This is a general ritual of opening and closing the temple that is suitable for both general and advanced workings. This rite can be performed in its own sake as a general rite to further initiate oneself into the Light, or as the introduction leading up to a more advanced ritual. If the reader has followed along and read and performed the Neophyte ritual for Self Initiation that is also on this site, then nothing here in this current ritual should need much in the way of explanation.

Stand at Altar, facing East. Proceed to the Northeast corner of the place of working and either Clap once, ring bell, or knock upon the altar and then announce:

HEKAS, HEKAS, ESTE BEBELOI!

Return clockwise to the West of the Altar to face East.

Perform the Banishing Ritual of the Pentagram.

Perform the Banishing Ritual of the Hexagram.

Perform the Purification with Water and Consecration with Fire as follows. Stand just west of the Altar and Face East. Pick up the cup of Water and raise it slightly above your head. Try to see and feel a slightly cool and moist mist emanating from the cup as you hold it aloft and recite the following.

Lower the cup to about chest level, comfortably in front of you, and proceed to the East of the Altar, moving clockwise around the altar by way of the North, and face East. With your left hand holding the cup, trace a blue equal armed cross in the air before you, visualizing it within the Pentagram that you drew there when performing the Lesser Banishing Ritual of the Pentagram.

Once this is done, hold the cup in your right hand while dipping the fingers of your left hand in the cup, just enough to get the tips of them moist, and then flick a few drops of water towards the East in the form of a blue Water triangle. This is done by first flicking the water down, then upwards to the left, and then to the right. This is, in effect, creating a blue downward pointing triangle that surrounds the Pentagram and the blue water cross that you drew within it. Proceed to the South, West, and North and perform the same actions.

When you are finished at the north, turn around and walk towards and past the East. Once you past the East, circle around until you are back to the West of the Altar and once again facing East. Dip a finger into the Water and trace a blue equal armed cross upon your forehead, and then sprinkle some water upon your chest, over your Right shoulder, and then your left shoulder as you build the blue Water triangle around you. Once done, hold the cup slightly above your head again as you say:

Replace the cup of water and pick up the stick of incense or censer and raise it just slightly above your head. Try to see and feel a hot and dry fire emanating from the incense or censer as you recite the following:

Lower the incense to about chest level, comfortably in front of you, and proceed to the east of the Altar, again moving clockwise around the altar by way of the North, and face East. With your right hand holding the stick of incense or censer, trace a red equal armed cross in the air before you, again visualizing the cross as being drawn within the pentagram that was drawn there during the Lesser Banishing Ritual of the Pentagram.

Once this is done, wave the incense three times towards the East, this time creating a Fire triangle in contrast to the Water triangle that was drawn before. This is down by first waving the incense to the top, then to the right, and then finally to the left. When you are done you should see the pentagram shining in front of you with either a violet colored cross within it, or alternatively a cross that flashes with both blue and red. Around the pentagram, and encompassing the entire Eastern direction of your place of working, you should now see a completed hexagram with the flaming blue and red triangles. Take a moment to build this imagery and then proceed to the South, West, and North and perform the same actions with the incense, building up the symbolism in each direction as you go.

When you are finished at the north, turn around and walk towards and past the East. Once you past the East, circle around until you are back to the West of the Altar and once again facing East. With the incense, trace a red equal armed crossover yourself, and then form the fire triangle over yourself by swinging the incense over your head, then over your right shoulder, and then your left shoulder as you build the red Water triangle around you. You should now have the same symbols built both around and within your sphere of sensation. Once done, hold the incense slightly above your head again as you say:

Replace the incense upon the Altar. You should now take a moment to begin the process of building more imagery, this time a rising Sun that is just starting to peak over the Eastern horizon. Proceed now in a clockwise circuit towards the East but stop just before stepping into the light that is now beginning to shine from this quarter. Now, as you step into the Light, slowly inhale this light within your being, and perform the Sign of the Enterer as you take your first step past the East, projecting this Light and energy that you have breathed into yourself outwards around you, forming a circle of Light around your place of working. Now you will continue to walk past the East, South, West, and then North, until you once again come upon the Eastern Quarter. This time the Sun has arisen just a little higher as you step into its light, once again breathing in its Light and Life, and projecting it forward, again with the Sign of the Enterer. Continue around your circuit, continuing to walk in this light, as you again approach the East. Once more step into the Light, the Sun now having fully arisen, breathe in its energies once more, and project it forward a third and last time. Each time upon approaching the East the Sun will have risen just a little higher, so the student would do well to visualize themselves and there place of working as ascending with the sun, just a little higher each time. This will do much to promote the visualization and feeling of the creation of a spiral or vortex of Light within the place of working.

A note of caution is due here. When performing this work, do be careful when performing the visualizations and actions when in the East. Specifically what I am referring to here is the inhalation when in the Eastern quarter, and the greatest point of light, followed by the Sign of the Enterer. It may help with the visualizations to perform these actions with the eyes closed, but I must state that with persistence the student is likely to find that they experience a very real influx of energy at this point that can be a bit overpowering. I suppose what I am trying to say is that if you do perform these actions with your eyes closed to assist in the visualizations, do be sure of your footing. There is rarely anything more unsettling during a ritual than falling over due to the sudden effects of something that you were not prepared for before hand. Just a bit of advice here based upon personal experience.

Once the third circumambulation is complete, proceed around your place of working to the West of the Altar and face East. At this point, perform the Adoration to the Lord of the Universe as follows. Say:

At this point the student may proceed with any other ritual work or meditation that he or she is inclined to perform.

To close, the student performs the ritual actions as follows.

Perform the purification by Water and the consecration by Fire just as in the beginning of the ritual. Then perform the reverse circumambulations. This is done by approaching the east by way of the Western quarter, exactly the opposite as before. Upon passing the East, the student should now give the Sign of Silence so as to absorb the Light that was generated back into their sphere of sensation or aura. Each time that you pass the East the Sun should appear to fade just a little bit, until upon the third passing the visualization of the risen Sun is gone. Know that the Sun is still there, but that for the purpose of closing the visualization is now of decreasing light, or simply one of turning down the energies a bit.
After the third reverse circumambulation, return to the West of the Altar and face East.

Perform the Lesser Banishing Ritual of the Hexagram, followed by the Lesser Banishing Ritual of the Pentagram. Finish the ritual by saying the following:

Pause and say: