The next stage of the ritual is to learn the Lesser Banishing Ritual of the Pentagram. If you already know how to perform this ritual, you can simply read this page, follow the instructions as you please, and then pass yourself through to the next section. If you're just finding out about the LBRP, then you may want to practice with the ritual as many times as necessary to easily perform it by memory. Then, when you feel you're ready to do so, pass yourself through to the next stage.
The LBRP is easy to do and you can actually do it any way you choose as long as you adhere to the basic archetypes. The ritual I'm providing here is a Golden Dawn style version. Feel free to make your own version if it's easier.
Here's how to perform the ritual.
STEP ONE:
Find a quiet private place and mark off the four cardinal directions: North, South, East, and West. If you want to build altars for each of the Four Archangels, that's fine. If you just want to imagine everything, that's also fine.
STEP TWO:
Face EAST. Close your eyes and wait until you see a pinpoint flash of light somewhere in your mind's eye. It should be a small flash of gold or white. That's all the energy the Divine needs to create the Universe we're currently in. You can draw on that power now. What's behind that pinprick of light is the Higher Power that you're going to call on via the Archangels.
Once you see that point of light, touch your forehead with your fingers and say: Ah-TAH. Next, touch your heart and say: Ah-do-NYE. Next, touch your groin and say: Mahl-KOOT.
Extend your right arm to the south and say: Vih G’Boo-RAH Extend your left arm to the North and say: Vih-G’Doo-LAH
Now touch your hands to your chest and say: Lih-Oh-LAHM, Ah-MEN...
STEP THREE:
Still facing East, draw a pentagram in the air with your finger, wand, or ritual dagger and then step forward on your left foot, extend your finger, wand, or dagger through the pentagram and say: Yud-Heh-Vahv-Heh.
Turn now to the South and repeat the process, this time saying: Ah-Doh-NYE
Turn then to the West and repeat the process, this time saying: Eh-Heh-YEH
Turn then to the North and repeat the process, this time saying: AH-Glah
STEP FOUR:
Spread your arms straight out to the sides.
Say, Before me, Rah-fay-EL (vibrate the name of the Archangel).
Say, Behind me, Gahb-ray-EL (vibrate the name).
Say, On my right hand, Mee-chai-EL (vibrate the name)
Say, And on my left hand Ohr-ree-EL (vibrate the name).
Say, For about me flames the pentagram...
Visualize a golden hexagram...within you, right where your heart is.
Say, ...And within me shines the six-rayed star.
Repeat STEP TWO.
Here's a link to a YouTube video that shows a very similar ritual.* As long as you make solid contact with the Four Archangels, all should be well. There are many deep magickal aspects to this ritual that are fascinating and helpful and I'm available to advise you about them if you're an OTC member. So if you have any issues with this part of the ritual or just want to dive deeper down the rabbit hole, consider joining.
The next stage in the ritual is to consecrate the tools and procure your flower. But you'll need to have mastered the LBRP to do the consecrations. When you're ready for the next stage pass yourself through.