My version of the LBRP

The cross from forehead, solar plexus and each side means, "(You are) (the kingdom), (the power) and (the glory), (forever). (amen)"
And adonai is a word for the hebrew god.

Not sure of the others....I've only performed the cross and calling to the four angels, and it was a very long time ago, many years. #7-8 I am unfamiliar with. The memory is dusty

Oh. I see now. I was really confused at first. Yeah, the cross comes from the last line of the Lords Prayer. "fir thou art the Kingdom and the power and the glory forever amen". The names are all names of God. Yod Hay Vau Hay is he spelling out of the Tetragrammaton. It's spelled because it's cobsiderred too holy to say. Adonai means Lord, Ehieh means I Am. AGLA is an acronym for Ateh Gibor Le-Olam Adonai meaning Thou art mighty forever my Lord. There is some controversy with the names because they have nothing to do with the directions. The first name YHVH actually represents all four of the elements. In fact, each element has it's own Nane of God ascociated with it which some people use. Shaddai El Chai would be used to charge the eastern pentagram fir example since air and that name are ascociated with that direction. When you vibrate a name, you sing it while drawing it out. Ateh would sound like Aaaaaahhhhhhhhhhtaaaaaaahhhhhhh. That's the best way I can explain it.

I did a similar post a while back on a separate account. I can assure you it was not copied and pasted. My priest taught me how to do it, and I took notes. This is a wonderful post and everyone should learn how to do the lesser banishing ritual of the pentagram. Might I add that visualizing each of the angels as you say their name, helps to add more oomph to the ritual :)

Thank you everyone for expanding upon the nature of this practice. I'm rather familiar with the practice and love seeing how other people view it.

There are certainly variations that do not necessarily utilize the name of God and so forth, but versions like this are the most traditional.

mhmm The utilization of rituals in magic can enhance any practitioners workings. Some do not prefer to use the name of God, and substitute (same with the angels, I have heard). It kind of saddens me that rather utilizing everything at their disposal, they shun or change something wonderful for the sake of "varying beliefs" -.-

For some the invocation of God is not desirable more because they do not wish to bring God into the matter.

I was that way for quite some time. It is perhaps a mingling of a lack of desire to depend upon other entities, a bit of jaded bitterness from dealing with organized religions (not only the christian variety) and a lack of understanding of the universal nature of the concept of "god."

Meh due to some of the things I was taught, I would not normally seek out demons (in the past) but over the years I realized it is good to learn and experience just about everything you can (short of massacre and other unmentionable acts)

I also suggest the Greater Banishing Ritual of the Pentagram, and The Lesser Banishing Ritual of the Hexagram, to all who wish to learn ritual magick, and protection of their circle/workspace :)

I don't consider the GBRP important considering it's unnecesary and nor as well designed as the LBRP. Yeah, some people don't feel like bribing the whole God the in so they replace Ateh with the God name of Kether Ehieh to make it I am the kingdom etc. Modern magicians give way to much credit tobtge ritual. Crowley even called it the stone of the wise when understood correctly. To me, this is going a bit far considering it was designed as a minor banishing rite for neophytes within the Golden Dawn.

I see it as good practice. Just because you view the GBRP as being less important, it does not make it an invaluable thing to learn ;)

My math class used to go outdoors often and the teacher would often find me picking apart plants. She would ask me what I was doing. My reply was always "studying them". She told me that was not worth my time. Now I can recognize most local plants by there different parts and what the juices look, feel and smell like. That is useful when you wish to pick your own herbs :)

That's completely irrelevant. Think of it this way. The LBRP dies everything the GBRP does only better. The simpler a ritual is, the better. This can be seen from the constant debate about how the elemental postures in the GBRP should be performed. Also, Crowley invented it just because he was bored one day. That's seriously how it came about. It's like saying you already have a mansion but you still want a small town house. Why? There's no point. The LBRP is more effective than the GBRP and does everything the GBRP does. Also, it's simpler but more deep in symbology.