Berith is the twenty-eighth spirit in the Ars Goetia, a duke ruling twenty-six legions. The text depicts a soldier dressed in red, riding a red horse and wearing a golden crown. His voice is clear and subtle.[1][2]

Gold and dignity#

Berith is said to answer questions about past, present, and future events, turn metals into gold, and give or confirm dignities. The offices bring material wealth and social rank into close association. Haagenti also receives a transmutation office, but appears in an entirely different form.[2]

The catalogue links Berith's reception with the ring mentioned in Beleth's entry. This reference ties individual spirit descriptions to a shared ceremonial apparatus. Their entries contain instructions and attitudes as well as classifications.

A warning in one witness#

Peterson's Sloane 3825 transcription explicitly calls Berith a liar who should not be trusted much. The warning complicates the same entry's promise of true answers. A source comparison should preserve the problem rather than silently remove whichever sentence makes the portrait less consistent.[1]

The names Beal and Bolfry are also recorded. They do not, by themselves, identify Berith with every deity or spirit whose name begins with Baal. The red horse, crown, assigned office, and seal provide the more precise profile of this Goetic entry.

See also#

References

  1. Lemegeton, Goetia: Berith, Sloane 3825 transcription · Joseph H. Peterson edition of the historical grimoire, with manuscript readings. (accessed 2026-10-01) ↩
  2. S. L. MacGregor Mathers and Aleister Crowley, The Goetia (1904), spirit 28 · Public-domain edition. Offices and appearances are statements in this catalogue. (accessed 2026-10-01) ↩
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