Glossary-B1 of Magic Terms

Lexicon of Occult Terminology © 2010 Kerr Cuhulain
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Ba (var. Bai, Bar): (1) An Egyptian term for the mind or mentality of the deceased, as opposed to
the Ka or astral form of the deceased. This is what would be called the soul or psyche today. Often
represented as a Sphinx.. (2) The superior soul in Vodou, the inferior soul being the Ka or Ca. (3)
One of the 34 consonants of the Sanskrit alphabet. (4) An Egyptian term for the mind used by the
Temple of Set.
Baabiel: In The Sixth and Seventh Books of Moses: An angel serving in the first heaven.
Baajah: In the Ars Paulina of the Lemegeton: An angel ruling the 15th degree of both Capricorn
and Aquarius.
Baal (var. Bael; Phoenician- trans. “Lord”): (1) A pre-Biblical Phoenician vegetation and storm
God. (2) Baal is mentioned many times in the Old Testament, an example being Judges 2:13:
"And they forsook the Lord, and served Baal and Ashtaroth". In some places in the Bible Baal has
become a demon. In other instances the Bible uses the name Baal simply as a synonym for "Lord",
as in the name Baal zebub ("Lord of the Flies"). (2) In The Zohar: Baal is cognate with Raphael
(q.v.). (3) In the Grand Grimoire, a subordinate of Lucifuge Rocofale. (4) In Pseudo-Monarchia,
Wierus lists Baal as the Commander in Chief of the armies of Beelzebuth. He is described as
having three heads: toad, cat and man. (5) In Transcendental Magic: The leader of the Harab-
Serapel. (6) A demon mentioned by Grillot De Givry in Witchcraft, Magic and Alchemy. (7) In
the Dictionaire Infernal: A demon.
Baal Davar: A term for the adversary (ha-satan) used by Hasidic Jews in the 18th century.
Baalagnitarra: A name used to invoke Gibil (q.v.) in the Necronomicon.
Baalat (Semitic- trans. "Lady"): The female equivalent of Baal ("Lord").
Baalberith (var. Balberith, Berith; Caananite- trans. "Lord of the covenant"): (1) A Caananite
law-giving deity. (2) Baalberith was later turned into a demon by the Hebrews. In the Bible he is
mentioned in Judges 8:33: "And it came to pass, as soon as Gideon was dead, that the children of
Israel turned again, and went a whoring, after Baal-im, and made Baal-berith their god". (2)
Wierus lists Baalberith as "Minister of Treaties". (3) One of the Infernal names listed in Anton
LaVey's Satanic Bible. (4) A name used in the performance of the Black Mass in LaVey's The
Satanic Rituals.
Baalduru: A name used to invoke Barashakushu in the Necronomicon.
Baal-im: Semitic. A male deity.
Baal-peor: See Belphegor.
Baalpricu: A name used to invoke Asaru in the Necronomicon.
Baataiva: See Bataiva.
Bab: Enochian- trans. "power", "ability", "possibility" or "potential".
Baba: See Beb.
Baba Oru: Santeria. A male Orisha who is the guardian of the newborn. If the guardian is a
female is called the Iya Oru.
Babage (var. Babagen, Babaje, Babajehe): Enochian- trans. "South".
Babagen: See Babage.
Babaje: See Babage.
Babajehe: See Babage.
Babalanuda: See Babalond.
Babalawo (Yoruban "baba" (“father”) and "awo"(“of divination”; Yorubans often shorten this to
"awo" ("diviner"): A Babalawo is a high priest of Santeria, dedicated to the Orisha Orunla (q.v.),
who specializes in oracles and divination. Only those consecrated to the Orisha Orunla, the owner
of the Table of Ifa, can be a Babalawo. This means that all Babalawos are men, as Orunla is a male
deity. There are four orders of Babalawos. The highest level of Babalawos are the Omo Kolobas,
who have received the initiation called Olofi ("God's mysteries"). The second rank consists of those
Babalawos who have been consecrated to Ifa in an initiation called the Cuanaldo or Wanaldo,
where they receive the babalawo's sacrificial knife. The third consists of those who have been
consecrated to Ifa in an asiento or coronation ceremony, known as Oluwos (high priests). The
fourth and lowest rank is those who have been consecrated to Ifa without the asiento, known as
simply as Babalawos. The assistant to the Oluwo is the Ayugbona or Ajigbona, his backup priest
the Odofin and his messenger the Asare Pawo. He is served by the the Awaro who are devoted to a
particular Orisha. Other orders of Babalawo consist of the priests who are ministers of the Orishas
concerned with healing. Another includes the priests or priestesses of Orisha-Oko, the God of
agriculture.
Babalel: The fifteenth angel in the Tabula Angelorum Bonorum 49.
Babalocha (Yoruban- trans. "father of a saint"): Santeria. Title given to an Omo Orisha or Santero
who has initiated others. The female equivalent is "Iyalocha".
Babalon (var. of Babylon (q.v.)): (1) Babalon or Lady Babalon is The Scarlet Woman of
Revelations who appears over and over in the works of Aleister Crowley (Cf. Babelah). It is a
reference to the priestess officiating in the rites used by Crowley's order. (2) A priestess mentioned
in Liber DCL vel De Fons Aquae Vitae. (3) In some texts: A variation of the Enochian word
babalond (q.v.).
BABALON-BAL-BIN-ABAFT (var. of Balbnabaoth): A name used in the invocation of Water in
Liber Samekh.
Babalond (var. Babalon, Babalonu; possibly deriv. from Babylon (q.v.).): Enochian- trans.
"wicked" or "harlot",
Babalonu: See Babalond.
Babalorixa: Candomble. The highest level of priest, equivalent to the Babalawo (q.v.) in Santeria.
The other two levels of priest in Candomble are the Bagan and the Ebomin.
Babalu Aye: (1) A deity known to the Yoruba tribe of Africa as Obaluaye ("King who owns the
earth") or Omolu ("Son of the Lord"). His aspects or avatares include Sonponno (God of smallpox
and contagious diseases) and Shanpanna. (2) Babalu Aye is the Orisha who is patron of the sick in
Santeria. He is represented as a leprous old man carrying a shoulder bag (alforja) accompanied by
two dogs. His colour is light blue and his symbol is a set of crutches. The eleke (q.v.) sacred to
him is made up of white beads with blue stripes. He is represented by an image of Saint Lazarus.
His feast day is December 17.
Babe of the Abyss: A term used by Crowley to describe those of the Order of the R. C., the Abyss
being the symbol of that which separated this Order from the highest order in Crowley's Astrum
Argentium (See Order of the R. C.).
Babel (var. Babiel): In The Heptameron: An angel residing in the 3rd heaven who is one of the
messengers of the planet Jupiter. He is cited both as an angel of Wednesday and of Friday.
Babelah: A Babylonian Goddess personifying Babylon who was later incorporated into the book
of Revelations in the Bible and into Islamic beliefs as a symbol of evil.
Babhne'a: In Budge's Amulets and Talismans: (a) An angelic name inscribed on Babylonian terra
cotta "devil traps". (b) An angel invoked for protection.
Babiel (var. of Babel (q.v.)): One of the angels of the third heaven ruling in the west on Friday in
The Magus.
Bable (var. Babler): Enochian- trans. "for", "because" or "for why?"
Babler: See Bable.
Bablibo: The forty fifth angel in the Tabula Angelorum Bonorum 49.
Babu: See Beb.
Babylon (var. Babalon, Babalond, Babalon, Babalonu): (1) The capital of the ancient kingdom of
Babylonia. This city and its kingdom are frequently cast as symbols of oppression and evil in the
Bible. (2) Described as the mother of abominations in Liber Aervm Vel Saecvli (Cf. Babalon,
Babelah).
Bacaron (var. Bacur, Bacurabon; Hebrew- trans. "first born"). A spirit subordinate to Asmodee in
The Book of the Sacred Magic of Abramelin the Mage.
Bacchus: Roman. (1) The God of wine. He is cognate with the earlier Greek God Dionysus. His
worship was the Bacchanalia, a wild ecstatic revel. (2) A deity mentioned in Liber A'Ash. (2) A
deity mentioned in Liber VII: Liber Liberi vel Lapidis Lazuli, Advmbratio Kabbalae Aegyptiorum
Svb Figvra VII.
Bachachadugga: A name used to invoke Malah in the Necronomicon.
Bachael: In the Ars Paulina of the Lemegeton: An angel ruling the 20th degree of Gemini.
Bachanael: See Bachanoe.
Bachanoe (var. Bachanael): An obscure angel of the first heaven who rules Monday.
Bachiel (var. Baciel): (1) One of the angels called in the east in conjurations on Sunday in The
Magus. (2) In Hechaloth lore: One of the angels of the air of the 4th heaven, who is invoked in
the east. (3) In Ozar Midrashim II: One of the angelic guards of the south wind. (4) In the Ars
Paulina of the Lemegeton: (a) An angel ruling the 20 th degree of Taurus. (b) An angel ruling the
21st degree of Pisces.
Bachliel (var. of Bachiel (q.v.)): One of the angelic guards of the south wind.
Baciel: See Bachiel.
Backwards Writing: Originally, writing spells or magic names backwards was used as a
preventative measure: The magician believed that writing names or spells in the conventional
manner was a form of invocation/evocation, and would activate the spell. So by writing it
backwards the magician would prevent inadvertent activation. An example of this was the 48
Angelic Keys or Calls of John Dee's Enochian system of magic. Dee's medium Edward Kelly
verbally transmitted these Keys to Dee letter by letter backwards. In France in the 17th century CE
the Black Mass (q.v.) or Le Messe Noir first appeared: Later variants included reading the Catholic
Mass backwards. Eventually this practice was extended to include writing names or words
backwards.
Baco: Celtic. A Gaulish boar-God worshipped in the area of Chalon-sur-Saone.
Bacon, Roger: An English Franciscan friar who lived in the 13th century CE. He was an
astrologer, chemist, mathematician and magician. He authored several books, including Specula
Mathematica Et Perspectiva, Speculum Alchymiae, De Secretis Naturae Operibus (Of the Secrets
of the Works of Nature) and De Mirabili Potestate Artis Et Naturae.
Bacoso: The Oba Kosso, king and founder of the Yoruba tribal dynasty in Nigeria and the holy
city of Ile Ife in Yoruban mythology. He is represented by an image of Saint Christopher.
Bacossou: Vodou. One of the Nago Lwas.
Bacuhaba: (1) A name that is used in a spell of invisibility in the Greater Key of Solomon. (2) A
name used in a spell of invisibility in the English edition of the Book of True Black Magic.
Baculum (var. of Baculus (q.v.): A wand used in Wiccan rituals.
Baculus (var. Baculum; Latin- trans. “staff” or “stick”): The name of the Grand Master's staff in
the Knights Templar.
Bacur (var. of Bacaron (q.v.)): A name that appears on the first line of a gnomonic square used to
make oneself appear as a young child in the Book of the Sacred Magic of Abramelin the Mage.
This square is reproduced below:
B A C U R
A Q
C O R E C
Q A
A B
Bacurabon (var. of Bacaron (q.v.)): A name of Jehovah used in conjuration in the Greater Key of
Solomon.
Badad (Hebrew "BDD" ("solitary")): A spirit subordinate to the four sub princes Oriens, Paimon,
Ariton and Amaimon in The Book of the Sacred Magic of Abramelin the Mage.
Badariel (var of Batarel (q.v.)): In Enoch I: One of the fallen angels.
Badbh (Var. Bodua (q.v.). Trans. “fury”, “rage”, “violence”): Celtic. The Irish Goddess of death
and battles. Like the Morrigan, Her symbol is the raven, and in this form she was known as
Cathubodha or Badbh Catha ("battle crow"). She formed a trinity with the Goddesses Nemain
(q.v.) and Macha (q.v.), who together formed the Morrigan (q.v.). Some legends have her married
to Neit (q.v.).
Babdh Catha: See Babdh.
Bade (var. Bade-sih Cala Houn'sou, Badessy): Vodou. A Lwa of the Dahomey Wedo Lwas. Bade
is a Lwa of the sky and of the life principle.
Figure 1 Sigil of Bael
Bade-sih: See Bade.

Bade-sih Cala Houn'sou: See Bade.
Badessy: See Bade.
Badpatiel: Judaic. An angelic name inscribed on kameas (q.v.) for warding off evil.
Bae: In The Testament of Solomon: An angel invoked in exorcism rituals.
Bael (var. of Baal (q.v.)): (1) A fire spirit, used in a preparatory prayer in the Greater Key of
Solomon. (2) The first spirit of the Lemegeton, with great wisdom and powers of invisibility and a
king ruling in the east, who appears as a human head, a cat or a toad. His sigil is depicted in fig. 1.
Ba-En-Kekon (var. Bainkhookh): Gnostic. An aeon mentioned in the Pistis Sophia. The name
was derived from the Egyptian Book of Coming Forth By Day (q.v.).
Baeouib (var. Baeovib, Baeouibe): Enochian- trans. "righteousness".
Baeovib: See Baeouib.
Baeouibe: See Baeouib.
Bafamal: A spirit subordinate to Astarot in The Book of the Sacred Magic of Abramelin the Mage.
Bafomet: See Baphomet.
Bag: (1) The twenty eighth of the thirty Aires of Dee's 48 Claves Angelicae. (2) The twenty
eighth aethyr or aire listed in Liber Vel Chanokh and in Liber Aervm Vel Saecvli. (3) In the
magical system of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn: The twenty eighth aethyr of the Fourty
Eight Angelical Keys or Calls. (4) The twenty eighth Aethyr of the nineteenth part of The Word of
Set.
Bagan: Candomble. A third level priest, who achieves this status after seven years. The next and
highest level is that of Babalorixa. The next lowest level is Ebomin.
Bagdal: In Transcendental Magic: A genius who governs the sign of Taurus with Araziel.
Bagenol: The forty fourth angel in the Tabula Angelorum Bonorum 49.
Baghie (var. Bagie, Bajihie): Enochian- trans. "fury".
Bagie: See Baghie.
Bagiel: In the Ars Paulina of the Lemegeton: (a) An angel ruling the 12th degree of Virgo. (b) An
angel ruling the 22nd degree of Virgo.
Bagile: See Bagle.
Bagilenu: See Bagle.
Bagle (var. Baglen, Bagile, Bagilenu, Bajile, Bajileim, Bajilenu, Bajirele): Enochian- trans.
"because", "for that reason" or "why for that reason".
Bagledf: See Basledf.
Baglen: See Bagle.
Baglis: One of the Genii of the second hour, called a "genius of measure and balance", found in the
Nuctemeron of Apollonius of Tyana.
Bagnael: Judaic. One of the angelic guards of the gates of the east wind.
Bagua: The name for the eight situations or trigrams that emerge out of Si Xiang (q.v.) in the
system proposed in the I Ching (q.v.).
Baguette: In Vodou: A term for a drum stick.
Bahal (Hebrew- trans. "to disturb"): (1) A spirit subordinate to Astarot in The Book of the Sacred
Magic of Abramelin the Mage. (2) A variation of the Enochian word Bahala (q.v.).
Bahala (var. Bahal): Enochian- trans. "cried loudly".
Bahaliel: Judaic. One of the angelic guards of the gates of the east wind.
Bahiel: In the Ars Paulina of the Lemegeton: An angel ruling the 10th degree of Gemini.
Bahlasti: An entity mentioned in Liber Al Vel Legis and Liber Israfel.
Bahman: See Barman.
Bahram: See Barman.
Bahrat: Mandaean. One of 10 Uthri (q.v.) that accompany the sun on its daily course.
Bahrun: Mandaean. One of 10 Uthri (q.v.) that accompany the sun on its daily course.
Bai: See Ba.
Baijel: In The Sixth and Seventh Books of Moses: An angel serving in the 5th heaven.
Baille-Tambours-Mange (trans. "feeding the drums"): One of the two ceremonies designed to
renew the energy of the drums in Vodou. The other is the Coucher-tambours.
Bainkhookh: See Ba-En-Kekon.
Bairiron (trans. "brutish coming from the fourth"): One of the orders of Qliphoth listed in the
magical system of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn.
Bajar a Orunla (trans. "bringing down Orunla"): A ceremony in Santeria in which at least five
Babalawos (q.v.) meet to determine the Orisha (q.v.) that is a person's guardian. Orunla is the
Orisha who is the personification of wisdom and who presides over all divination. All Babalawos
are dedicated to Orunla (q.v.).
Bajihie: See Baghie.
Bajile: See Bagle.
Bajileim: See Bagle.
Bajilenu: See Bagle.
Bajirele: See Bagle.
Baka: Vodou. A term for an evil spirit in the form of an animal.
Bakakalamu: A name used to invoke Namru in the Necronomicon.
Baktamael: In Judaic mythology: One of the angelic guards of the gates of the west wind.
Bal: The name of a sword in the cry of the aethyr Tan in Liber Aervm Vel Saecvli.
Balaam (var. Balam, Balan; Hebrew- trans. "destruction"): (1) In the Bible Balaam was a
Mesopotamian soothsayer and prophet (Deuteronomy 23, Joshua 13, Numbers 22:5 and many
other books). (2) One of the Infernal names listed in Anton LaVey's Satanic Bible. (3) A deity
mentioned in "Homage to Tchort" in LaVey's The Satanic Rituals.
Balaken (Chalean- trans. "ravagers"): A spirit subordinate to Oriens in The Book of the Sacred
Magic of Abramelin the Mage.
Balalos: A spirit subordinate to the four sub princes Oriens, Paimon, Ariton and Amaimon in The
Book of the Sacred Magic of Abramelin the Mage.
Balam (var. of Balaam (q.v.)): (1) The fifty first spirit of the Lemegeton, described as a king who
appears with a serpent's tail and with three heads with eyes of flaming fire: A bull, a man and a
ram. Balam rides a bear and carries a Boshawk on his fist. The Lemegeton assigns him the power
of divination, the power to impart wit and the power to make one invisible. He commands 40
legions of spirits. His sigil is depicted in figure 2. (2) In Dictionaire Infernal: A fallen angel,
formerly fo the order of Dominations, who has three heads (bull, ram, man) and rides naked on a
bear. (3) A demon mentioned by Grillot De Givry in his Witchcraft, Magic and Alchemy. (4) A
demon commanding 40 legions of spirits in the Grand Grimoire.
Balandier: A name used in the conjuration of Amaymon in the Grimoire of Honorius.
Balata: See Balt.
Figure 2 Sigil of Balam
Balatanu: See Balt.

