free ebooks ==> www.ebook777.com Botis 85 the south; he is the personification of the south wind Sources: Gettings, Dictionary of Demons, 63; Shah, Occultism, 207 Bori Variations: Boree From the demonology of the Hausa and Maguzawa people of West Africa comes the demonic spirit, or TERRESTRIAL DEVIL, known as the bori (“possessed”) The word bori is used when speaking of a coven of witches, a possession cult, and a secret society bearing that name The bori are demons of bad luck and disease and when they manifest they so looking like a human with hoofed feet who acts oddly and has a distant and dreamy look to his eyes They terrify people by appearing in a home and pretending to be the man of the house until the real husband comes home They also scare people by shape-shifting into a headless person or the form of a python and race over people’s feet Typically, however, the bori are not tricksters but rather possessor demons, seeking out a human host to occupy; they prefer women The possessed person is called a Mai-Bori (dancer, plural Maus-bori) and it is not usually the goal to have the demon exorcised They are called in or invited into a person when a ritualistic possession dance is performed or a magical potion is consumed Once inside the body, the person will sometimes enter into a trancelike state, enabling the bori to speak using the host’s voice The possessed person must perform certain specific dances to exorcise or at least placate the demon Using drums and various other instruments, a trancelike state is achieved while sacrifices are made Each demon is attuned to a particular rhythm, as well as to its own particular dance Once the victim starts to dance, it can be determined by the victim’s movements which demon has possessed the person Victims who cannot appease a bori will die a slow and lingering death While possessed, the Mai-Bori can divine the future Desperate and lonely demons, bori want to be wanted They are easily repelled by iron; in fact, just saying the word iron several times in a row will scare them away If an individual bori’s true name is ever discovered, it will become the slave of the person who knows it When summoned for assistance rather than possession, they will work hard and always want to more, but for a price Bori are never vicious unless they are offended, which can happen by causing the sparks of a fire to singe a nearby and invisible one or by taking its name in vain Fortunately, they are easily appeased with offerings Sources: Hill, Rural Hausa, 212–3; Illes, Encyclopedia of Spirits, 881; Mack, Field Guide to Demons, Fairies, Fallen Angels, and Other Subversive Spirits, 102– 3; Rsheim, Animism, Magic, and the Divine King, 166 Borol The Sacred Magic of Abramelin the Mage lists Borol (“to bury” or “a pit”) as a demonic spirit and one of the forty-nine SERVITORS OF BEELZEBUB (see BEELZEBUB) Sources: Ford, Bible of the Adversary, 93; Mathers, Book of the Sacred Magic of Abramelin the Mage, 108; Von Worms, Book of Abramelin, 257 Boruta Variations: LeÂny, LeĐny In ancient Slavic mythology Boruta (“pine tree”) was a god of hunting and the woods After the introduction of Christianity, however, Boruta was demonized, given a rack of antlers, and portrayed as being surrounded by bears and a pack of wolves Now considered to be a TERRESTRIAL DEVIL (see SPECIES OF DEVILS) who was tricked into building the church at Tum Believing that he was building a tavern, when he realized the truth Boruta tried to tear the church down, grabbing hold of one of the towers Unable to succeed, he left in a fury, but his clawed handmark is still visible upon the tower to this day Modern Polish folklore says that he lives in the ruins of Lenezyca Castle Sources: William Curry, Jun and Co., Dublin University Magazine, Vol 70, 137; Hageneder, Living Wisdom of Trees, 143; Stallings, Fodor’s Poland, 81 Botis Variations: Otis Botis, a FALLEN ANGEL, is listed as both one of the four SERVITORS OF AGALIAREPT (see AGALIAREPT) as well as one of the seventy-two SPIRITS OF SOLOMON His rank, which varies between sources as a count, earl, and president, allows for him to command the Second Legion of Hell as well as sixty legions of demons (see COUNTS OF HELL, EARLS OF HELL, and PRESIDENTS OF HELL) He is most powerful during the month of June and has dominion over the planet Saturn His zodiacal sign is that of Gemini When summoned, Botis appears as a horned viper, but if commanded will take on the form of a human with large teeth or horns and carrying a sword He will answer truthfully questions regarding the past, present, and future He can bolster a man’s courage, solve any world conflict suc-