“Three heads, and a firebrand to set cities alight.”
The Spirit
Aim — also known as Aym or Haborym — is the twenty-third spirit of the Ars Goetia, a great and strong Duke of the infernal orders. He is among the most vividly described of the Goetic spirits, appearing with three heads: the grimoire gives him the head of a serpent, the head of a man (in some manuscripts crowned with two stars), and the head of a cat or calf. He rides upon a viper and carries in his hand a lit firebrand or torch, with which — the tradition ominously notes — he sets cities, castles, and great places on fire.
The flaming brand and the triple countenance make Aim one of the more fearsome figures of the Lesser Key, a spirit whose iconography is saturated with fire and destruction.
Office
Despite his incendiary aspect, the offices the Goetia assigns to Aim are those of counsel and wit. He is said to make a man witty in all manner of ways, and to give true answers concerning private matters. The burning torch, then, functions less as a literal instruction than as an emblem of his consuming and clarifying nature — a spirit of sharp intelligence figured in the imagery of flame.
Attributes
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Number | 23 |
| Rank | Duke |
| Legions | 26 |
| Appearance | A three-headed man (serpent, man, cat), riding a viper, bearing a firebrand |