Balatim: See Baltim.
Bala-tima: See Baltim.
Balatime: See Baltim.
Balatoha: See Baltoh.
Balatohe: See Baltoh.
Balatune: See Baltim.
Balay: (1) In The Magus: An angel of Monday residing in the 1st heaven, invoked in the north.
(2) In The Heptameron: An angel of Monday residing in the 1st heaven, invoked in the north.
Balazodareji: See Balzarg.
Balberith (var of Baalberith (q.v.)): A prince of the demonic order of Cherubim who revealed
information on the angelic and demonic hierarchies to Sebastien Michaelis in his Admirable History
fo the Possession and Conversion of a Penitent Woman (q.v.).
Balbin: A name used in a rite of necromancy in the Grand Grimoire and the Red Dragon.
Balbnabaoth (var. BABALON-BAL-BIN-ABAFT): A name used in the Preliminary Invocation
in the Goetia or Lesser Key of Solomon.
Balceor: The twenty fourth angel in the Tabula Angelorum Bonorum 49.
Baldach (var. Caldulech, var. of Baldachia (q.v.)): An angel invoked in the consecration of ritual
blades in The Book of True Black Magic.
Baldachia (var. Baldach, Baldachia, Baldachiensis): (1) A name of Jehovah used in a conjuration
in the Greater Key of Solomon. (2) Used in the second conjuration of a spirit in the Lemegeton.
(3) A name used in an exorcism of the spirits of the air in The Magus.
Baldachiensis (var of Baldachia (q.v.)): (1) A name used in the First Conjuration of a Spirit in the
Lemegeton. (2) A name used in an invocation following the invocation of the four quarters in
circle casting in The Magus.
Baldachin (var. Baldaquin; Italian "baldacchino" or Spanish "baldaquino", from "Baldacco", the
Italian form of "Bagdad", where a cloth by this name was manufactured): A canopy representing
the starry firmament which is placed over a chair in various traditions of Freemasonry and
Rosicrucianism.
Baldago: The thirty fifth angel in the Tabula Angelorum Bonorum 49.
Baldaquin: See Baldachin.
Balder: Norse/Asatru. “Balder the Beautiful” was one of the Aesir. His mother, Frigga (q.v.)
convinced the creatures and plants of the world to make him invulnerable. This was agreed to, but
in her haste Frigga overlooked the mistletoe. Loki (q.v.) discovered this and made a dart out of
misteltoe which he convinced Balder’s blind brother Hod to throw at Balder, killing him. It is
believed that Balder will return after Ragnarok (q.v.) to carry on the bloodline of the Gods after the
battle: Thus Balder is seen as a God of resurrection and hope. His son Forseti has a hall in Asgard
(q.v.).
Baldikhu: A name used to invoke Lugalanna in the Necronomicon.
Baldoi: An angel whose name is invoked in the consecration of iron needles or Burins in the
Greater Key of Solomon.
Balefire: See Bonfire.
Balfori (Hebrew- trans. "lord of producing"): A spirit subordinate to Belzebud in The Book of the
Sacred Magic of Abramelin the Mage.
Balhiel: See Baliel.
Balidet: One of the ministers of Maymon (q.v.) in The Magus.
Balie: See Balye.
Baliel (var. Balhiel): (1) In The Sixth and Seventh Books of Moses: An angel of Monday, residing
in the 1st or 2nd heaven, who is invoked in the north. (2) In Judaic mythology: One of the angelic
guards of the gates of the south wind.
Baligon: The first angel in the Tabula Angelorum Bonorum 49.
Balit (var. Balita): Enochian- trans. "just" or "righteous".
Balita: See Balit.
Balkin: In Discoverie of Witchcraft: A spirit who is lord and king of the northern mountains,
whose aid is Luridan (q.v.)
Ballaton: A name inscribed on the pentagram of Solomon in the Lemegeton.
Balneum Arenae: An alchemical term, referring to a receptacle of sand used to heat a container
such as a cucurbite (q.v.).
Balneum Mariae: An alchemical term, referring to a water bath used to heat a container such as a
cucurbite (q.v.).
Balozodareji: See Balzarg.
Balsamo Tranquillo: Santeria. A liquid used in despojos (q.v.).
Balt (var. Baltan, Balata, Balatanu, Balatohe): Enochian- trans. "justice".
Baltan: See Balt.
Baltazard: In The Grimoirium Verum: A spirit invoked to procure a lady's garter.
Balthial (var. Balthiel): In The Testament of Solomon: One of the 7 planetary angels, who has the
power to defeat jealousy.
Balthiel: See Balthial.
Baltim (var. Balatime, Bala-tima, Balatune): Enochian- trans. "extreme justice".
Baltoh (var. Balatoha, Balatohe): Enochian- trans. "the righteous".
Baltoha: Enochian- trans. "for my own righteousness".
Balustre: (1) A small column or pilastre. (2) Documents issued by some traditions of
Freemasonry, usually to ask for support in special circumstances.
Baluth (var. Baluti): A name that is used in a spell of invisibility in the Greater Key of Solomon.
Baluti (var. of Baluth (q.v.)): A name used in a spell of invisibility in the Book of True Black
Magic.
Balye (var. Balie): Enochian- trans. “salt”.
Balzarg (var. Balazodareji, Balozodareji): Enochian- trans. "stewards" or "presidents".
Bal-zizras (var. Balzodizodarasa, Zodizodarasa, Zodizodearasa): Enochian- trans. "judgement".
Balzodizodarasa: See Bal-zizras.
Bamasan: Enochian. A guardian angel named in the works of John Dee.
Bambarra Taiba: Vodou. A Lwa of the Crab nanchon of the Pethro Rites. He shares
characteristics with the Lwa Legba Ati-n Bon (q.v.).
Bambula: Santeria. A dance.
Bamesa: See Bams.
Bamlahe: A name used in the conjuration of Amaymon in the Grimoire of Honorius.
Bamnode: The fourty ninth angel in the Tabula Angelorum Bonorum 49.
Bams (var. Bamesa): Enochian- trans. "forget" or "let them forget".
Banaa: In the magical system of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn: An angel who is ruler
of the four angels of fluid fire, invoked in the consecration of the ritual wand.
Banal: A name used in a rite of necromancy in the Grand Grimoire and the Red Dragon.
Banatatu: A name used to invoke the spirit Asarualimnunna in the Necronomicon.
Banbha: Celtic. An Irish Goddess of sovereignity, wife of Mac Cuill, son of Ogma. She formed a
trinity with Fotla (q.v.) and Ériu (q.v.).
Banda: Vodou. A type of dance, originating in Africa or Martinique, which may be played at
celebrations. It is often requested by the Guede (q.v.).
Bandar: The name of the third seal of Masshu, a sigil of the watcher of the Elder
Gods, in the Necronomicon (See fig. 3).
Figure 3
Bandar
Banech: In The Sixth and Seventh Books of Moses: One of the angels of the 7 planets invoked in
conjuring.
Bangiel: In the Ars Paulina of the Lemegeton: An angel ruling the 13th degree of Libra.
Baniel: A name used in the conjuration of inferior spirits in the Grimorium Verum.
Figure 4 Baphomet
Banmaskim: A name used to invoke Asaruludu in the Necronomicon.

Banrabishu: A name used to invoke Nariluggaldimmerankia in the Necronomicon.
Bantu: A tribe of the Congo region whose mythology forms the basis of Palo Mayombe or Palo
Monte beliefs.
Banutukku: A name used to invoke Luggaldimmerankia in the Necronomicon.
Banutukukutukku: A name used to invoke Namtillaku in the Necronomicon.
Baphomet (var. Bafomet): (1) A bisexual idol or spiritual symbol, usually with goat attributes,
that the Knights Templar were accused of worshipping in the 14th Century CE (see figure 4).
There are several theories about how this name was derived. Some suggest that it is simply a
corruption of Mohammed, a theory probably first advanced by the Crusaders who considered the
Islamic faith demonic. Some say that it comes fromthe Arabic "abu-fihamat" (pronounced
"bufihimat"), meaning "father of wisdom". Some say that it is from the phrase "Baphe Meteos"
("baptism of Metis"), Metis being a Greek Goddess of knowledge. Others suggest that Baphomet is
"Tem ohp ab" backwards, this being an abbreviation for the expression "Templi omium hominum
pacis abbas" ("the father of the temple of peace of all men"). (2) Anton LaVey adopted Baphomet
as a symbol in the form depicted in figure 5, called the Sigil of Baphomet. It consists of an inverse
pentagram with a goat's head superimposed on it, surrounded by the Hebrew letters lamed, vau,
yod, tau and nun (LVYTN). These letters spell the Hebrew rendering of the name Leviathan (q.v.).
Figure 5 Baphomet: LaVey's Version
The goat is supposed to be the Goat of Mendes (q.v.). The name Baphomet also appears as one of
the Infernal names listed in Anton LaVey's Satanic Bible and in the Black Mass and Satanic
Baptism in his Satanic Rituals. (3) A name mentioned in Liber Samekh. (4) A name used in the
Crowley's version of the Gnostic Mass. (5) A name used in Liber A'Ash.
Bapnido: The third angel in the Tabula Angelorum Bonorum 49.
Bapteme (Creole- trans. “baptism”): Vodou. Baptism. All sacred objects in Vodou ritual are
consecrated by baptism.
Bar: See Ba.
Bar Schauheth: In the magical system of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn: One of seven
infernal abodes mentioned in the initiation of the Theoricus grade (See Seven Infernal Abodes).
Baraborat: (1) In The Heptameron: A spirit of the planet Mercury, ruling on Wednesday. (2)
One of the angels of the second heaven ruling in the east on Wednesday in The Magus.
Baracata: A name used in a preparatory prayer in the Greater Key of Solomon.
Barach: In The Sixth and Seventh Books of Moses: An angel of the Seal, invoked in conjuring.
Barachiel (var. Barakiel, Barbuel, Barbiel, Barchiel, Barkiel, Baraqiel, Baraqel, Baraqijal; Hebrew-
trans. "lightning of God"): (1) In Judaic mythology: One of the 7 archangels, one of the 4 ruling
Serpahim (q.v.), angel of the month of February and prince of the second heaven. (2) A name used
in the conjuration of Amaymon in the Grimoire of Honorius. (3) In Transcendental Magic: A
name the Christian Gnostics used for Samael. (4) In the magical system of the Hermetic Order of
the Golden Dawn: An archangel under Mph. (5) In the Dictionaire Infernal: An angel invoked in
games of chance.
Baradiel (var. Yurkemo, Yurkei, Yurkemoi): In 3 Enoch: One of the 7 archangels, prince of the
3rd heaven. He controls hail.
Barael: In the Elementia Magica and in Agrippa's Three Books of Occult Philosophy III: One of
the 7 exalted throne angels in the 1st heaven. (2) In Sepher Raziel: A throne angel of the 1st
heaven who helps "execute the commands of the potentates".
Baraine: An Eleggua (q.v.).
Barakiel (var. of Barachiel (q.v.)): In the Dictionaire Infernal: An angel invoked to bring success
in games of chance.
Barakon: In The Greater Key of Solomon: An angel invoked in conjuring rituals.
Baralamensis (var. Baralanensis): A name used in the First Conjuration of a Spirit in the
Lemegeton.
Baralanensis: See Baralamensis.
Baraqel (var. of Barachiel (q.v.)): In Enoch 1: One of the fallen angels.
Baraqiel: See Barachiel.
Baraqijal (var. of Barachiel (q.v.), also appears as Barakaial): (1) In The Book of Jubilees: One of
the watchers or grigori who had sex with human women. (2) In Enoch I: A leader of one of the
troops of fallen angels.
Barashakushu: A spirit who is a worker of miracles in the Necronomicon.
Baratchial: One of the Genii of the qlippoth in Liber CCXXXI.
Barattiel: In 3 Enoch: The "great angelic prince of three fingers" with which he holds up the
heavens (cf. Ataphiel).
Barbas: See Marbas.
Barbatos (var. Barbathos; Latin term "barbatus" ("bearded")): (1) The eighth spirit of the
Lemegeton, who is described as a great count and duke. He is said to have been a member of the
angelic Order of Virtues (q.v.). He is said to rule over 30 legions of spirits. Barbatos has powers of
divination, powers to teach sciences, to reveal enchanted treasures, and to effect reconciliations.
His sigil is depicted in figure 6. (2) In the Grand Grimoire, Barbatos is the subordinate of
Satanachia. (3) In the Pseudo-Monarchia: A demon invoked when the sun is in the sign of
Sagittarius.
Barbathos: (var. of Barbatos (q.v.)): A demon mentioned by Grillot De Givry in Witchcraft,
Magic and Alchemy.
Figure 6 Sigil of
Barbatos
Barbelo: In apocryphal texts: A female archon who is the consort of Cosmocrator (q.v.) or the
daughter of Pistis Sophia (q.v.).
Barbiel (var. of Baruel (q.v.)): (1) In Agrippa's Three Books of Occult Philosophy: One of the 7
Electors (q.v.), subordinate to the angel Zaphiel. (2) In The Testament of Solomon: One of the 7
Electors (q.v.), subordinate to the angel Zaphiel. (3) In The Magus: (a) An angel ruling Scorpio
Barrett equates Barbiel with Barachiel (q.v.) (b) An angel ruling over the ninth of the twenty eight
mansions of the Moon.
Barbuel: See Baruel.
Barchiel (var. of Barachiel (q.v.)): (1) In the Lemegeton, an angel of the "fourth altitude" of the
Almadel. (2) An angel ruling Scorpio and Pisces in The Magus. (3) In the magical system of the
Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn: (a) An angel invoked in the consecration of the Lotus Wand.
(b) An Angel of the symbolic tribe of Dan. (c) An angel associated with Rubeus.
Barcus: One of the Genii of the fifth hour, called a "genius of the quintessence", found in the
Nuctemeron of Apollonius of Tyana.
Bardiel (var. Baradiel): Judaic. An angel controlling hail, along with Nuriel.
Barees: (1) A prince under Hagonel in Dee's Heptarchia Mystica. (2) In the magical system of
the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn: A prince under Hagonel.
Barerimu: A name used to invoke Irkingu in the Necronomicon.
Bareschas (var. Baresches; Trans. "beginning"): A name inscribed on a parchment in a love spell
in the Grimorium Verum, the Grand Grimoire and the Grimoire of Honorius.
Baresches: See Bareschas.
Barfort: The fourty eighth angel in the Tabula Angelorum Bonorum 49.
Barfos: The third nocturnal duke under Usiel in the Operation by the Regal Spirit Usiel.
Barginiel: In the Lemegeton, an angel ruling the seventh hour of the day, who has ten chief
officers and one hundred lesser officers below him. The chief officers include Abrasiel, Farmos,
Nosteri, Mamiel and Sagiel. The lesser officers include Harmiel, Nastoro, Varmaj, Tusmas and
Crociel.
Bariaca (Hebrew- trans. "a place for food to be put"): A name that appears on the first line of a
gnomonic square used to acquire the ability to open larders or charnel houses without a key in the
Book of the Sacred Magic of Abramelin the Mage. This square is reproduced below:
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Bariel: (1) In the Lemegeton, an angel ruling the eleventh hour of the day, who has ten cohorts of
officers, including Almariz, Pramimiel, Chardros, Furmiel, Lamie, Menafiel, Demasar, Ormary,
Hevas and Zemoel. (2) A name of an angel inscribed on the fourth pentacle of Jupiter in the
Bariges: The thirty third angel in the Tabula Angelorum Bonorum 49.
Barinian: Persian. Supreme beings or exalted angels, also known as Huristar.
Barinu: See Brin.
Barkaial: See Baraqijal.
Barkiel (var of Barachiel (q.v.)): Judaic. One of the angelic guards of the gates of the east wind.
Barku: See Rimmon.
Barma (var. Barman): Enochian. The name of a demon found in the works of John Dee.
Barman: (1) A variation of the name Barma (q.v.). (2) Persian. A great Mihir (angel) ruling all
of the animals of the earth (except man) and chief of the angels of the 30 days of the month. (3)
Islamic. A title of the angel Gabriel (Jabriel). Also known as Bahman or Bahram.
Barmas: In the Lemegeton, a lesser officer under the angel Abasdarhon.
Barmiel: A spirit related to the direction south in the Lemegeton.
Barnafa: The twenty seventh angel in the Tabula Angelorum Bonorum 49.
Barol: (1) A name for the fourteenth hour of the day, found in the Greater Key of Solomon. (2)
The name of the second hour of the night in The Magus.
Baron Cimetiere (trans. "Baron Cemetery"): Vodou. One of the Guedes (q.v.) of the Pethro
nanchon.
Baron La Croix (trans. “Baron the cross”): Vodou. One of the Guedes (q.v.) of the Rada Pethro
nanchon.
Baron Piquant: Vodou. An aspect of the Lwa Guede (q.v.) that is a Lwa of the Quitta nanchon.
Baron Samedi (trans. “Baron Saturday”): The Guede of
graveyards in Vodou and probably the most well known Vodou
Figure 7 Veve of Baron
Guede (q.v.) outside of Vodou. Baron Samedi a Guede of the
Samedi
Pethro nanchon of Vodou. His Veve is depicted in figure 7.
Barpharanges (var. Barharanges, Sesenges): Gnostic. One of the powers in charge of the spring
of the waters of life.
Barque D'Agwe: In Vodou, a specially constructed raft on which offerings to the Lwa Agwe are
placed and then floated out to sea.
Barra: A Sumerian word translated as "begone" in the Necronomicon.
Barraio (var. BARRAIO): A name used in the Preliminary Invocation in the Goetia or Lesser Key
of Solomon.
BARRAIO (var. of Barraio): A name used in the invocation of Earth in Liber Samekh.
Barren Signs (var. Sterile Signs): In astrology: Signs of the Zodiac which are not considered
fruitful, and include Aries, Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius and Aquarius.
Barrett, Francis: An English devotee of Occidental Ceremonial Magick, whose extensive book on
this subject, The Magus: A Complete System of Occult Philosophy, was published in 1801.
Barri: Asatru. A fertility festival on February 2 honoring the wooing by Ingvi Freyr of the
maiden Gerdr, a symbolic marriage of the Vanir God of Fertility with the Mother Earth.
Barriere (var. Baye): Vodou. An entrance way.
Barrmaratu: A name used to invoke the spirit Asarualim in the Necronomicon.

