Demonology & Spirits
Tiamat
The primordial sea figure in the Babylonian creation epic Enuma Elish, defeated by Marduk in its account of cosmic ordering.
Results for “Satan in Paradise Lost”
Demonology & Spirits
Abaddon
A biblical name associated with destruction, used in Revelation for the angel of the abyss.
Devotional Practice
Planetary magic
Magical systems using the seven traditional planets through timing, correspondences, images, and invocations.
History
Alchemy
Alchemy concerns historical approaches to material transformation and the interpretation of nature. Spiritual readings form part of its reception but should not replace the material history.
Devotional Practice
Sigils
Sigils are graphic signs used in particular magical systems. Historical spirit seals, ceremonial figures, and modern personal signs should be distinguished.
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.
Culture & Ethics
Unverified personal gnosis
Unverified personal gnosis identifies a spiritual claim or interpretation whose source is personal experience rather than established textual or communal authority.
Demonology & Spirits
Valefor
A Goetic duke whose description combines a lion-like form with a warning about theft and familiar spirits.
Demonology & Spirits
Purson
A Goetic king riding a bear, with offices concerning hidden knowledge, treasure, and cosmology.
Demonology & Spirits
Phenex
A Goetic marquis in phoenix form, associated with poetry, learning, and a hope of heavenly restoration.
Demonology & Spirits
Focalor
A Goetic duke with griffin wings, associated with winds, the sea, and shipwreck.
Demonology & Spirits
Haagenti
A Goetic president with a winged bull form, associated with wisdom and the transformation of substances.
Demonology & Spirits
Ose
A Goetic president associated with learned subjects and transformations that alter a person's understanding of identity.
Demonology & Spirits
Amy
A Goetic president initially appearing as flame, associated with astrology, learning, familiars, and protected treasure.
Demonology & Spirits
Orias
A mounted Goetic marquis whose office includes the stars, planetary mansions, and social dignities.
Demonology & Spirits
Vapula
A winged lion-shaped Goetic duke associated with crafts, philosophy, and learned subjects.
Demonology & Spirits
Zagan
A Goetic spirit with a winged bull form, associated with wit and transformations of liquids and metals.
Demonology & Spirits
Decarabia
A Goetic marquis appearing as a star, associated with plants, stones, and bird-like apparitions.
Demonology & Spirits
Seere
A Goetic prince riding a winged horse, associated with rapid movement and the recovery of hidden things.
Demonology & Spirits
Dantalion
A many-faced Goetic duke carrying a book, associated with thoughts, knowledge, and visions of other people.