demon summoning
Calling dark entities
Demon summoning is the supposed practice of calling forth demons or evil spirits through ritual, incantation, or occult methods.
The concept appears across religious traditions, folklore, and fiction—from medieval grimoires to horror films.
In fantasy gaming and fiction, demon summoning is often a dark magic with serious consequences: The warlock's demon summoning went horribly wrong.
- sigilMagical or heraldic symbol
- magic circleProtective ritual boundary
- demonologyStudy of evil spirits
- grimoiresBooks of magical instruction
- necromancyCommunicating with the deceased
binding spell · invocation · salt · forbidden knowledge · dark ritual · succubus · incantation · djinn · circle · fallen angel · archdemon · pentagram · blood · blood sacrifice · Solomon · occultism · candles · temptation
- magicwizard, wand, sorcerer, witchcraft, mage
- demonologydemons, devil, Satan, Lucifer, Lilith
- fantasy abilitiesspell casting, shapeshifting, mind reading, teleportation, time travel
- occult magicconjuring, invocation, evocation, incantation, spell
- dark occultblack magic, demonology, devil worship, witchcraft, satanic ritual
- occultismesotericism, black magic, hermeticism, necromancy, Kabbalah
demon summoningexorcism
Ritual to expel demons
casting out demons · banishment · dispelling · abjuration · sending back
demon summoningdivine invocation
Ritual address to gods
prayer · blessing · consecration · white magic · sacred ritual