A Different Approach to Spirit Evocation - Be Nice

Sorcerer Jason Miller shares an approach to spirit evocation a that is different from the commands and threats contained in the grimoires - be nice.

I want you to be nice until its time not to be nice”. – Dalton, from the movie Roadhouse.

Someone recently wrote me asking some questions about evocation and prefaced it with “I know you don’t approve of working with the spirits of the Goetia…”.

I think perhaps because I listed the Goetia as one of the five things that modern occultism needs to escape the gravity of (Bune is the Katy Perry of wealth magic) or that I have suggested that trusting them blindly is a mistake, that I may have come off as against the practice totally. This is of course not the case, and in fact I myself have contributed to Bune’s pop star status by including a spell invoking him in The Sorcerer’s Secrets. Read more

Magical Seals: How to Use Them as Talismans

Magical seals are symbols that act as material links to spiritual powers. They can be found in The Greater Key of Solomon, The Goetia, and other grimoires. Ceremonial magicians and witches typically use the seals to summon the spiritual power associated with them. Folk magic practitioners, on the other hand, usually don't perform spirit evocations with them. Instead, they use the seals as talismans.The method below is typical of how magical seals are used in folk magic traditions, such as hoodoo and New Orleans voodoo.

Goetic Evocation of Spirits

Carroll "Poke" Runyon discusses his method for summoning the spirits of the Goetia.