Aba……...angel concerned with human sexuality - can be called upon in cabalistic magical rites. Ref. De Abano, The Heptameron.
Abariel…….an angel used for invoking in ceremonial magic. The name is found inscribed on the 2nd pentacle of the moon.
Abdia…….an angel whose name appears on the external circle of the pentagram of Solomon.
Abedumabal……..an angel invoked in magical prayer in the goetic tract Grimorium Verum.
Abracadabra (“I bless the dead”)……one of three holy names invoked in the conjuration of the Sword. One of the most ancient of magical words, it comes from the Hebrew “ha brachah dabarah” (“speak the blessing”).
Abrid……in occult lore, an angel of the Summer Equinox. Worn as an amulet to ward of the evil eye.
Achsah…….spirit of benevolence to be invoked in prayer in Solomonic conjurations by the Master of the Art. Ref.Mathers, The Greater Key of Solomon.
Adatiel…….an air spirit invoked in ritual magic. Ref. Butler, Ritual Magic.
Adnachiel……… angel of the month of November who rules the sign of Sagittarius.
Adnarel…….considered to be the angelic ruler of Winter according to Enoch writings.
Adonai……..an angel invoked in the conjuration of Wax and exorcisms of Fire in Solomonic magical operations.
Adriel……..one of the 28 angels ruling the 28 mansions of the moon. Also one of the angels of death. Adriel guards the gates of the East and South Winds.
Af Bri…….an angel to call in rain magic. Ref.Margouliath, Malache Elyon. Aftiel…….the angel of twilight according to rabbinic lore.
Ahabiel…….. an angel invoked in love charms. Ref. Montgomery, Aramaic Incantation Texts from Nippur.
Ahaij……a spirit of the Planet Mercury, summoned up in ritual magic.
Albim…….. an angelic guard of the gates of the North Wind.
Alfatha……..an angel with dominion over the North.
Almiras……..the master and chief of invisibility in ceremonial magic. An adept should usually have in his possession the magic ring of Gyges to effect contact with the master. Ref. The Grand Grimoire.
Amabiel…….angel of the air on Tuesday and a presiding spirit of the planet Mars. Also an angel concerned with human sexuality. Ref. Malchus, The Secret Grimoire of Turiel.
Ambriel…….angel of the month of May, the chief officer of the 12th hour of the night. Has dominion over the zodiac sign Gemini. Used in charms to ward of evil.
Anahita…….a female angel she is the “immaculate one, genius of fertilizing water and of the fruitfulness of the earth”. Ref. Redfield, Gods/A Dictionary of the Deities of all Lands.
Anai………invoked in conjurations to command demons. Ref. The Greater Key of Solomon.
Ansiel……..an angel invoked in magical rites.
Arathron……….. he teaches alchemy, magick, medicine, and invisibility. He can cause barren women to become fertile. Ref. The Arbatel of Magic.
Ardarel…….in occult law the angel of fire.
Ardouisur………angel of fertility and childbirth. Her title is “giver of living water”.
Armaita………..spirit of truth, wisdom and goodness.
Ashriel………one of the angels with dominion over the earth. He is the angel who separates the soul from the body at death.
Assiel……….an angel of healing.
Astachoth……….an angel invoked in the exorcism of water.
Astaribo………a name for Lilith in medieval magic.
Bae………an angel summoned for the exorcising of demons.
Bahaliel……….one of the numerous angelic guards of the gates of the East Wind.
Balay…………an angel associated with Monday and resident in the 1st Heaven. Always face North when invoking Balay.
Baliel……….a Monday angel invoked from the North – one of the angelic guards of the gates of the South Wind.
Balkin……….a beneficent master spirit who is lord and king of the mountains of the North. His aid is Luridan, a domestic spirit. Invoke Balkin in ritual magic. Ref. Scott, Discoverie of Witchcraft.
Baraborat………a spirit of the planet Mercury. He is a Wednesday angel and invoked from the East. Resident either in the 2nd or 3rd Heaven. Ref. De Abano, The Heptameron.
Baresches or Bareschas………in the grimoires, a great angel invoked to procure the woman desired by the invocant.
Barpharanges………..one of the powers in charge of the spring of the waters of life. His name appears in Coptic magical texts. Ref. The Secret Books of the Egyptian Gnostics.
Baruch………chief guardian angel of The Tree of Life. Ref. Apocalypse of Baruch.
Baruchiachel………one of the seven great planetary rulers and the only angel capable of routing the female demon named Strife. Ref. The Testament of Solomon.
Bataliel………..one of the rulers of the 12 signs of the Zodiac.
Bathor……….in white magic, one of the seven Olympian spirits known as the stewards of heaven.
Baz Baziah……….invoked to cure cutaneous disorders – a Talmudic angel,
Bearechet………..an angel of the Seal. Ref. The Sixth and Seventh Book of Moses.
Bedaliel……….an angel invoked to command or exorcise demons. Ref. Mathers, The Greater Key of Solomon.
Beelzebub………Originally a Syrian God ( 11 Kings 1:3, a God in Ekron in Philistia). In the Cabala, he is chief of the 9 evil hierarchies of the underworld. Known also as “lord of flies” and “lord of chaos”.
