Bornless Ritual
The Bornless Ritual, also known as the Preliminary Invocation of the Goetia, or the Invocation of the Heart Girt with a Serpent, is often considered the proper preliminary invocation to the Ars Goetia since it was introduced as such by Aleister Crowley. Originally, grimoire magick did not include this particular ritual but routinely advised the magician (or "exorcist") to have a close bond to the heavenly powers before he meddle with demons (e.g. the Book of Abramelin, the Keys of Solomon, etc.).
In his recent translation of The Goetia of Dr. Rudd, Stephen Skinner argued that "The Bornless One" is nowhere mentioned in the MS as the ritual is of Greaco/Egyptian origin. Stephen Skinner further argues that the ritual is in fact an exorcism.
A similar formula is also used in Crowley's Liber Samekh for establishing contact with the Holy Guardian Angel.
Crowley's text is:
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