Familiar Spirits Learn about Familiar Spirits Scripture Reference and Other References A demon supposedly attending and obeying a witch, often said to assume the form of an animal. "Her familiars were her two little griffons that nested in her skirts." Those who practice sorcery or necromancy, who professed to call up the dead to answer questions, were said to have “familiar spirits.” No person was called up from the dead. They are familiar spirits that left a person and sti