Calim: Duke of the Eastern Hierarchy
Calim is a demon named in the Ars Theurgia, where he appears within the hierarchy of the East. He serves beneath the infernal prince Camuel, one of the great directional rulers connected with the eastern dominion.
According to the grimoire tradition, Calim holds the rank of duke and commands one hundred ministering spirits. This places him among the structured ranks of aerial spirits described in the Ars Theurgia, where demons are organised according to direction, time, authority, and spiritual command.
Calim is especially interesting because he is tied to the hours of the night, yet he is said to appear by day. This gives him a liminal quality. He belongs to the hidden current of night, but manifests within the light of day. Symbolically, this suggests a spirit connected with concealed knowledge, unseen movements, and powers that operate beneath the surface even when they reveal themselves openly.
Calim and the Eastern Current
The East is traditionally associated with the rising sun, beginnings, awakening, illumination, and spiritual command. In the Ars Theurgia, however, this direction is not simply a symbol of light. It is also a vast spiritual territory filled with princes, dukes, servants, and aerial powers.
Calim’s service under Camuel places him within this eastern structure of authority. He is not an isolated demon, but part of a larger chain of command. His one hundred ministering spirits show that even lesser-known demons in the grimoire tradition may hold considerable influence within their own appointed rank.
This is one of the most fascinating aspects of the old grimoires. They do not present the spirit world as random or chaotic. Instead, they describe a carefully ordered universe where every spirit has a place, a superior, a retinue, and a particular mode of appearance.
The Mystery of Night and Day
Calim’s connection with the night, combined with his ability to appear by day, makes him a spirit of transition and hidden contradiction. He stands between darkness and visibility, secrecy and manifestation, the unseen and the revealed.
For students of demonology, this detail matters. In grimoire magic, time is rarely accidental. Whether a spirit is called by day or by night often reveals something about its nature, temperament, and place within the magical system. Calim’s association with the night suggests a deeper, more concealed current of power, while his daytime appearance implies that this hidden force can be brought into clarity under the proper conditions.
Calim in Grimoire Study
Calim is not one of the most famous demons in modern occult discussion, yet his presence in the Ars Theurgia makes him valuable to serious students of demonology. He reminds us that the Solomonic tradition is much larger than the well-known spirits of the Goetia.
The Ars Theurgia contains vast hierarchies of aerial spirits, many of them connected with the points of the compass, the hours of the day and night, and the authority of powerful infernal princes. Calim belongs to this lesser-known but deeply structured world.
To study Calim is to look beyond popular demon names and enter the hidden architecture of the grimoires: princes, dukes, servants, seals, directions, times of manifestation, and the spiritual geography of ceremonial magic.
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SOURCE:
The Dictionary of Demons written by Michelle Belanger

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