Belial
Belial appears in biblical religious language and later spirit catalogues. These uses should be distinguished rather than treated as one unchanged biography.
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Grimorium Verum
A grimoire with a hierarchy centered on Lucifer, Beelzebub, and Astaroth, followed by spirit operations and practical recipes.
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.
Magical circle
A marked ritual space whose names, divisions, and purpose differ among magical texts and modern traditions.
Malphas
A Goetic president in a dark bird form, associated with building and a warning about offerings.
Orobas
A Goetic prince portrayed as a horse and then a human, noted for the fidelity attributed to him.
Paimon
Paimon is a royal spirit described in the Ars Goetia and related literature. Musical procession and the teaching of knowledge are important elements of his received image.
Religious syncretism
Religious syncretism concerns the combination of ideas, figures, and practices from different traditions. Similarity of names or imagery alone does not establish identity or historical continuity.
Sallos
A Goetic duke, also called Saleos, described as a peaceful soldier riding a crocodile.
Scrying
A divinatory or visionary practice involving a reflective surface, crystal, or other focus for reported images and messages.
Valefor
A Goetic duke whose description combines a lion-like form with a warning about theft and familiar spirits.
Vapula
A winged lion-shaped Goetic duke associated with crafts, philosophy, and learned subjects.