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    45th Spirit • King & Earl • 36 Legions

    VINE

    The King-Earl of Uncovering Secrets, Raising Storms, and Breaking Strongholds

    Educational / historical profile drawn from public-domain grimoire tradition.

    Seal of Vine (Vine sigil) — Ars Goetia traditional seal illustration

    Traditional seal (historical illustration).

    § Introduction

    Vine is traditionally listed as the 45th spirit and described with dual rank: King and Earl. In the public-domain grimoire tradition, Vine mixes two worlds: the world of information (discovering hidden things, answering questions) and the world of force (stormy waters, the destruction or subversion of strongholds). He's the catalogue's reminder that knowledge and power often travel together.

    § Grimoire Profile

    Rank: King and Earl
    Legions: 36
    Attributed office: revealing hidden matters; storm/water disturbance; influence over towers/fortifications (as the texts describe)

    § Appearance (Traditional Description)

    Vine is commonly described as appearing as a lion riding a black horse, sometimes carrying a serpent in the hand. The symbolism is direct: authority (lion), mobility (horse), cunning/temptation (serpent).

    § Powers and Attributions

    Traditional catalogues commonly associate Vine with:

    • Revealing hidden things
    • Giving answers about matters across time (a common Goetic claim)
    • Making waters rough or stormy
    • Influencing towers/strongholds (breaking, building, or undermining depending on the tradition's phrasing)

    § Practical Use (Historical / Educational)

    Vine reflects how early modern people blended natural chaos and political chaos into one symbolic figure.

    Symbolically (non-ritual), he maps to: "intel + force" dynamics in power struggles, how secrets destabilize institutions, the idea that systems fall when pressure hits the right weak points.

    § Pop Culture Footprints

    Vine appears in modern demon rosters and fantasy settings as a "lion king" archetype tied to storms and secret knowledge.

    § Short Sources

    • Johann Weyer — Pseudomonarchia Daemonum (1577)
    • Reginald Scot — The Discoverie of Witchcraft (1584)
    • The Lesser Key of Solomon — Ars Goetia (17th-century manuscript tradition)

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    This article is a historical summary of public-domain grimoire material. It does not provide ritual instructions or claim supernatural efficacy.

    Quick Reference

    Number:

    45th Spirit

    Rank:

    King & Earl

    Legions:

    36

    Appearance:

    Lion on black horse with serpent

    Powers:

    Secrets, storms, influence over strongholds

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    From the Lesser Key of Solomon — Ars Goetia

    This article is a historical summary of public-domain grimoire material. It does not provide ritual instructions or claim supernatural efficacy.