free ebooks ==> www.ebook777.com Boginki 84 Sources: Crowley, The Goethia, 40; Peterson, Lesser Key of Solomon, 19; Paine, Hierarchy of Hell, 71 BoginkiGIN A vampiric demon from the mythology of Poland, the boginki (“little goddess”) is found near riverbanks Rather nymphlike in appearance, these beings were created by the original deities that prey upon the sky gods Boginki attack mothers with newborn children, stealing the babies to eat and replacing them with a type of evil changeling called an odmience (“the changed one”) Only by making regular ritualistic sacrifices to them at the riverbank will the boginki be persuaded from attacking Bolla opens its eyes and will attack and consume the first person it sees upon awakening Most countries that celebrate St George’s Day so on April 23, the traditionally accepted day of his death However, May and November 23 are also days assigned to the saint Sources: Elsie, Dictionary of Albanian Religion, 46 – 7; Lurker, Dictionary of Gods and Goddesses, 66; Rose, Giants, Monsters, and Dragons, 54 Bolrizohol From the Kunimaipa of New Guinea comes the pig-demon of the Pacific Ocean, Bolrizohol These demons live in caves, certain stones, pools and streams Appearing either “hard” or “soft” in nature, they are said to cause severe gastrointestinal attacks Sources: Georgieva, Bulgarian Mythology, 103; Icon Group International, Sacrificing, 232; Leary, Wisconsin Folklore, 445; Thomas, Polish Peasant in Europe and America, 238 Sources: Hogbin, Anthropology in Oceania, 172–4; Jones, Evil in our Midst, 187 Bolfry Boomasoh Variations: Baal Berith, Beal, Beale, Beall, BERITH, Berithi, BOFRY, Bolfri Originally a Phoenician god, Bolfry was mentioned in Solomonic lore as one of the seventytwo SPIRITS OF SOLOMON that were used to build his temple This duke of Hell is the demon of blasphemy and murder, commanding twenty-six legions He speaks in a clear and subtle voice and appears as a red-skinned soldier in a red uniform, wearing a golden crown upon his head, and riding a red horse When calling up this demon the summoner must wear a silver ring and hold it before Bolfry’s face so that upon arrival the demon sees it immediately He is summoned because he will honestly answer questions regarding the past, present, and future as well as for his ability to transmute any metal into gold It should be noted, however, that if Bolfry is not answering a question but is speaking, then he is lying He can also give confirmed dignities to men Most powerful during the month of June, Bolfry’s personal adversary is St Barnabas, the patron of Cyprus Sources: Crowley, The Goethia, 40; Paine, Hierarchy of Hell, 71; Peterson, Lesser Key of Solomon, 19 Bolla Variations: Bullar Bolla is a demonic dragon from Albanian folklore It has a long serpentine body, four legs, silver, faceted eyes, and a pair of small wings By the time it is twelve years old, it has grown nine tongues, horns, larger wings, spines down its back, and has fully developed its fire-breathing ability At this point the creature is called a KULSHEDRA Once a year, on Saint George’s Day, In Burmese mythology Boomasoh is a demonic tree NAT The infernal guardian of boats, houses, tribes, treasure, villages, and personal property, his presence is detected when the leaves on the trees move and there is no wind Boomasoh lives in the roots of trees and as long as a natsin (nat shrine) is maintained at the base of a pagoda tree, he will not attack anyone Sources: Altman, Sacred Trees, 60; Folkard, Plant Lore, Legends, and Lyrics, 80; Porteous, Forest Folklore, 125 Boniel In Christian demonology Boniel is one of the twenty named Duke SERVITORS OF SYMIEL (see SYMIEL) Very obedient and quick to obey his summoner, he shares with the other diurnal Servitors of Symiel seven hundred twenty servitors between them Sources: Peterson, Lesser Key of Solomon, 88 Bonifarce Bonifarce and ORGEUIL were the two demons who had possessed Elisabeth Allier for twenty years before they were successfully exorcised from her in 1639 by Francois Faconne They had entered into her body when she was seven by a crust of bread that they had her eat They will flee at the sight of the holy sacrament Sources: American Psychiatric Association, American Journal of Psychiatry, Vol 117, 148; Baskin, Sorcerer’s Handbook, 100; Coumont, Demonology and Witchcraft, 200; Robbins, Encyclopedia of Witchcraft and Demonology, 27 Boralim In Reginald Scot’s The Discoverie of Witchcraft (1584), Boralim is said to be the demon of www.ebook777.com