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  2. List of Masonic rites - Wikipedia

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    Single ritual jurisdiction Delaware: Grand Lodge of Delaware: York Rite (Preston/Webb) Single ritual jurisdiction District of Columbia: GLDC: Emulation Rite; AASR (Craft Degrees) York Rite (Preston/Webb) French Rite (Modern Rite) [15] McBride Ritual; Most diverse ritual jurisdiction in the US Florida: Grand Lodge of Florida: York Rite (Preston ...

  3. Banishing - Wikipedia

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    The Lesser Ritual of the Pentagram [5]; Greater Banishing Ritual of the Pentagram [2]; Lesser Banishing Ritual of the Hexagram [2]; Greater Banishing Ritual of the Hexagram [2]; The Star Ruby, a version of the Lesser Banishing Ritual of the Pentagram that was modified by Aleister Crowley for the use of adherents to Thelema.

  4. Religious initiation rites - Wikipedia

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    Conversion to Judaism requires full immersion in a Mikveh, a ritual purification bath connected to a natural spring, well of naturally occurring water or a cistern filled by the rain. According to Orthodox Judaism , immersion of a convert requires three religiously observant male witnesses, preferably rabbis .

  5. Ritual - Wikipedia

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    A ritual is a sequence of activities involving gestures, words, actions, or revered objects. [1] [2] Rituals may be prescribed by the traditions of a community ...

  6. Pentacle - Wikipedia

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    Pentacle. A pentacle (also spelled and pronounced as pantacle in Thelema, following Aleister Crowley, though that spelling ultimately derived from Éliphas Lévi) [1] is a talisman that is used in magical evocation, and is usually made of parchment, paper, cloth, or metal (although it can be of other materials), upon which a magical design is drawn.

  7. Lesser ritual of the pentagram - Wikipedia

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    The Lesser Ritual of the Pentagram (or LRP) is a ceremonial magic ritual devised and used by the original order of the Golden Dawn that has become a mainstay in modern occultism. This ritual is considered by many to be a basic preliminary to any other magical work, so much that it was the only ritual, besides initiation rituals, taught to ...

  8. Dionysian Mysteries - Wikipedia

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    The Dionysian Mysteries were a ritual of ancient Greece and Rome which sometimes used intoxicants and other trance-inducing techniques (like dance and music) to remove inhibitions. It also provided some liberation for men and women marginalized by Greek society, among which were slaves, outlaws, and non-citizens.

  9. Great rite - Wikipedia

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    The great rite is a Wiccan ritual involving symbolic sexual intercourse with the purpose of drawing energy from the powerful connection between a male and female. Both receive more power. [ 1 ] It is an uncommon ritual in a full coven, as it is used when the coven is in need of powerful spiritual intervention. [ 2 ]