This is a simple blog to keep my notes and allow those around to benefit from them as well.
I am an avid bibliophile, and while I'm an atheist myself, this does not mean I do not enjoy the esoteric and occult in interest. As I study demons, angels, and anything else that comes my way, I will be making entries on here.
In Arabian lore, the vampire spirit of a murdered man who seeks to avenge his death. The Afrit rises up like smoke from the blood of the victim. Like the European vampire, the Afrit can be stopped by driving a nail into the blood soaked ground.
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In African lore, a vampiric entity who appears in the form of a firefly. The adze lives among tribal sorcerers of the Ewe in Ghana and southern Togo. If captured, it turns into a human and attacks its captors. If there is no blood available, it drinks coconut water and Palm oil. It especially likes the blood of beautiful children.
In Inuit lore, a race of document created by the union of a large red dog and an Inuit woman. The woman bore ten offspring, five were weredogs, and five normal dogs. Revolted by them, she put them on rafts and set them adrift on the ocean. The dogs did not perish, but eventually reached Europe. The five dogs intermarried among the white Europeans. The ugly weredogs turned into flesh eating monsters who took up habitats in the northern lands.
Bolivian vampire. The abchanchu pretends to be a kindly old man who loses his way. His well meaning, helpful victims are whether stricken with a fatal disease or are sucked dry off their blood while they are asleep.
what of the angel qaphsiel? or is it actually just another alias for cassiel?
The problem with trying to connect angel names is there are varying accounts of what angel does what, or what angel has what name. Sometimes mistranslation, or lack of information made people make up their own, in any time you look for the information. This means we're digging in a huge sandbox of creative thought and what each person can imagine.
To be honest, I can't find much on qaphsiel, other than naming websites, people who have adopted it for their character, or using it as an alter ego. I cannot find him in the books that I own for angel names, (though I do not have many books at all, losing a job got in the way of book buying).
The other places has him listed as Cassiel, quite a bit. I would say this is most likely the situation. There are naming things like this all over the place, whether it was intentional or not. Many places may have addressed something they needed an angel for and given that angel it's own name, making all the angels effectively the same being, just many many alias'.
Considering I find Cassiel as the angel of the moon, and the only details I can find of Qaphsiel is that he is the angel of the moon, I would assume this is likely a situation where an a couple areas angels got combined into one, or simply a subset decided to take just the moon part away and give it it's own name - which again would be a part of Cassiel.
So I would say yes, it seems to be another alias for Cassiel.
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I just need to pull out my books and start typing things up again. As well as pull myself away from my rp blogs to do so. I have missed the knowledge and learning, so I have even made a Baalberith account with the specific intent to get me back into this.
I was wondering your opinion on a few things regarding angels since you seem to know so much about them. Do you think that angels have imagination? Or do you think they're incapable of such a thing? The other two are the obvious: Do angels sleep? And, do angels eat?
Alright, opinion wise, I’ll be completely honest. This is coming from me as a view of stories and lore. Angels as characters. I admit in my blurb that I am an athiest, this lore fascinates me anyway. Just clearing the air of that first before I answer.
As for angels having imagination. I tend to go with Aquinas at this point and say no. I actually find myself seeing angels as creatures created to reflect God’s light. They are like crystals, prisms, windows. If they have any imagination, it is God’s imagination. So to really talk about that, you have to bring into question whether by being created by god as just a reflection of God, that makes them a being of their own.
The other two go with this. No, as reflections of light that were created just to serve God, I don’t imagine they would have been created to need sleep or food. However, there is lore mentioning Manna (I’m not sure I spelled that right and I should be in bed so I’m not willing to look it over again) as their food source in heaven. I believe I have an entry mentioning it. Even then the theologians behind it question the story, because it has been widely believed that angels do not need to eat, so having a food source in heaven seems rather odd.
