Lesser Banishing Ritual of the Pentagram on daylight
Posted: Wed Feb 12, 2014 12:57 pm
Hi everybody and thanks for reading my question.
The problem I have is that I am trying to become a solitary magician with the help of Donald M. Kraig's book: Modern Magick (incredible book) but in one part he says that to perform the Lesser Banishing Ritual of the Pentagram (LBRP) you need to be lightened only by candles, and if it is during the day, close the curtains.
The situation is that I study at night and I arrive at home quite tired, sleepy and late (11:30 pm) and I have not been able to practice the ritual anymore since I started the university again. So I figured out that I could do it in the mornings but where I live there are windows everywhere and I canĀ“t find a place to practice the ritual in the dark with candles.
So, do you know anything about this requirement to do this ritual or there is no problem with the daylight? If you can cite anybody (author) I'd be grateful or maybe talk from your experience.
Thanks.
Here it is the extract where I got the information from:
"Final preparation of the space: If you have them, put the four tools that represent the magickal elements on top of your altar. Remember, have all of them present or use none of them. Put the Major Arcana cards for the Tarot Contemplation Ritual in a pile on top of the altar, too. According to the diagram below, you will start the ritual between the chair and the altar, facing east. If you have candles for use in this ritual, now is the time to light them and turn out any electric lights you have burning. Of course, if it is daylight, you will want to pull the drapes or close the curtains, etc. If, like me, you prefer candlelight, your goal should be to have the room lit only by candles. Also, light any incense you wish to burn at this time."
The problem I have is that I am trying to become a solitary magician with the help of Donald M. Kraig's book: Modern Magick (incredible book) but in one part he says that to perform the Lesser Banishing Ritual of the Pentagram (LBRP) you need to be lightened only by candles, and if it is during the day, close the curtains.
The situation is that I study at night and I arrive at home quite tired, sleepy and late (11:30 pm) and I have not been able to practice the ritual anymore since I started the university again. So I figured out that I could do it in the mornings but where I live there are windows everywhere and I canĀ“t find a place to practice the ritual in the dark with candles.
So, do you know anything about this requirement to do this ritual or there is no problem with the daylight? If you can cite anybody (author) I'd be grateful or maybe talk from your experience.
Thanks.
Here it is the extract where I got the information from:
"Final preparation of the space: If you have them, put the four tools that represent the magickal elements on top of your altar. Remember, have all of them present or use none of them. Put the Major Arcana cards for the Tarot Contemplation Ritual in a pile on top of the altar, too. According to the diagram below, you will start the ritual between the chair and the altar, facing east. If you have candles for use in this ritual, now is the time to light them and turn out any electric lights you have burning. Of course, if it is daylight, you will want to pull the drapes or close the curtains, etc. If, like me, you prefer candlelight, your goal should be to have the room lit only by candles. Also, light any incense you wish to burn at this time."