free ebooks ==> www.ebook777.com Baalimm 65 god”), Baal-Tzephon (“god of the crypt”), BAEL, Baël, Baell, Bal, Bayal, Bel, Beth Ayin Lamed (“just lord”), Ha-ded, Haddu, Seth (“pillar” or “phallus”) In the language of the ancient Semites, the word baal translates as the title “lord,” as in “the ruler” or “possessor” of a district In Canaanite mythology, Baal was worshipped as a storm and fertility god As a fertility god, he fought against his brother Mot If Baal was victorious, the crops were plentiful If Mot won, there was drought He was believed to have lived on the mountain known as Sapan (“north”) This is possibly Mt Jabal al-Aqra, located in Syria, 15 km north of Ugarit Ancient worship of Baal required the sacrificial burning of children Baal was later demonized by Christian demonologists and made into an ARCHDEMON He was mentioned in the Lemegeton, the Lesser Key of Solomon, and has been given various ranks including chief of Netzach, first monarch of Hell, general of the Infernal Armies, Grand Cross of the ORDER OF THE FLY, grand duke of Hell, king ruling in the East, and the second chief of staff of the Abyss Christian demonologists say that Baal, the demon of anger, hate, vengeance, and war, is in service under MEPHISTOPHELES or MOLOCH He commands the armies of Hell and sixty-six legions and was one of the seventy-two SPIRITS OF SOLOMON Summoners claim he appears as a portly, three-headed beast: one head is of a cat, one of a crowned man, and one of a toad He has long spider legs that stem from his torso and speaks in a hoarse voice Most powerful during the month of October, Baal is summoned because he has the ability to bestow onto his summoner the power to turn invisible at will; he can also heighten the summoner’s perceptions and make him more cunning Baal has the ability to shapeshift into a cat and a toad Sources: Chambers, Book of Days, 722; Conybeare, Jewish Quarterly Review, Vol 11, 5; Lewis, Origines Hebrææ, 292–4; Melton, Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology, 315; Oort, Worship of Baalim in Israel, 35–65; Paine, Hierarchy of Hell, 71 Baalam Variations: BALAAM, BALAM, Balan Baalam is listed in various grimoires as being either a king or duke, commanding forty legions of demons (see DUKES OF HELL and KINGS OF HELL) He is described as having three heads: one of a bull, one of a man, and the third of a ram Baalam has flaming red eyes and a tail like a serpent and rides upon a bear carrying a hawk He is also described by some sources simply as a naked man riding a bear Baalam will answer any question his summoner puts to him honestly regarding the past, present, or future; he also teaches how to become invisible and makes men humorous Sources: De Giviry, Witchcraft, Magic, and Alchemy, 65; De Laurence, Lesser Key of Solomon, Goetia, 38–9; Icons, Demons, 139; Scott, London Magazine, Vol 5, 378 Baalberith Variations: Baal-Berith, BAALAM, Baalberity, Baalphegor, Baalsebul, BAALZEPHON, BAEL, Baell, BALAM, Balan, BALBERITH, Beal, BELETH, Belberith, Belfagor, BELIAL, Beliar, BELPHEGOR, BERITH, Bilet, BILETH, BYLETH, Elberith Originally a Canaanite god of the covenant, Baalberith (“Lord of the Covenant”) was demonized by Christian demonologists and he was said to be one of the FALLEN ANGELS He has been given various ranks including chief secretary of Hell, head of public archives, master of Ceremonies, master of the Infernal Alliance, and a pontiff of Hell One of his major responsibilities is that of notarizing the pacts drafted between humans and demons As the demon of blasphemy and murder, Baalberith, noted for being exceptionally talkative, is most powerful during the month of June Baalberith is listed as one of the demons who in 1612 possessed a nun in Aix-en-Provence During the exorcism, he gave not only his own name freely, but the names of the other demons who were involved in the possession (ASHTAROTH, ASMODEUS, and BEELZEBUB) as well as a list of the saints who would be most effective against them Sources: Chambers, Book of Days, 722; Lewis, Origines Hebrææ, 295; Mayberry, Cryptopedia, 49; Scott, London Magazine, Vol 5, 378 Baal-Beryth In Phoenician mythology Baal-Beryth was the god of the winter sun He was later demonized by medieval scholars and made into one of the PRINCES OF HELL and the master of rituals and pacts Sources: Ford, Book of the Moon Witch Chronozon Edition, 359; Herbert, Nimrod, 253; Kitto, Daily Bible Illustrations, 207 Baalimm According to Father Zacharias Vicecomes’s book Complementum Artis Exorcistiae (1608), Baalimm is one of thirty-two demons he catalogued that frequently take possession of humans