The 72 seals / Alloces
Spirit 52 of 72
Alloces
Teaches astronomy and the liberal arts.
- Rank
- Duke, ruling 36 legions
- Planet
- Venus
- Seal made in
- copper
- Hours
- Dukes may be called from sunrise till noonday in clear weather (The Goetia)
On the station
Alloces: The Good Familiar
To be brought a good familiar spirit to attend the operator's work, and to be taught astronomy and the liberal sciences, by the office of Alloces, who "bringeth unto thee Good Familiars".
Alloces in The Goetia (1904)
The Fifty-second Spirit is Alloces, or Alocas. He is a Duke, Great, Mighty, and Strong, appearing in the Form of a Soldier 1 riding upon a Great Horse. His Face is like that of a Lion, very Red, and having Flaming Eyes. His Speech is hoarse and very big. 2 His Office is to teach the Art of Astronomy, and all the Liberal Sciences. He bringeth unto thee Good Familiars; also he ruleth over 36 Legions of Spirits. His Seal is this, which, etc.
From the public-domain text of The Goetia, ed. Mathers and Crowley (1904; 1916 reprint).
The 52nd of the seventy-two. Run its operation on the Psychotron station.