Who is Samigina?

Samigina (also known as Gamigin, Gamygyn, or Samigina) is the 4th spirit described in the Ars Goetia, the first section of the 17th-century grimoire The Lesser Key of Solomon (Lemegeton Clavicula Salomonis). This text is a foundational work in Western occultism, detailing 72 demons and their summoning rituals. Samigina is depicted as a small horse or donkey that transforms into a human form upon request. He is said to teach liberal sciences (like grammar, logic, and rhetoric), provide knowledge of souls who died in sin, and facilitate the summoning of those souls to visible appearances. He commands 30 legions of spirits and speaks with a hoarse voice.

Note: These rituals originate from medieval and Renaissance grimoires and are presented here for informational and historical purposes only. Engaging in such practices is rooted in superstition, lacks empirical evidence, and can pose psychological risks. Approach with skepticism and personal discretion.
Preparation for Summoning

Based on traditional Goetic methods (as outlined in The Lesser Key of Solomon and related texts like the Pseudomonarchia Daemonum by Johann Weyer), summoning requires meticulous preparation to “constrain” the spirit. Key steps include:

Purification and Fasting: Abstain from food, sex, and worldly distractions for 9 days (or at least 3 days). Bathe ritually and wear clean white linen robes to symbolize purity.
Tools and Circle:
Protective Circle: Draw a double circle on the ground (about 9 feet in diameter) using chalk or flour. Inscribe protective names of God (e.g., Tetragrammaton, Adonai, Elohim) around it. Place a triangle of art outside the circle for the spirit to appear in.
Instruments: A black-handled knife (athame), a wand of hazel wood, incense (frankincense or myrrh), a black mirror or scrying stone, virgin parchment with Samigina’s sigil (seal), and the exorcised tools.
Sigil: Draw Samigina’s seal on parchment using virgin blood, ink, or charcoal. It resembles a complex geometric figure with curved lines and crosses—search for “Samigina Goetia sigil” for visual references from historical manuscripts.
Timing: Perform during the hour of Mars (Tuesday, around dawn or dusk) or when the moon is in Aries or Leo. Avoid Fridays or full moons, per traditional warnings.
Location: A secluded, clean room or outdoors in a protected space. Ensure no interruptions.

The Summoning Ritual

The core ritual draws from the Goetic conjurations, adapted for brevity. Recite within the protective circle, facing east. Light incense and hold the sigil.

Preliminary Invocation (LBRP – Lesser Banishing Ritual of the Pentagram): To clear energies, trace pentagrams in the air while vibrating divine names (e.g., “YHVH” in the east). This is a modern Hermetic addition but aligns with Goetic purity.

First Conjuration: Stand in the circle and recite (aloud, with authority):

“I do invocate and conjure thee, O Spirit Samigina; and being with power armed from the Supreme Majesty, I do strongly command thee, by Beralanensis, Baldachiensis, Paumachia, and Apologiae Sedes; by the most Powerful Princes, Genii, Liachidae, and Ministers of the Tartarean Abode; and by the Chief Prince of the Seat of Apologia in the Ninth Legion, I do invoke thee, and by invocating conjure thee. And being armed with power from the Supreme Majesty, I do strongly command thee, by Him Who spake and it was done, and unto whom all creatures be obedient. Also I, being made after the image of God, endued with power from God and created according unto His will, do exorcise thee by that most mighty and powerful name of God, El, strong and wonderful; O thou Spirit Samigina. And I command thee and Him who spake the Word and His Fiat was accomplished, and by all the names of God. Amen.”

Repeat up to three times if no appearance.

Constraint if Resistant: If the spirit delays, use a “curse” or “chain” invocation, threatening torment by superior spirits (e.g., “By the power of the chains of Azazel, I bind thee…”). Burn the sigil in a brazier as a final compulsion.

Appearance and Binding: The spirit may manifest as a horse—command it to take human form: “Samigina, I conjure thee to appear before me in a fair and comely shape, without deformity or horror.” Once visible (often in the triangle), bind it with: “I bind thee, Samigina, by the bond of the virtues, that thou appear here before this circle to do my will.”

Communication: Ask your questions clearly (e.g., “Teach me the arts of grammar and logic” or “Reveal the souls of the departed”). Offer no sacrifices—Goetia emphasizes command over bargains.

Dismissal: End by thanking and licensing: “O thou Spirit Samigina, because thou hast diligently answered unto my petitions, and hast been very ready and willing to come at my call, I do hereby license thee to depart unto thy proper place… Go in peace.” Erase the circle and purify the space.

Warnings and Variations

Risks: Grimoires warn of backlash if the circle breaks—illusions, madness, or possession. Modern occultists (e.g., in Aleister Crowley’s adaptations) emphasize psychological intent over literal belief.
Variations: In the Grimorium Verum, sigils differ slightly; use Crowley’s The Book of the Goetia for illustrated versions. Some solitary practitioners simplify to meditation on the sigil without full ritual.