Goetic spirit
Sabnock
Direct answer
Sabnock is a Goetic marquis associated with towers, camps, fortifications, and wound or affliction imagery.
Sabnock is a Goetic marquis of fortification, military structure, and affliction symbolism.
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At a glance
- In the Goetia
- Spirit 43 of 72, a marquis
- 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 Sabnock
The Ars Goetia describes Sabnock as an armed soldier-like figure with a lion head, building towers and castles.
The spiritual meaning of Sabnock
Spiritually, Sabnock asks whether the fortress is protecting life or preserving pain.
Sabnock in practice: an example
Symbolically, Sabnock may describe a defensive system that protects one wound by creating another.
Where readings of Sabnock go wrong
A common error is to use Sabnock lore for harm, curses, or affliction-focused practice.
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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Common questions
Who is Sabnock?
Sabnock is a Goetic marquis associated with towers, camps, fortifications, and wound or affliction imagery.
What number is Sabnock in the Goetia?
In the Ars Goetia, the first book of the Lesser Key of Solomon, Sabnock is spirit number 43 of 72, ranked as a marquis. The Ars Goetia describes Sabnock as an armed soldier-like figure with a lion head, building towers and castles.
What does Sabnock mean spiritually?
Spiritually, Sabnock asks whether the fortress is protecting life or preserving pain.
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