Equipment Options

I have a really retarded question. As I stated in an earlier post I am new to goetia but not to ceremonial magick. I was wondering how much of the equipment from the Goetia is really essential to get results from this kind of evocation.

I have a circle with the holy names on it. Its not the same form and design as the one from the lesser keys however(its my own design).

I am also making a triangle of art with a skrying mirror on it. So the triangle won't be the floor variety as in the Book.

As for the bass box, sword, and everything else, I don't have them. All I have is standard Golden Dawn equipment(minus the sword).

So do you think all the trappings are essential? Would it not be successful without following it to the "T"?

Greetings Imperial Art,

Each of the tools has a specific function, none of them have a merely symbolic value. Sometimes the function is esoteric (as with the circle, the belt, the ring) and sometimes it is entirely practical (you need to dangle that box from something), but all are essential to the performance. They are not essential to calling spirits, making pacts, or otherwise performing magic, but they are all important parts of the Goetia ceremony. Personally I feel that if you believe you can conjure your own spirits using your own tools and ceremonies, it is better to do that than to do Goetia halfway while imagining you have the rest of the requisites.

You make a great point ...otherwise why engage in Ceremonial Magick? Anyway, I want to second Palindroem's request for you (if willing) to post photos of some of your tools. Also, where can I find more info on the Magic Belt of Poland? I have never heard of this belt until reading your post ,and all I've scraped up is that it was stolen from the Warsaw University Archaeology Museum during WWII.

This post has been edited by Faustopheles: Dec 19 2006, 08:16 PM