Your blog is insanely amazing and I've been looking for something like it for a long time, but is there any way you could change the theme? It's hard to browse on my screen size/resolution and in order to even read the posts I have to hit reblog and then read them in the text box there, as it's cropped off by the sidebars when I view your blog.
I'll look into it. I'm not sure if I will be changing it today, but I will definitely start checking it out.
The most accepted arrangement is of nine groups, or choirs, arranged in three tiers. "Choirs" means "bands of singers," which is somewhat of a misnomer, since angelic duties go far beyond heavenly music and singing.
In the christian church, there is disagreement over the structure of the angelic hierarchy, and which groups of angels are included in it. The Bible gives the names of nine groups of angels - angels, archangels, principalities, powers, dominions (dominations), virtues, thrones, cherubim, and seraphim - but does not specify their respective rankings or their celestial duties. Those details have been filled in by theologians, philosophers, and artists.
Pseudo-Dionysius's angelic hierarchy became the accepted standard. Pseudo-Dionysus said that the hierarchy implies a holy order that aims to achieve the greatest possible assimilation to and union with God. Only God can know the true number of angels, their ranks and duties, he said.
The higher choirs possess all of the wisdom, abilities, and illumination of the lower tiers, which in turn depend upon the love of God. The highest tier of seraphim, cherubim, and thrones receive illumination directly from God and send it down through the layers. The second tier consists of virtues, dominions and powers, and the third and lowest tier consists of principalities, archangels, and angels.
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When the demon Ornias vampirizes Solomon's favorite boy by sucking out his soul through his thumb, Solomon begs God for the power over the demon. While he prays, Michael appears and gives Solomon a ring with a seal engraved upon a precious stone. Michael tells Solomon that this magical ring will give him power over all demons, male and female, and that they will help him build the temple. The demons are subdued when the ring is thrown at their chests with the command "Solomon summons you!" Solomon interviews the demons and demands from them the names of their thwarting angels. When they are subdued, they are made to construct his temple.
Here Follow the Holy Pentacles, expressed in their proper figures and characters, together with their especial virtues: For the use of the master of art
The Order of the Pentacles
(1) Seven Pentacles consecrated to Saturn = Black
(2) Seven Pentacles consecrated to Jupiter = Blue
(3) Seven Pentacles consecrated to Mars = Red
(3) Seven Pentacles consecrated to Sun = Yellow
(4) Five Pentacles consecrated to Venus = Green
(5) Five Pentacles consecrated to Mercury = Mixed Colours
(6) Six Pentacles consecrated to Moon = Silver
Saturn
The First Pentacle of Saturn. This Pentacle is of great value and utility for striking terror into the Spirits. Wherefore, upon its being shown to them they submit, and kneeling upon the earth before it, they obey.
Editor's Note: The Hebrew letters within the square are the four great Names of God which are written with four letters: IHVH, Yod, He, Vau, He; ADNI, Adonai; IIAI, Yiai (This Name has the same Numerical value in Hebrew as the Name EL); and AHIH, Eheieh. The Hebrew versicle which surrounds it is from Psalm Ixxii. 9: "The Ethiopians shall kneel before Him, His enemies shall lick the dust."**
The Second Pentacle of Saturn. This Pentacle is of great value against adversities; and of especial use in repressing the pride of the spirits.
Editors Note: This is the celebrated
S A T O R
A R E P O
T E N E T
O P E R A
R O T A S,
the most perfect existing form of double acrostic, as far as the arrangement of the letters is concerned; it is repeatedly mentioned in the records of medieval Magic; and save to very few, its derivation from the present pentacle has been unknown. It will be seen at a glance that it is a square of give, giving twenty five letters, which, added to the unity, gives twenty six, the numerical value of IHVH. The Hebrew versicle surrounding it is taken from Psalm Ixxii, 8: "His dominion shall be also from the one sea to the other, and from the flood unto the world's end." This passage consists also of exactly twenty-five letters, and its total numerical value (considering the final letters with increased numbers), added to that of the name Elohim, is exactly equal to the total numerical value of the twenty-five letter in the Square.
