Historical Ritual Archive
The Power Being Addressed
Andras is approached as Sixty-third spirit of the Ars Goetia, a Great Marquis commanding thirty legions.
Andras is violent, impatient and openly hostile. He is associated with discord, quarrels, destruction and death. Unlike spirits that conceal danger behind teaching or favor, Andras enters the record as a power whose very office is rupture.
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Why the Rite Exists
The rite creates a controlled threshold between ordinary life and the domain attributed to Andras. Preparation separates the practitioner from ordinary noise. The sigil and name establish the centre. The petition directs the encounter. The offering defines exchange. Dismissal restores the chamber to ordinary time.
A rite without preparation is only demand. A rite without closure is pressure without a boundary.
Personality and Ritual Conduct
Andras is violent, impatient and openly hostile. He is associated with discord, quarrels, destruction and death. Unlike spirits that conceal danger behind teaching or favor, Andras enters the record as a power whose very office is rupture.
The practitioner should enter with one clear purpose and avoid contradictory requests. The entity's rank and temperament determine the tone. Respect does not mean submission, and command does not mean theatrical aggression.
The Atmosphere of Manifestation
The room may feel immediately unsafe. Owl imagery, the growl of a black wolf, metallic flashes and the impression of a raised sword can appear with little warning.
Manifestation may begin before any full figure is seen. Sound, temperature, dream, bodily pressure, altered flame, animal imagery or a complete inner sentence may mark the transition from preparation into contact.
Historical Image and Ritual Figure
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Sigil of Andras
Sigil of Andras. Traditionally drawn on parchment and placed at the centre of the rite as the principal visual focus for the invocation.
The Rite: Full Ceremonial Sequence
The following material preserves the original SatanWorld article's ritual content without omitting its operative details.
Who is Andras?
Andras is the 63rd spirit described in the Ars Goetia, the first section of the 17th-century grimoire The Lesser Key of Solomon. He is depicted as a Great Marquis of Hell, appearing as an angel with the head of a black night owl, riding a black wolf and wielding a sharp sword. His domain includes sowing discord, inciting quarrels, and destroying enemies—often with a ruthless, destructive bent. He commands 30 legions of demons and is considered one of the more volatile spirits, capable of causing harm to the summoner if not handled with precision.
Preparation for the Summoning Ritual
Summoning Andras, like other Goetic demons, draws from ceremonial magic traditions. These rituals are symbolic and psychological in modern occult practice, but historically viewed as literal invocations. Proceed with extreme caution: traditional texts warn that Andras can turn violent, potentially "slaying the summoner and his companions" if disrespected. Only attempt if you're experienced in evocation; beginners risk psychological distress or unintended consequences.
Required Materials
Gather these items in a clean, secluded space (ideally a protected circle outdoors at night):
Sigil of Andras: Draw or engrave his seal (a complex geometric figure resembling interlocking circles and lines with angular extensions). You can find accurate reproductions in editions of The Lesser Key of Solomon.
Incense and Offerings: Frankincense or myrrh for purification; black candles (for his owl/wolf associations); a small offering like blood (symbolic, e.g., red wine) or a written pact on parchment.
Protective Tools: A consecrated dagger (athame), salt for the circle, and a triangle of art (a separate containment area drawn with chalk or rope).
Robes and Mindset: Wear black or earth-toned robes. Fast for 24 hours beforehand to heighten focus and humility.
Timing and Location
Planetary Hour: Invoke during the hour of Mars (Tuesday, around dawn or dusk) for his martial, destructive energy.
Lunar Phase: Waning moon to align with baneful workings like discord.
Space: A quiet room or forest clearing. Ensure privacy—no interruptions.
Step-by-Step Summoning Ritual
This is adapted from the Ars Goetia method, emphasizing safety layers. Perform in a trance state (via meditation or rhythmic chanting). The entire rite takes 1-2 hours.
Purification and Circle Casting
Bathe in salt water while reciting: "I purify myself in the name of the powers above and below."
Draw a nine-foot circle with salt, inscribing protective names (e.g., Tetragrammaton, Adonai) around the perimeter. Stand inside, facing east.
Light black candles at the four quarters. Burn incense and say: "By the elements, I seal this space from harm."
Invocation of Preliminary Spirits
Call upon gatekeepers for protection: Recite the Preliminary Invocation from The Lesser Key (a lengthy prayer invoking divine authority over spirits). Abbreviate if needed: "O thou Almighty God… grant me power over the infernal hierarchies."
This establishes your command; skip it, and Andras may ignore or attack.
Summoning Call
Hold Andras's sigil aloft in the triangle of art (placed outside your circle, pointing east).
Chant his enn (a modern demonic calling phrase): "Tasa on ca Andras ire on ca."
Follow with the conjuration: "Andras, Great Marquis of the infernal legions, I call thee by thy name and seal. Appear before me in fair form, visible and affable, without deformity or terror. Come peaceably, and without ugliness, to accomplish my will. By the power of [divine names, e.g., Jehovah, Elohim], I command thee!"
Visualize a black wolf emerging from shadows, transforming into an owl-headed angel on its back, sword gleaming.
