Surgat

Surgat (Latin: Surgat, lit. 'Rise') is a minor demon mentioned in The Grimoire of Pope Honorius,^[1] The Secrets of Solomon and the Grimorium Verum. He is listed as "Surgat who opens all locks." His angel opposite is Aquiel.^[2]

In fiction

In Harlan Ellison's 1981 short story "Grail", Surgat is an important character, unlocking some of the barriers in the protagonist's path but at a terrible price.^[3]

He is also a character or mentioned in:

I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream (1995) (video game)

Death from a Top Hat (1938) - Clayton Rawson^[4]

Doomed Lensmen (1967) - Sybly White (Lee Gold)^[5]

Bird Box (film) - (2018)

Insidious: The Last Key (film) - (2018)
Anything for Jackson (film) - (2020)

References

^ The Grimoire of Honorius at the Internet Archive
^ "Surgat". www.grimoire.org. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
^ Harlan Ellison (1 September 1982). "Grail". Stalking the nightmare. Phantasia Press. pp. 27–. ISBN 978-0-932096-16-6. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
^ Clayton Rawson (22 May 2012). Death from a Top Hat. MysteriousPress.com/Open Road. pp. 105–. ISBN 978-1-4532-5686-2.
^ "Planetary Stories: 2005 - Vol 1 No 2". efanzines.com. Retrieved 3 February 2018.

External links

Conjuration in The Book of Ceremonial Magic at Internet Sacred Text Archive

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[1] The Grimoire of Honorius at the Internet Archive

[2] "Surgat". www.grimoire.org. Retrieved 3 February 2018.

[Ellison1982-3] Harlan Ellison (1 September 1982). "Grail". Stalking the nightmare. Phantasia Press. pp. 27–. ISBN 978-0-932096-16-6. Retrieved 3 February 2018.

[Rawson2012-4] Clayton Rawson (22 May 2012). Death from a Top Hat. MysteriousPress.com/Open Road. pp. 105–. ISBN 978-1-4532-5686-2.

[5] "Planetary Stories: 2005 - Vol 1 No 2". efanzines.com. Retrieved 3 February 2018.

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