What invocations did you use to summon spirits from the Goetia? (Quora.com)

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I try to stick as close to the grimoire as possible: in any case I am a traditionalist when it comes to ceremonial magick. Typically, when working with the Goetia I would go about it as follows.

  1. Ritual Bath (“Asperges me…” etc);
  2. The ritual putting on of the vestments;
  3. Banishing rituals (LBRP / LBRH) to clear the space);
  4. The Preliminary invocation of the Goetia AKA the Bornless Ritual;
  5. Vibrating all the Hebrew names inscribed around and within the magic circle: my rationale being that they’re not there for decoration, they’re actually telling you what to invoke.
  6. Pentagram and Hexagram rituals directed at the Triangle of Art. The Pentagram ritual for the Zodiacal forces of the decan over which the Spirit rules; and the Hexagram for the Planet corresponding to its rank (e.g. King = Sun, etc).
  7. The First Conjuration only.
    The first conjuration sounds like a dignified request from Magician to Spirit. However, the subsequent conjurations make the Magician sound whiny and insecure, so I avoid them on principle, and quite honestly I’ve never felt tempted to try to use them.
  8. The Welcome Unto The Spirit.
  9. The talky-bit where I specify what I want the spirit to do, and get it to agree to do so.
  10. Licence to Depart.
  11. Banishing rituals again, to close down the space after the Spirit has gone.

Source: Alex’ answer to “What invocations did you use to summon spirits from the Goetia?”

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