Vine
Intention: Study a Goetic figure traditionally tied to storms and hidden things
Offerings & Symbols
- A written study note
- A candle
- A reference on weather and detection folklore
Culture: Western grimoire tradition (Ars Goetia) Traditional rank: King and Earl
Vine is described in the Ars Goetia as a lion riding a black horse with a viper in hand, traditionally associated in the old text with revealing witches, hidden things and the future, and with raising storms, combining several of the catalog's recurring themes in a single entry.
Associations
Historical demonological catalogs, claimed detection and storm-raising in the old text.
Ways people engage with this material (modern)
- Read the original entry in scholarly translation
- Research the historical context of witch-hunting claims embedded in period demonology, a genuinely dark chapter of European history
- Note the entry's combination of several recurring Goetic themes
- Approach the material as historical and literary study
Approach any deity with respect and do your own research. Practices vary widely between traditions, and modern devotional practice often goes beyond what survives in ancient sources.
