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The 72 sigils. In this article, the demons' names are taken from the goetic grimoire Ars Goetia, which differs in terms of number and ranking from the Pseudomonarchia Daemonum of Johann Weyer. As a result of multiple translations, there are multiple spellings for some of the names, explained in more detail in the articles concerning them.
Johann Reuchlin (1455–1522) considered these 72 names, made pronounceable by the addition of suffixes such as 'El' or 'Yah', to be the names of angels, individuated products of God's will. [40] Reuchlin refers to and lists the 72 Angels of the Shem Hamephorash in his 1517 book De Arte Cabalistica. [41] [42] According to Bernd Roling,
In demonology, sigils are pictorial signatures attributed to demons, angels, or other beings. In the ceremonial magic of the Middle Ages , sigils were used in the summoning of these beings and were the pictorial equivalent to their true name .
All articles that pertain to demons found in The Lesser Key of Solomon which are classified as goetic. A complete list is maintained at List of demons in the Ars Goetia , separate articles are maintained where there is sufficient reliably sourced material for an article.
Goetia (goh-eh-TEE-ah [1]) is a type of European sorcery, often referred to as witchcraft, that has been transmitted through grimoires—books containing instructions for performing magical practices. The term "goetia" finds its origins in the Greek word "goes", which originally denoted diviners, magicians, healers, and seers. [2]
Contains portions of Ars Almandel and split sections the Goetia, missing large portions of the rituals involved. [15] Skinner, Stephen & Rankine, David (eds.), The Goetia of Dr Rudd: The Angels and Demons of Liber Malorum Spirituum Seu Goetia (sourceworks of Ceremonial Magic) (London and Singapore: The Golden Hoard Press 2007) ISBN 978-0 ...
The Pseudomonarchia Daemonum (lit. ' False Monarchy of Demons ') first appears as an appendix to De praestigiis daemonum (1577) by Johann Weyer. [1] An abridgment of a grimoire similar in nature to the Ars Goetia (first book of The Lesser Key of Solomon), it contains a list of demons, and the appropriate hours and rituals to conjure them.
Paimon as depicted in Jacques Collin de Plancy's Dictionnaire Infernal, 1863 edition Sigil of Paimon. Paimon is a “spirit” named in early grimoires.These include The Lesser Key of Solomon (in the Ars Goetia), [1] Johann Weyer's Pseudomonarchia Daemonum, [2] Jacques Collin de Plancy's Dictionnaire Infernal, [3] the Livre des Esperitz (as "Poymon"), [4] the Liber Officiorum Spirituum (as ...