Rite of Cleansing or Ritual Shower

 ~ Ritual ~ Devised by Frater V.A.L during the Hour of Thanu, Raphael presiding.

Disrobe and take a moment to notice the feeling of being naked. Note any “emotional” responses to being nude. There should be none. Work carefully in understanding the source of these feelings. Conquer them one at a time. This will take months, or years, depending on how deeply rooted the issues are in the psyche. The only feelings one should immediately notice are physical sensations of Air touching the parts of the body that are normally occluded.

Turn on the shower and adjust the water to a comfortable temperature.

Enter the shower and let the Water run over your entire body.

During this, visualize the Water as the Waters of Binah reflecting down the Tree, first to Chessed, then Hod, and finally into the Water of Earth or Malkuth.

Once surrounded by the Waters of Binah, take the soap/bodywash/shampoo and start to scrub your body in circular motions, visualizing the inequities flying away from each sphere, leaving behind nothing but the Shells.

Starting with the [hair and face]. Inwardly(silently), and repeatedly vibrate the name EHIEH.

[throat and shoulders] – YHVH ELOHIM

[chest and back] – YHVH ELOAH VE'DAATH

[gentials and pubic area] – SHADDAI EL CHAI

[legs and feet] – ADONAI HA ARETZ

When you are completely covered in the Shells of your inequities, rinse and visualize the Water now as the LVX DIVINVM flowing directly from Kether through the Middle Pillar, bathing all the spheres with Light and carrying the Shells away into the ground.

Turn the water off and remain in the shower. Face east and take note of how the Water feels on your body. Become aware that you are not just surrounded by Water, but Earth, and Air as well. Realize that were you standing bathed in Fire you would be consumed. Then realize that Fire is responsible for warming the Water to a comfortable temperature. When you have properly realized the Elements in your current environment, Realize that when you step out of the shower the Air will assault you, the Water on your skin will become cold, the Fire has left, and the Earth has grown unstable and slippery beneath you. Endeavor to face this without fear.

When you are not afraid to face the Elements and their assault on your senses, spread the veil and step out into the room. Still in a meditative state, accept the new sensations and harness them. Sturdy your footing. Deny the cold.

Dry off, remembering each sphere as you cover it, seeing it now being clean pure and full of Divine Light. When you are dry say aloud, AMEN or TETELESTAI

Once you are comfortable with the visualizations, add the oration for the Ritual Bath from “The Greater Key of Solomon” or any number of suitable Psalms. This should be recited during the “rinse” phase of the ritual when you are visualizing the Divine Light descending the Pillar and filling the spheres.