Here’s a ritual calling upon Hermaphroditus, designed within the framework of Western Hermetic Qabalah and High Magick, blending elements of invocation, self-integration, and inner alchemy. This can be performed as a standalone working or integrated into a larger process like a Solar or Venusian working, depending on your aims.

Ritual of the Divine Hermaphrodite: Invocation of Hermaphroditus

Purpose

To invoke Hermaphroditus as the Living Key of Internal Union, to awaken the Androgynous Soul within, and to glimpse the Hermetic truth that the Self transcends gender polarity. This ritual harmonizes the Solar and Lunar currents within the practitioner and aligns the self with the principle of the Alchemical Rebis, the perfected Hermaphroditic being.

Materials

• A mirror, large enough to gaze into your own eyes
• Two candles: one gold (Solar) and one silver (Lunar)
• Incense: Frankincense (Solar) and Myrrh (Lunar), or a blend if preferred
• A chalice of water (Lunar)
• A small dish of salt (Earth)
• A wand or dagger (Fire/Air)
• The 7 of Swords Tarot card (optional, to represent the mind’s fragmentation that this ritual seeks to reconcile)

Ritual Structure

1. Opening and Purification

Light the candles—gold to your right, silver to your left.

Pass the incense around yourself, saying:

"I cleanse this space in the Names of Hermes and Aphrodite, who together gave birth to the Child of Union. May no falsehood or division enter here."

Sprinkle salt into the chalice of water, saying:

"By Earth and Water, I prepare the vessel of my soul, ready to receive the Secret Fire."

Touch the water to your brow, heart, and loins.

2. Declaration of Intent

Face the mirror and say:

"I come before the sacred reflection to seek the One within the Two—
I call upon Hermaphroditus, Child of Hermes and Aphrodite,
Heir to the Caduceus and the Girdle of Desire,
To awaken within me the Memory of Wholeness."

3. Forming the Sacred Vortex (Qabalistic Cross)

Perform the Qabalistic Cross to center your own energies:

• Touch your forehead: Ateh (Unto Thee)
• Touch your groin: Malkuth (the Kingdom)
• Touch your right shoulder: ve-Geburah (and the Power)
• Touch your left shoulder: ve-Gedulah (and the Glory)
• Cross your hands upon your heart: Le-Olahm, Amen. (Forever, Amen)

4. Invocation of Hermaphroditus

Gaze into the mirror and call aloud:

"Hermaphroditus, Divine Child,
Born of Thought and Desire,
Bearer of the Staff and the Girdle,
You who unite what was split,
Male and Female, Active and Passive,
Sun and Moon, Fire and Water—
I invoke Thee, sacred Rebis,
To stand before me,
To awaken within me,
To reveal the Androgynous Light I have always been."

5. Gesture of Union (Optional Mudra)

Form your hands into the shape of the Solar and Lunar glyphs—
Right hand: upward triangle (Fire/Sun/Male)
Left hand: downward triangle (Water/Moon/Female)
Slowly bring the two together over your heart to form a Hexagram, symbolic of the perfected union.

Say:

"What was divided is now whole—
What was forgotten is now remembered—
Within me burns the Child of the Gods."

6. Gazing into the Self

Hold the mirror directly in front of your face, looking deeply into your own eyes. Allow your face to blur, soften, or shift. See beyond the persona—let the opposite gender within you emerge, and then see both as one being. Call:

"Hermaphroditus, show me the Face of the True Self—
Not male, not female, but both and neither.
Let me know myself as I was in the Mind of God
Before the Veil of Incarnation clothed me in form."

Pause in silence. Allow visions, sensations, or inner knowing to arise.

7. Anointing of Reconciliation

Dip your finger in the salted water and touch your brow, heart, and loins again, saying:

"I am the Son and the Daughter.
I am the Lover and the Beloved.
I am the Quickening Seed and the Fertile Womb.
I am Whole, I am Hermaphroditus,
Child of the Divine Union."

8. Closing Declaration

Extinguish the candles and say:

"The Child returns to the One,
But the Memory is planted deep within me.
I walk in wholeness,
Until the two are one again."

9. Grounding

Eat a piece of bread or some salt, and drink clean water to ground yourself.
Journal your experience—this is crucial, as Hermaphroditic visions can unlock forgotten layers of self-understanding, even from past incarnations.

Notes on Practice

• This ritual can be performed during a Full Moon in Libra, which emphasizes balance and union.
• It is also potent when the Sun or Venus is in Gemini, as Gemini (The Twins) reflects the Divine Pair that seeks resolution.
• If desired, follow this working with The Art Card meditation from the Thoth Tarot, which directly reflects the Alchemical Union of Opposites.

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