Barrow (Before 1425 CE "berwe" ("hill") in a version of Piers Plowman; Beowulf (725 CE, Old
English) "beorg"; var. "beork" (West Saxon), "berg" (Anglian); related to Old and Middle Irish
"bri" ("mountain"), Welsh "bera" ("stack, heap") and "bryn" or "bre" ("hill"); deriv. Sanskrit
("brhant"- high, lofty), deriv. Indo European "bherg"1): A mound of earth raised over a burial site.
Barsabel: See Bartyabel.
Barsu: The tenth diurnal duke under Usiel in the Operation by the Regal Spirit Usiel.
Bartiro: The fourty first angel in the Tabula Angelorum Bonorum 49.
Bartyabel (var. Bartzabel, Barsabel, Barzabel, Bartzebal; Hebrew- trans. “of iron”): In Paracelsus's
doctrine of the Talismans: A spirit and presiding intelligence of the planet Mars, subordinate to the
angel Graphiel.
Bartzabel (var. of Bartyabel (q.v.)): In the magical system of the Hermetic Order of the Golden
Dawn: (a) The spirit of Mars. (b) A spirit associated with Cauda Draconis, Puer and Rubeus.
Bartzachiah (var. Barzachia): An angel whose name is inscribed on the first pentacle of Mars in
1
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the Greater Key of Solomon.
Bartzebal (var. of Bartyabel): A spirit summoned in Gerald Gardner’s novel High Magic’s Aid.
Baruc (var. of Baruch (q.v.)): A name of Jehovah used in conjuration in the Greater Key of
Solomon.
Barucas (var. of Baruch (q.v.)): A spirit related to the direction east by north in the Lemegeton.
Baruch (var. Baruc, Barucas; Hebrew- trans. "blessed"): (1) The name of the prophet Jeremiah's
secretary. The name first appears in Jeremiah 32:12 in the Bible. (2) In the Apocalypse of Baruch:
The chief guardian angel of the Tree of Life. Baruch journeys through 5 heavens. In the first three
he sees evil monsters. (3) In early Gnosticism: One of three angels sent by Jehovah to succor man.
(4) In Inquisitonal demonology: The name of a devil who possessed Sister Seraphica of Loudon.
Baruch II: See Apocalypse of Baruch.
Baruchiachel: In 3 Enoch: One of the 7 planetary rulers, the only angel able to defeat the demon
Strife.
Baruel (var. Barbiel, Barbuel; Hebrew- trans. "food or nourishment from God"): A spirit
subordinate to Magot and Kore in The Book of the Sacred Magic of Abramelin the Mage.
Barya'il: In apocalyptic Islamic literature: An angel encountered by the sufi Abu yazid in the 7th
heaven.
Barzabel (var. Bartyabel (q.v.)): In The Magus: An angel "answering to the numbers of Mars"
and representing the spirit of Mars.
Barzachia: See Bartzachiah.
Basada: See Busd.
Basajime: See Basgim.
Basajinu: See Basgim.
Basar (Hebrew- trans. "flesh"): A name that appears on the first line of a gnomonic square used to
cause the spirits to bring one meat to eat in the Book of the Sacred Magic of Abramelin the Mage.
B A S A R
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Basasael: In Enoch I: An evil archangel.

BAS-AUMGN (var. of Basum): A name used in the invocation of Spirit in Liber Samekh.
Basdathea: A name used in the Second Conjuration of a spirit in the Lemegeton.
Basgim (var. Basajime, Basajinu): Enochian- trans. “day”.
Bashmallin: See Hasmalim.
Basilique: Vodou. A Creole name for Basil, whose leaves are used to ward off evil spirits.
Basilisk (var. Cockatrice; Middle English, deriv. Greek "basiliskos", diminutive of "basileus"
("king")): A mythical monster resembling a lizard whose glance and breath are fatal. It is supposed
to have been hatched by a serpent from a cock's egg.
Baskabas: In 3 Enoch: One of the names of Metatron (q.v.).
Basledf (var. Bagledf): The seventh angel in the Tabula Angelorum Bonorum 49.
Basmelo: The tenth angel in the Tabula Angelorum Bonorum 49.
Baspalo: The thirty first angel in the Tabula Angelorum Bonorum 49.
Bassin: Vodou. A basin or pool of water consecrated to the use of the Lwa Damballah (q.v.).
Bast (var. Bubastis and Bastet): (1) Egyptian. Goddess of the gentle heat of the sun. She was the
patroness of cats, who were much loved by the Egyptians as destroyers of snakes and other vermin,
and as a Goddess who protected against contagious illnesses. For this reason she is usually depicted
as a woman with a cat's head. (2) The name of the city in the eighteenth Nome of Lower Egypt
which was the center of the worship of the Goddess Bast. The city was also known as Pi-Beseth
(Ezekiel 30:17), Pa-Bast or Per-Bast and the Greeks called it Bubastis. (3) One of the Infernal
names listed in Anton LaVey's Satanic Bible. (4) A deity named in Das Tierdrama in LaVey's The
Satanic Rituals.
Bastet: See Bast.
Basum (var. BAS-AUMGN): A name used in the Preliminary Invocation in the Goetia or Lesser
Key of Solomon.
Basus: In Hechaloth lore: An angel guarding the entrance to the 4th heaven.
Bat Qol (var. Bath Qol): In The Zohar: A female guardian angel said to have visitted the 2nd
century scholar Simeon ben Yohai, the reputed author of The Zohar. She is comparable to the Holy
Ghost in later Christian theology.
Bat Zuge: In The Zohar: A title for Lilith as the 10th unholy sephiroth or qlippoth (q.v.).
Bata: See Bataa.
Bataa (var. Bata): The three ritual drums used in the ceremonies of Santeria. They are named Iya,
Itotele and Okonkolo. Okonkolo sets a constant beat which is the base upon which Iya and Itotele
"speak" to one another. These Bataa have two heads, the larger being the "Enu" and the smaller
being the "Tcha-Tcha". The Enu of Itotele and Iya are smeared with a mixture of herbs and blood
called Fadela to give them greater resonance. Bataa from Africa often contain a single kola nut,
which is beleived to be the soul of the drum.
Bataiva (var. Baataiva, Bataivah and Bataivh_: (1) The elemental king of the seniors of Air in the
Book of Supplications and Invocations. He is associated with the Sun. He had six seniors under
him: Abioro or Habioro, Aaoxaif, Htmorda, Haozpi or Ahaozpi, Hipotga and Autotar (Cf.
Regardie's Bataivah). (2) In Liber Vel Chanokh: (a) The name of the Great Elemental King of air
found in the Four Great Watch Towers. (b) A secret name of God used when making the invoking
pentagram of air in the opening of the temple.
Bataivah (var. of Bataiva): In the magical system of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn: (a)
An Enochian Archangel of Earth, called the Great King of the East or the Air Tablet. He had six
seniors under him: Habioro, Ahaozpi, Aaozaif, Avtotar, Htmorda, and Hipotga (Cf. Dee's Bataiva).
(b) The great king invoked in the consecration of the ritual dagger. (c) A name used in the Ritual
of the Portal of the Vault of the Adepti. (d) A name used in the Evocation of the Angel Chassan to
Visible Appearance.
Bataivh (var. of Bataiva (q.v.)): A name of Jehovah used to command spirits in the Book of
Supplications and Invocations.
Bataliel: An angel ruling one of the signs of the zodiac.
Batarel (var. Batariel, Badariel, Batrael, Batarjal, Metarel): In Enoch I: One of the fallen angels.
Batariel (var. of Batarel (q.v.)): A name inscribed on a talisman to discover secrets in The Black
Pullet.
Batarjal: See Batarel.
Batea (Yoruban- trans. “wooden bowl): Santeria. The Piedras de Rayo are kept in a batea (See
Piedras De Rayo).
Bath Qol: See Bat Qol.
Bathal: A name used in an adress to a spirit upon its appearance in the Lemegeton.
Bathas: A word used in the Grand and Supreme Appellation in Apono's Magical Elements.
Bathat: (1) A name used in a universal conjuration in the Grimoire of Honorius. (2) A name used
in an invocation of spirits in The Magus.
Bathim (var. of Bathin (q.v.)): A demon mentioned by Grillot De Givry in Witchcraft, Magic and
Alchemy.
Bathin (var. Bathim, Bathsim, Bathym or Marthim): The
eighteenth spirit of the Lemegeton, described as a mighty duke
who appears as a strong man with a serpent's tail, riding on a pale
horse. The Lemegeton assigns him the power to transport people
anywhere and to teach the virtues of herbs and precious stones.
He is said to rule over 30 legions of spirits. There are two
variations of his sigil, depicted in fig. 8.
Figure 8 Sigils of Bathin

Bathor: See Bethor.
Bathsim (var. of Bathin (q.v.)): In the Grand Grimoire, a subordinate of Fleurety.
Bathym: See Bathin.
Bato d’Agwe: Vodou. A festival on December 12 in which offerings to Agwe and other ocean
spirits are flwated out to sea on an ornamental raft.
Baton Legba: Vodou. The crutch of the Lwa Legba (See Legba Ati-n Bon).
Batrael: See Batarel.
Batsran: In 3 Enoch: One of the names of Metatron (q.v.).
Batterie Maconnique: Vodou. A special rhythym, produced by the clapping of hands and the
beating of drums, which symbolizes knocking on the door of the realm of the Lwas.
Batternis: A spirit subordinate to Magot and Kore in The Book of the Sacred Magic of Abramelin
the Mage.
Baumba: Santeria. An aspect of the Orisha Oggun (q.v.).
Bautratis: A name used in the conjuration of Amaymon in the Grimoire of Honorius.
Baviel: In the Ars Paulina of the Lemegeton: An angel ruling the 24th degree of both Scorpio and
Sagittarius.
Baxasoxa: A name used in the use of a "magic carpet" for interrogating spirits in the Greater Key
of Solomon.
Baxtandabal: A name used to invoke Asharru in the Necronomicon.
Bayacou: Vodou. One of the Rada lwas.
Bayacou Star: Vodou. An alternate name for the planet Venus, beleived to accompany the Sun
each morning in order to explain the needs and necessities of earthly inhabitants.
Bayanmi: See Dada.
Baymon: The King of the West in the Grimoire of Honorius.
Baz Baziah: In The Talmud: An angel invoked to cure cutaneous disorders.
Bazathiel: In Hechaloth lore: One of the angels guarding the entrance to the 1st heaven.
Bazazath (var. Bazazarath): In The Testament of Solomon: An archangel of the 2nd heaven. He is
reputed to have defeated a female dragon named Obizuth.
Bazazarath: See Bazazath.
Bazchim: (1) A governor of the aethyr or aire Des listed in Liber Scientiae, Auxili et Victoriae
Terrestris and in Liber Vel Chanokh.
Bazkiel: Judaic. An angelic guard of the 3rd heaven.
Bazm (var. Bazmelo, Bazodemelo): Enochian- trans. “midday” (Cf. Basgim).
Bazmelo: See Bazm.
Bazmelo ita piripson oln...: The beginning of the Enochian text of the eighth key of John Dee's 48
Claves Angelicae. The full key reads as follows: "Bazmelo ita piripson oln Nazavabh ox casarmg
vran Chis vgeg dsabramig batoha gohoiad solamian tram talolcis Abaiuonin od aziagier rior
Irgilchisda dspaaox bufd Caosgo dschis odipuran teLwah cacrg isalman Ioncho od vouina carbaf
Niiso Bagle auauago gohon Nilso bagle momao siaion od mabza Niis ZAMRAN ciaofi caosgo od
bliors od corsi ta abramig." (trans. "The midday the first, is as the third heaven made of Hyacinth
Pillars 26: In whom the Elders are become strong which I have prepared for my own righteousness
sayeth the Lord whose long continuance shall be as bucklers to the stooping Dragon and like unto
the harvest of a widow. How many are there which remain in the glory of the earth which are and
shall not see death until this house fall and the Dragon sink. Come away, for the Thunders have
spoken: Come away, for the Crowns of the Temple, and the coat of him that is, was, and shall be
crowned, are divided. Come appear to the terror of the Earth and to our comfort and of such as are
prepared"). Compare with Crowely's "Bazodemelo i ta pi-ripesonou..." below. (2) The beginning
of the eighth part of The Word of Set, Michael Aquino's version of John Dee's 48 Claves Angelicae.
Bazodemelo: See Bazm.
Bazodemelo i ta pi-ripesonou...: The opening words of the Eighth Key in Liber Vel Chanokh.
(Enochian- trans. "The Midday, the first is as the third Heaven...")
Bazou: Vodou. One of the Congo Lwas.
Bazpama: The seventeenth angel in the Tabula Angelorum Bonorum 49.
Baztiel: In Hechaloth lore: An angel guarding the entrance to the 1st heaven.
Bbemo (deriv. by reversing Omebb (q.v.)): A cacodemon commanding the cacodemons of Water
of Water in the Book of Supplications and Invocations.
Bdellium: (1) A bitter tasting gum from the East Indies, used in medicine and as incense. (2) In
the magical system of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn: A substance found in the land of
Havilah, mentioned in the consecration of the Rose Cross.
Bdopa: In the magical system of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn: An angel who is ruler
of the four angels of etheric fire, invoked in the consecration of the ritual wand.
Beacon: Vampyre. A feeling or energy signature generated by Vampyres which can be sensed by
other Vampyres. Vampyres can be attracted to latent or potential Vampyres by this energy
signature.
Beal: See Berith.
Beale: See Berith.
Bealphares: In the Pseudo-Monarchia: A demon described as a noble servant of man.
Bearechet: In The Sixth and Seventh Books of Moses: An angel of the Seal.
Beast, The: (1) Aleister Crowley's name for himself, borrowed from the beast mentioned in
Revelations in the Bible. Actually Crowley's mother, a member of the puritanical Plymouth
Bretheren, used this name to describe Crowley when he was a child and in later life he took it as a
name, to spite her. (2) A creature mentioned in Liber Aervm Vel Saecvli. (3) Vampyre: The
primal, instinctive, and animalistic side of Vampyre nature. Some Vampyre traditions see this as
only a small part of one’s nature, while others see it as a personification of Vampyre nature. Also
known as “The Dragon”, “The Darkside”, “Nightside” or “The Shadow”.
Beasts of the Field: A synonym for higher angels in several Qabalistic texts.
Beatiel: In The Sixth and Seventh Books of Moses: An angel serving in the 4th heaven.
Beatus in conspectu domini mors sanctorum ejus (Latin. Incorrect grammatically: It probably
should read "Pretiosa in conspectu domini mors sanctorum ejus" ("Precious in the sight of the Lord
is the death of its saints"); Beatus ("blessed"), would be a incorrect usage (masculine instead of
feminine)): In the magical system of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn: A phrase used in
the initiation of the Adeptus Major Grade.
Beb (var. Bebti, Baba, Babu): Egyptian. The son of the God Asar (Osiris). Beb appears to be a
minor god of fertility.
Bebal: A demon associated to Paimon (q.v.) in Pseudo-Monarchia.
Bebher (Hebrew- trans. "purifying" or "cleansing"): A name that appears on the first line of a
double acrostic square used to heal bodily pains in the Book of the Sacred Magic of Abramelin the
Mage. This square is reproduced below:
B E B H E R
E R A O S E
B A R I O H
H O I R A B
E S O A R E
R E H B E D
Bebti: See Beb.

