Demonology
Seventy-Two Demons
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Seventy-Two Demons usually refers to the seventy-two spirits listed in the Ars Goetia, the first book of the Lesser Key of Solomon.
The Seventy-Two Demons are the ranked Ars Goetia spirit catalog.
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The story behind Seventy-Two Demons
The Lesser Key classifies the spirits by ranks such as kings, dukes, princes, marquises, presidents, earls, and one knight.
The spiritual meaning of Seventy-Two Demons
Spiritually, Seventy-Two Demons asks how lists of power can be studied without surrendering judgment to them.
Seventy-Two Demons in the Bible
The seventy-two Goetic spirits are not a canonical biblical list. The Solomonic framing belongs to later grimoire tradition.
Why Seventy-Two Demons matters
Seventy-Two Demons matters because the number gives structure to an entire grimoire catalog and modern demonology search culture.
Seventy-Two Demons in practice: an example
A reader studying Bael through Andromalius is moving through the seventy-two-demon catalog, even if modern lists vary in spelling.
Where readings of Seventy-Two Demons go wrong
The usual misreading is to treat the number seventy-two as proof of spiritual authority or safety.
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.
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- The Great Almanac Dictionary
- Category
- Demons & Fallen Beings
- Last updated
- 2026-09-26
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Common questions
What are Seventy-Two Demons?
Seventy-Two Demons usually refers to the seventy-two spirits listed in the Ars Goetia, the first book of the Lesser Key of Solomon.
Where do Seventy-Two Demons come from?
The Lesser Key classifies the spirits by ranks such as kings, dukes, princes, marquises, presidents, earls, and one knight.
What do Seventy-Two Demons mean spiritually?
Spiritually, Seventy-Two Demons asks how lists of power can be studied without surrendering judgment to them.
What is the Christian view of Seventy-Two Demons?
The seventy-two Goetic spirits are not a canonical biblical list. The Solomonic framing belongs to later grimoire tradition.
What do people get wrong about Seventy-Two Demons?
The usual misreading is to treat the number seventy-two as proof of spiritual authority or safety.
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