# Have you successfully summoned a spiritual entity? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [August 26, 2003, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-successfully-summoned-a-spiritual-entity/197792 "2003-08-26T17:55:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![slortar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6bbea6/32.png) [@slortar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slortar)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2003, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-successfully-summoned-a-spiritual-entity/197792/21 "2003-08-27T18:02:29Z")
Oh, I didn’t summon him into MY living room. I have enemies, you know. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![InquisitiveIdiot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/3ec8ea/32.png) [@InquisitiveIdiot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/InquisitiveIdiot)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2003, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-successfully-summoned-a-spiritual-entity/197792/22 "2003-08-27T18:16:53Z")
This not being a respectable part of an otherwise intelligent board, I have to wonder why no one has yet cracked a joke about spiritual experiences while praying at the altar of the porcelain god. ---
**Author:** ![zoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zoid/32/336_2.png) [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2003, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-successfully-summoned-a-spiritual-entity/197792/23 "2003-08-27T18:27:08Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by WeRSauron \* > \*\*There are many people out there who invoke and summon spirits, gods, and other such entities as part of their spiritual work. > > Has anyone here summoned an entity and seen it appear, or know someone who has? > > WRS \*\* OK no more cable TV for you. ---
**Author:** ![Shiva418](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/77aa72/32.png) [@Shiva418](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shiva418)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2003, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-successfully-summoned-a-spiritual-entity/197792/24 "2003-08-27T20:50:03Z")
Yes. I am a practice Golden Dawn style magick. I’ve whipped up a few Goetic demons before, created two servitors (both of whom continue to work quite well), and am currently working with Enochian intelligences. ---
**Author:** ![Homebrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@Homebrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Homebrew)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2003, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-successfully-summoned-a-spiritual-entity/197792/25 "2003-08-27T21:09:55Z")
_ **Created** _ two servitors? Can’t you just order them from Gateway or Dell? ---
**Author:** ![sturmhauke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e47c2d/32.png) [@sturmhauke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sturmhauke)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2003, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-successfully-summoned-a-spiritual-entity/197792/26 "2003-08-27T21:22:26Z")
I was fighting giant rats underneath Neverwinter the other day, and I summoned a dire boar to help out. ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2003, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-successfully-summoned-a-spiritual-entity/197792/27 "2003-08-27T21:42:45Z")
Is the pizza delivery guy a spiritual entity? If so then yes, I have. ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2003, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-successfully-summoned-a-spiritual-entity/197792/28 "2003-08-27T22:21:07Z")
I have summoned _two_ demons. I keep them in my home. The Summoning Ritual goes: “Here kitty, kitty, kitty!” I _would_ exorcise them, but they purr. ---
**Author:** ![Satisfying\_Andy\_Licious](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/50afbb/32.png) [@Satisfying\_Andy\_Licious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Satisfying_Andy_Licious)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2003, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-successfully-summoned-a-spiritual-entity/197792/29 "2003-08-28T04:08:37Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Shiva418 \* > \*\*Yes. I am a practice Golden Dawn style magick. I’ve whipped up a few Goetic demons before, created two servitors (both of whom continue to work quite well), and am currently working with Enochian intelligences. \*\* Look! We’ve summoned Shiva. Zat count? ---
**Author:** ![Satisfying\_Andy\_Licious](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/50afbb/32.png) [@Satisfying\_Andy\_Licious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Satisfying_Andy_Licious)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2003, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-successfully-summoned-a-spiritual-entity/197792/30 "2003-08-28T04:10:39Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Bosda Di’Chi of Tricor \* > \*\*I have summoned _two_ demons. > > I keep them in my home. > > The Summoning Ritual goes: “Here kitty, kitty, kitty!” > > I _would_ exorcise them, but they purr. \*\* Get them a toy mouse on a string. They’ll get plenty of exorcise. ---
**Author:** ![js\_africanus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/87869e/32.png) [@js\_africanus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/js_africanus)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2003, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-successfully-summoned-a-spiritual-entity/197792/31 "2003-08-28T12:10:07Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by WeRSauron \* > **Has anyone here summoned an entity and seen it appear, or know someone who has?