Devotional Practice
Folk magic
Protective charms, witch bottles, and everyday materials in local magical traditions, with documented British museum examples.
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Culture & Ethics
Ouija board
The patented talking-board game, its pointer and commercial history, and research on ideomotor movement and implicit memory.
Culture & Ethics
Satanic holidays
The different holiday calendars published by the Church of Satan and The Satanic Temple, with dates and organizational meanings.
Organizations & Traditions
Church of Satan
The Church of Satan is the organization founded by Anton LaVey in 1966. Its official account describes Satanism as atheistic and gives Satan a symbolic role.
Demonology & Spirits
Glasya-Labolas
A Goetic spirit combining learned offices with a violent reputation and a winged dog form.
Demonology & Spirits
Amon
A Goetic marquis with a wolf-like appearance, associated with knowledge and the making or resolution of disputes.
Demonology & Spirits
Eligos
A Goetic duke depicted as a knight, associated with hidden matters, battles, and favor from powerful people.
Demonology & Spirits
Aim
A Goetic duke with three heads, a serpent mount, and a firebrand, associated with fire and private questions.
Demonology & Spirits
Ronove
A Goetic spirit associated with rhetoric, languages, servants, and social favor.
Demonology & Spirits
Marchosias
A Goetic marquis with a winged wolf form, described as a fighter who hopes to return to a heavenly throne.
Demonology & Spirits
Stolas
A Goetic prince associated with astronomy, herbs, and precious stones, with changing bird imagery in later reception.
Demonology & Spirits
Malphas
A Goetic president in a dark bird form, associated with building and a warning about offerings.
Demonology & Spirits
Valac
A Goetic president described as a winged boy on a two-headed dragon, associated with treasure and serpents.
Texts & Sources
The Satanic Rituals
Anton LaVey’s collection of ceremonial material, published as a companion to The Satanic Bible.
History
Aleister Crowley
The author and religious figure associated with Thelema, The Book of the Law, and a large body of magical instruction.
Devotional Practice
Banishing rituals
Ceremonies intended to clear, delimit, or reorder a ritual setting, with methods that vary by tradition.
History
Nephilim
The Nephilim appear in brief biblical passages and in later traditions about giants. Different texts should be distinguished before their accounts are combined.
Culture & Ethics
Tarot
Tarot developed as playing cards before becoming an influential tool of occult interpretation. The history of the cards differs from later claims about their hidden origins.
Devotional Practice
Sigils
Sigils are graphic signs used in particular magical systems. Historical spirit seals, ceremonial figures, and modern personal signs should be distinguished.
Culture & Ethics
Satan in Paradise Lost
Milton’s Paradise Lost gives Satan an influential literary characterization. His persuasive speeches must be read alongside the narrator’s account and the consequences of his actions.