Appearance and Binding
Andras may manifest as cold winds, animal howls, or vivid visions/hallucinations. If he appears hostile, reinforce with: "I bind thee, Andras, by the chain of [your chosen divine authority], to do no harm."
Once visible (or sensed), state your intent clearly—e.g., "Bring discord to [specific enemy/target], but spare the innocent." Avoid vague or selfish requests; he despises weakness.
Communication and License to Depart
Ask questions or issue commands. He speaks in a harsh, avian screech—interpret via intuition or automatic writing.
When done, license departure: "Andras, I thank thee for thy service. Depart in peace to thy abodes, harming none on the way. By the power that binds thee, so mote it be."
Extinguish candles counterclockwise. Erase the circle with your foot, saying: "The rite is ended; forces disperse."
Risks and Post-Ritual Care
Dangers: Andras is notorious for betrayal; texts like Pseudomonarchia Daemonum note his sword can "kill the master." Signs of backlash include arguments, accidents, or paranoia—counter with grounding rituals (e.g., burying the sigil).
Ethics: Modern occultists (e.g., in chaos magic) treat this as shadow work for personal catharsis, not literal harm. Consent and karma apply—misuse invites fallout.
Alternatives: If physical summoning feels too intense, use meditation on his sigil or pathworking in the Qabalistic Tree of Life (Andras links to Geburah).
Ritual Architecture
Separation
Bathing, silence, fasting, abstinence, darkness or isolation signal that ordinary time has been left behind. The preparation should be coherent rather than assembled from random gestures.
Construction of the Chamber
Candles, incense, circle, salt, water, metals, herbs, stones and offerings organize the room around the office of Andras. Each item should perform one function.
Establishing Contact
The sigil, name, chant or enn becomes the visual and verbal axis of the operation. Repetition narrows attention until the chamber feels organized around one intelligence.
The Petition
The petition should contain one principal request, one boundary and one completion condition. Ambiguous wishes invite expansion.
Recognition of Presence
The central phase begins when the atmosphere changes in a sustained way. Pressure, heat, cold, altered flame, internal speech, animal forms or dreamlike imagery may mark the crossing.
Offering and Exchange
The offering represents reciprocity. It may carry the entity's color, office, appetite or symbolic domain. A promise should never be made casually.
Dismissal and Return
The operation ends only when Andras is thanked or dismissed according to the preserved method. Candles are extinguished safely, the chamber aired where appropriate and the result written before sleep or distraction changes memory.
Instruments and Their Symbolism
The sigil acts as the visual body of the name. The candle establishes color, rank and duration. Incense gives density to the air. Salt or the circle defines limits. Water reflects and carries emotional force. Metal, stone, herb or coin embodies office.
More objects do not automatically create more power. A crowded altar can divide attention.
Timing and Correspondence
Where several systems appear, one coherent system should govern the operation.
Manifestation Signs
Signs associated with Andras include:
- a sustained shift in the chamber's emotional pressure;
- dreams repeating the spirit's form or office;
- unusual candle movement without a matching draft;
- sounds, smells or bodily sensations consistent with the entity;
- a complete phrase arising inside thought;
- external events beginning to mirror the petition;
- fear, attraction or resistance intensifying at the moment of contact.
A repeated pattern across chamber, dream and aftermath carries greater weight than one isolated sign.
The Frightening Edge of the Rite
Andras can turn one grievance into a field of conflict. Discord spreads beyond the intended target, and the seeker may become the next object of the force invoked.
The deepest danger is transformation that feels useful. The practitioner may begin to imitate the spirit's temperament, organize life around the petition or interpret every event as part of the operation.
Failure Patterns
Failure appears when preparation is abandoned, the request changes repeatedly, symbols are mixed without purpose, panic replaces attention, impossible offerings are promised or the practitioner refuses to close because no dramatic apparition appeared.
Failure can also appear as excess success: the requested current enters ordinary life faster than expected.
Boundaries of the Petition
The petition should state what is requested, where the result may operate, what form the result may take and what event marks completion. Knowledge can destroy innocence. Protection can become isolation. Transformation can become instability. Treasure can become obsession.
The wording is therefore part of the danger.
Completion and Aftermath
The rite is complete when the petition has been spoken, the exchange acknowledged, the presence dismissed and the chamber returned to ordinary order.
Record the date, timing, preparation, tools, words, signs, dreams, first external movement, emotional changes and fulfillment of any promised offering.
The aftermath belongs to the rite. Results may arrive as opportunity, conflict, warning, sudden knowledge, disappearance of an obstacle or an intensification that reveals the true shape of the request.
The Inner Ordeal
The rite of Andras is also an ordeal of resemblance. The chamber reveals where the spirit's office already exists inside the seeker's life.
The frightening moment is often recognition rather than apparition. The seeker discovers that the request has already shaped behavior before the first candle was lit.
The Return to Ordinary Life
After closure, eat, drink, wash, change clothing, step outside or speak with another person. These acts declare that ritual time has ended.
Do not repeat the operation immediately because silence feels uncomfortable.
Final Warning
Andras can turn one grievance into a field of conflict. Discord spreads beyond the intended target, and the seeker may become the next object of the force invoked.
Do not leave the altar active indefinitely. Do not continue chanting after dismissal. Do not add a second petition during closure.