Beburos: In the Revelation of Esdras: One of 9 angels who will rule at the world's end.
Bechard: (1) A spirit with power over weather in the Grimorium Verum. (2) A spirit ruling
Friday in the Grimoire of Honorius.
Becoming: Vampyre. The process of embracing one’s Vampyrism. This is marked by a rite of
passage: This can involve the exchange of blood or energy with a mentor or a ritual of death and
rebirth.
Beda: Celtic. One of the two Alaisiagae, two goddesses who were consorts of the Teutonic God
Mars Thincsus (q.v.). The other of the two was Fimmilena (q.v.).
Bedaliel: An angel who is invoked to conjuration demons in the Greater Key of Solomon.
Bedasek: A name that appears on the first line of a gnomonic square used transform men into wild
boars in the Book of the Sacred Magic of Abramelin the Mage. This square is reproduced below:
B E D A S E K
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D S
A R A M A SI A
S D
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Bedrimubal: (1) A name used in a self purification in The Book of True Black Magic. (2) A
corruption of the name Berimulael in the Greater Key of Solomon.
Bedrimulael (var. Bedrimubal or Abedumabal): A name used in a preparatory prayer in the
Bedser (Hebrew "BTzR" ("a gold ornament")): A name that appears on the first line of a double
acrostic square used to cause visions in rings and circlets in the Book of the Sacred Magic of
Abramelin the Mage. This square is reproduced below:
B E D S E R
E L I E L E
D I A P I S
S E P P E D
E L I E L E
R E S D E B
Beelzebub (var. Beelzebuth, Belzebuth, Beelzeboul, Baalzebub, Beeazlebub, Belzebut, Belzeboub,

Belzebud; Latin, deriv. from Hebrew "Baalzebub" ("Baal" ("lord") + "zebub" or "ZBVB" (“fly” or
“insect”): (1) Originally a Syrian God, Beelzebub appears in the New Testament of the Bible,
examples being Mathew 10:25, 12:24 ("But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, This fellow doth
not cast out devils, but by Beelzebub the prince of the devils"), and Mark 3:22 ("And the scribes
which came down from Jerusalem said, He hath Beelzebub, and by the prince of the devils casteth
he out devils"). Groups such as the Essenes created personifications of evil such as Beelzebub to
denounce their opponents, claiming that their opponents had been seduced by these personifications
of evil. (2) In Milton's Paradise Lost, Beelzebub was Satan's chief lieutenant among the fallen
angels. (3) In the Grimorium Verum Beelzebub is called the prince of spirits. (4) According to
Eliphas Levi, Beelzebub was the leader of the Chaigidel. (5) Described as the supreme chieftain of
demons in Alexis De Terreneuve de Thym's autobiography Farfadets, ou tous le demons ne sont
pas l'autre monde. (6) The leader of the "false gods" in The Magus. (7) One of the Infernal
names listed in Anton LaVey's Satanic Bible. (8) A name used in the performance of a Black
Mass in LaVey's The Satanic Rituals. (9) An archdaimon who makes one of the "Statements" in
the Diabolicon. Beelzebub is Satan's second in command. (10) A prince of the demonic order of
Seraphim listed by Michaelis in his Admirable History (See Demon). (11) A demon of gluttony
listed by Binsfield (See Demon).
Beelzebuth (var. of Beelzebub (q.v.)): (1) In Pseudo-Monarchia: The "supreme chief of the
infernal Empire, founder of the Order of the Fly". (2) There is a conjuration for Beelzebuth in the
Grimorium Verum.
Beemoth (var. of Behemoth (q.v.)): One of the two chiefs of the Devils of the Infernal World in
The Magus, the other being Leviathan.
Befafes (var. Befes): The ninth angel in the Tabula Angelorum Bonorum 49.
Befes: See Befafes.
Behdety: See Behut-t.
Beh-ee-teh-oo-em: See Bitom.
Beh-ee-to-em: See Bitom.
Behemiel (var. of Hariel (q.v.)): An angel who is the chief of the order of the Hasmalim, with
dominion over domesticated animals.
Behemot (var. of Behemoth (q.v.)): A name that appears on the first line of a gnomonic square
used to cast spells on beasts in the Book of the Sacred Magic of Abramelin the Mage. This square
is reproduced below:
B E H E M O T
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H Q O E N
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Behemoth (var. Beemoth, Behemot; Hebrew B'hemoth, probably deriv. from Egyptian "p-ehe-
mau" (“the water ox”): (1) A male monster of the primordial chaos, described in various texts as
either a whale, crocodile or hippopotamus. Behemoth appears in Job 40:15 in the Bible: "Behold
now Behemoth, which I made with thee; he eateth grass as an ox". (2) In the Apocalypse of
Baruch: A chaos monster created on the 5th day and associated to Leviathan (q.v.). (3) In the
Pseudo-Monarchia, Wierus lists him as Beelzebuth's grand cup bearer. (3) Behemoth is listed as a
demon that appears in the form of an elephant (resembling the Hindu elephant God Ganesh) in
Collin De Plancy's Dictionaire Infernal. (4) One of the two chiefs of the devils in the Infernal
World in The Magus. (5) One of the Infernal names listed in Anton LaVey's Satanic Bible. (6) A
name used in the performance of the Black Mass and Das Tierdrama in LaVey's The Satanic
Rituals.
Beheniron (trans. "little beasts"): One of the orders of Qliphoth listed in the magical system of the
Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn.
Beherit: (1) A Syrian deity. (2) One of the Infernal names listed in Anton LaVey's Satanic Bible.
Behut-t (var. Heru-Behutet, Horus Behdety): An aspect of the Egyptian god Heru-ur or Horus the
Elder (See Heru-ur) worshipped in the western Nile Delta at Bedhet. Aleister Crowley mistook the
character of Behut-t on the Stele of Revealing (q.v.) to be a symbol of Hadit (q.v.).
Beigia: (1) One of the Filii Lucis (q.v.) of the Sigillum Dei Aemeth, associated to the angel
Korabiel. This name was derived from the second Archangelic Square of John Dee. (2) In the
magical system of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn: One of the Filii Lucis of the Sigillum
Dei Aemeth. (3) One of the seven angels of the Filii Lucis in Liber Vel Chanokh.
Beissirissa: Celtic. A name given to Jupiter (q.v.) by the Bigerriones tribe in southern Gaul at
Cadéac.
Bejouran: A name used to divine the intentions of infernal spirits in the Black Pullet.
Beker: See BKR.
Bel: See Belenus.
Belamith: A minister of Almiras, the master of invisibility, who is named in a spell for invisibility
in the Greater Key of Solomon.
Belanusa: See Blans.
BELAThA (var. of Blatha): An expression in the invocation of Air in Liber Samekh.
Belatucadrus (Trans. “fair shinging one”): Celtic. A horned Celtic God of war in Northern
Britain. Associated by the Romans with Mars.
Belbel: In The Testament of Solomon: A demon defeated by the angel Karael.
Beldor: A name used in the conjuration of inferior spirits in the Grimorium Verum.
Figure 9 Sigils of Beleth

Belecou-n (var. Belecoun): Vodou. One of the Rada Lwas.
Belecoun: See Belecou-n.
Belem: A name used in the conjuration of Amaymon in the Grimoire of Honorius.
Belenus (Trans. “brilliant”, “bright”): Celtic. A Gaulish God cognate with Bel, Beli, Belinos and
Bile. He was identified with Apollo by the Romans. A solar God, who brings light and healing.
Beleth (var. Byleth, Bileth or Bilet; poss. deriv. Semitic "Baalat" ("lady")): The thirteenth spirit of
the Lemegeton, described as a terrible and mighty king, riding on a pale horse, with the power to
procure love between the sexes. The Lemegeton names Beleth as one of the four chiefs of the
seventy two spirits of the Goetia. He is said to have been a member of the Angelic Order of Powers
(q.v.) and to rule over 85 legions of spirits. There are two variations of his sigil, depicted in figure
9.
Belfagor: See Belphegor.
Belhar: See Bernael.
Beli: (1) Judaic. An angelic guard of the gates of the north wind. (2) Celtic. A Welsh God
death, the husband of Don. Cognate with the Irish Bile (q.v.). Appears to be a later form of Bel
(See Belenus)
Beliael: Judaic. An angelic guard of the gates of the north wind.
Belial (var. Belias, Beliar, Berial; Hebrew "BLIOL" (“wicked one”)): (1) Belial appears in
numerous places in the Old Testament, such as Deuteronomy 13:13, Judges and 1 Samuel. Belial
seems to have been one of the synonyms for Satan in early Judaic literature. The Essenes modified
this name to Beliar, which is probably a pun on the Hebrew expression "beli or" ("without light").
The Essenes considered themselves to be the "sons of light". Groups such as the Essenes created
personifications of evil such as Belial/ Beliar to denounce their opponents, claiming that their
opponents had been seduced by these personifications of evil. Some apocryphal texts give Belial
the name Matanbuchus (q.v.). (2) In the Sacred Writings of Abramelin the Mage: (a) Belial is a
demon named as one of the four "superior princes", along with Lucifer, Leviathan, and Satan. (b)
A name that appears on the first line of a double acrostic square used to find and seize jewels not
magically guarded. This square is reproduced below. (3) In Pseudo-Monarchia, Wierus lists him
as Beelzebuth's ambassador to Turkey. (4) In the Lemegeton: (a) Belial is the sixty eighth spirit,
described as a king, created next after Lucifer, who appears as two beautiful angels seated in a
chariot of fire. He commands 80 legions of spirits. (b) One of the four chiefs of the seventy two
spirits of the Goetia, with the power to win the favours of friends and foes, to give familiars, and to
make men senators. Belial's sigil is depicted in figure 10. (5) Described in The Magus as a fallen
angel who is the leader of the Vessels of Iniquity (q.v.). (5) Described as one of the four crown
princes of Hell, related to earth and the North, in Anton LeVay's Satanic Bible. (6) A prince of the
earth whose name is used in the performance of a Black Mass and the Satanic Baptism in LaVey's
The Satanic Rituals. (7) In Liber Aervm Vel Saecvli: (a) A devil mentioned in the cry of the
aethyr Zon, compared by Crowley to Buddha. (b) Mentioned in the cry of the aethyr Arn. (8)
The daimon of essence who makes one of the "Statements" of the Diabolicon. (9) In Paradise
Lost: A fallen angel.
B E L I A L
E B O R U A
L O V A R I
I R A V O L
A V R O B E
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Figure 10 Sigil of the

