Meaning & use

Goetic

adjective·Academic

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Relating to goety, a form of ritual magic traditionally associated with invoking or commanding spirits.

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The grimoire described several goetic rituals for summoning demons.

Scholars of Renaissance occultism study goetic texts alongside more 'legitimate' natural magic.

A note on using this word

From the Greek 'goeteia' (sorcery), it is most familiar today from 'The Lesser Key of Solomon,' whose first section is titled the 'Ars Goetia.'

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