The Third Pentacle of Saturn. This should be made within the Magical Circle, and it is good for use at night when thou invokest the Spirits of the nature of Saturn.
Editors Note: The characters at the ends of the rays of the Mystic Wheel are Magical Characters of Saturn. Surrounding it are the Names of Angels: Omeliel, Anachiel, Arauchiah, and Anazachia, written in Hebrew.
Jupiter
The First Pentacle of Jupiter. This serveth to invoke the Spirits of Jupiter, and especially those whose Names are written around the Pentacle, among whom Parasiel is the Lord and Master of Treasure, and teacheth how to become possessor of places wherein they are.
This Pentacle is composed of Mystical Characters of Jupiter. Around it are the Names of the Angels: Netoniel, Devachiah, Tzedeqiah, and Parasiel, written in Hebrew.
The Second Pentacle of Jupiter. This is proper for acquiring glory, honours, dignities, riches, and all kinds of good, together with great tranquility of mind; also to discover Treasures and chase away the Spirits who preside over them. It should be written upon virgin paper or parchment, with the pen of the swallow and the blood of the screech-owl.
Editor's Note. In the centre of the hexagram are the letters of the Name AHIH, Eheieh; in the upper and lower angels of the same, those of the Name AB, the Father; in the remaining angels those of the Name IHVH. I believe the letters outside the Hexagram in the re-entering angles to be intended for those of the first two words of the versicle, whoh is taken from Psalm cxii 3: "Wealth and Riches are in his house, and his righteousness and endureth forever."
The Third Pentacle of Jupiter. This defendeth and protecteth those who invoke and cause the Spirits to come. When they appear show them this pentacle, and immediately, they will obey.
Editor's Note. In the upper left corner is the Magical Seal of Jupiter with the letters of the Name IHVH. In the others are the Seal of the Intelligence of Jupiter, and the Names Adonai and IHVH. Around it is the versicle from Psalm cxxv. 1: "A Song of degrees. They thaty trust in IHVH shall be as Mount Zion, which cannot be removed, but abideth for ever."
The Fourth Pentacle of Jupiter. It serveth to acquire riches and honour, and to possess much wealth. Its Angel is Bariel. It should be engraved upon silver in the day land hour of Jupiter when he is in the Sign Cancer.
Mars
The First Pentacle of Mars. It is proper for invoking Spirits of the Nature of Mars, especially those which are written in the Pentacle.
Editors Note. Mystical Characters of Mars, and the Names of the four angels: Madimkiel, Bartzachiah, Eschiel, and Ithuriel written in Hebrew around the Pentacle.
The Second Pentacle of Mars. This Pentacle serveth with great success against all kinds of diseases, if it be applied unto the afflicted part.
Editor's Note: The letter He, in the angles of the Hexagram. Within the same the Names iHVH, IHSHVH Yeheshuah (the mystic Hebrew Name for Joshua or Jesus, formed of ordinary IHVH with the letter SH placed therein as emblematical of the Spirit), and Elohim. Around it is the sentence, John i. 4: "In Him was life, and the life was the light of man." This may be adduced as an argument of the greater antiquity of the first few mystical verses of the Gospel of St. John.
The Third Pentacle of Mars. It is of great value for exciting war, wrath, discord, and hostility; also for resisting enemies, and striking terror into rebellions Spirits; the Names of God the All Powerful are therein expressly marked.
Editor's Note. The letters of the Names Eloah and Shaddai. In the Centre is the great letter Vau, the signature of the Qabalistic microprosopus. Around is the versicle from Psalm Ixxvii. 13: "Who is so great a God as our Elohim?"
The Sun
The First Pentacle of the Sun. The countenance of Shaddai the Almighty, at whose aspect all creatures obey, and the Angelic Spirits do reverence on bended knee.
