Vual, also called Uvall or Voval in later spellings, is the forty-seventh spirit of the Ars Goetia. He is a duke with thirty-seven legions. The first appearance is a dromedary, followed by a human figure speaking in what the text calls the Egyptian tongue.[1][2]

A language problem#

The English account says that Vual speaks the language imperfectly. Peterson's notes compare the older Latin and English witnesses and show how a description of a deep voice could acquire this different meaning. The detail illustrates the effect of translation on an apparently straightforward spirit portrait.[1]

The Egyptian language in the entry does not establish that Vual was worshipped in ancient Egypt. A claim about a figure's speech and evidence for a historical cult are different kinds of statement.

Social offices#

Vual is credited with procuring love, knowing past, present, and future events, and bringing friendship between friends and enemies. The text also remembers him as belonging to the angelic order of Powers.[2]

The dromedary connects his appearance with the camel imagery of Paimon and Gremory, though in Vual's case the animal is his initial bodily form. In the other entries a camel carries a separate rider. That distinction is easily lost when a catalogue summary lists only an animal associated with each name.

See also#

References

  1. Lemegeton, Goetia: Vual, 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 47 · Public-domain edition. Offices and appearances are statements in this catalogue. (accessed 2026-10-01) ↩
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