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Magical circle

A marked ritual space whose names, divisions, and purpose differ among magical texts and modern traditions.

Talismans

Objects prepared or used for a particular effect through inscriptions, images, materials, and ritual meaning.

Astaroth

Astaroth appears in early modern spirit catalogues and later illustrated demonology. Source editions matter when comparing the figure’s rank, appearance, and supposed knowledge.

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.

Picatrix

Picatrix is the Latin title associated with an influential Arabic work of astral magic. Its cosmological and ritual framework differs from a catalogue of Goetic spirits.

Raziel

Raziel is an angel associated with the revelation of divine secrets, especially the legendary book given to Adam. His name appears in Jewish interpretive and magical literature and later Western esotericism, where Agrippa connects him with Chokmah, or Wisdom.

Satan in 1 Chronicles

In 1 Chronicles 21, Satan or an adversary incites David to count Israel. Comparison with 2 Samuel 24 raises questions about divine agency, translation, and the development of the adversary figure.

Faust

Faust is the scholar or magician at the center of a European legend about bargaining with the Devil. The 1587 Faust book, Marlowe’s Doctor Faustus, and Goethe’s Faust give the story different treatments of knowledge, desire, damnation, and human striving.

Malleus Maleficarum

The Malleus Maleficarum is a Latin treatise associated with the inquisitor Heinrich Kramer. It combined demonological argument with proposals for prosecuting alleged witches. Its allegations, treatment of women, and influence require critical historical reading.

Mastema

Mastema is a leader of harmful spirits in the Book of Jubilees. His appearances in the stories of Noah, Abraham, and Moses connect temptation, accusation, and hostility with a power that remains subject to divine limits.

Amon

A Goetic marquis with a wolf-like appearance, associated with knowledge and the making or resolution of disputes.

Beleth

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

Vual

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

Gremory

A Goetic duke depicted as a woman on a camel, associated with hidden knowledge, treasure, and attraction.

Johann Weyer

The physician and author whose Pseudomonarchia daemonum supplied an important source for later spirit catalogues.

Éliphas Lévi

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

Abaddon

A biblical name associated with destruction, used in Revelation for the angel of the abyss.

Order of Nine Angles (O9A)

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.

Valefor

A Goetic duke whose description combines a lion-like form with a warning about theft and familiar spirits.