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

Vepar

A Goetic duke portrayed as a mermaid, associated with ships, storms, and afflicted wounds.

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

Vine

A Goetic spirit with royal and comital rank, associated with hidden things, walls, and stormy waters.

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

Vual

A Goetic duke first appearing as a dromedary, associated with affection, friendship, and knowledge.

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Blake’s painting of fallen angels, illustrating the later reception of rebellious angel imagery
Demonology & SpiritsUpdated 2026-10-01

Watchers

The Watchers are heavenly beings whose descent, teachings, and punishment are narrated in 1 Enoch. Their literary identity must be distinguished from later religious interpretations.

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A photographed Wiccan altar prepared for Beltane in Wales
Theology & CosmologyUpdated 2026-10-01

Wicca

Modern Pagan religious witchcraft, its Gardnerian and Alexandrian traditions, ritual practice, and relationship to Satanism.

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Matteson’s historical painting of an examination during witchcraft proceedings
HistoryUpdated 2026-10-01

Witch trials and Devil worship accusations

Witch trials produced records of accusations about harmful magic and the Devil. Those records require attention to how testimony was obtained and to the purposes of judges and writers.

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The Magic Circle, John William Waterhouse's 1886 painting of an imagined witch performing a rite
HistoryUpdated 2026-10-01

Witchcraft

How witchcraft has meant an accusation, a magical practice, and a modern identity, with examples from museums and trial records.

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

Zagan

A Goetic spirit with a winged bull form, associated with wit and transformations of liquids and metals.

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

Zepar

A Goetic duke depicted as a red-clad soldier whose entry concerns attraction and fertility.

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Historical portrait of Eliphas Levi in 1850
HistoryUpdated 2026-10-01

Éliphas Lévi

A nineteenth-century French occult author associated with ceremonial symbolism and the influential image of Baphomet.

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