free ebooks ==> www.ebook777.com Abrinael 14 ern times he is best known for having his name engraved on gems and worn as an amulet of protection These talismans are commonly called Abrasax stones According to one story of Abrasax that show his duality, in order to vindicate his power in the eyes of the Twelve Kingdoms, the creator god sent some of his angels to rain fire, sulphur, and asphalt upon the seed of Seth However, the great eternal god sent his angels Abrasax, GAMALIEL, and Sablo in clouds of light to descend upon the seed of Seth, lift them out of the fire, and take them away to safety Sources: Collin de Plancy, Dictionary of Witchcraft, 13–4; Herzog, New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge, 16 –17; Hyatt, Book of Demons, 72; Knights of Columbus, Catholic Encyclopedia, 58; Mead, Fragments of a Faith Forgotten, 280–2 Abrinael Variations: Abrunael According to Enochian lore Abrinael is one of the twenty-eight demonic rulers of the lunar mansions He presides over the twenty-fourth mansion, Sadabatha, and is known to hinder the government (see ENOCHIAN RULERS OF THE LUNAR MANSIONS) Sources: Barrett, The Magus, 57; Von Nettesheim, Three Books of Occult Philosophy, 875; Scheible, Sixth and Seventh Books of Moses, 75; Webster, Encyclopedia of Angels, Abro Abussos’s name is Greek for “immeasurable depth” or “without bounds.” Literally is it understood to mean a bottomless pit This demon’s name was mentioned once in the King James Version of the Book of Revelation 19:20 His sacred number is twelve Throughout the Bible this word is used in reference to the region of Hell to which Jesus banishes demons, as described in Luke 8:26 –33 Sources: Korban, Anastasis Dunamis, 117; Reiling, Translator’s Handbook on the Gospel of Luke, 347; Watts, Ancient Prophecies Unveiled, 202 Abutes The Sacred Magic of Abramelin the Mage has Abutes (“bottomless, measureless”) as one of the fifty-three SERVITORS OF ASHTAROTH AND ASMODEUS (see ASHTAROTH and ASMODEUS) Sources: Belanger, Dictionary of Demons, 16; Forgotten Books, Sacred Magic of Abramelin the Mage, 112; Monier-Williams, Sanskrit-English Dictionary, 592 Abzu Variations: APSU, Apsû, Engur In the Babylonian creation epic Enuma Elish (twelfth century B.C.E.), Abzu is a primal demonic creature made up of fresh water He is the lover of fellow deity TIAMAT, a creature of salt water Abzu is the demon of the semen, wisdom, and the Watery Abyss, a vast freshwater ocean beneath the earth that serves as the source of all lakes, rivers, springs, streams, and wells Abro is one of the many secret names of the demonic first wife of Adam, LILITH Sources: Guiley, Encyclopedia of Angels, 216; Hanauer, Folk-lore of the Holy Land, 325 Sources: Black, Gods, Demons, and Symbols of Ancient Mesopotamia, 34, 57, 134; Bossieu, Academy, Issue 14, 13–14; Cunningham, Deliver Me from Evil, 11–2, 38; Sorensen, Possession and Exorcism in the New Testament and Early Christianity, 27–8 Abrulges Acaos A nocturnal AERIAL DEVIL of Christian demonology who is mentioned in Trithemius’s Steganographia (1506), Abrulges is one of the eleven SERVITORS OF PAMERSIEL (see PAMERSIEL) When he is summoned, it must be done from the second floor of a home or in a wide and open space, such as a field or a stadium Demonologists would call upon him because of his usefulness in driving out other spirits from haunted places; however, they must be careful with what he says to them, as he is an expert liar Abrulges has a reputation for telling secrets He is arrogant and stubborn by nature and one of the DUKES OF HELL Sources: Belanger, Dictionary of Demons, 16; Peterson, Lesser Key of Solomon, 64; Rasula, Imagining Language, 130–1; Trithemius, Steganographia, Abussos Variations: Aàbussov Acaos is one of the eighteen demons who possessed Sister Jeanne des Anges in Loudun, France, 1634 He was described as being a FALLEN ANGEL, formerly of the Order of Thrones Interestingly, after her exorcism, Acaos was thereafter called upon during exorcisms and cases of collective possession for assistance in driving out other demonic spirits (see LOUDUN POSSESSION) Sources: Aikin, General Biography, 493; Bayle, Historical and Critical Dictionary, 262; Dawes, Pronunciation of the Greek Aspirates, 41; Ramsay, Westminster Guide to the Books of the Bible, 349; Voltaire, Works of M de Voltaire, 193 Accaron Variation: Acheron, Ekron Accaron is a devil whose name translates to mean “a body or stump of a tree,” “barrenness,” www.ebook777.com