Demonology & Spirits
Glasya-Labolas
A Goetic spirit combining learned offices with a violent reputation and a winged dog form.
Results for “Temple of Set”
Demonology & Spirits
Barbatos
A Goetic duke connected with the speech of animals, enchanted treasure, and reconciliation.
Demonology & Spirits
Berith
A Goetic duke riding a red horse, credited with knowledge, honors, and the transformation of metals.
Demonology & Spirits
Malphas
A Goetic president in a dark bird form, associated with building and a warning about offerings.
Demonology & Spirits
Furcas
The Goetic knight, associated with philosophy, learned arts, and forms of divination.
Demonology & Spirits
Andras
A Goetic marquis portrayed with a bird's head on a wolf, associated with discord and a warning of danger.
Texts & Sources
The Satanic Bible
Anton LaVey’s 1969 book of Satanic philosophy and ritual, foundational to the Church of Satan.
Devotional Practice
Gnostic Mass
The central public liturgy of Ecclesia Gnostica Catholica, written by Aleister Crowley as Liber XV.
Demonology & Spirits
Tiamat
The primordial sea figure in the Babylonian creation epic Enuma Elish, defeated by Marduk in its account of cosmic ordering.
Demonology & Spirits
Abaddon
A biblical name associated with destruction, used in Revelation for the angel of the abyss.
Demonology & Spirits
Demonology
Demonology is the study, classification, and interpretation of demons and related spirits. In Western religious history it has included theological arguments about the nature and powers of demons, lists of named spirits, explanations of possession and temptation, magical techniques for summoning or constraining spirits, and folklore about dangerous supernatural beings. Modern theistic Satanists and…
Demonology & Spirits
Belial
Belial appears in biblical religious language and later spirit catalogues. These uses should be distinguished rather than treated as one unchanged biography.
Devotional Practice
Invocation and evocation
Invocation and evocation are terms used for related but differently framed religious or magical actions. Their definitions vary between authors and practice systems.
Devotional Practice
Religious experience and discernment
Religious discernment concerns how experiences are interpreted and assessed. An immediate event, a theological explanation, and a claim about another person require different kinds of evidence.
Demonology & Spirits
Samigina
A Goetic marquis, also called Gamigin, associated with liberal studies and accounts of deceased souls.
Demonology & Spirits
Sitri
A Goetic prince portrayed with a leopard head and griffin wings, whose stated office concerns desire.
Demonology & Spirits
Purson
A Goetic king riding a bear, with offices concerning hidden knowledge, treasure, and cosmology.
Demonology & Spirits
Bune
A Goetic duke associated with wealth, eloquence, and the places of the dead.
Demonology & Spirits
Phenex
A Goetic marquis in phoenix form, associated with poetry, learning, and a hope of heavenly restoration.
Demonology & Spirits
Raum
A Goetic earl associated with royal treasure, the destruction of cities, and altered relationships.