember your vow and fill the throne
which has been set for you!
Consider that the throne (your visualization) has been filled
by Pyrhum and see him now turn around to face the outside of
the circle .
Face West and visualize Ermiti standing at the western edge
of the circle facing the center. She has the torso of a woman
and the head and lower body of a serpent. Her hands hold a net
and a skullcup, which overflows with boiling blood. Make the
gesture of conjuring and invoke:
ORKIZO ERMITI!
Serpentine guardian of the West
Remember your vow and fill the throne
which has been set for you!
Consider that the throne (your visualization) has been filled
by Ermiti and see her now turn around to face the outside of
the circle.
Face North and visualize Dimgali stan�g at the northern
edge of the circle facing the center. She has the torso of a woman
and the head of a black dog. In her left hand she holds a whip
and in her left she holds adamantine shackles. Make the gesture
of conjuring and invoke:
ORKIZO DIMGALI!
Bitch-headed guardian of the North
Remember your vow and fill the throne
which has been set for you!
Consider that the throne (your visualization) has been filled
by Dimgali and see her now turn around to face the outside of
the circle.
You have grounded and centered yourself and connected
with the Earth and the heavens. You have swept away obstructing
energies from your area and created a psychic barrier around
you. You have invoked guardian spirits in the four directions,
all that remains is to close the rite.
Take a single deep breath and bring your hands together in
front of your heart as if you are praying.
PROCUL HINC PROCUL ITE PROF ANI
PER NOMINA DEI ATISSIMI lAO
(Away, away, all ye profane
In the name of the most powerful lAO)
The wording of this rite is not all that important. I have
used some Latin because it is one of the magickal languages
and can give the ritual a feel that English may not, but if for
some reason you are not comfortable with it, the general form
of the rite can be followed using the English translation or some
other appropriate words of similar meaning.
The ritual instructions may seem long, but once memorized
the whole rite takes about five minutes to perform. Whatever
banishing you choose, it should be done every day-preferably
twice a day as the effectiveness of rites such as this tends to last
through either sunset or sunrise.