** I asked Captain Howdy, he said, “No.” ---
**Author:** ![Balance](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ccd318/32.png) [@Balance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balance)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2003, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-successfully-summoned-a-spiritual-entity/197792/32 "2003-08-28T14:46:13Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Zebra \* > Is the pizza delivery guy a spiritual entity? It depends on how religious he is. 😉 I myself have been summoned from the Pit of Chaos (conveniently colocated with my apartment), by means of brief numerological rituals involving glowing symbols and mystical tones. The usual purpose of such summonings is roleplaying games. ---
**Author:** ![dorkusmalorkusmafia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dorkusmalorkusmafia/32/7266_2.png) [@dorkusmalorkusmafia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dorkusmalorkusmafia)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2003, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-successfully-summoned-a-spiritual-entity/197792/33 "2003-08-28T15:32:20Z")
Why summon when they are all around? This question is really goofy from an animistic perspective. ---
**Author:** ![DreadCthulhu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/db5fbb/32.png) [@DreadCthulhu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DreadCthulhu)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2003, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-successfully-summoned-a-spiritual-entity/197792/34 "2003-08-28T20:48:20Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by dorkusmalorkusmafia \* > \*\*Why summon when they are all around? This question is really goofy from an animistic perspective. \*\* Because all the really useful spirits don’t inhabit this plane; you need to magical energy released by the ritual to breach these planes, and get the spirit. Also, the summoning spell typically involves binding the entity as well, allowing you to control it, which is normally the whole point of summoning anything aways. Also, - any (preferablly virigin) "volunteers"want to help me out with a summoning next week? ---
**Author:** ![sturmhauke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e47c2d/32.png) [@sturmhauke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sturmhauke)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2003, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-successfully-summoned-a-spiritual-entity/197792/35 "2003-08-28T20:59:07Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Zebra \* > **Is the pizza delivery guy a spiritual entity?** Only if it’s a _really_ good pizza. ---
**Author:** ![sturmhauke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e47c2d/32.png) [@sturmhauke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sturmhauke)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2003, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-successfully-summoned-a-spiritual-entity/197792/36 "2003-08-28T21:02:44Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by DreadCthulhu \* > \*\*Because all the really useful spirits don’t inhabit this plane; you need to magical energy released by the ritual to breach these planes, and get the spirit. Also, the summoning spell typically involves binding the entity as well, allowing you to control it, which is normally the whole point of summoning anything aways. > > Also, - any (preferablly virigin) "volunteers"want to help me out with a summoning next week? \*\* You can’t fool me. I know when you say “You look good enough to eat” you meant it quite literally. ---
**Author:** ![dorkusmalorkusmafia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dorkusmalorkusmafia/32/7266_2.png) [@dorkusmalorkusmafia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dorkusmalorkusmafia)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2003, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-successfully-summoned-a-spiritual-entity/197792/37 "2003-08-28T21:09:14Z")
> [@](#): > > Because all the really useful spirits don’t inhabit this plane Maybe that’s true in your personal mythos but I don’t believe it. Spirits are literally everywhere on this plane and not. There is simply no need to summon them as they are already here and in force. No need to cast spells, no need to do binding rituals, no need to even acknowledge them. I don’t feel like going through animist spirituality here but that is the perspective that I come from. ---
**Author:** ![Satisfying\_Andy\_Licious](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/50afbb/32.png) [@Satisfying\_Andy\_Licious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Satisfying_Andy_Licious)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2003, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-successfully-summoned-a-spiritual-entity/197792/38 "2003-08-28T23:41:22Z")
Summon, schmummon. What’s really a bitch is trying to serve them with a subpoena. ---
**Author:** ![Isabelle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b5a626/32.png) [@Isabelle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isabelle)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2003, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-successfully-summoned-a-spiritual-entity/197792/39 "2003-08-29T18:24:33Z")
I can’t remember the name of the movie I saw but I remember there was a spirit that used to come alive at night and have sex with the girl that lived in this haunted house. The girl always hated it. Now that is the kinda action I’d like to see at my house! ---
**Author:** ![Lyllyan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b2d939/32.png) [@Lyllyan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lyllyan)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2003, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-successfully-summoned-a-spiritual-entity/197792/40 "2003-08-29T19:12:37Z")
Use to, but all the really good ones are already taken. **Isabelle** , is that the one that the scientist guys froze at the end? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-successfully-summoned-a-spiritual-entity/197792.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-successfully-summoned-a-spiritual-entity/197792.md?page=3)