spirit Belial
Beliar (Hebrew- trans. "worthless"): (1) Var. of Belial (q.v.). (2) Beliar is an evil entity
mentioned in the Bible in Deuteronomy, Judges, and 1 Samuel. (3) In apocryphal writings: The
prince of darkness. (4) In the Martyrdom of Isaiah, an angel of lawlessness. (5) In the
Lemegeton: A fallen angel created after Lucifer. (6) In Paradise Lost: A fallen angel. (7) In the
works of Aldous Huxley and Thomas Mann: The primate of Hell.
Belias (var. of Belial (q.v.)): A prince of the demonic order of Virtues listed by Michaelis in his
Admirable History (See Demon).
Beliora: See Bliora.
Belioraxa: See Bliorax.
Beliore: See Blior.
Beliorebe: See Blior.
Beliorese: See Bliors.
Belioreta: See Blior.
Bell: (1) In Wicca, a small hand bell is often used during the casting and closing of a Circle and
during rituals. (2) In Vodou: (a) A small bell called a Clochette is held in the hand of the
Houn'gan or Mambo along with the Asson (q.v.) during ritual. (b) An Ogan, a flattened iron bell
without a clapper, played with an iron rod is played in rituals. (3) One of the ritual tools used by
the Temple of Set. (4) In Santeria: (a) A small square silver bell called a Cencerro is used to
summon the Orisha Obatala (q.v.) in Santeria. (b) A hand bell called an Agogo is used together
with drums to invoke Orishas. (c) A conical bell called an Irofa is used in Santeria and Yoruban
religion as one of the symbols of the Orisha Orunmila (q.v.). (5) A magic handbell is used in
necromancy described in Girardius Parvi Lucii libellus de mirabilibus naturae arcanis.
Bellona: Celtic. A war Goddess associated to Loucetius (q.v.).
Bellony: A name inscribed on the pentacle of Solomon in the Lemegeton.
Belmagel: A demon who appeared to Edward Kelley, mentioned in the works of John Dee.
Belmara: The twenty fifth angel in the Tabula Angelorum Bonorum 49.
Belomancy (Greek "belos" ("arrow") and "manteia" ("divination")): Divination by putting marked
arrows in a quiver and then drawing them out randomly to examine the marks on them.
Belphegor (var. Belfagor, Baal-peor; Hebrew trans. "lord of opening" or "lord Baal of Mt.
Phegor"): (1) In the Bible: An evil entity mentioned in Numbers 25:1-3. (2) In the Pseudo-
Monarchia: Wierus lists him as Beelzebuth's ambassador to France. He appears as a woman and is
the demon of discoveries and ingenious inventions. (2) In Transcendental Magic: Belphegor was
the leader of the Tagaririm. (3) A demon listed as an ambassador to France in the Dictionaire
Infernal. (4) A name used in the performance of the Black Mass in LaVey's The Satanic Rituals.
(5) A demon of sloth listed by Binsfield (See Demon). (6) In Paradise Lost: An alternate name
for the demon Nisroc.
Belsal: In the Lemegeton, an angel of the 1st hour of the night who is a lesser officer under the
angel Gamiel.
Beltane: See Beltaine.
Beltaine (var. Beltane, Galan Mai, Cetshamhain, Rudemas, May Eve): This is a Greater Sabbat of
the Wiccan calendar, celebrated April 30. Beltaine (literally "fires of Bel") was the beginning of
the summer season for the Celtic peoples, named for the solar deity known in various parts of the
Celtic world as Beli, Bile, Belenos, Bel and Belenus. It is known in Wales as Galan Mai. In more
recent times the Christian Church incorporated this into their calendar as the feast of St John the
Baptist. Another Christian name for Beltaine is Roodmas or Rood Day, which has been moved to
May 3. Beltaine is the other great fire festival, the first being Samhain (q.v.). Unlike Samhain,
when the fires are lit at dusk, the Beltaine fires are lit at dawn. Horns were often sounded during
the lighting of the fires. It was customary in some places to keep up the horn blowing for hours.
Eggs and cakes, such as Scottish bannocks, would be cooked in the fires. Beltaine was when the
Celts drove their cattle to summer pasture. It marks the setting of the constellation of the Pleiades,
an event which in some parts of the world signals the start of the fishing season. Beltaine is an
ancient celebration of fertility and life. The crowning of a young girl as "May Queen", representing
the Maiden Goddess, is still practised throughout Great Britain. Originally a "May King"
representing the Young God, Robin, or Jack-in-the-Green, was crowned too. Dancing around the
Maypole is a Beltaine custom which continues in the British Isles to this day. The maypole is an
ancient fertility symbol. The British Maypole was a young tree which was chopped down on May
Day and trimmed of all but a few branches at the top. It was then decorated and raised on the
village green. In later years many towns had permanent poles. In 1644, Maypoles were forbidden
throughout England and Wales by Cromwell's government. Many of the permanent poles came
down. When the king Charles II was restored to office on May 29, 1660, this prohibition was lifted
and some of the Maypoles returned. Historian Christina Hole reports that "The shorter poles, round
which the children perform a plaited ribbon dance, and which are often seen at school May Day
celebrations today, do not belong to the English tradition. They come from southern Europe, and
seem to have been introduced into [England] (by Ruskin) in 1888". 2 "Birching" is a traditional
Beltaine custom. Between sunset and dawn the May Birchers would make their rounds, affixing
branches or sprigs to the doors of their neighbour's houses. The trees or plants were chosen for
their symbolism or because their name rhymed with whatever message the Birchers thought most
appropriate. For example, a flowering hawthorn branch was a compliment. Lime or pear branches
were also compliments, as they rhymed with "prime" and "fair". Rowan was a sign of affection as
its other name, "wicken" rhymed with the endearing slang term "chicken". A Thorn branch
indicated that the occupant was an object of scorn. Holly, briar and plum were insults, rhyming
with folly, liar and glum. This distribution of greenery was obviously an indication of how a
person was regarded in their community, and could help them to mend their ways. Unfortunately it
sometimes was employed for spite or revenge. Although it has died out in most places, a shadow of
it still lives on with the custom of leaving hawthorn or some other complimentary plant outside of a
bride's door on the eve of a wedding. May Garlands are a related custom. Many traditional may
day celebrations involve the carrying about of garlands. For this reason another name for Beltaine
is "Garland Day". Children used to go from door to door with their garlands singing songs and
receiving small gifts or coins. Often the garlands were in the form of a hoop, and in some places
games evolved where a ball was thrown through or over the hoop. Sometime they took the form of
floral globes, often with a May Doll suspended inside. In Horncastle in Lincolnshire young boys
carried peeled willow wands covered with cowslips called "May Gads", which they carried in
procession on May morning to the site of an old Roman temple where the Maypole stood. There
they would strike them together to scatter the blossoms in honour of the first day of summer.
Another related custom was the dressing of wells and springs, in keeping with the Celtic customs of
venerating such springs as connections to the otherworld. This custom continues in many parts of
Britain today, although the designs are usually Christian now. Another Beltaine custom is the
collection of dew. "May first is the magical time of greatest power for the element of water and
`wild' water (dew, flowing streams, or ocean water) is collected for the base of healing drinks and
2
? Christina Hole, British Folk Customs, pg 137.
potions for the year to come."3 Young girls would go out before dawn on May Day to collect dew
and wash their faces with it. This was supposed to bring beauty and luck to them. It was also
collected and kept to treat consumption, goitre, and various other ills. "Hobby Horses" also make
their appearance at Beltaine. This is similar to the custom of Hodening that occurs at Samhain and
Yule. The most usual form is a hoop frame, six feet in diameter, covered with cloth skirting. In
front is a wooden horse's head, with jaws that snap. A man stands inside, his head hidden by a
mask. The Hobby Horse goes about with a group of attendants, the most important of which is
often a "Teaser" or "Club Man" who carries a padded club and wears grotesque clothing. As they
process down the streets the Hobby Horse will rush at girls and try to trap them under his skirts.
This is thought to bring them fertility and/or a husband. The inside of the skirts was formerly
smeared with blacking to leave a mark on the girl of her good fortune, but this is not done in
modern survivals of this custom. Another discontinued custom was the sprinkling of water on the
onlookers by the Hobby Horse when it stopped at a pool to "drink". Every so often the horse sinks
down as if dying and the songs change from happy ones to sadder ones. The Teaser gently strokes
him with his club. But after this brief pause the Hobby horse leaps up, the music returns to happier
tunes and the procession continues.
Belureos: A name used in the consecration of parchment in The Book of True Black Magic.
Belzeboub (var. of Beelzebub (q.v.)): A title of Satan used by Dante.
Belzebud (var. of Beelzebub (q.v.)): One of the eight sub princes in The Book of the Sacred Magic
of Abramelin the Mage. Belzebub can transform animals into men and men into animals, can
Figure 11 Sigil of
Belzebut
excite hatred, emnity, discord, etc, and work all manner of evil.
Belzebut (var. of Beelzebub (q.v.)): One of two princes of Lucifer listed in the Grimoire of
Armadel, the other being Astarot. Belzebut is said to be able to teach one about the rebellion and
fall of the angels who rebelled against Jehovah. His sigil is depicted in figure 11.
Belzebuth (var. of Beelzebub (q.v.)): In the Dictionaire Infernal: A demon of the month of July.
Bembe: Santeria. A feast in honour of the saints, also known as a Guemilere (q.v.).
Ben (Hebrew "BN" (“son”)): (1) In the magical system of the Hermetic Order of the Golden
Dawn: (a) The secret name of Assiah (q.v.). (b) A term mentioned in the initiation of the
Philosophus grade. (2) The name of one of the angels who appeared to John Dee and Edward
Kelley.
3
? The Center for Non-Traditional Religion, "Wicca and Paganism: A Rebirth of the Religion of
the Mother Goddess", p. 9.
Ben Adam (Hebrew- trans. "Son of Adam"): In the magical system of the Hermetic Order of the
Golden Dawn: A name used in the initiation of the Adeptus Minor Grade.
Ben Ani: A name of Jehovah used in a conjuration in the Greater Key of Solomon.
Ben Elohim (var. of Beni Elohim (q.v.)): One of the ten orders of the blessed, "according to the
traditions of men", in The Magus, the others being Orphanim, Hajothhakados, Hasmallim,
Seraphim, Malachim, Elohim, Aralim, Cherubim and Issim.
Ben Nez (var. Benez; Hebrew- trans. "hawk"): A title of the angel Ruhiel (q.v.), who has dominion
over the wind.
Ben Ve-Ruach Haqodesh: A name of Jehovah used in The Grimoire of Armadel.
Benad Hasche (Arabic- trans. "daughters of God"): Arabic. Female angels.
Benai (Corruption of Hebrew "Bonaim" (q.v.)): A term used in Freemasonry that refers to the
setters, layers or builders of King Solomon's temple.
Benatir: A name used to create invisibility and give the power to pass through walls in the Black
Pullet.
Bencul: In The Sixth and Seventh Books of Moses: One of the 9 angels invoked in rituals in the
general citation of Moses.
Bendaca: See Bendekar.
Bendekar (var. Bendaca or Bengabel): Biblical term (trans. "the son of him who divides or
pierces" (1 Kings 4:9)) significant in the higher degrees of Freemasonry.
Bene Elim: See Beni Elohim.
Beneba: A female day name (q.v.) for Tuesday. The male equivalent is Cubbena.
Benedictus Dominus Deus Noster (Latin- trans. "Blessed be the Lord Our God"): A phrase used
in the Ceremony of the Equinox in Regardie's The Complete Golden Dawn System of Magic.
Benedictus qui venit (Latin- trans. "Blessed be he who comes"): A phrase used in the Ceremony of
the Equinox in Regardie's The Complete Golden Dawn System of Magic.
Bendigeidfran (Trans. “Bran the Blessed”): Celtic. A title of the God Bran (q.v.).
Benefics (var. Fortunes): In astrology, beneficial planets. Jupiter is known as the Greater Benefic
and Venus as the Lesser Benefic. The Sun and Moon can be benefic if favourable aspected and
Mercury and Neptune are considered benefic if favourably aspected to Venus or Jupiter.
Benesser: A name used to invoke a genii in the Black Pullet.
Benevolent, The: An alternate name for the fifth degree of the Order of the Eastern Star (See
Electa).
Benez (var. of Ben Nez (q.v.)): An angel invoked in a conjuration of Astaroth in the Grimorium
Verum.
Bengabel (var. of Biblical “Bengaber” (1 Kings 4:13)): Sometimes used in Freemasonry as a
substitute for Bendekar (q.v.).
Beni Elohim (var. BNI ALHIM, Bene Elim, Ben Elohim; Hebrew "BNI ALHIM" ("Sons of the
Gods")): (1) In the Greater Key of Solomon: One of the ten choirs of Holy Angels, the others
being the Chiaoth Ha-Qadesh, Auphanim, Aralim, Chashmalim, Seraphim, Malachim, Elohim,
Kerubim and Ishim. (b) An angelic name inscribed on the fifth pentacle of Saturn. (2) According
to Eliphas Levi's Transcendental Magic: (a) The eighth highest order of angels, related to the
Sephira Hod on the Tree of Life, whose adversaries were the Samael. (b) Spirits invoked in a
"Kabalistic Invocation of Solomon" to evoke "spirits belonging to religions issued from Judaism".
(3) Angels mentioned in Liber O. (4) In the magical system of the Hermetic Order of the Golden
Dawn: (a) An angelic choir or host assigned to the Sephira Hod. (b) A synonym for the angelic
host called the Sons of the Gods or the Order of Archangels.
Beni Seraphim (Hebrew- trans. “sons of the Seraphim”): (1) A Choir of Angels representing the
intelligence of Venus in Regardie's The Complete Golden Dawn System of Magic. (2) In the
magical system of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn: (a) A name for the intelligence of
Venus. (b) A name mentioned in the initiation of the Philosophus grade.
Beniah: See Benyah.
Beniel: An angel invoked in a spell for invisibility in the Greater Key of Solomon.
Benjamin (Hebrew- trans. "son of the right hand"): (1) One of the twelve traditional tribes of
Israel. (2) A tribe belonging to the third of the four triplicities of the tribes of Israel listed in The
Magus, the other two in this triplicity being Ephraim and Manasse. (3) In the magical system of
the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn: (a) A tribe of Israel invoked in the consecration of the
Lotus Wand. (b) A tribe of Israel associated with Sagittarius.
Bennu: Egyptian. (1) The phoenix bird (q.v.). (2) A phoenix (q.v.) mentioned in Regardie's The
Complete Golden Dawn System of Magic. (3) A phoenix (q.v.) mentioned in Liber VII: Liber
Liberi vel Lapidis Lazuli, Advmbratio Kabbalae Aegyptiorum Svb Figvra VII.
Benpagi: The twenty sixth angel in the Tabula Angelorum Bonorum 49.
Benya (var. Beniah): (Hebrew- trans. "the son of Jehovah"). A term used in higher Masonic
degrees.
Beodonos: An angel invoked in the preparation of parchment in the Greater Key of Solomon.
Beracha: Hebrew- trans. "blessing".
Beralanensis: A name used in an invocation following the invocation of the four quarters during
circle casting in The Magus.
Berald: A name used in a rite of necromancy in the Grand Grimoire and the Red Dragon.
Beramale: The twentieth angel in the Tabula Angelorum Bonorum 49.
Berameji: See Abramg.
Beramiji: See Abramg.
Beranusaji: See Bransg.
Berashith (var. Bereshith; Hebrew "BRAShITh" ("in the beginning")): (1) The first word of the
Bible. (2) The title of an essay by Aleister Crowley. (3) A term used in the cry of the aethyr Arn
in Liber Aervm Vel Saecvli.
Berashith Bara (Hebrew- trans. "in the beginning created"): The opening words of the Bible.
Berashith Bara Elohim (var. Bereshith Bara Elohim; Hebrew- trans. “In the beginning God
reated”): (1) The beginning of the first chapter of Genesis in the Bible. (2) A phrase which is used
to dismiss spirits in the Greater Key of Solomon.
Beratiel: In the Lemegeton, an angel ruling the twelfth hour of the day, whose officers are divided
into twelve orders. The first class of officers includes Cameron, Altrofiel, Penatiel, Demarae and
Famaris. The second class includes Pharniel, Nerostiel, Emarson, Voizia and Sameron.
Beregida: See Brgow.
Berekeel: In Enoch I: An angel of the seasons.
Bereshith (var. of Berashith (q.v.)): (1) According to Levi, the rabbins divided the Qabbalah into
Bereshith (universal Genesis) and Mercavah (the chariot of Ezekiel). (2) A term for Genesis used
in The Grimoire of Armadel.
Bereshith Bara Elohim (var. of Berashith Bara Elohim (q.v.)): A phrase used in The Grimoire of
Armadel.
Bergusia: Celtic. A Goddess who formed a couple with the God Ucuetis in Aleisa in Burgundy.
She appears to have been a patroness of crafts.
Figure 12 Sigil of
Berith
Berial: See Belial.

Berinu: See Brin.
Berinuta: See Brint.
Berinutasa: See Brint.
Berisay: A name used in the conjuration of Thursday in The Magus.
Berita: See Brita.
Berith (var. Beal, Beale, Bofry, Boli or Bolfry; Some hold that this name is derived from the
Hebrew name Baalberith (q.v.- "Lord of the covenant"); Others say that it is a variation of the name
of the Phoenician mother Goddess Beruth): (1) Berith is the twenty eighth spirit of the Lemegeton,
described as a duke who appears as a soldier clothed in red on a red horse. Berith has the power of
divination and the power to turn things to gold. He is said to be a liar and untrustworthy. He
commands 26 legions of spirits. His sigil is depicted in figure 12. (2) In the Dictionaire Infernal:
A demon who wears a crown and rides on a horse.
Berkael: Enochian. A leading spirit of three months of the year, subordinate to Melkejal (q.v.).
Berkaial: A name inscribed in the goetic circle of pacts in the Grand Grimoire and Levi's
Transcendental Magic.
Bermale: The twentieth angel in the Tabula Angelorum Bonorum 49.
Bermona: A name used in a love spell in the Book of True Black Magic.
Benael: In Falasha lore: The angel of darkness.
Bernole: The eleventh angel in the Tabula Angelorum Bonorum 49.
Beroald: A name used in a rite of necromancy in the Grand Grimoire and the Red Dragon.
Beromin (Hebrew- trans. "coverings" or "concealment"): A name that appears on the first line of a
gnomonic square used to make oneself invisible in the tenth hour of the day or night in the Book of
the Sacred Magic of Abramelin the Mage. This square is reproduced below:
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Beron: (1) In the Greater Key of Solomon: A name for the thirteenth hour of the day. (2) The
name of the first hour of the night in The Magus.
Beror: A name used in the Chain Curse in the Lemegeton.
Beroth (var. of Beruth (q.v.)): A name used in a spell to make oneself invisible in the Greater Key
of Solomon.
Berro: Santeeria. Watercress, a plant sacred to the Orishas Yemaya and Oshun, used to cure
stomach irritations.
Beruth (var. Beroth): Phoenician. A Mother Goddess, wife of the God Eliun. She was the
original patroness of the city of Beirut.
Bes (var. Besz, Bessz, Beth): Babylonian/Egyptian. (1) A Bablyonian deity, who later was
adopted by the Egyptians. He was the Egyptian God who was the protector of children and
pregnant women in pregnancy and childbirth. He is the consort of the Goddess Tuaret. He was
depicted as being a grotesque dwarf, fond of erotic music and merrymaking. (2) An alternative
rendering of the Hebrew term Beth (q.v.).
Besajinu: See Basgim.
Bes-na-Maut: A variation on the name Bes (q.v.) used in Liber Al Vel Legis.
Besanar: A name used to invoke celestial spirits in the Black Pullet.
Besgeme: The fourth angel in the Tabula Angelorum Bonorum 49.
Beshter: Persian. A name for the angel Michael (q.v.).
Besom (Old English "besema" or "besma" (“bundle of twigs”) circa 800 CE, Old
Frisian "besma", Dutch “bezem”): The Witch's broom, used in Wiccan rituals, such
as handfasting (see fig. 13).
Figure 13
Besom
Bessz (var. of Bes (q.v.)): Used in the Stations of the Evil One in Regardie's The Complete Golden
Dawn System of Magic.
Besthaoooabitom (var. Beςθaoooabitom): One of the genii of the twenty two scales of the serpent
in Liber CCXXXI.
Besz (var. of Bes (q.v.)): A term representing the Matter that destroys and devours Godhead in
Liber Samekh.
Beta: The second letter of the Greek alphabet (β).
Betel: One of the Spirits listed in the Grimoire of Armadel.
Betel is described as a docile spirit who teaches sciences. He
is to be invoked in a wood or in a secluded garden and the
magician must be alone to invoke him. His sigil, depicted in
figure 14, is used to learn the virtues of different creatures.
Figure 14 Sigil of Betel
Betem (Hebrew- trans. "the internal parts"): A name that appears on the first line of a double
acrostic square used to heal malignant fevers in the Book of the Sacred Magic of Abramelin the
Mage. This square is reproduced below:
B E T E M
E M E R E
T E N E T
E R E M E
M E T E B
Beth (var. Bes): (1) Second letter of the Hebrew alphabet (‫)ב‬, equivalent to the letter "B" or "V" in
the English alphabet. It means "house". It is assigned the numerical value of "2" in the Qaballah.
(2) Used in conjuration in The Greater Key of Solomon. (3) An Irish Gaelic word for the birch
tree. (4) The first letter of the Celtic Ogham alphabet. (5) The first month of the Tree Calendar
(q.v.), December 24/January 20. (6) In the magical system of the Hermetic Order of the Golden
Dawn: A name which appears on the Seven Branched Candlestick (q.v.).
Bethnael: An angel ruling over the twenty first of the twenty eight mansions of the Moon in The
Magus.
Bethor (var. Bathor, Betor): (1) In Agrippa's Three Books of Occult Philosophy: One of the 7
supreme angels ruling the 196 provinces or olympic regions of heaven. Bethor ruled 42 of these
regions. (2) In the Arbatel: (a) An Olympic Spirit, related to Jupiter, ruling over one of the
septenaries of the Arbatel, consisting of 42 provinces. His sigil is depicted in figure 15. (b) The
Arbatel describes Bethor as having the power to assign spirits of air to help men, to find treasures
and concoct miraculous medicines. (2) In the Theosophia Pneumatica, Bethor is a spirit related to
the angel Sachiel and the spirit Zebul. (3) A name engraved on a magic handbell used in
necromancy described in Girardius Parvi Lucii libellus de mirabilibus naturae arcanis. (4) In the
magical system of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn: (a) An Olympic spirit, related to
Jupiter. (b) An Olympic spirit mentioned in the initiation of the Practicus Grade.
Beth-Shemesh: A Hebrew name for Annu (q.v.).

