Summoning ritual

A Summoning ritual is a ritual used to summon a being, such as an angel or demon. They are usually performed by warlocks.

Process

There are different forms and ways of conducting summoning rituals. Those used to summon demons, however, typically require a pentagram drawn upon the ground. Others may require an incantation or chant in either Greek or Latin, or in a demon language such as Chthonic or Purgatic. Some may also require a circle of candles, blood, or runes, either demonic or seraphic.

Demon-summoning rituals vary depending on the demon and the warlock doing the ritual, but most often they follow a similar pattern:

• A pentagram is drawn on the surface where the demon is to be summoned.
• An invocation is spoken.

Known instances

• Valak summoned by Magnus Bane
• Azazel summoned by Magnus
• Raziel summoned by Valentine Morgenstern

See Also

• See Summoning Rituals on the Shadowhunters Wiki