Gaap is the thirty-third spirit in the Ars Goetia. The text calls him a president and prince, with sixty-six legions. He appears in human shape, going before four powerful kings as though guiding them.[1][2]

A wide set of offices#

Gaap teaches philosophy and the liberal sciences. The catalogue also assigns him the making of love or hatred, changes to understanding or perception, and the release of familiars from the custody of other magicians. The last office imagines a spirit relationship that can pass from one operator's control to another's.[2]

His knowledge extends to past, present, and future events. Rapid movement between kingdoms is another stated office. Bathin and Seere supply related travel descriptions, but Gaap's entry places movement among a much broader list of effects.

Amaymon and the kings#

The text associates Gaap with Amaymon and says that he can teach the consecration of things belonging to that king's dominion. This reference makes Gaap part of a hierarchy extending beyond the individual numbered entry.[1]

The four accompanying kings are not named in this short portrait. Identifying them with a specific set of cardinal rulers requires a further source. The stated details are the human guide, the royal company, the offices, and the seal. Together they give Gaap a more complex role than a single modern correspondence such as travel or philosophy would suggest.

See also#

References

  1. Lemegeton, Goetia: Gaap, Sloane 3825 transcription · Joseph H. Peterson edition of the historical grimoire, with manuscript readings. (accessed 2026-10-01) ↩
  2. S. L. MacGregor Mathers and Aleister Crowley, The Goetia (1904), spirit 33 · Public-domain edition. Offices and appearances are statements in this catalogue. (accessed 2026-10-01) ↩
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