The Bornless Ritual, also known as the Preliminary Invocation, is a ritual of Western
ceremonial magic
Ceremonial magic (ritual magic, high magic or learned magic) encompasses a wide variety of rituals of magic. The works included are characterized by ceremony and numerous requisite accessories to aid the practitioner. It can be seen as an ex ...
generally used as an Invocation of the Knowledge and Conversation of the
Holy Guardian Angel, since it was introduced as such by the
Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn
The Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn ( la, Ordo Hermeticus Aurorae Aureae), more commonly the Golden Dawn (), was a secret society devoted to the study and practice of occult Hermeticism and metaphysics during the late 19th and early 20th ...
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Derivation
It was derived from the
Greek Magical Papyri, specifically
PGM V. 96-172: "Stele of Jeu the Hieroglyphist in his letter."
Here is an example stanza as translated by
Hans Dieter Betz:
Use
It is often considered the proper preliminary
invocation
An invocation (from the Latin verb ''invocare'' "to call on, invoke, to give") may take the form of:
*Supplication, prayer or spell.
*A form of possession.
*Command or conjuration.
* Self-identification with certain spirits.
These forms ...
to the ''
Ars Goetia
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'' since it was introduced as such by
Aleister Crowley
Aleister Crowley (; born Edward Alexander Crowley; 12 October 1875 – 1 December 1947) was an English occultist, ceremonial magician, poet, painter, novelist, and mountaineer. He founded the religion of Thelema, identifying himself as the pr ...
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