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Bael, in a historical demonological illustration
Demonology & SpiritsUpdated 2026-10-01

Bael

Bael is a ranked spirit in early modern magical catalogues. The Goetic figure should be distinguished from the wider use of the ancient title Baal.

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Balam, a historical illustration from the Dictionnaire Infernal
Demonology & SpiritsUpdated 2026-10-01

Balam

A three-headed Goetic king riding a bear, associated with answers, wit, and invisibility.

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The Sorceress, a 1913 painting by John William Waterhouse, illustrating a literary view of magical practice
Devotional PracticeUpdated 2026-10-01

Banishing rituals

Ceremonies intended to clear, delimit, or reorder a ritual setting, with methods that vary by tradition.

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Shiva Honey seated beside The Satanic Temple’s Baphomet statue in Salem, Massachusetts
Culture & EthicsUpdated 2026-10-01

Baphomet

Baphomet is an occult figure whose history connects the medieval trial of the Knights Templar, nineteenth-century ceremonial symbolism, twentieth-century Satanic iconography, and the modern public imagery of The Satanic Temple. The familiar goat-headed, winged, androgynous figure is not a medieval portrait of a secret Templar god. It was created in the nineteenth century by the French occultist Éliphas…

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Barbatos, a historical illustration from the Dictionnaire Infernal
Demonology & SpiritsUpdated 2026-10-01

Barbatos

A Goetic duke connected with the speech of animals, enchanted treasure, and reconciliation.

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Historical Goetic seal of Bathin
Demonology & SpiritsUpdated 2026-10-01

Bathin

A Goetic duke associated with herbs, precious stones, and sudden travel between countries.

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Beelzebub, in a historical demonological illustration
Demonology & SpiritsUpdated 2026-10-01

Beelzebub

Beelzebub and related spellings appear in distinct biblical contexts. Later demonological interpretations should not be retroactively read into each earlier occurrence.

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Beleth, a historical illustration from the Dictionnaire Infernal
Demonology & SpiritsUpdated 2026-10-01

Beleth

A Goetic king riding a pale horse, associated with desire and an elaborate ceremonial reception.

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Belial in Buch Belial (1473), in a historical demonological illustration
Demonology & SpiritsUpdated 2026-10-01

Belial

Belial appears in biblical religious language and later spirit catalogues. These uses should be distinguished rather than treated as one unchanged biography.

Belialspirits
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Berith, a historical illustration from the Dictionnaire Infernal
Demonology & SpiritsUpdated 2026-10-01

Berith

A Goetic duke riding a red horse, credited with knowledge, honors, and the transformation of metals.

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Bifrons, a historical illustration from the Dictionnaire Infernal
Demonology & SpiritsUpdated 2026-10-01

Bifrons

A Goetic earl associated with learned subjects, burial places, and lights at graves.

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Manuel Orazi's 1903 illustrated cover for Messes Noires in L'Assiette au Beurre, a literary and satirical representation
Devotional PracticeUpdated 2026-10-01

Black Mass

A term for ritual inversion of Christian worship, with Huysmans's literary portrayal and a modern distinction from Satanic Mass.

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