Goetic spirit
Botis
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Botis is the seventeenth Goetic spirit, a president and earl associated with past and future knowledge and reconciling friends and enemies.
Botis is a Goetic president-earl of time-knowledge and reconciliation.
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At a glance
- In the Goetia
- Spirit 17 of 72, a president and a earl
- Source text
- The Lesser Key of Solomon (Ars Goetia)
- Found in
- Demons & Fallen Beings
- Related
- Demon, Fallen Angel, Spiritual Warfare, Discernment
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The story behind Botis
The Lesser Key describes Botis as first appearing as a viper, then as a horned human figure carrying a sword.
The spiritual meaning of Botis
Spiritually, Botis asks whether truth is cutting in order to heal or only to dominate.
Why Botis matters
Botis matters because his viper-to-human imagery captures the Goetic tension between threat and counsel.
Botis in practice: an example
Symbolically, Botis can name a sharp truth that may reconcile people if it is not used as a weapon.
Where readings of Botis go wrong
A common error is to seek hidden future knowledge as a substitute for honest conversation.
Sources and editorial method
This entry summarizes the tradition in the Almanac's own words; where no source is listed, it is an editorial summary rather than a primary text, and symbolic readings are named as the tradition's, not as fact.
Recorded here as history and lore. No rite is taught on this page.
- Source
- The Great Almanac Dictionary
- Category
- Demons & Fallen Beings
- Last updated
- 2026-09-26
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Who is Botis?
Botis is the seventeenth Goetic spirit, a president and earl associated with past and future knowledge and reconciling friends and enemies.
What number is Botis in the Goetia?
In the Ars Goetia, the first book of the Lesser Key of Solomon, Botis is spirit number 17 of 72, ranked as a president and a earl. The Lesser Key describes Botis as first appearing as a viper, then as a horned human figure carrying a sword.
What does Botis mean spiritually?
Spiritually, Botis asks whether truth is cutting in order to heal or only to dominate.
What do people get wrong about Botis?
A common error is to seek hidden future knowledge as a substitute for honest conversation.
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