Bethuael (Hebrew- trans. "house or man of God"): One of the 28 angels governing the mansions
of the Moon.
Bethuel: Judaic. An angelic name inscribed on kameas to ward off evil.
Bethulta (var. Betulah; Hebrew- trans. "a virgin"): An old Hebrew name for the constellation
Virgo. Bethulta was said to watch over the harvest.
Betor (var. of Bethor (q.v.)): One
of the Devils listed in the Grimoire
Figure 16 Sigil of Betor
Figure 15 Sigil of
Bethor
of Armadel. Betor can teach one the nature and identity of devils of darkness and how they can be
distinguished from angels. His sigil and characters, depicted in figure 16, teaches how to compel
devils and angels to show themselves.
Betulah (var. of Bethulta (q.v.)): (1) A name that appears on the first line of a gnomonic square
used to obtain friendship of a great man in the Book of the Sacred Magic of Abramelin the Mage.
This square is reproduced below. (2) A name which appears in the cry of the aethyr Zip in Liber
Aervm Vel Saecvli.
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Betuliel: In Agrippa's Three Books of Occult Philosophy: One of the governing angels of the
Zodiac.
Bezaliel: Judaic. One of the angelic guards of the gates of the north wind.
Bezrial: In Hechaloth lore: One of the angels guarding the entrance to the 3rd heaven.
Bha: One of the 34 consonants of the Sanskrit alphabet.
Bia (var. Bial, Bialo, Bianu): Enochian- trans. "voices" (Cf. Bien).
Biab (var. Biabe): Enochian- trans. "stand".
Biabe: See Biab.
Bia-Genos (trans. "Strength of Our Race", var. of Abiegnus (q.v.)): In the magical system of the
Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn: A term used in the Consecration Ceremony of the Vault of
the Adepti.
Bial: (1) Variation of the Enochian word Bia (q.v.). (2) In the Ars Paulina of the Lemegeton: An
angel ruling the 1st degree of Aries.
Bialo: See Bia.
Biah: Enochian- trans. "stand".
Bialot: A spirit subordinate to Astarot and Asmodee in The Book of the Sacred Magic of
Abramelin the Mage.
Bianu: See Bia.
Bibiyah: In 3 Enoch: One of the names of Metatron (q.v.).
Biblical Antiquities of Philo, The: A book written by M. R. James, published by the Society for
Promoting Christian Knowledge in London in 1917.
Bibliomancy (Greek "biblio" ("book") and "manteia" ("divination")): Divination by selecting a
book and opening it randomly to see what passages you see.
Bicelon: A name that appears on the first line of a double acrostic square used to find and seize
diamonds not magically guarded in the Book of the Sacred Magic of Abramelin the Mage. This
square is reproduced below:
B I C E L O N
I R O L A T O
C O R A M A L
E L A M A L E
L A M A R O C
O T A L O R I
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Figure 17 Sigil of
Bifrons
Bien (var. Bienu): Enochian- trans. "my voice" (Cf. Bia).