Editor's Note. This singular Pentacle contains the head of the great Angel Methraton or Metatron, the vice-regent and representative of Shaddai, who is called the Prince of Countenance, and the right-hand masculine Charub of the Ark, as Sandalphon is the left and feminine. On either side is the Name "El Shaddai." Around is written in Latin: - "Behold His face and form by Whom all things were made, and Whom all creatures obey."
The Second Pentacle of the Sun. This Pentacle, and the preceding and following, belong to the nature of the Sun. They serve to repress the pride and arrogance of the Solar Spirits, which are altogether proud and arrogant by their nature.
Editor's Note: Mystical characters of the Sun and the Names of the Angels: Shemeshiel, Paimoniah, Rekhodiah, and Malkhiel.
The Third Pentacle of the Sun. This serveth in addition (to the effects of the two proceding) to acquire Kingdom and Empire, to inflict loss, and to acquire renown and glory, especially through the Name of God, Tetragrammaton, which therein is twelve times contained.
Editor's Note: The Name IHVH, twleve times repeated; and a versicle somewhat similar to Daniel iv. 34: "My Kingdom is an everlasting Kingdom, and my dominion endureth from age unto age."
Venus
The First Pentacle of Venus. This and those following serve to control the Spirits or Venus, and especially those herein written.
Editor's Note. Mystical characters of Venus, and the Names of the Angels: Nogahiel, Acheliah, Socodiah (or Socohiah) and Nangariel.
The Second Pentacle of Venus. These Pentacles are also proper for obtaining grace and honour, and for all things which belong unto Venus, and for accomplishing all they desires herein.
Editor's Note: The letters round and within the Pentagram form the Names of Spirits of Venus. The versicle is from Canticles viii. 6: "Place me as a signet upon thine heart, as a signet upon thine arm, for love is strong as death."
The Third Pentacle of Venus. This, if it be only shown unto any person, serveth to attract love. It's Angel Monachiel should be invoked in the day and hour of Venus, at one o'clock or at eight.
Editor's Note: The following Names are written within the Figure: IHVH, Adonai, Ruach, Achides, AEgalmiel, Monachiel, and Degaliel. The versicle is from Genesis 1, 28: "And the Elohim blessed them, and the Elohim said unto them, Be ye fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth and subdue it."
The forth Pentacle of Venus. It is of great power, since it compels the Spirits of Venus to obey, and to force on the instant any person thou wishest to come unto thee.
Editor's Note: At the four Angles of the Figure are the four letters of the Name IHVH. The other letters form the Names of Spirits of Venus, e.g.: Schii, Eli, Ayib, etc. The versicle is from Genesis ii. 23,24: "This is bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh. And they two were one flesh."
The Fifth and Last Pentacle of Venus. Which it is only shown unto any person soever, it inciteth and exciteth wonderfully unto love.
Editor's Note: Around the central Square are the Names Elohim, El Gebil, and two other Names which I cannot decipher, and have, therefore, given them as they stand. The characters are those of the "Passing of the River." The surrounding versicle is the Psalm xxii. 14: "My Heart is like wax, it is melted in the midst of my bowels."
Mercury
The First Pentacle of Mercury. It serveth to invoke the spirits who are under the Firmament.
Editor's Note. Letters forming the names of the Spirits Yekahel and Agiel.
The Second Pentacle of Mercury. The Spirits herein written serve to bring to effect and to grant things which are contrary unto the order of Nature; and which are not contained under any other head. They easily give answer, but they can with difficulty be seen.
The Moon
The First Pentacle of the Moon. This and the following serve to call forth and invoke the Spirits of the Moon; and it further serveth to open doors, in whatever way they may be fastened.
Editor's Note. The Pentacle of hieroglyphic representation of door or gate. In the centre is written the Name IHVH. On the right hand are the Names IHV, IHVH, AL, and IHH. On the left hand are the Names of the Angels: Schioel, Vaol, Yashiel, and Vehiel. The versicle above the Names on either side is from Psalm cvii. 16: "He hath broken the Gates of brass, and smitten the bars of iron in sunder."
