Demonology: A Different Perspective.
Dear Witches and Occultists. 🌙
I decided to start my series of posts on the topic of Demonology by giving my perspective on a simple, yet crucial question: what is Demonology?
As many things within the domain of the Occult, there is no unique definition of Demonology. It can be intended as that branch of Magick that is concerned with Demons, which are, in the minds of most of us, infernal creatures and evil spirits. Demonology is traditionally concerned with the art of summoning and enslaving these inhuman creatures in order to get them to work for us for a specific goal.
But looking deeper into the concepts behind Demonology, one can discover that the practice of Demonic Conjuring has a much broader meaning and can be considered a foundation for many different magickal applications.
In order to understand why and how Demonology is so significant, I would like to start from one of the most common questions that people ask when confronted with the idea of working with supernatural, extra-dimensional and/or divine entities: “are they real?”
As I have stated several times before, I define myself as a Nihilist Witch. This means that I don’t worship any God or Goddess as the creator of this world, I don’t believe in their physical existence and I don’t believe that the Universe has an ultimate purpose or meaning. I am a materialist and I have a solid faith in Science. Therefore, most people would be surprised if not outraged to know that I support and practice Demonology.
Here’s my reply:
“I believe that the question of whether a certain God, Demon or Supernatural Entity is real or not is ultimately a meaningless question.”
This idea stems from the consideration that many things that are devoid of physical existence still have a huge impact on the lives of people. In order for them to have power, it’s sufficient that a certain number of people believe in them and enforce them in society.
Here are some simple examples of this.
The pieces of paper, or the virtual transactions, that we use as money, can function only because people believe in their inherent value. The same thing could be said about gender roles, which are completely meaningless and don’t have any material justification for their existence, but have become so strong that they rule the social behaviour of millions of people all over the world. I am a non-Christian person, but being raised in a Roman Catholic environment, I would be lying if I said that the Christian God didn’t have a huge impact on my life, regardless of whether I believe in him, or not.
Our society can give a massive amount of power to invisible things, by feeding them through the collective belief in their existence. In this sense, these things are Demons that are constantly conjured and reinforced by our behaviour. When these things become powerful enough to have an impact on the material plane, the question of whether they exist or not is inessential.
This is the idea behind Demonology.
If you want to interact with a demonic entity for whatever reason, my advice is to stop asking whether they are real or not. Instead, when it comes to practically conjuring a Demon, there are two core ideas that you should consider:
Time is non-linear. You live with the illusion of the existence of the past, present and future but these concepts have no meaning outside of your experience. My personal way to put it is that when you summon a demon, what is actually happening is that the specific entity you’re working with is calling you through the fabric of spacetime and conjuring themselves into existence through you.
Everything is connected. Even when you’re doing a summoning ritual in the privacy of your room without anyone being aware of it, it will still have an impact on society and the cosmos as a whole. There can be no action without reaction. You can never fully predict the consequences of your actions, and, to put it in thermodynamic terms, there can be no reversible process in this universe. So take your conjuring very seriously, even if you’re working with a lesser entity.
These concepts may require a lot of meditation to be fully understood. My suggestion is, as always, to take your time to deeply ponder these ideas and give them personal meaning before engaging in any summoning ritual. In my next posts, I will give you some practical tips and directions on how I put together a conjuring circle, and what to keep in mind.
I hope that this post will be useful to anyone interested in this topic. If you have any doubts you can always write me a message and I’ll help you to the best of my knowledge.
Aurum nostrum non est aurum vulgi
Astrea 🌙
