THE 72

Seventy-two spirits. Seventy-two seals. Five books exploring their history, their mysteries and their enduring hold on the imagination.

A crowned figure riding a dromedary. A warrior with a raven’s head. A spirit bearing the faces of men and women. Behind the intricate seals of the Ars Goetia lies a world of extraordinary imagery—and deeply human desires for knowledge, love, wealth, protection and power.

The 72 invites you into that world through an illustrated exploration of the spirits, their identifying marks and the texts that preserved their stories. Follow the tradition from historical accounts to contemporary imagery, examining what the sources record, what later generations reimagined and what remains unresolved.

Five complementary books bring this remarkable subject into focus:

Book 1 — The Seals

Explore all seventy-two spirits through illustrated chapters examining their seals, names, ranks, recorded appearances, attributed abilities and legions. Discover the details and documented variations that distinguish one character from another.

Book 2 — Sickness, Curses & Historical Claims

Investigate accounts of illness, wounds, healing, affliction and protection. Examine these unsettling historical claims in their textual context.

Book 3 — Reading the Seals & Modern Usage

Learn how to identify the seals, compare their forms and assess interpretations. Examine how symbols acquire meaning through art, identity, commerce and storytelling.

Book 4 — Symbolic Weaknesses

Examine the counter-theme herb as a new creative interpretation.

Book 5 — Original Positive Counterparts

Encounter seventy-two newly created artistic sigils paired with constructive intentions, including reconciliation, autonomy, clarity and renewal. These counteractive, contemporary designs offer a creative response to the historical material, with their meanings and modern origins explained.

Written for curious readers, artists and students of esoteric history, The 72 combines striking imagery with a careful examination of sources. Historical testimony, folklore, interpretation and original invention remain clearly identified, allowing the mysteries to be explored without manufacturing answers.

Look closer at the marks. Meet the figures behind them. Discover the human history that keeps their stories alive.

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