In my previous post, #6.2.1, I shared some background concepts of the Kabalistic Cross section of the Lesser Banishing Ritual of the Pentagram. I would encourage you to read or re-read that post before reading this one. It gives a rather thorough understanding of what this part of the ritual means.
Visualizations and Actions
In this post I'm going to share what you physically and mentally do when performing this part of the rite. I'm going to put the Golden Dawn's original instructions, as they appear in Regardie's book of that name, in red.
Take a steel dagger in the right hand.
There are two things to note about this instruction. First, you should optimally use a dagger made of