#11 · Duke
Gusion
The 11th of the seventy-two, a duke. Tells past, present and future. In the language of this path, Gusion is a shadow pole — worked only with its angel, Lauviah.
| Rank | Duke |
| Number | 11 of the 72 |
| Legions | 40 |
| Direction | North |
| Also called | Gusoin · Gusayn · Gusoyn |
| Angel (light pole) | Lauviah — Shem #11 |
What the grimoires say
In the 1904 Goetia, Gusion is a Duke governing 40 legions. Tells past, present and future; reconciles; gives honour and dignity.
The 1904 Goetia likens his form to a 'Xenopilus' (an obscure term the old texts treat as a baboon- or dog-headed creature). He is described as a great and strong Duke.
“The Eleventh Spirit in order is a great and strong Duke, called Gusion. He appeareth like a Xenopilus. He telleth all things, Past, Present, and to Come, and showeth the meaning and resolution of all questions thou mayest ask. He conciliateth and reconcileth friendships, and giveth Honour and Dignity unto any. He ruleth over 40 Legions of Spirits.”— Mathers & Crowley, The Goetia (1904), public domain
The shadow it carries
Stripped to the bone, Gusion's traditional office turns on divination and answering questions on past, present and future. Read plainly, that is a real human force; in the language of this path its raw, unowned form is a shadow pole. Its shadow is what that force does when it runs you from the dark; its gold is the same force — seen, owned, governed.
You never reach for it alone. Its light pole is the angel Lauviah; met together, behind protection, Gusion becomes a disowned part of yourself approached while the light is already in the room.
Correspondences
A word of honesty first: almost none of the table below is from the old grimoires. The rank, legions, direction and office are traditional; the planet, day, colour, tarot, incense and the Enn are modern attributions (mostly 20th–21st-century Demonolatry and correspondence compilations), and the sources openly disagree. Use them as a working frame, not as law.
| Correspondence | Value | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|
| Tarot | Three of Cups | Golden Dawn decan system (modern) |
| Zodiac / Decan | Cancer 10-20 degrees | Golden Dawn decan system (modern) |
| Planet | Venus | Golden Dawn decan attribution (modern) |
| Element | Earth (Golden Dawn); Water per Agrippa | varies by source |
| Metal | Copper | modern (planetary metal) |
| Candle colour | Green | modern Demonolatry |
| Incense | Sandalwood | modern Demonolatry |
| Date-window | July 2 - 11 | modern Demonolatry (Connolly) |
Its modern Enn — a chant from the Demonolatry current, not found in any grimoire:
“Secore vesa anet Gusion”
Making a connection
Gathered from what practitioners report, put plainly — a starting point, not a rule:
- Sit with the seal above as the first meeting-place: trace it, hold it in the mind’s eye, and let impressions arrive without grabbing at them.
- Set a gentle frame. Keep it simple — a green candle, a little incense, a moment of quiet. If you work the Demonolatry current, chant the Enn softly — more like settling than commanding.
- Bring the real theme. Practitioners associate Gusion with reconciliation and repairing broken friendships, gaining honour, dignity and self-worth. Name what you actually want, and ask — don’t demand.
- Journal before and after, and treat everything as your own experience, not fixed doctrine.
Rank, legions, direction and office are from the public-domain grimoires (Weyer 1577; Mathers & Crowley, The Goetia, 1904). Images are public domain: the 1904 seal. The Enn and the planet/day/colour/tarot correspondences are modern attributions (Demonolatry and compilations), flagged as such; sources disagree, and no copyrighted description or artwork is reproduced. Angel pairing per the Rudd tradition. Take the technique, never the tribe.
“Ask the honest question and the answer was always waiting in the room.”