The Second Pentacle of the Moon. This serveth against all perils and dangers by water, and if it should change the Spirits of the Moon should excite and cause great rain and exceeding tempests about the Circle, in order to astonish and terrify thee; on showing unto them this Pentacle, it will all speedily cease.
Editor's Note. A hand pointing to the Name EL, and to that of the Angel Abariel. The versicle is from Psalm lvi. II: "In Elohim have I put my trust, I will not fear, what can man do unto me?"
The Third Pentacle of the Moon. This being duly borne with thee when upon a journey, If it be properly made, serveth against all attacks by night, and against every kind of danger and peril by water.
Editor's Note. The Names Aub and Vevaphel. The versicle is from Psalm xl. 13: "Be pleased O IHVH to deliver me, O IHVH make haste to help me."
The Fourth Pentacle of Moon. This defendeth thee form all evil sorceries, and from all injury unto soul or body. Its Angel, Sophiel, giveth the knowledge of the virtue of all herbs and stones; and unto whomsoever shall name him, he will procure the knowledge of all.
Editor's Note. The Divine Name Eheieh Asher Eheish; and the Names of the Angels YAhel and Sophiel. The versicle is: "Let them be confounded who persecute me, and let me not be confounded; let them fear, and not I."
The Fifth Pentacle of the Moon. It serveth to have answers in sleep. Its Angel Iachadiel serveth unto destruction and loss, as well as unto the destruction of enemies. Thou mayest also call upon him by Abdon and Dale against all phantoms of the night, and to summon the souls of the departed from Hades.
Editor's Note. The Divine Names IHVH and Elohim, a mystical character of the Moon, and the Names of the Angels Iachadiel and Azarel. The versicle is from Psalm lxvii, 1: "Let God arise and let His enemies be scattered; let them also who hate Him flee before Him."
Concerning the Medals or Pentacles, and The Manner of Constructing Them
As we have already made mention of the Pentacles, it is necessary that thou shouldest understand that the whole Science and understanding of our Key dependeth upon the operation, Knowledge, and use of Pentacles.
He then who shall wish to perform any operation by the means of the Medals, or Pentacles, and therein to render himself expect, must observe what hath been herein before ordained. Let him then, O my Son Roboam, know and understand that in the aforesaid Pentacles he shall find those Ineffable and Most Holy Names which were written by the finger of God in the Table of Moses; and which I, Solomon, have received through the Ministry of an Angel by Divine Revelation. These then have I collected together, arranged, consecrated, and kept, for the benefit of the human race, and the preservation of Body and of Soul.
The Pentacles should then be made in the days and hours of Mercury, when the Moon is in an arial (that is, in Gemini, Libra, Aquarius, Taurus, Virgo, or Capricorn) or terrestrial sign; she should also be in her increase, and in equal number of days with the Sun (The moon should be waxing, that is, between New and full moon).
It is necessary to have a Chamber or Cabinet specially set apart and newly cleaned, wherein thou canst remain without interruption, the which having entered with they Companions, thou shalt incense and perfume it with the odours and perfumes of the Art. The sky should be clear and serene. It is necessary that thou shouldest have one or more pieces of virgin paper prepared and arranged ready, as we shall tell you more fully later on, in its place.
Thou shalt commence the writing or construction of the Pentacles in the hour aforesaid. Among other things, thou shalt chiefly use these colours: Gold, Cinnabar or Vermillion Red, and celestial or brilliant Azure Blue. Furthermore, thou shalt make these Medals or Pentacles with exorcised pen and colours, as we shall hereafter show thee....
