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hidden and secret things, <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> creation <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> world, <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> fall <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />

and <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> dead. Some can answer about<br />

secret matters human or divine. But <strong>the</strong>re are also many spirits which<br />

with more mundane such as a hidden treasure<br />

delivering it to <strong>the</strong> is to be<br />

by <strong>the</strong> demon in power several<br />

.... 'v .. .. ,.,.'" love, <strong>the</strong>y even make women undress<br />

O<strong>the</strong>rs bestow on <strong>the</strong> operator <strong>the</strong> favours <strong>of</strong> friends and foes, reconcile<br />

<strong>the</strong>m or incite mutual hatred. O<strong>the</strong>r powers <strong>of</strong> Goetic demons include <strong>the</strong><br />

gift <strong>of</strong> invisibility, transport <strong>of</strong> men and things to all parts <strong>the</strong> world,<br />

transformation into various alteration <strong>of</strong> water into wine,<br />

transmutation <strong>of</strong> metals into gold, or procuring illusions.<br />

The book also lists days and hours for demon "0,-" " .. ", 1-1("" ... ,,<br />

The particular spirits are ascribed to <strong>the</strong> four elements, <strong>the</strong> twelve star<br />

and <strong>the</strong> seven The seals <strong>of</strong> demons are to be fashioned in<br />

metals which correspond to <strong>the</strong> seven planetary and to <strong>the</strong> rank <strong>of</strong><br />

<strong>the</strong> The Chief in Sol (Gold); in Luna (Silver);<br />

Dukes' in Venus (Copper); Prelacies' in Jupiter (Tin); Knights' in Saturn<br />

(Lead); Presidents' in Mercury (Mercury); in Venus (Copper), and<br />

Luna (Silver). All are under <strong>the</strong> <strong>of</strong> four Great<br />

Kings ruling <strong>the</strong> four quarters: Amaymon, Corson, Zimimay, and Gaap.<br />

These four Great are not to be summoned, important<br />

occasions.<br />

Traditional <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Goetia is <strong>the</strong> art <strong>of</strong> evocation,<br />

onto <strong>the</strong> material plane and into a visible shape and manifestation. It gives<br />

exact directions <strong>of</strong> how <strong>the</strong> has to prepare to <strong>the</strong> how<br />

to draw <strong>the</strong> magical circle and what requisites and talismans <strong>the</strong> operator<br />

must have during evocation. There are also special and<br />

incantations means <strong>of</strong> which <strong>the</strong> summons a chosen and<br />

dismisses it after <strong>the</strong> task has been completed. Solomonic grimoires<br />

give three summoning incantations combined with curses and sometimes<br />

also <strong>the</strong> lashing <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> demon, if <strong>the</strong> spirit is not to obey<br />

operator. The stands in <strong>the</strong> circle with names <strong>of</strong> God and<br />

inscribed within, which <strong>of</strong><br />

<strong>the</strong> demon, <strong>the</strong> spirit appears and manifests outside <strong>the</strong> circle or in a<br />

(pointed to <strong>the</strong> direction with <strong>the</strong><br />

<strong>of</strong>ten assuming shape from <strong>the</strong> thick smoke a special incense.

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