free ebooks ==> www.ebook777.com Barbelo 72 chiefs, one hundred servitors, and eighty-seven demons under SAMAEL Barbatos will only appear when the sun is in Sagittarius, but when he does appear he does so with four of his noble kings and three companies of troops He dresses like a huntsman of the woods, wearing green and carrying a bow and a quiver The arrows he shoots cause wounds that are extremely difficult to heal He is summoned because he knows and reveals the location of treasures hidden with magic He also knows the past and the future, reconciles friends and those who are in power, teaches all sciences, and also understands the language of the birds and other animals Sources: Baskin, Sorcerer’s Handbook, 276; De Laurence, Lesser Key of Solomon, Goetia, 23–4; McLean, Treatise of Angel Magic, 52; Scott, London Magazine, Vol 5, 378; Waite, Unknown World 1894 –1895, 230; Wedeck, Treasury of Witchcraft, 96 Barbelo Variations: Achamoth, Athena, Istar, the Light-Maiden of the Pistis Sophia, the Maiden, Noe, Noria, Parthenos, Sophia, Wisdom Gnostic texts list Barbelo as one of the eight ARCH SHE-DEMONS Her worshippers were called Barbelgnostics Sources: Herbermann, Catholic Encyclopedia, 596; Lurker, Routledge Dictionary of Gods and Goddesses, 152; Matthews, Sophia, 147–8 Barbiel Variations: Barbuel, BARUEL Originally from Chaldean demonology, in Enochian lore Barbiel (“illumination of God”) is a FALLEN ANGEL, formerly of the Order of Virtues He is considered to be an ARCHDEMON and a retrograde spirit He is also listed as one of the seven PLANETARY PRINCES of Hell, one of the “seven phantoms of flame,” and one of the seven ELECTORS OF HELL In Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa Von Netteshim’s De Occulta Philosophia (1531), he is named as one of the twenty-eight demonic rulers of the lunar mansions, commanding the mansion Archaam (see ENOCHIAN RULERS OF THE LUNAR MANSIONS) He is under the command of Zaphiel, an angelic overlord Living in the bowels of the earth, Barbiel causes problems with harvest and travelers and creates discord between people He is more powerful than any other demon in his cosmology He moves against the stars, affects the economy, and causes earthquakes There is also an angel with this name, but the two are separate entities Sources: Eco, Infinity of Lists, 61; Scheible, Sixth and Seventh Books of Moses, 73; Von Goethe, Goethe’s Letters to Zelter, 378; Webster, Encyclopedia of Angels, 32 Barbil In the Theurgia Goetia, book two of the Lemegeton, the Lesser Key of Solomon, Barbil, a diurnal demon, is one of the fifteen named Duke SERVITORS OF BARMIEL (see BARMIEL and DUKES OF HELL) Sources: Belanger, Dictionary of Demons, 60; Gettings, Dictionary of Demons, 47; Guiley, Encyclopedia of Demons and Demonology, 24; Trithemius, Steganographia, 17 Barchiel Variations: Bachiel In the Theurgia Goetia, the second book of the Lemegeton, Barchiel, an AERIAL DEVIL, is a chief duke in service under HYDRIEL, one of the eleven WANDERING PRINCES Commanding 1,320 servitors, he appears to his summoner as a serpent with a virgin’s face and head, and he is very courteous and willing to obey Barchiel is both a diurnal and nocturnal demon who lives in or near water, marshes, and wetlands Sources: Agrippa, Three Books of Occult Philosophy, 536; Eco, Infinity of Lists, 61; Gettings, Dictionary of Demons, 47 Barcus In Apollonius of Tyana’s Nuctemeron (Night Illuminated by Day), Barcus is most powerful during the fifth hour Sources: Chisholm, Encyclopedia Britannica, Vol 3, 399; Gettings, Dictionary of Demons, 47; Lévi, Transcendental Magic, 391 Barfael Variations: Barbuel Ranked as one of the ELECTORS OF HELL and as a prince, Barfael (“demon of the long beard”) appears to his summoner as a wild hog (see PRINCES OF HELL) He is very accommodating and appears quickly when summoned He holds the secret of the Philosopher’s Stone, is the master of all arts, and knows all secret knowledge Sources: Conway, Demonology and Devil-lore, 299; Rudwin, Devil in Legend and Literature, 79–80 Bariel In the Ars Paulina, book three of the Lemegeton, Duke Bariel is listed as one of the six SERVITORS OF TURAEL (see DUKES OF HELL and TURAEL) Sources: Guiley, Encyclopedia of Angels, 63; Icon, Demon, 23; Peterson, Lesser Key of Solomon, 114 www.ebook777.com