Bienu: See Bien.
Bifiel: In Hechaloth lore: An angel guarding the entrance to the 6th heavenly hall.
Bifrons (var. Bifrous or Bifrovs): The fourty sixth spirit of the Lemegeton, described as an earl
who appears in monstrous shape, who teaches astrology, herbology and mathematics and who has
the power to move corpses and cause phantom lights to appear above their graves. He commands 6
legions of spirits. His sigil is depicted in fig. 17.
Bifrous: See Bifrons.
Bifrovs: See Bifrons.
Bigliad (var. Bijil-iad): Enochian- trans. "comforter" or "in our comforter".
Bigtha: Judaic. One of the angels of confusion.
Bijil-iad: See Bigliad.
Bhikkhu: (1) A Buddhist term for a monk. (2) A title mentioned in Liber LXXI.
Bila: One of the seventy two names of Jehovah given in The Royal Masonic Cyclopedia.
Bilanx of Justice: In the magical system of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn: An
alternative name for the serpent Nogah (q.v.) used in the initiation of the Philosophus grade.
Bile: Irish. (1) Celtic. A God of Death and husband to the Goddess Danu. Bile gathers the souls
of the dead and takes them to the Otherworld to rest. Cognate with the Welsh God Beli (q.v.). (2)
Druid. The name of the sacred Oak tree. (3) One of the Infernal names listed in Anton LaVey's
Satanic Bible.
Bilet: See Beleth.
Bileth: See Beleth.
Bilico: A spirit subordinate to Belzebud in The Book of the Sacred Magic of Abramelin the Mage.
Bilifares (Hebrew- trans. "lord of division"): A spirit subordinate to Belzebud in The Book of the
Bilifor: A spirit subordinate to Belzebud in The Book of the Sacred Magic of Abramelin the Mage.
Bilongo: Santeria/Palo Mayombe. An evil spell.
Bilskirnir: Norse/Asatru. Thor’s hall in Asgard (q.v.).
Bim: See Bune.
Bime: See Bune.
Binael: See Binah.
Binah (Hebrew “BINH” (“understanding”): (1) The third Sephiroth (q.v.) on the Qaballistic "Tree
of Life". It represents the sphere of the Goddess, the mother and form. (2) The Golden Dawn
associated the following with this Sephira: (a) The Hebrew names AMA ("mother") or AIMA ("the
great productive mother"). (b) The angelic choir of the Aralim. (c) The divine name YHVH
Elohim. (d) The archangel Tzaphqiel. (3) A name used in a spell for favour and love in the
Greater Key of Solomon. (4) Under the name "Binael", the spirits of this Sephira are invoked in a
"Kabalistic Invocation of Solomon" to evoke "spirits belonging to religions issued from Judaism" in
Levi's Transcendental Magic. (5) Appears in The Magus as Prina. (6) A name used in the cry of
the aethyr Deo in Liber Aervm Vel Saecvli. (7) A term used as a synonym for understanding in
Liber LXXI. (8) A sephira mentioned in "Comment on Liber VII in class E" in Liber VII: Liber
Liberi vel Lapidis Lazuli, Advmbratio Kabbalae Aegyptiorum Svb Figvra VII.
Bind (Middle English ("binden"), Anglo Saxon ("bindan"), Old Norse ("binda")): In the magical
context, it means to cast a spell to restrain a person from doing something.
Bindu (var. Brahmarandra; Sanskrit- trans. "semen"): The highest of the chakras (q.v.) in Hindu
metaphysics, located at the point just to the rear of the crown of the head.
BINH: See Binah.
Biniam (Hebrew- trans. "in affliction"): A name that appears on the first line of a gnomonic square
used to ruin possessions and estates in the Book of the Sacred Magic of Abramelin the Mage. This
square is reproduced below:
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I N U U S I
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Binodab: The thirty second angel in the Tabula Angelorum Bonorum 49.
Binofom: See Binofon.
Binofon (var. Binofom): The thirty fourth angel in the Tabula Angelorum Bonorum 49.
Binusas: A word used in the spell of the Gold Finding Hen in the Black Pullet.
B.I.O.S.: In the magical system of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn: A name used on the
ankh of the Tarot.
Biqa (Amharic- trans. "good person"): The original name of the angel Kasbeel (q.v.).
Biquintile: In astrology a weak aspect (q.v.) on a horoscope in which two planets are separated by
144 degrees. This aspect is found in older texts and is not often used nowadays. Its symbol is
Figure 18
Biquintile
depicted in fig. 18.
Biranther: A word used to make enemies tell their secrets in the Black Pullet.
Birfrost: Norse/Asatru. The flaming rainbow bridge between Asgard (q.v.) and Midgard (q.v.).
Biriel (Hebrew- trans. "stronghold of God"): A spirit subordinate to Asmodee and Magot in The
Birth Chart: See Horoscope.
Bi-Sango: See Bissages.
Bissages (var. Bi-sango): Vodou. One of the Red Sects (See Cabrit Thomazos).
Bitom (var. Beh-ee-teh-oo-em, Beh-ee-to-em): (1) A name used when making the invoking
pentagram of spirit at the opening of the temple in the fifth degree in Liber Vel Chanokh. (2) In
the magical system of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn: (a) A name used with the invoking
and banishing pentagram of active spirit. (b) A name used in the Supreme invoking ritual of the
pentagram. (c) A name used in the consecration of the Rose Cross. (d) A name used in the ritual
of the Rose Cross. (e) A name used in invoking the element of spirit of the north in the
Watchtower Ceremony. (e) A name used in the sixth key of The Forty-Eight Angelic Keys or
Calls.
Biub: One of the seventy two names of Jehovah given in The Royal Masonic Cyclopedia.
Bizbul (Hebrew- trans. "In Zebul"): In 3 Enoch: One of the names of Metatron (q.v.).
BKR: A name of one of the nine chambers of the Aiq Beker (q.v.).
Black Dog: See Black Horse.
Black Dragon, The: (1) In Alchemy, a symbol of death, putrefaction and decay.
Black Horse: Vodou. The lower part of the Joukoujou (q.v.) is refered to as the Black Horse or
Black Dog, representing death.
Black Mass (var. Le Messe Noir): A mockery of the Roman Catholic Mass in which a parody of
the Mass is read and the ritual objects defiled. It has been adopted by many modern Satanists as the
basis of their rituals. The alleged practices of Satanists were developed by the demonologists of the
Inquisition, but some of the ideas incorporated into their descriptions were derived from far earlier
practices. As early as 681 CE the Council of Toledo prohibited the "Mass of the Dead", which was
a Mass which was supposed to be said for a deceased person. It had come to the attention of the
church that certain priests were saying the Mass of the Dead for living persons, hoping that this
would cause the death of these persons. This is the root from which the idea of the Black Mass
would grow. In fifteenth century France, Gilles de Rais, the original Bluebeard, was the Marshall
of France and a personal escort of Joan of Arc. Having squandered his fortune he fell in with an
alchemist named Prelati, who promised to help him turn his fortunes around. The rituals prescribed
by Prelati involved the sacrifice of children to Satan. The victims were either abducted or
purchased from peasant families as "farm workers". In 1440 de Rais' wife informed the authorities
of her suspicions. The authorities found a chapel in his premises complete with inverted crosses,
black candles and statues of Satan. In one room they found neatly labelled vessels of blood, each
bearing the name of its victim. A freshly slaughtered child was found in the room. De Rais was
subsequently burned at the stake. The account of De Rais activities provided many ideas which
found their way into modern accounts of Satanism. In the 16th century, J. G. Sepulveda, in his De
Vita Aegidii Albornotti, described a renegade order of Franciscan monks called the Fraticelli, who
practised indiscriminate sex at night. Sepulveda claimed that babies produced by these sexual
unions were burned, the ashes being mixed into the sacramental wine. This would develop into the
modern myths about Satanic "breeders": Women who had children for the specific purpose of
providing sacrificial victims. By the end of the 16th century the format of the Black Mass was
beginning to take shape. It began as a diversion for the aristocracy, looking for thrills. In 1590
Henri Boquet described a Mass at which the priest put water in the chalice instead of wine, used a
slice of black turnip instead of a wafer and turned his back to the altar. It was not until the 17th
century in France that the stereotypical Black Mass took the form familiar to us today. It involved
the mistress of Louis XIV, the Marquise de Montespan, a Catholic priest, the Abbe Guiborg, and a
clairvoyant, Catherine Deshayes. De Montespan attempted to use the Black Mass and assassination
through poisoning to eliminate rivals for the kings affection. Guiborg conducted a parody of the
Catholic Mass, culminating in the sacrifice of a child by cutting its throat and collecting the blood
in a chalice. A wafer was made from the blood and some flour. De Montespan acted as the altar,
lying on the altar naked while Guiborg performed the sacrifice over her. Finally the king got wind
of what they were up to and ordered an inquiry, the Chambre Ardente. Deshayes was burned at the
stake, Guiborg died three years later in prison, and De Montespan was allowed to go free. Authors
such as Russell Hope Robbins have suggested that this ritual was heavily influenced by the writings
of the Marquis De Sade, who popularized similar hideous practices in his novel Justine. In the 18th
century a number of "Hell Fire Clubs" sprang into existence, the most famous being one organized
at West Wycombe in the 1750s by Sir Francis Dashwood. These were primarily an excuse to
engage in outrageous behaviour and sexual orgies and did not involve the sacrifices practised in the
Black Mass. Towards the end of the century these had died out. The nineteenth century saw a
resurgence of interest in the Black Mass. Abbe Boullan, a defrocked priest who claimed to be a
magician, performed such rituals with a former nun, Adele Chevalier. In 1859 they founded the
Society for the Reparation of Souls, which specialized in exorcisms. Part of these exorcisms
involved force feeding the "possessed" consecrated Hosts mixed with feces and the performance of
a Black Mass. Boullan reportedly sacrificed his own bastard son at one of these Masses. He later
left this activity and associated with an outlaw Catholic prophet named Eugene Vintras, who held
"White Masses". Before he died Boullan was preaching that the way to salvation lay in having
sexual intercourse with angels! The final step in the development of the Black Mass was the
fictional book by J. K. Huysmans, entitled La Bas. Huysmans seems to have based it on knowledge
of Boullan. In it a Canon Docre held Black Masses in a deserted chapel. Black candles and
hallucinogenic incense was used. Docre wore a red biretta with horns on it and a red chasuble.
During the ritual the priest threw the host on the floor and let the congregation trample it. Docre
also performed a Mass of Saint Secaire, in which a triangular black host was used and the
sacramental wine was water in which an unbaptized baby had been drowned. The idea that the
Black Mass involved the reading of the Catholic Mass backward is a common misconception.
While some modern Satanists have adopted this practice, influenced by the urban legends in
circulation, the tradition version is a parody of Matthew 6:9 ("The Lord's Prayer").
Black Pullet, The (Also La Poule Noir): Though the date on it is 1740, it refers to Napolean's
campaign in Egypt and therefore cannot have been written before the mid 1800's. It was later
reprinted as Treasure of the Old Man of the Pyramids. It was supposedly written by an soldier in
the aforementioned expedition, who met an ancient sorcerer who took him into a pyramid and
taught him magical secrets. It incorporates many pages of the Comte de Gabalis. It contains
instructions for the making of many talismans for various purposes.
Black Screech Owl, The: An obscure French grimoire.
Black Swan: Vampyre. A non-Vampyre lover or friend.
Black Raven, The: A Faustian manual of magick, published in Lyons in 1469.
Black Walkers (var. Mord Wraiths): (1) Fictional characters in fantasy writer Terry Brooks’s
Sword of Shannara series in the book Wishsong of Shannara.
Black Veil (Var. The Thirteen Rules of Community): Vampyre. The code of conduct and
etiquette of the Sanguinarium. It encourages respect between differing Vampyre traditions and
encourages sensibility and discretion in their lifestyles.
Bladud: Celtic. An old British God associated to the hot springs at Aque Sulis, associated to
powers of healing. His symbol is the pig.
Blaef: In The Magus: An angel of air, ruling Friday, who is one of the ministers of Sarabotes and
controls the west wind.
Blans (var. Belanusa): Enochian- trans. "harboured".
Blatha (var. BELAThA; trans. “Thou Essence, Air Swift-streaming, Elasticity”): A name used in
the Preliminary Invocation in the Goetia or Lesser Key of Solomon.
Blautel: An angel invoked in necromancy in the Greater Key of Solomon.
Blavatsky, Helena Petrovna: Blavatsky (1831-1891 C.E.) was the cofounder of Theosophy (q.v.)
and the Theosophical Society with H. S. Olcott in 1875. Author of Isis Unveiled, The Voice of
Silence, The Secret Doctrine and The Key to Theosophy.
Blessed Be: The traditional words of welcome, blessing, and farewell used by Wiccans.
Blessed Souls: One of the "ten orders of the blessed according to Dionysius" listed in The Magus,
the others being Cherubim, Dominations, Seraphim, Thrones, Powers, Virtues, Principalities,
Archangels and Angels.
Bliar: See Blior.
Bliard: See Blior.
Bliigan: The fourty second angel in the Tabula Angelorum Bonorum 49.
Blingef: The fourty seventh angel in the Tabula Angelorum Bonorum 49.
Blintom: The eighteenth angel in the Tabula Angelorum Bonorum 49.
Blior (var. Bliar, Bliord, Bliard, Beliore, Bliorb, Bliort, Belioreta, Beliorebe): Enochian- trans.
"continual comforters".
Bliora (var. Beliora): Enochian- trans. "comfort".
Bliorax (var. Belioraxa): Enochian- trans. "small comfort".
Bliord: See Blior.
Bliors: Enochian- trans. "our comfort".
Blisdon: The twenty third angel in the Tabula Angelorum Bonorum 49.
Blmaza: See Blvmaza.
Blood: (1) In ancient Greek mythology, blood was beleived to have the power to restore the dead
to life. Thus we see the Greek hero Odysseus calling up the ghosts of his dead comrades in arms by
pouring out offerings of blood. This later developed into myths about spirits of the dead seeking
blood (see Vampires). (2) In the Bible, blood is viewed as a primary symbol of the life force
(Genesis 9:4, Leviticus 17:11). This was later developed into the idea that the blood contains
energy or life forces that can be used (See Sacrifice).
Blood Bond: Vampyre. (1) A ritual or ceremony marking a commitment to a coven or individual.
(2) A Vampyre marriage.
Blood-junkie: Vampyre. A derogatory term for someone who has no control over their thirst and
goes about feeding indiscriminately.
Blót (Old Norse; trans. “blessings”): Ásatrú: A ritual celebration.
Blótbolli (var. Blotbowli): Ásatrú. A bowl for catching ritual libations.
Blotbowli: See Blótbolli.
Bludon: In Agrippa's Three Books of Occult Philosophy: One of the 7 Electors (q.v.), subordinate
to the angel Haniel. (2) In The Testament of Solomon: One of the planetary rulers, replacing
Ganael.
Blue Equinox, The: A volume of magick written by Aleister Crowley in 1919.
Blue Lodge: The first three degrees of Freemasonry are referred to as the "Blue Lodge". The first
three degrees are: Entered Apprentice, Fellowcraft and Master Mason.
Blumapo: The fifth angel in the Tabula Angelorum Bonorum 49.
Blumaza: See Blvmaza.
Blvmaza (var. Blumaza, Blmaza): The fourty third angel in the Tabula Angelorum Bonorum 49.
Bmamgal: The sixth angel in the Tabula Angelorum Bonorum 49.
Bmilges: The twenty eighth angel in the Tabula Angelorum Bonorum 49.
Bminpol: The fourtieth angel in the Tabula Angelorum Bonorum 49.
BMTP: An acronym for the phrase "Black magic in Theory and Practice", used in The Crystal
Tablet of Set.
BN: See Ben.
Bnagole: The fourteenth angel in the Tabula Angelorum Bonorum 49.
Bnapsen: The thirty sixth angel in the Tabula Angelorum Bonorum 49.
Bnaspol: The twenty ninth angel in the Tabula Angelorum Bonorum 49.
Bne Seraphim (Poss. corruption of Beni Seraphim (q.v.)): A name "answering to the numbers of
Venus" and representing the intelligence of Venus in The Magus.
BNI ALHIM: See Beni Elohim.
Bo Dan Guinin: Vodou. A name given to the east in the common magick ritual.
Boaluahe: Enochian- trans. "worship".
Boamiel: In Sepher Raziel: One of the 6 angels placed over the 4 parts of heaven.
Boand: See Boann.
Boann (Var. Boand): Celtic. An Irish water Goddess. Her husband in some tales was Nechtan
(q.v.), another water deity. In others she was the wife of Elcmar (q.v.), and had an affair with the
Dagda (q.v.), resulting in the birth of the God Aonghus Og (q.v.). The river Boyne is named after
her.
Boat: Vodou. A model boat is the symbol of the Lwa Erzulie (q.v.) which is usually found
hanging from the ceiling of the Peristyle (q.v.). In some Haitian traditons of Vodou the boat is the
symbol of Agoueh (Erzulie's husband) rather than Erzulie.
Boaz (Hebrew- trans. "in strength"): The black left hand pillar of the front porch of Solomon's
temple and the Qaballistic Tree of Life, representing severity. It is associated with the office of
Stolistes in the Order of the Golden Dawn.
Boaza: See Boza.
Bobagel: See Bobogel.
Bobanu: See Soboln.
Bobogel (var. Bobagel): The eighth angel in the Tabula Angelorum Bonorum 49.
Bocice: Vodou. One of three words used in raising energy in the common magick ritual, the others
being Bolou and Boye.
Boco Legba: Vodou. A Lwa the Rada and of the Pethro nanchons.
Bocor: See Bokor.
Bodhi (trans. "enlightenment" or "awakening"): (1) An expression meaning the potential Buddha
within us all. (2) A term used in Liber LXXI.
Bodhisattva (trans. "Enlightenment Being"): (1) A Buddhist term for a person who has become a
Buddha. (2) A term for Buddha used in Liber LXXI.
Bodiel: In Hechaloth lore: A ruling angelic prince of the 6th heaven.
Bodua (Trans. “war fury”): Celtic. An alternate name for Badbh (q.v.).
Boel (var. Boul, Booel, Bohel, Dohel; Hebrew- trans. "God is in him"): (1) In The Zohar: One of
7 throne angels of the first heaven. Boel holds the four keys to the Garden of Eden. (2) In the
Heptameron: An angel governing the planet Saturn. (3) In Sepher Raziel: An angel governing the
planet Saturn. (4) A spirit whose name is inscribed on the second pentacle of Mercury in the
Bofry: See Berith.
Bogomils: A dualist religious sect in the Balkans between the 10th and 15th centuries C.E. It was
a fusion of the Manichean (see Manicheans) doctrines of the Paulicians (q.v.) and a local
movement, the Bulgarian Orthodox Church, which was committed to reform in the name of
evangelical Christianity. The movement was named after the priest who founded it, Bogomil.
They condemned the material world as evil, banning marriage, the eating of meat and the drinking
of wine. Despite opposition this group flourished until the Ottoman conquest, which finally forced
it out of existance.
Bogemo: Enochian. A term which appears in the works of John Dee, for which there is no current
translation.
Bogi: One of the seventy two names of Jehovah given in The Royal Masonic Cyclopedia.
Bogira: See Bogpa.
Bogo: One of the seventy two names of Jehovah given in The Royal Masonic Cyclopedia.
Bogpa (var. Bogira, Bojira, Bojua): Enochian- trans. "reigneth".
Bohel (Var. of Boel (q.v.)): In the Ars Paulina of the Lemegeton: An angel ruling the 23rd degree
of Libra.
Bo-houn: Vodou. A type of funeral music consisting of chants accompanied by music created by
beating upon calabashes held over the surface of water.
Boho-Vi (trans. "The Twins"): Vodou. A Lwa representing the Power or Energy of Earth invoked
in the common magick ritual.
Bojira: See Bogpa.
Bojua: See Bogpa.
Bokor (var. Bocor): Vodou. A practitioner of magick, a magician. A Bokor is not necessarily an
initiate of Vodou.
Bolanu: See Soboln.
Bolape: See Bolp.
Boleskine: Boleskine House, or simply Boleskine, is a house located on Loch Ness, 17 miles from
Inverness. This used to be the estate of Aleister Crowley, and is mentioned in several of his works.
It is still a focal point for modern day followers of the teachings of Crowley.
Boleskine House: See Boleskine.
Bolfry: See Berith.
Bolgia: The eighth circle of hell (Malebolge) in Dante's Inferno was divided into ten "bolgia"
("ditches").
Boli: See Berith.
Boli Shah (var. Bolishah): Vodou. A Lwa of the Nago nanchon.
Bolishah: See Boli Shah.
Bolline: A sickle or knife used for cutting herbs, engraving,etc, in Occidental Ceremonial Magick
and in Wiccan ritual. Often has a white handle. The term "bolline" first appeared in the Greater
Key of Solomon in reference to a tool of this sort. Another term for this knife used in Welsh
traditions is Kerfan. Traditionally it is only used for ritual purposes and often is not used outside of
a consecrated Circle.
Bolou: Vodou. One of three words used in raising energy in the common magick ritual, the others
being Boye and Bocice.
Bolp (var. Bolape): Enochian- trans. "be thou".
Bomiel: In the Ars Paulina of the Lemegeton: An angel ruling the 25th degree of Aquarius.
Bonaim (var. Benai): (Hebrew- trans. "builders"): A title given to Freemasons.
Bonefom: See Bonefon.
Bonefon (var. Bonefom): The twenty first angel in the Tabula Angelorum Bonorum 49.
Bonfire: (Middle English "balefyre", from the Anglo Saxon "baelfyr", circa 1415 the word had
become "banefire"): (1) Refers to fires into which the bones of cattle and sheep that had been
saved during the year were burned. Bonfires were a common element of the fire festivals of the
Celts. Up until about two centuries ago they were fairly common. This was a custom at the end of
the winter season. By 1552 the term was used to refer to fires on which corpses were burned. In
1556 it first appeared in its more modern spelling. By the end of the 16th century the term was
being used to refer to any large outdoor fire. (2) Today it is used to describe the festival fires at the
Greater Sabbats of Wiccan festival calendar. The less commonly heard term balefire is also used to
refer to Wiccan festival fires.
Bongael: In the Ars Paulina of the Lemegeton: An angel ruling the 11th degree of Pisces.
Booapis (var. Boaapisa): Enochian- trans. "let her serve them".
Boaapisa: See Boaapis.
Booel (var. of Boel (q.v.)): An angel invoked in the conjuration of Saturday in The Magus. Barrett
places him in the 7th heaven.
Boog: One of the seventy two names of Jehovah given in The Royal Masonic Cyclopedia.
Book of Belial: The third part of Anton LaVey's Satanic Bible.
Book of Coming Forth By Night: In Egyptian heiroglyphics this title would be Sat Per Em Kerh.
A document professing to be a communication from the Egyptian God Set to Michael Aquino
during a North Solstice Working on the night of 21-22 June 1975. It now forms a part of The
Crystal Tablet of Set (q.v.). The title is an obvious reversal of the title of the ancient Book of
Coming Forth into the Day (q.v.).
Book of Coming Forth into the Day: Also known as the Per-em-Hru or The Egyptian Book of the
Dead. The name of the traditional Egyptian scroll left in the tomb, giving instructions to the soul of
the deceased for its passage to the Underworld. The most common modern translation of this text
is The Egyptian Book of the Dead by E. A. Wallis Budge.
Book of Enoch: (1) In the Bible Enoch was the son of Cain. Enoch was the seventh patriarch of
the Old Testament Book of Genesis. He is the subject of several works of apocryphal literature,
which describe him as having received secret knowledge from Jehovah. This mirrors the
Babylonian myth of the king Enmenduranna, who received divine revelations from the sun God.
One can also see parallels between Enoch and Cadmus (Phoenician), Hermes (Greek), and Thoth
(Egyptian). Much of what Enoch relates in the Bible has to do with demons, who are refered to as
sons of God, who (Gen 6:2,4) were attracted to the beauty of the daughters of men. Enoch's
doctrine describes Biblical demons, whose leader, according to Synoptic gospels, is Beelzebub.
Enoch is purported to be the author of many different texts. There are two apocryphal works that
involve Enoch: (a) The First or Ethiopic Book of Enoch is a pseudepigraphical work (in other
words not included in any canon of Biblical scripture). It is called "Ethiopic" because the only
surviving version is an Ethiopic translation of an earlier Greek text, which was in turn a translation
of an even earlier Hebrew text. Part of it is the "Apocalypse of Weeks", written about 168 BCE.
Other portions appear to have been written by a Jewish Christian in the 2nd century CE who wanted
to use Enoch's name for his work to give it authority. Much of it has to do with the fate of the soul
after death. The First Book of Enoch was originally accepted by the Christian Church but later
excluded from Biblical canon. It contains six sections: The Book of Enoch, the Parables, the Book
of the Courses of the Heavenly Luminaries, the Dream Visions, the Conclusion, and the Noah
Fragments. (b) The Second or Slavonic Book of Enoch, another pseudepigraphical work, also
known as The Secrets of Enoch. It is called Slavonic because the only surviving version is a
Slavonic translation of an earlier Greek text. It is dated by scholars to the 7th century CE, and may
be based in part on fragments from as far back as the 1st century BCE. It starts with a description
of Enoch's travels through seven tiers of heaven, goes on to describe how Enoch received wisdom
from God, and then ends with Enoch's advice to his sons. Neither the first book nor the second
book are really grimoires, though they do discuss heavenly structure and the inhabitants of this
structure. Others have made claims over the years that Enoch was the author of the Tarot (q.v.), the
Qaballah, and the Emerald Tablet of Thoth. These claims are likely attempts by the real authors to
lend some air of authority to their works. (2) Another book often referred to as a "Book of Enoch"
is Dee's 48 Claves Angelicae (q.v.). The Book of Enoch is also an alternative name for Dee's Liber
Logaeth (q.v.).
Book of Knowledge, Help and Earthly Victory: See Liber Scientiae Auxilii et Victoriae Terrestris.
Book of Leviathan: The fourth part of Anton LaVey's Satanic Bible.
Book of Lies: See Liber CCCXXXIII.
Book of Lucifer: The second part of Anton LaVey's Satanic Bible.
Book of Power: Subtitled "Cabbalistic Secrets of the Master Aptolcater, Mage of Adrianople".
Translated into English from Greek by "J.D.A." in 1724. Part of it is reproduced in Shah's The
Secret Lore of Magic (c 1958).
Book of Satan: The first part of Anton LaVey's Satanic Bible.
Book of Shadows: (1) In Wicca: A personal journal of rituals, rites, cures, and magick. The term
was first used by the founder of modern Wicca, Gerald Garnder, who applied it to the journal of
ritual and magick of his coven. The original name of his journal was the Book of Art Magical. It
seems that the reason that he chose this name and made references to the Inquisition in the Ordains
that formed a part of it was to make it seem to be a survival from the burning times of the
Inquistion, rather than his more recent collection of folklore. Surviving manuscripts and analysis of
the language in Gardner's Book of Shadows prove that it cannot have been written during the
Inquisition. Some recent authors have begun to use the expression Book of Shadows as a synonym
for Grimoire. While both a Grimoire and a Book of Shadows are magical texts, they are different
in several ways. A Book of Shadows documents Wiccan ritual and magick while a Grimoire (q.v.)
is primarily a directory of Judaic and Christian spirits and Occidental Ceremonial magick. In
Santeria a similar handwritten journal, called a Libreta (q.v.), is used.
Book of Supplications and Invocations: Written by John Dee, exact date unknown.
Book of the Angel Raziel: See Sepher Raziel.
Book of the Dead: See Book of Coming Forth into the Day.
Book of the Heart Girt with a Serpent, The: See Liber LXV.
Book of the Law, The: See Liber AL vel Legis.
Book of the Sacred Magic of Abramelin the Mage: The earliest copy of this grimoire is a 15th
century manuscript in the Biblioteque de l'Arsenal in Paris. It was supposedly written by Abraham
of Wurzburg, who travelled the world seeking great magicians and Qaballists to learn from. In
Egypt he meets Abramelin, whose system of Magic is described in the grimoire. It places a great
deal of emphasis on Magical Squares (q.v.). A translation of this work by S. L. MacGregor
Mathers is still in circulation.
Book of the Speech of God: See Liber Logaeth.
Book of Thoth: (1) An alternate name for the fifth installment of a serial journal of volume III of
Crowley's The Equinox, appearing in this form in 1944. It was about Crowley's version of
Egyptian Tarot.
Book of Tobit: A book external to Hebrew canon, apocryphal in Protestant scripture but canonical
in Catholic scripture.
Book of True Black Magic: Also known as the Secret of Secrets. A small Grimoire attributed to a
"Magus" by the name of Iroe-Greco. The only known original copy dates back to 1750 CE. It is
basically an adaption of the earlier Greater Key of Solomon.
Book of Wisdom or Folly: See Liber CXI vel Aleph.
Book of the Worm: See Urilia.
Bora: (1) A name used in a spell of invisibility in the True Book of Black Magic. (2) One of the
seventy two names of Jehovah given in The Royal Masonic Cyclopedia.
Borachiel: In the Lemegeton, an angle of the "first altitude" of the Almadel.
Bored: A minister of Almiras, the master of invisibility, who is named in a spell for invisibility in
the Greater Key of Solomon.
Boriel: In the Ars Paulina of the Lemegeton: An angel ruling the the 11th degree of Taurus.
Bormanus: See Bormo.
Bormila: The thirty eighth angel in the Tabula Angelorum Bonorum 49.
Bormo (Var. Borvo, Bormanus): Celtic. A Gaulish God of hotsprings. He is usually depicted
with a Goddess Damona (q.v.).
Bornless One: A title of Jehovah used in the Preliminary Invocation in the Goetia or Lesser Key of
Solomon.
Bornogo: The second angel in the Tabula Angelorum Bonorum 49.
Borol: A spirit subordinate to Belzebud in The Book of the Sacred Magic of Abramelin the Mage.
Borvo: See Bormo.
Bosa: One of the seventy two names of Jehovah given in The Royal Masonic Cyclopedia.
Boshael: In the Ars Paulina of the Lemegeton: An angel ruling the 25th degree of Capricorn.
Bosmeletic: A name used in the consecration of parchment in The True Book of Black Magic.
Bo-Sou Ashadeh (var. Bossou Ashadeh): Vodou. King Tegbesou of Dahomey, who became a
Lwa of both the Nago and the Dahomey nanchons.
Bo-Sou Trois Cornes (var. Bossu Trois Cornes): Vodou. A warrior Lwa of both the Dahomey
Dwarf Boar and the Rada nanchons.
Bossale (trans. “wild”, “untamed”, or “uninitiated”): Vodou. A person's animal or "uninitiated"
matter which is returned to the sun upon initiation.
Bossou Ashadeh: See Bo-Sou Ashadeh.
Bossu Trois Cornes: See Bo-Sou Trois Cornes.
Botanicas: Santeria. Stores selling religious and herbal goods.
Botanomancy (Greek "botane" ("plant") and "manteia" ("divination")): Divination by means of
plants.
Bo-Te: Vodou. The act of genuflecting and kissing the ground.
Botiel: In the Ars Paulina of the Lemegeton: An angel ruling the 20th degree of Aries.
Botis: (1) The seventeenth spirit of the Lemegeton, described as a great president and earl, who
appears as a viper at first but then changes into a horned human. The Lemegeton assigns him
powers of reconciliation and divination. He is said to rule over 60 legions of spirits. His sigil is
depicted in fig. 19. (2) In the Grand Grimoire, Botis is a subordinate of Agaliarept. (3) A demon
mentioned by Grillot De Givry in Witchcraft, Magic and Alchemy.
Figure 19 Sigil of
Botis
Boucan: Vodou. A ritual bonfire lit in honour of the Lwa Legba (See Legba Ati-n Bon), usually
prior to New Year celebrations. It symbolizes the re lighting or re firing of the Sun.
Boul: See Boel.
Bou-lah: Vodou. The third drum of the Rada battery of drums. Its player is called the Boulahier
(See Drums).
Boulahier: Vodou. The third houn'torguier (drummer). He plays the drum called the Bou-lah
(q.v.).
Boulez-zain (var. Can-zo): Vodou. The ceremony of "putting to bed" in which the initiate receives
the Lave-Tete ceremony in the Djevo, the Manger-Tete ceremony, the initiation by fire, is brought
forth as an initiated Houn'sih and receives the ritual neclace.
Figure 19 Boulez-Zain Les Mortes
Boulez-zain les morts: Vodou. A special sacrificial rite for elevating the inferior soul (ka) to a
superior soul (ka). Also known as an Ouanzain. The Veve of the Boulez-zain les Morts is depicted
in fig. 20.
Boulez-Zain Mort Ou-an Zain: Vodou. A ceremony performed for the deceased, once or three
times, according to the degree held by the deceased.
Boulonmin: See Zazi Boulonnin.
Boumba: Palo Mayombe. A Prenda (q.v.) prepared without the cauldron.
Boum'ba Maza: Vodou. One of the nanchons of Lwas.
Bovael: In the Ars Paulina of the Lemegeton: An angel ruling the 14 th degree of both Scorpio and
Sagittarius.
Boveda: Santeria. A small table usually covered with a white cloth upon which are placed several
water goblets (usually 7 or 9) as offerings to the eggun (spirits of the dead) in a household.
Boye: Vodou. One of three words used in raising energy in the common magick ritual, the others
being Bolou and Bocice.
Boza (var. Boaza): An angel who is a senior of the south under Ebooza in the Book of
Supplications and Invocations. Boza is invoked to acquire knowledge of mixture of natures.
Bpsac: In the magical system of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn: (a) An angel who is
ruler of the four angels of the denser fire of earth fire. (b) An angel invoked in the consecration of
the ritual wand.
Bracn: See Brcn.
Bragi: Norse/Asatru. Ancestor of all bards and poets, the bard of the Aesir (q.v.). First to drink of
Odin’s Mead of Poetry. He is invoked by those preparing for a performance or composing a work
of art.
Bragiop: The nineteenth angel in the Tabula Angelorum Bonorum 49.
Brahma (Sanskrit "brahman" ("devotion", "divine science", "impersonal divinity")): (1) Hindu.
The absolute, self existent, spirit of the universe that is the source of all things. Brahma is usually
represented as a red figure with four heads and four arms. He is known as the Grandfather of the
Worlds and was the creator of the Earth. (2) One of the Voudoo Lwas, whose name comes from
the serpent Bramine (q.v.).
Brahman: See Brahma.
Brahmarandra: See Bindu.
Bralges (var. Brasges): The thirty seventh angel in the Tabula Angelorum Bonorum 49.
Bramg: Enochian- trans. "are prepared".
Bramine: Vodou. A type of long lived serpent that favours the fruit of the banana tree.
Bran (Var. Brennus, Bendigeidfran (q.v.)): Celtic. An early Irish god of the Underworld, who is
the son of Lir (q.v.) and brother of Manannan (q.v.), mentioned in the Book of Leinster. Appears in
Welsh myth by the same name and with the same parentage (Llyr) and brother (Manawydan), in the
second branch of the Mabinogi.
Brandiel: In the Lemegeton, an officer under the angel Nacoriel.
Branglo: The twelfth angel in the Tabula Angelorum Bonorum 49.
Bransg (var. Beranusaji): Enochian- trans. "guard".
Brap (var. Briap): An angel who is a senior of the north under Vadali, who is invoked to acquire
the knowledge of metals in the Book of Supplications and Invocations.
Brasges: See Bralges.
BRAShITh: See Berashith.
Brasiel: In the Lemegeton, a lesser officer under the angel Vadriel.
Brass: A metal alloy of copper and zinc, related to the Sephiroth Netzach and Hod.
Brav: Vodou. An aspect of the Lwa Guede (q.v.).
Brazo: A name used in a conjuration of Astaroth in the Grimorium Verum.
Brcn (var. Bracn): An angel who is a senior of the east under Hcnbr, who is invoked to acquire
knowledge of mechanics in the Book of Supplications and Invocations.
Breakers in Pieces: See Agshekeloh.
Breidablik: Norse/Asatru. The hall of Balder in Asgard (q.v.).
Brennus: Celtic. Gaulish equivalent of Bran (q.v.).
Brgda: See Brgow.
Brgdo: See Brgow.
Brgow (var. Brgda, Brgdo, Beregida): Enochian- trans. "sleep".
Briah: (1) The third of the degrees of Judaic spiritual attainment, the world of forms or the world
of creation, and the second highest of the four Qabalistic worlds between Jehovah and man, the
archangelic world of creativity. The other Qabalistic worlds were Assiah, Atziluth and Yetzirah.
Briah has the secret name of SG ("Seg") and is associated to Neschamah. (2) A name of Jehovah
used in a conjuration in the Greater Key of Solomon. (3) One of the four worlds invoked in Liber
CLXV.
Briap: See Brap.
Briareus: Greek. (1) A hundred-handed giant who fought with the Olympians against the Titans.
(2) One of the guardians of the ninth and final circle of hell in Dante's Inferno.
Briatic World: In Qaballah, the second world or world of creation (Olahm Ha-Briah or OVLM
HBRIAH), also known as KVRSIA or "Khorsia", which translates as "the throne" (See Sephiroth
and Briah).
Bricta: Celtic. A Goddess of the spring at Luxeuil (Haute-Saone) in Gaul. Little is known of her
other than she was the companion of the God Luxovius.
Bride: See Brigid.
Briel: In Sepher Raziel: One of 70 angels who are the guardians of children.
Brieus: In The Testament of Solomon: An angel who can defeat the demon Rabdos.
Brigantia (Trans. “the high one”): (1) Celtic. The tribal goddess of the Celtic Brigantes tribe in
Britain, cognate with the goddess Brigid (q.v.). She was a goddess of water and pastoral activities.
This may be the goddess that Caesar identified with the Roman goddess Minerva. (2) An alternate
name for Imbolc (q.v.).
Brigantu: Celtic. The Gaulish equivalent of Brigantia (q.v.).
Brigid (Var. Bride): (1) A Celtic (Irish) Goddess of poetry, inspiration and handicrafts. Cognate
with the Celtic (British) Goddess Brigantia. The goddess of healing, smiths, fertility and poetry,
daughter of the Dagda. Her festival is Imbolg. St Brigid (450-523 CE) later took on most of her
traditions within the Christian church. (2) An alternate name for Imbolc (q.v.).
Brigit: See Brigid.
Brilliant-Soleil (trans. "Brilliant Sun"): Vodou. A Lwa invoked in sacrifice.
Brimnir: Norse/Asatru. A mythological figure whose hall is situated in Okolnir (q.v.).
Brin (var. Barinu, Berinu): Enochian- trans. "have".
Brint (var. Berinuta, Brints, Berinutasa): Enochian- trans. "hast".
Brints: See Brint.
Figure 20 Brise
Brise: Vodou. A Lwa of the Kitha Rite. His veve is depicted in fig. 21.
Brise Macaya: Vodou. One of the Pethro Lwas.
Brise Pem'ba: See Brise Pem'bha.
Brise Pem'bha (var. Brise Pem'ba): Vodou. A Lwa of both the Pethro and the Zandor nanchons.
Brisfli: The thirteenth angel in the Tabula Angelorum Bonorum 49.
Brita (var. Berita): Enochian- trans. "talk".
Britannia: Celtic. There is some evidence that the Celts of Britain personified their land in a
goddess in a manner similar to the Irish Celts, who personified Ireland in the triune goddesses Ériu,
Banba and Fotla.
Brithering: A Scottish term for initiating a person into Freemasonry (ie. making one a brother).
Brixianus: Celtic. Local God realted to Brescia, a town in Cisalpine Gaul in what is now Northern
Italy. This God was equated with Jupiter.
Brorges: The thirtieth angel in the Tabula Angelorum Bonorum 49.
Brothers of the Rosy Cross: See Rosicrucians.
Brufor: One of the Devils listed in the Grimoire of Armadel.
Brufor can teach one the nature and identity of devils and how they
bind and can be bound. His sigil and characters, depicted in figure
22, teaches how to compel devils to show themselves in the forms
they use to frighten men.
Figure 21 Sigil and

