Goetic Pharmakos

Just as ‘goes’ is an ancient term for a magician working with spirits of the Underworld, so ‘pharmakos’ represents a magician working with herbs, alchemical processes and so forth. The types are not mutually exclusive, and accordingly there are spirits of the True Grimoire who work with alchemy, herbs, stones, etc. These spirits are very suitable allies for magicians combining the work of the ‘goes’ and the ‘pharmakos’. The purpose of this essay, by Jamie Alexzander and Jake Stratton-Kent, is to detail approaches to goetic spell-work, facilitating the further reintegration of New World and Grimoire approaches.

Part of the Guides to the Underworld series by Hadean Press.