
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.
- Ritual Bath (“Asperges me…” etc);
- The ritual putting on of the vestments;
- Banishing rituals (LBRP / LBRH) to clear the space);
- The Preliminary invocation of the Goetia AKA the Bornless Ritual;
- 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.
- 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).
- 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. - The Welcome Unto The Spirit.
- The talky-bit where I specify what I want the spirit to do, and get it to agree to do so.
- Licence to Depart.
- 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?”




