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The Lesser Hexagram Ritual: Meaning and Symbolism
Sometimes overshadowed by the Lesser Pentagram, the Lesser Hexagram ritual deals with the higher planes. It is the next step, enabling you to work with celestial or inter- and transpersonal energies.
In the previous video, we discussed the meanings and symbolism behind the LRP. In this one, we’ll repeat with the LRH, exploring ideas to deepen your practice.
Origins
Like the LRP, the LRH was likely written by Samuel MacGregor Mathers, the chief adept of the original Hermetic Order of The Golden Dawn. As mentioned in the previous video, the Golden Dawn profoundly impacted Western Occultism, continuing to influence modern practitioners.
The Golden Dawn was an ‘outer’ order of the ‘inner’ Rosae Rubeae et Aureae Crucis, or Red Roses and Golden Crosses. The key detail is that unlike the LRP, which was taught in this outer order, the LRH was kept for the inner.
Purpose
As covered in another video, the LRH is a general macrocosmic ritual working with influences Magick attributes to:
- The seven classical planets and
- The twelve Zodiac signs.
The LRH has an invoking and a banishing form.
- The first is the LIRH, which is kinda…