Characters of Brufor
Brujeria: A term for "witchcraft" used in Central and South America.

Brujo: A term meaning "witch" used in Central and South America.
Brulefer: In the Grimorium Verum, a subordinate of Hael and Sergulath, who has the power to
make women desire a man.
Bruler Zin: Vodou. A ceremony involving the boiling of sacred cooking vessels (See Zin).
Brumiel: In the Lemegeton, a lieutenant under the angel Samael.
Brutus Jean (var. Ti Brutus): Vodou. One of the Lwas.
Bruxae: See Devils.
BTZKASEL (var. BTZKASE30): A name taken from the second line of the second Archangelic
Square of John Dee.
BTZKASE30 (var of BTZKASEL (q.v.): One of the "seven names of Jehovah which not even the
angels are able to pronounce" listed in the Holy Sevenfold Table in Liber Vel Chanokh. This is
borrowed from the second Archangelic Square or Table of John Dee. The number 30 is meant to
be read as "L", thus the name should read BTZKASEL.
Buah (Hebrew- trans. "to clear away"): A name that appears on the first line of a gnomonic square
used to heal chapped hands in the Book of the Sacred Magic of Abramelin the Mage. This square
is reproduced below:
B U A H
Bualu: In The Sixth and Seventh Books of Moses: One of the 8 angels of omnipotence, invoked in
conjuring.
Bubana: A spirit subordinate to Astarot and Asmodee in The Book of the Sacred Magic of
Abramelin the Mage.
Bubastis: The Greek rendering of the Egyptian name Bast (q.v.).
Bucaphi: One of the Genii of the tenth hour, called a "genius of stryges", found in the Nuctemeron
of Apollonius of Tyana in Levi's Transcendental Magic.
Bucon: In the Grimorium Verum, a subordinate of Hael and Sergulath, who has the power to cause
jealousy.
Buchuel: Judaic. An angelic name inscribed on kameas to ward off evil.
Buddha (var. Butsu, Gautama Buddha): (1) Prince Siddhattha (566-c.480 BCE) was an Indian
religious leader who took the name Buddha and founded Buddhism. (2) The enlightened man in
Buddhism. (3) Each of the principle teachers that followed Gautama Buddha took the name
Buddha. (4) Bill Schnoebelen claims that Jack O'Lanterns are a symbol of "the Lord of the
Dead, a 'god', just like a Buddha- in short an idol"4 Buddha is not a Buddhist "lord of the
dead", a God or an "idol.
Bueg: One of the seventy two names of Jehovah given in the Royal Masonic Cyclopedia.
Figure 22 Sigil of
Buer
Buer: (1) The tenth spirit of the Lemegeton, described as a great president, who has powers of
healing. He is said to rule over 50 loegions of spirits. (2) In the Grand Grimoire, Buer is the
subordinate of Agaliarept. His sigil is depicted in fig. 23. (3) A demon mentioned by Grillot De
Givry in Witchcraft, Magic and Alchemy.
Bufd: See Busd.
Buhair: In Mandaean lore: One of the 10 Uthri (q.v.) that accompany the sun on its daily course.
Buk (Hebrew- trans. "perplexity"): A spirit subordinate to Astarot and Asmodee in The Book of the
Bula: Vodou. The smallest of the three drums of the Rada battery (See Drums). The Bula is made
from a hollowed out section of tree trunk about 40-50 cm long. It is played with two sticks called
Baguettes.
Bulerator: A name used in the conjuration of inferior spirits in the Grimorium Verum.
4
Schnoebelen, Bill. (1990). Halloween: Tis The Season To Be Evil, pp 8, emphasis in
original.
Bune (var. Bime, Bim): The twenty sixth spirit of the Lemegeton,
described as a duke who appears as a dragon with the heads of a
man, a dog and a griffin. The Lemegeton assigns him the power
to move the dead, cause demons to crowd around sepulchres,
bring riches and impart eloquence and wisdom. He commands 30
legions of spirits. There are two variations of his sigil, depicted in
fig. 24.
Figure 23 Sigil of Bune

Burasen (Hebrew- trans. "destroys with smoky breath"): A spirit subordinate to Amaimon in The
Burcat: See Burchat.
Burchat (var. Burcat): One of the angels called in the west in conjurations on Sunday in The
Magus, in The Heptameron, and in the Secret Grimoire of Turiel.
Burdishu: A name used to invoke Hegal in the Necronomicon.
Burfa: The fourth nocturnal duke under Usiel in the Operation by the Regal Spirit Usiel.
Buriel-Hydriel: A spirit related to the direction south east by south and north east by north in the
Lemegeton.
Buriol (Hebrew- trans. "devouring fire of God"): A spirit subordinate to Amaimon in The Book of
the Sacred Magic of Abramelin the Mage.
Buriul (Hebrew- trans. "in terror and trembling"): A spirit subordinate to Astarot and Asmodee in
The Book of the Sacred Magic of Abramelin the Mage.
Burkhan: In Mandaean mythology: A messenger of the God of Light. Zoroaster is referred to in
Manichean mythology as a burkhan (See Zoroastrianism).
Burnaheu: A name that appears on the first line of a double acrostic square used to acquire the
ability to remain under water for 2 hours in the Book of the Sacred Magic of Abramelin the Mage.
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Burners: See Golohab.

Busada: See Busd.
Busada: See Busd.
Busadir: See Busd.
Busasejal: In Enoch I: One of the fallen angels.
Buscnab: The thirty ninth angel in the Tabula Angelorum Bonorum 49.
Busd (var. Basada, Busdir, Bufd, Busada, Busadir): Enochian- trans. "glory".
Busdir: See Busd.
Busduna: The fourty sixth angel in the Tabula Angelorum Bonorum 49.
Busthariel: Judaic. An angelic name inscribed on kameas to ward off evil.
Bustira: A name used in the consecration of a "magic carpet" in the Greater Key of Solomon.
Butarab: A spirit subordinate to Magot and Kore in The Book of the Sacred Magic of Abramelin
the Mage.
Butatar (var. Butator): One of the Genii of the third hour, called a "genius of calculations", found
in the Nuctemeron of Apollonius of Tyana.
Butator: See Butatar.
Butmom: See Butmon.
Butmon (var. Butmom, Butmona, Butamonu, Butamona, Butamoni): Enochian- trans. "His mouth
hath opened".
Butmoni: Enochian- trans. "their mouths".
Butmono: See Bvtmono.
Bvtmono (var. Butmono): The sixteenth angel in the Tabula Angelorum Bonorum 49.
Byelobog: "The White God". A Russian deity mentioned in "Homage to Tchort" in LaVey's The
Satanic Rituals.
Byleth (var. of Beleth (q.v.)): A demon mentioned by Grillot De Givry in his Witchcraft, Magic
and Alchemy.
Bynepor: The twenty second angel in the Tabula Angelorum Bonorum 49.
Bziza: In the magical system of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn: An angel who is ruler of
the four angels of the fiery lesser quadrangle of fire, invoked in the consecration of the ritual wand.

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Figure 1 Sigil of Bael

Bade-sih: See Bade.

Figure 2 Sigil of Balam

Balatanu: See Balt.

Banmaskim: A name used to invoke Asaruludu in the Necronomicon.

Figure 5 Baphomet: LaVey's Version

Barriere (var. Baye): Vodou. An entrance way.

Barrmaratu: A name used to invoke the spirit Asarualim in the Necronomicon.

Basasael: In Enoch I: An evil archangel.

Figure 8 Sigils of Bathin

Bebti: See Beb.

Beelzebub (var. Beelzebuth, Belzebuth, Beelzeboul, Baalzebub, Beeazlebub, Belzebut, Belzeboub,

Figure 9 Sigils of Beleth

Figure 10 Sigil of the

Berial: See Belial.

Figure 14 Sigil of Betel

Beth-Shemesh: A Hebrew name for Annu (q.v.).

Figure 16 Sigil of Betor

Bien (var. Bienu): Enochian- trans. "my voice" (Cf. Bia).

Figure 19 Boulez-Zain Les Mortes

Figure 21 Sigil and

Brujeria: A term for "witchcraft" used in Central and South America.

Figure 23 Sigil of Bune

Burners: See Golohab.

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