Working with Botis: Divination & Reconciliation Rituals

Botis, the seventeenth spirit of the Ars Goetia, is a Great President and Earl who rules over sixty legions.

He first appears as a great viper with horns, but when commanded he assumes a human form with sharp teeth and two horns, carrying a bright and shard sword. His eyes gleam as if cutting through shadow, and his voice is direct, often abrupt.

When he comes into a ritual, the atmosphere thickens and there can be pressure in the head behind the eyes, and also chest (heart chakra).

Thoughts begin to sharpen into clarity and visions may arise unbidden. These can be impressions of the future, memories from the past, or sudden intuitive flashes that explain the present.

As with any ritual summoning, all, some, or none of these signs may be present. Demons like Botis can also manipulate ritual objects and provide messages through other means. The ones listed here are just some that have been observed in the past.

Why Work with Botis?

Botis is a seer and reconciler. His powers are threefold:

Revealing the Past and Future: He grants visions that can help you glean insight into your past or future. Unlike some spirits who work in symbols and riddles, Botis often speaks plainly, which makes working with him more beginner friendly.Reconciling Friends and Foes: Botis can mend broken relationships, especially where mistrust or betrayal has caused a rift. He doesn’t always reconcile with sweetness though. Sometimes he burns away pride or clears misunderstandings abruptly, like ripping off a bandage.Strategic Insight: Because he has deep insight into both past and future, Botis can provide greater clarity in decision-making and traps you must avoid.Planet, Metal, and ElementPlanet: Mercury with undertones of Mars when he cuts through conflict.Metal: Mercury (quicksilver) for divination, or copper (Venus) when reconciliation is the focus.Element: Air, for thought and communication. Yet his serpent-form suggests Fire, for sudden striking insight.Colors: Yellow, green, and sometimes red.Astrological Timing

The most effective time for calling Botis is on Wednesday in the hour of Mercury, particularly with Mercury well-aspected.

For reconciliation, a Venus-Mercury trine strengthens his work. For conflict resolution, Mars-Mercury aspects sharpen his cutting power.

Offerings

Botis responds to clarity and sharpness: mirrors, clear water, polished blades, and fresh herbs such as mint or sage.

Yellow or green candles suit his airy mercurial side, while red can be used if calling him for conflict resolution. Wine or sharp spirits (rum, gin) are well accepted offerings.

Attuning to Botis

Attuning to Botis is useful before ceremonial rituals, so that you have some alignment with the demon pre-established. It will also make receiving divinatory insights easier.

To attune lightly, place a black (scrying) mirror or ball on his sigil, with a yellow candle burning nearby. Chant his enn “Eveta fubin Botis” while gazing into the reflective surface.

You may feel pressure in the third eye region while gazing at the surface. Allow it to expand inwardly and course through your body.

Perform the attunement for a few days before commencing with the ritual.

Ritual of the Serpent’s Sight

Grand Invocation of Botis for Divination and Clarity

This rite calls Botis to reveal hidden truths of past and future, granting the magician clarity of vision.

Preparatory Phase

Preferably though not strictly necessary, do it on a Wednesday in the hour of Mercury. Abstain from excessive chatter or distraction during the day. Enter the ritual space in silence, focused on the questions you seek to answer.

Ritual SetupAltar: Green cloth, Botis’s sigil at center.On the sigil: A clear bowl of water or a black mirror/ball, with a small serpent-like object (cord, carved figure) placed beside it.Candles: Two yellow, one red behind.Incense: Sandalwood and sage.Offerings: Fresh mint leaves, and a cup of wine or a blood-wine mixture.Crystal Grid: Four clear quartz points forming a diamond around the water bowl or black mirror/ball.Opening the Circle

Take the athame and walk clockwise, tracing serpent-like curves with the blade at each quarter. Proclaim:

“I seal this circle with the fang of the serpent, the sight of Botis.”

Return to the altar and place the athame point-down on the sigil.

Invocation

Gaze into the water and speak:

“President Botis, serpent of truth, seer of past and future,
Enter this circle, fill this vessel, show me what has been and what shall be.
Cut through shadow, burn away deceit. Let clarity strike like your fang.”

Divinatory Channeling

Gaze into the bowl of water until the surface seems to blur. Call upon Botis directly:

“Botis, seer of past and future, reveal to me clearly now what has been hidden.”

Hold the athame above the water like a sword pointed into the reflection. Chant his enn “Eveta fubin Botis” until impressions come.

Expect his voice to rise in your mind, blunt and clear, or for sharp images to flash across the water’s surface.

If seeking reconciliation, you may also speak the names of the parties aloud, asking him to cut through pride and reveal the path back to peace.

Sealing

Pour the wine into the bowl as libation (or over his sigil) thanking him:

“Botis, I honor your serpent-sight. Depart in peace, but let your vision endure in me.”

Signs of Botis’s Influence

Often there is sudden clarity about confusing situations. This can come through vivid dreams that contain serpents, horns, or mirrors.

A hall of mirrors is a common dream imagery reported after Botis rituals. Reconciliations may arise switfly and unexpectedly, if that was asked of him.

Furthermore, if you continue with attunements over a prolonged period of time, a new ability to perceive deception or subtle truths will become engrained in your psyche in the long run.

Synergy with Other Spirits

Botis works well with:

Vassago/Astaroth — for broader divinatory insight.Forneus — for smoothing communication after reconciliation. Paimon — for deepening your magickal practice, if your request to Botis was magick-related.

So to summarize, Botis is summoned when you need insight into the past, mending a relationship or receiving a prophetic vision of the future. He is the serpent that strikes through confusion and often without reservations.

Need help with any of the above, but aren’t willing or able to perform ceremonial rituals on your own? Then consider hiring me to do the heavy lifting for you. See you on the other side!

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