The Pentacles being finished and completed, take a cloth of very fine silk, as we shall hereafter ordain thee, in the which thou shalt wrap the Pentacles. After which thou shalt take a large Vessel of Earth filled with Charcoal, upon the which there must be put frankincense, mastic, and aloes, all having been previously conjured and exorcised as shall hereafter be told thee. Thou must also be thyself pure, clean, and washed, as thou shalt find given in the proper place. Furthermore, thou shouldst have the Sickle or Knife of Magical Art, with the which thou shalt make a Circle, and trace within it the inner circle, and in the peace between the two thou shalt write the Names of God, which thou shalt think fit and proper. It is necessary after this that thou shouldest have within the Circle a vessel of earth with burning coals and odoriferous perfumes thereon; with the which thou shalt fumigate the aforesaid Pentacles; and, having turning thy face towards the East, though shalt hold the said Pentacles over the smoke of the Incense, and shalt repeat devoutly the following Psalms of David my Father: Psalms viii., xxi., xxvii., xxix, xxxii., li., lxxii., cxxxiv.
After this thou shalt repeat the following Oration: -
O ADONAI most powerful, El most strong, AGLA most holy, ON most righteous, the ALEPH and the TAU, the beginning and the ENDl Thous Who has established all things in Thy Wisdom; Thou who has chosen Abraham Thy faithful servant, and has promised that in his seed shall all nations of the earth be blessed, which seed Thou hast multiplied as the Stars of Heaven; Thou Who hast appeared unto Thy servant Moses in flame in the midst of the Burning Bush, and hast made him walk with dry feet through the Red Sea; Thou Who gavest the Law to him upon Mount Sinai; Thou Who hast granted unto Solomon Thy Servant these Pentacles by Thy great Mercy, for the preservation of Soul and of Body; we most humbly implore and supplicate They Holy Majesty, that these Pentacles may be consecrated by They power, and prepared in such manner that they may obtain virtue and strength against all Spirits, through Thee, O Most Holy ADONAI, Whose Kingdom, Empire, and principality remaineth and endureth without end.
Of the Days, And hours, and of the Virtues of the Planets
When thou wishes to make any experiment or operation, thou must first prepare, beforehand, all the requisites which thou wilt find described in the following Chapters: observing the days, the hours, and the other effects of the Constellations which may be found in this chapter.
It is, therefore, advisable to know that the hours of the day and of the night together, are twenty-four in number, and that each hour is governed by one of the Seven Planets in regular order, commencing at the highest and descending to the lowest. The order of the Planets is as follows: ShBThAI, Shabbathai, Saturn; beneath Saturn is TzDQ, Tzedeq, Jupiter; beneath Jupiter is MADIM, Madim, Mars; beneath Mars is ShMSh, Shemesh, the Sun; beneath the Sun is NVGH, Nogah, Venus; beneath Venus is KVKB, Kokav, Mercury; beneath Mercury is LBHN, Levanah, the Moon, which is the lowest of all the planets.
It must, therefore, be understood that the Planets have their dominion over the day which approacheth nearest unto the name which is given and attributed unto them - viz., over Saturday, Saturn; Thursday, Jupiter; Tuesday, Mars; Sunday, the Sun; Friday, Venus; Wednesday, Mercury; and Monday, the Moon...
Note that each experiment or magical operation should be performed under the Planet, and usually in the hour, which refers to the same. For example -
In the Days of Hours of Saturn thou canst perform experiments to summon the Souls from Hades, but only of those who have died a natural death. Similarly on these days and hours thou canst operate to bring either good or bad fortune to buildings; to have familiar Spirits attend thee in sleep; to cause good and ill success to business, possessions, goods, seeds, fruits, and similar things, in order to acquire learning; to bring destruction and to give death, and to sow hatred and discord.
The Days and Hours of Jupiter are proper for obtaining honours, acquiring riches; contracting friendships, preserving health; and arriving at all that thou canst desire.
