Since classical Greece, Goetia has meant "low" magic as opposed to the high magic of theurgy. It is applied magic which addresses practical human concerns from obtaining advancement and wealth to finding love and knowledge. It is a manual of Solomonic astrological sorcery which gives detailed instructions for the ritual precautions, requisites, and incantations necessary to evoke the aid of its 72 spirits which are described in detail within the pages.