Lbrp : God Names And The Elements, Some inconsistencies… or maybe blinds??? Options

Hey everyone,

Has anyone noticed that there is something that is not quite right about the LBRP? That is that the God names do not correspond to their quarters given the elemental nature of each quarter. Let me explain…

Traditional associations:

East :: YHVH :: Raphael :: Air
South :: ADNI :: Michael :: Fire
West :: AHIH :: Gabriel :: Water
North :: AGLA :: Auriel :: Earth

The archangels, elements, and cardinal points all coincide with their kabbalistic correspondences; however, the God names do not. AHIH (eheieh) is the God name of the Sephirah Keter, the Sefer Yetzirah tells us that Keter corresponds to breath…right? In which case, should not AHIH correspond to air (i.e breath) in the eastern sphere? AGLA is short for “Ateh Gibor Le-olam Adonai” (thou are forever my lord), some kabbalists associate this with the sphere of Geburah through the root Gibor. Geburah is the sphere of fire. ADNI refers to “Adonai he-Aretz”, the God name of Malkuth, and thus is perhaps best associated with earth. Leaving us with YHVH; however, the tetragramaton encompasses all four elements, so theoretically it can be vibrated in any direction. What we get is the following correspondences:

East :: AHIH :: Raphael :: Air
South :: AGLA :: Michael :: Fire
West :: YHVH?? :: Gabriel :: Water
North :: ADNI :: Auriel :: Earth

I have experimented with this and for me it seems to result in a much more cohesive unification between the microcosm and macrocosm. I would be interested to hear if anyone else has experimented with the LBRP in such a manner and their results. Also, if anyone has a suggestion for a god name that can be properly linked to water to replace YHVH in the west, please let me know. I hope this post can spark some discussions regarding our individual interpretations of this basic but ever so important practice.

Greetings Faustopheles,

It may be considered that the first true Ritual a Probationer is taught before his initiation as a Neophyte is the LBRP, with each grade from Zelator, Theoricus, Practicus, Philosophus comes a particular concentration of one of the Elements. Zealtor is Earht, Theoricus is Air, Practicus is Water, and Philosophus is Fire.

The LBRP is a precursor as you know to other Rituals involving the Pentagram such as the Invoking Ritual of The Pentagram, and the Supreme Ritual of The Pentagram as taught by Regardie in his book "The Golden Dawn'.

In the Order that I belong to the LBRP, as has been discussed, is not used as an Elemental Banishing Ritual, however it is used as a Banishing Ritual of Obstruction, wherein the Divine Names are Vibrated in the Pentagrams to extend their force to the horizon of that particular direction, and to imprint the Divine name within the Practitioners Center.

It is mainly used to Balance and Equilibrate the Initiates mind and to bring manifestation of the Light within his sphere of sensation, as well as to stabalize the Tree of Life within him through the opening with the Qabalistic Cross.

It appears that all who have been involved in this discussion have a pretty good working knowledge of the LBRP and also some idea of what they desire to receive from its practice. Thanks for allowing me to add my two cents.

Respectfully,
Helel (Joseph)