Concerning the Divine Love which ought to precede the acquisition of this knowledge
Solomon, the son of David, King of Israel, hath said that the beginning of our Key is to fear God, to adore Him, to honour Him with contrition of heart, to invoke Him in all matters which we wish to undertake, and to operate with very great devotion, for thus God will lead us in the right way. When, therefore, thou shalt wish to acquire the knowledge of Magical Arts and Sciences, it is necessary to have prepared the order of hours and of days, and of the position of the Moon, without the operation of which thou canst effect nothing; but it thou observest them with diligence thou mayest easily and thoroughly arrive at the effect and end which thou desirest to attain.
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The Greater Key is said to be Solomon's Testament, made in favor of his son Roboam, to whom he speaks in the following excerpts:
Treasure up, O my son Roboam! the wisdom of my words, seeing that I, Solomon, have received it from the Lord.
Then answered Roboam, and said: How have I deserved to follow the example of my father Solomon in such things, who hath been found worthy to receive the knowledge of all living things through (the teaching of) an Angel of God?
And Solomon said: Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings, and learn the wonders of God. For, on a certain night, when I laid me down to sleep, I called upon that most holy Name of God, IAH, and prayed for the Ineffable Wisdom, and when I was beginning to close mine eyes, the Angel of the Lord, even Homadiel, appeared unto me, spake many things courteously unto me, and said: Listen, O Solomon! they prayer before the Most High is not in vain, and since thou hast asked neither for long life, nor for much riches, nor for the souls of thine enemies, but has asked for thyself wisdom to perform justice. Thus saith the Lord: According to thy word have I given unto thee a wise and understanding heart, so that before thee was none like unto thee, nor ever shall arise.
And when I comprehended the speech which was made unto me, I understood that in me was the knowledge of all creatures, both things which are in the heavens; and I saw that all the writings and wisdom of this present age were vain and futile, and that no man was perfect. And I composed a certain work wherein I rehearsed the secret of secrets, in which I have preserved them hidden, and I have also therein concealed ask secrets whatsoever of magical arts of any masters; any secret or experiments, namely, of these sciences which is in any way worth being accomplished. Also I have written them in this Key, so that like as a key openeth a treasure-house, so this (Key) alone may open the knowledge and understanding of magical arts and sciences.
Solomon then proceeds to instruct his beloved son in all the magical arts. Among the instructions are painstaking directions on how to prepare the magical instruments; what perfumes and incenses to use during the various rituals; which prayers, invocations, curses, and conjurations to employ in coercing the spirits to carry on commands; and how to prepare and use planetary pentacles and pentagrams. To Solomon, both white and black magic were excusable as long as the intention and the soul of the magician were kept impeccably pure. For this reason, the Key abounds with exhortations on the importance of observing God's laws, of not taking His name in vain, and of fasting and abstaining from impure acts for several days before any major magical ceremony. The idea was that the purer the intention, the less accessible the magician would be to the attacks of evil spirits.
A fallen angel and one of Satan's most important and evil demons, who is deceptively beautiful in appearance and soft of voice but full of treachery, recklessness, and lies. He is dedicated to created wickedness and guilt in mankind, especially in the form of sexual perversions, fornication, and lust.
Belial's name probably comes from the Hebrew term beli ya'al, which means "without worth." The ancient Hebrews believed that Belial was the next angel created after Lucifer and was evil from the start, being one of the first to revolt against God. After his fall from heaven he became the personification of evil. St Paul considered him to be chief of demons. According to lore, Belial danced before King Solomon, and was among the demons who worked under the king's command, ruled by Solomon's magical ring.
The demonologist Johann Weyer said that Belial commands eighty legions of demons and serves as infernal ambassador to Turkey. Medieval magicians believed that sacrifices and offerings were necessary to invoke him. Belial was reputed to break his promises to magicians, but those who managed to gain his true favor were handsomely rewarded.
Belial's name is sometimes used as a synonym for Satan or the Antichrist, the epitome of evil. In the Old Testament, the phrase "sons of Belial" refers to worthlessness and recklessness.