Beleth………..a fallen angel in Hell where he rules 85 legions of demons. He rides a pale horse and is announced by a blare of trumpets.
Beli…………one of the guards of the gates of the North Wind.
Beniel………..an angel invoked to command demons for conferring the gift of invisibility. Ref. Mathers, The Greater Key of Solomon.
Ben Nez…………he exorcises dominion over the Wind. According to tradition “ he holds back the South Wind lest the world be consumed”.
Beodonos……….invoked in the conjuration of the Reed. Ref. Mathers, The Greater Key of Solomon.
Bethuel……..to be invoked to ward of evil.
Blaef……….a Friday angel of the Air according to occult lore. Ministering to Sarabotes and subject to the West Wind. Ref. De Claremont, The Ancient’s Book of Magic.
Blautel………..an angel invoked in Necromancy. Ref. Mathers, The Greater Key of Solomon.
Briel……… one of the 70 childbed amulet angels.
Burc(h)at………….an angel of the Air and serving in the 4th Heaven according to the Cabala. He is invoked from the West and is one of the messengers of the Sun. Ref. De Abano, The Heptameron.
Cabriel……….this angel holds dominion over the zodiac sign of Aquarius.
Cadulech………invoked in the conjuration of the sword. Ref. Grimorium Verum.
Cael………..this angel exercises dominion over the zodiac sign of Cancer.
Cahet(h)el……….one of many angels that bears the name of the God Shemhamphorae. An angel who rules over agricultural matters. He is invoked in the Cabala to improve and increase crops.
Caldulech………an angel invoked in ceremonial magic rites. Ref. Shah, The Secret Lore of Magic.
Calliel……….invoke to bring help against adversity. A throne angel serving in the 2nd Heaven. Also bears the name of the God Shemhamphorae.
Camael……….God of War in Druid mythology. His name personifies divine justice – he is ruler of the planet Mars. He has at his command 12,000 angels of destruction. When invoked he appears as a leopard crouched on a rock.
Capabile………..one of three angel messengers of the Sun. Ref. Malchus, The Secret Grimoire of Turiel.
Caphriel……..a very powerful angel in occultism. He is chief ruler of the seventh day and is invoked in the conjuration of the planet Saturn. Ref. De Claremont, The Ancient’s Book of Magic.
Caracasa……….according to occult lore, an angel of Spring .
Cardiel…………this angel is invoked in special rites in ceremonial magic, such as in the conjuration of the Sword.
Carnivean………….an ex-prince of the order of powers and now considered a demon. Invoked in the litanies of the Witches’ Sabbaths. Ref. Michaelis, Admirable History of the Possession and Conversion of a Penitent Woman.
Cedrion……….he governs the South and is invoked in the conjuration of the Reed. Ref. Waite, The Lemegeton.
Chabalym…………a seraph or cherub invoked in Cabalistic magical rites.
Chasan………..he is an angel of the Air and his name is to be found inscribed on the 7th Pentacle of the Sun. Ref. Mathers, The Greater Key of Solomon.
Chosniel………an angel invoked for the conferring of good memory and an open heart as in Mosaic incantation rites.
Chuabotheij………….an angel of the seal in the Cabala.
Cogediel…………one of 28 angels ruling the 28 Mansions of the Moon.
Comato(s)………….an angel invoked in the exorcism of Wax. Ref. Gollancz, Clavicula Solomonis.
Corael…………an angel petitioned in magical prayer for the fulfilment of the invocant’s desires.
Cripon………….invoked in magical rites specifically in the conjuration of the Reed. Ref. Mathers, The Greater Key of Solomon.
Cukbiel………..an angel invoke in Syrian invocation rites associated with binding spells. Ref. The Book of Protection.
Daden……….in gnosticism, a great celestial power dwelling in the sixth Heaven. Ref. Doresse, The Secret Books of the Egyptian Gnostics.
Dagiel………invoked in Friday conjuration rites. He is to be addresses as “great angel, strong and powerful prince” and is supplicated in the name of the “star” Venus. Ref. De Claremont, The Ancient’s Book of Magic.
Dagon……….to the Phoenicians Dagon was a God represented with the face and hands of a man and the body of a fish.
Dalmai(i)………..in occultism this angel is invoked in the exorcism of Fire. Ref. Grimorium Verum; The Book of Ceremonial Magic.
Damiel………..angel of the 5th and 9th hours serving under Sazquiel and Vadriel. Invoked in the conjuration of the Sword. Ref. Waite, The Lemegeton.
Dara……….angel of rains and rivers according to Persian mythology. Ref. The Dabistan.
Darda’il………a guardian angel invoked in rites of exorcism according to Arabic lore.
Derdekea………..a heavenly female power who descends to earth for the salvation of man. She is referred to as the Supreme Mother in the Gnostic Paraphrase of Shem.
Domiel……….an archon “ prince of majesty, fear and trembling. He is ruler of the four elements and a guardian angel of the 6th hall of the 7th Heaven. Ref. Barrett, The Magus.
Dominion………according to Philo the name of “ of the oldest angel”. Ref. Mead, Thrice-Greatest Hermes.
