In previous "lessons" of Magick 101 I've given you some personal preparation and theory. In this first part of lesson 6 I'm going to talk about the first formal ritual, The Lesser Banishing Ritual of the Pentagram. What? That ol' thing? Yes. That old thing. Most of the time I see the LBRP performed it is done so perfunctorily that it is rather useless, just mumbling of words and finger pointing or dagger waving. On the other hand, some people seem to think it is the height of magick, turning a brief and powerful ritual into an overplayed, elongated, pompous ordeal. Still others think it is a useless and outdated part of the old Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn and who needs that