Demonology & Spirits
Shax
A Goetic marquis in bird form, associated with concealment, royal money, and unreliable answers.
Results for “guardian angel”
Demonology & Spirits
Vual
A Goetic duke first appearing as a dromedary, associated with affection, friendship, and knowledge.
Demonology & Spirits
Caim
A Goetic president associated with animal voices, disputation, and answers given through burning ashes.
Demonology & Spirits
Valac
A Goetic president described as a winged boy on a two-headed dragon, associated with treasure and serpents.
Organizations & Traditions
Fraternitas Saturni
A German magical fraternity whose teaching gives Saturn a central symbolic and initiatory role.
History
Occultism and Western esotericism
Occultism and Western esotericism provide an important historical and intellectual background for many forms of modern Satanism, but neither term is a synonym for Satanism. Western esotericism is an academic field encompassing currents such as Renaissance Hermetism, alchemy, astrology, Christian theosophy, Kabbalistic reception, Rosicrucianism, ceremonial magic, spiritualism, occultism, and later…
Texts & Sources
Book of Enoch
1 Enoch brings together accounts of heavenly beings, judgment, celestial order, and righteousness. It is a composite work rather than a single continuous biography of Enoch.
Demonology & Spirits
Semjaza
Semjaza is a leading figure in the Enochic account of the Watchers’ oath and descent. His role differs from the teaching and punishment associated with Azazel.
Theology & Cosmology
Polytheism
Polytheism involves belief in multiple deities. The existence of several gods does not by itself settle their relationships, moral authority, or the forms of devotion directed toward them.
Demonology & Spirits
Purson
A Goetic king riding a bear, with offices concerning hidden knowledge, treasure, and cosmology.
Demonology & Spirits
Raum
A Goetic earl associated with royal treasure, the destruction of cities, and altered relationships.
Demonology & Spirits
Murmur
A Goetic spirit associated with philosophy and the compelled appearance of deceased souls.
Texts & Sources
Ars Theurgia-Goetia
The second part of the Lemegeton, arranging aerial spirits through princes, directions, and wandering hierarchies.
Texts & Sources
Three Books of Occult Philosophy
Agrippa’s Renaissance synthesis of natural, celestial, and religious magic.
Texts & Sources
Second Enoch
The Slavonic Enochic work also known as the Book of the Secrets of Enoch, describing ascent, creation, and instruction.
Devotional Practice
Scrying
A divinatory or visionary practice involving a reflective surface, crystal, or other focus for reported images and messages.
Demonology & Spirits
Samael
Samael appears in Jewish interpretive literature in roles that vary between texts. His relationship with Satan, the serpent, and other figures should be described source by source.
Theology & Cosmology
Monotheism and dualism
Monotheism and religious dualism concern different questions about ultimate reality. The presence of an adversary does not automatically establish two equal divine principles.
Texts & Sources
Satan in Zechariah
Zechariah 3 presents Satan accusing Joshua the high priest within a vision of judgment and restoration. The scene has a specific religious and literary purpose.
Texts & Sources
Isaiah 14 and the morning star
Isaiah 14 addresses the downfall of a ruler through an image of a fallen morning star. Later religious interpretations connect the passage with Lucifer and Satan.