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The 72 sigils. In this article, the demons' names are taken from the goetic grimoire Ars Goetia, which differs in terms of number and ranking from the Pseudomonarchia Daemonum of Johann Weyer. As a result of multiple translations, there are multiple spellings for some of the names, explained in more detail in the articles concerning them.
Shem HaMephorash (Hebrew: שֵׁם הַמְּפֹרָשׁ Šēm hamMəfōrāš, also Shem ha-Mephorash), meaning "the explicit name", was originally a Tannaitic term for the Tetragrammaton. [1] In Kabbalah, it may refer to a name of God composed of either 4, 12, 22, 42, or 72 letters (or triads of letters), the latter version being the most ...
Goetia (goh-eh-TEE-ah [1]) is a type of European sorcery, often referred to as witchcraft, that has been transmitted through grimoires—books containing instructions for performing magical practices. The term "goetia" finds its origins in the Greek word "goes", which originally denoted diviners, magicians, healers, and seers. [2]
Valak as depicted in the Dictionnaire Infernal. Valac is a demon described in the goetic grimoires The Lesser Key of Solomon (in some versions as Ualac or Valak [1] and in Thomas Rudd's variant as Valu), [2] Johann Weyer's Pseudomonarchia Daemonum (as Volac), [3] the Liber Officiorum Spirituum (as Coolor or Doolas), [4] [5] and in the Munich Manual of Demonic Magic (as Volach) [6] [7] [8] as ...
Gemory is described in demonological works such as the Munich Manual of Demonic Magic [note 1] [1] [2] [3] the Liber Officiorum Spirituum [note 2] [4] [5] the Pseudomonarchia Daemonum, [note 3] [6] the Lesser Key of Solomon, [note 4] [7] the Dictionnaire Infernal, [note 3] [8] as appearing in the form of a beautiful woman (though as with all Goetic demons referred to using the masculine ...
In demonology, sigils are pictorial signatures attributed to demons, angels, or other beings. In the ceremonial magic of the Middle Ages , sigils were used in the summoning of these beings and were the pictorial equivalent to their true name .
All articles that pertain to demons found in The Lesser Key of Solomon which are classified as goetic. A complete list is maintained at List of demons in the Ars Goetia , separate articles are maintained where there is sufficient reliably sourced material for an article.
Paimon as depicted in Jacques Collin de Plancy's Dictionnaire Infernal, 1863 edition Sigil of Paimon. Paimon is a “spirit” named in early grimoires.These include The Lesser Key of Solomon (in the Ars Goetia), [1] Johann Weyer's Pseudomonarchia Daemonum, [2] Jacques Collin de Plancy's Dictionnaire Infernal, [3] the Livre des Esperitz (as "Poymon"), [4] the Liber Officiorum Spirituum (as ...