Goetic spirit
Shax
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Shax is a Goetic marquis associated with stealing senses, goods, and secrets, but also with revealing hidden things under strict grimoire conditions.
Shax is a Goetic marquis of theft, lost senses, secrets, and unstable answers.
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At a glance
- In the Goetia
- Spirit 44 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 Shax
The Lesser Key describes Shax as a bird-like marquis who can take away sight, hearing, understanding, money, and horses.
The spiritual meaning of Shax
Spiritually, Shax asks what sense is being stolen by obsession.
Shax in practice: an example
Symbolically, Shax can name a bargain where the price of a secret is loss of perception.
Where readings of Shax go wrong
The usual misreading is to chase hidden answers if the process makes you less grounded.
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 Shax?
Shax is a Goetic marquis associated with stealing senses, goods, and secrets, but also with revealing hidden things under strict grimoire conditions.
What number is Shax in the Goetia?
In the Ars Goetia, the first book of the Lesser Key of Solomon, Shax is spirit number 44 of 72, ranked as a marquis. The Lesser Key describes Shax as a bird-like marquis who can take away sight, hearing, understanding, money, and horses.
What does Shax mean spiritually?
Spiritually, Shax asks what sense is being stolen by obsession.
What do people get wrong about Shax?
The usual misreading is to chase hidden answers if the process makes you less grounded.
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