Ars Goetia Tarot: Initiation into the Infernal Arts

How to Use This Ars Goetia Tarot: Initiation into the Infernal Arts

The Initiation into the Infernal Arts reading is a powerful threshold—a single card drawn to show you your current magical state and reveal whether you are ready to step into the deeper layers of occult work. This is not a reading for curiosity. It is for those standing on the edge of transformation, questioning if they are prepared to walk a path lit by will, knowledge, and forbidden flame.

This digital one-card draw has been designed for simplicity in access but profound in result. No tools are required. No ritual needs to precede it. The only requirement is your full presence.

To begin, ask yourself:

“Am I truly ready to begin deeper occult work?”

Then draw your card.

The demon revealed holds the key to your current magical readiness. It speaks not only to your abilities, but to your fears, your resistances, and the raw potential waiting to be awakened. Do not look for praise—look for truth. Do not seek permission—seek confrontation. The path of the infernal magician begins here.

Introduction to the Initiation into the Infernal Arts

Occult power cannot be memorized. It cannot be mimicked. It must be embodied. This path is an initiation not granted by others, but by the forces that dwell in shadow—forces that test your hunger, your stability, your intention.

The Ars Goetia Tarot: Initiation into the Infernal Arts is designed to act as a threshold test. It is a summoning of self—a meeting point between your current magical self and the currents of demonic wisdom waiting to flood your system.

To initiate is to be destroyed and reassembled.
To initiate is to stop pretending.
To initiate is to choose yourself as the vessel of power.

This one-card draw offers:

A mirror to your true magical state
A warning if you’re unstable or blocked
An affirmation of gifts you’ve ignored
A call to arms if you are ready for greater depth

The demon that appears becomes your first gatekeeper. They may whisper of your next lesson. They may shout your weakness. Or they may sit silently in recognition—because you’ve already begun.

Who, When, and Why to Use This Reading

This is not a reading to “try for fun.” This is a checkpoint of initiation, and it should be treated with sacred seriousness. It is best suited to seekers who feel something building—energy, resistance, readiness—and need clarity on how to move forward.

Who Should Use It

Occult practitioners beginning or deepening their journey
Witches, sorcerers, and ritualists who feel a calling but need direction
Those seeking a spiritual system outside of traditional religious light
Individuals feeling blocked or uncertain in their magical progress
Anyone questioning if they’re “ready” to begin working with demons, energy currents, or forbidden rites

When to Use It – Practical Examples

Before attempting your first summoning, evocation, or pathworking
After a magical burnout or failed ritual, to assess why and where you stand
When preparing to initiate into a new system, tradition, or current
During times of spiritual disillusionment when your path feels hollow or stagnant
After reading occult texts that awakened fear, longing, or resistance
When you’re wondering if you’re truly meant for this path—or merely drawn to its aesthetics

Why Use It

Because the real path is not glamorous.
Because power without foundation is collapse waiting to happen.
Because demons do not accept flattery—they answer prepared will.
Because it is time to find out whether you are truly ready to become a force.

About the Ars Goetia Tarot

The Ars Goetia Tarot is not a decorative divination system. It is a living codex, a fire-borne interface with the 72 spirits of the Lesser Key of Solomon. Each card is a sigil of force, an archetype of inner gnosis, and a guide to the forgotten corridors of your being.

These spirits are not symbolic. They are aware.
They are watching who seeks them—and why.

In this one-card reading, the demon drawn speaks not only to your magical condition, but to your magical potential. Whether you are:

On the verge of awakening
Spiraling into delusion
Numbing yourself with over-stimulation
Or blooming into disciplined, refined power

—this spirit knows. And it will tell you.

Expect the card to reflect:

Your mental readiness for deeper magical study
Your energetic stability or fragmentation
The lessons you are avoiding
The natural gifts you have denied or failed to wield
Or, if rare and fated—confirmation that you are prepared to initiate

The Purpose of This Reading: Your Magical State

Most people believe they are ready. Few are.
This reading is the voice that says: “Yes. Proceed.” Or, “Stop. Build first.”

Your magical state is the foundation of all future rituals. Whether you’re about to perform a demon summoning, craft a sigil, begin planetary pathwork, or create a magical diary—this card reveals what truly resides within you.

What this reading can reveal:

A false identity you’ve clung to for protection
Psychic burnout masked as motivation
A trauma-bound need for control that undermines your workings
An untapped reservoir of command, waiting for a name
A curse—self-inflicted or ancestral—that must be broken before work can begin
A sacred hunger that you’ve tried to suppress, but now must honor

This is your magical inventory. It is not moral. It is not judgmental.
It is simply: true.

What to Expect from Your Card

The demon who appears is not random. They are watching you already.
They see your flame. They see your fractures.

Practical Examples:

Buer may appear if you are trying to initiate before healing. Your body or mind is not yet prepared.
Foras may appear to affirm your inner alchemy. Study and discipline are aligned—you are ready.
Vine may appear if hidden curses or ancestral debts need to be addressed before further work.
Vassago may indicate that your path is unclear because you are listening to others more than yourself.
Paimon may signal readiness—but also warn of spiritual arrogance.

Each card will provide:

The demon’s message for your magical state
Keywords for energy alignment
Upright and reversed meanings, explaining support or blockage
Manifestation guidance: What happens next if you proceed—or ignore the truth

This card is not an answer. It is a doorway.
Cross it wisely.