Domos……..an angel invoked in magical operations – also one of the 12 names for the evil eye.
Donahan…………an archangel summoned in magical rites in the Cabala.
Dragon…………in gnosticism dragon is a term for the angel of dawn.
Drsmiel…………an evil angel, one of the nomina barbara, summoned in conjuration rites to separate a husband from his wife. Ref. M.Gaster, The Sword of Moses.
Dynamis………..one of the 7 aeons. He is the chief male personification of power just as Pistis Sophia is chief female personification of wisdom.
Egibiel……….one of the 28 angels governing the 28 mansions of the Moon.
Eheres………in occult lore this angel is invoked in the exorcism of Wax. Ref. Shah, Occultism, Its Theory and Practice.
Eiael………..an angel that rules over occult sciences, longevity etc., When invoking this angel the 4th verse of psalm 36 must be recited.
Eistibus……….this angel is a genius of divination and a genii of the 4th hour.
El-Adrel………an angel when invoked will bring the invocant the music of their choice. Ref. The Book of Powers.
El El ………….one of the angelic guards of the gates of the North Wind.
Elemiah………an angel that rules over voyages and maritime expeditions. One of the eight seraphim of the Tree of Life. Ref. Book of Yetsirah.
Eliel………..an angel invoked in ritual magic.
Eliliel………in Jewish Cabala an angel of the Moon.
Elion or Elyon………is also the Deity of Melchizedek. An angel to invoke in the conjuration of the Reed.
Emial……….in occult lore an angel invoked in the exorcism of the Bat. Ref. Mathers, The greater Key of Solomon.
Emmanuel ( “God with us”)………..in conjuring rites he is summoned up under the 3rd Seal. According to De Vigny’s poem “Le Deluge” Emmanuel is the name of an angel as well as the name of the son of an angel by a mortal woman.
Enoch-Metatron………One of the greatest of the hierarchs – Enoch,on his translation to Heaven he became Metatron, “king over all the angels”.
Enwo……… angel of science and wisdom according to Mandaean lore.
Erotosi………planetary genius of Mars, invoked in talismanic magic. Ref: The History and Practice of Magic.
Esor………a cherub or a seraph used by cabalists in conjuring rites. Ref: The Sixth and Seventh Books of Moses.
Eth (“time”)……….a ministering angel, charged with seeing to it that all events occur at their appointed time. Ref: The Zohar.
Farun Faro Vakshur………….in ancient Persian theogony this is the protecting angel of mankind.
Farvardin………..angel of March, also governs the 19th day of each month. Ref: The Dabistan.
Flaef…….according to the Cabala, an angelic luminary concerned with human sexuality. Ref: Masters, Eros and Evil.
Fraciel………a Tuesday angel of the 5th Heaven invoked from the North. Ref: Barrett, The MagusII.
Friagne……… a Tuesday angel of the 5th Heaven invoked from the East.
Furlac…….an angel of the Earth.
GODDESSES
Goddess of love, beauty, fertility and desire. Aphrodite was born of the foam of the sea and stepped ashore from a scallop shell onto the island of Cythera and eventually took up residence at Paphos, in Cyprus. Homer refers to her as the daughter of Zeus and Dione. Zeus was so frightened that the Gods would fight over Aphrodite because she was so beautiful, that he married her off to the smith God Hephaestus. Hephaestus made her a magic girdle of fine wrought gold that only added to her irresistible beauty. Her priestesses represented the Goddess and sexual intercourse with them was considered one of the methods of worship. Grass and flowers sprung from the soil where she trod.
Arianrod ( A Celtic Goddess also known as Arianrhod)
A Welsh Goddess famed for her beauty – her name means “silver wheel” or “silver circle”. Arianrod was worshiped as a Moon Goddess and a Goddess of fertility. According to Legend she was the mistress of Gwydion The Wizard and gave birth to twin sons – Llew Llaw Gyffes and Dylan.
Artemis ( A Greek Goddess also known as Cynthia, Amarynthia)
The daughter of Leto and Zeus and twin sister of Apollo. According to legend Artemis was born a day before Apollo and assisted her mother in the delivery of her brother. When she was three years old she asked her father Zeus to grant her eternal virginity. She dances in her silver sandals through the mountain forests and countryside, accompanied by her nymphs, protecting the wild animals. She is depicted carrying a bow and arrows which were made for her by the smith God Hephaestus, also with a crescent moon above her head. Artemis is the Goddess of the hunt, wild animals, fertility. She is a friend to mortals and rides her silver chariot across the sky shooting arrows of silver Moonlight to earth.
Astarte ( Middle Eastern Goddess also known as Ashtart, Ashtoreth)
In ancient Phoenicia, Astarte is known as the Goddess of fertility, motherhood and war. She is one of the oldest Middle Eastern aspects of the Goddess dating back to the Bronze Age. She is sometimes portrayed with cow horns thus representing fertility, or holding a child as her motherhood aspect. She is ruler of the spirits of the dead, who live in heaven as bodies of light and are visible on earth as stars.
Badb ( Celtic Goddess also known as Badhbh )
Badb is the Irish Goddess of war. She took part in battles and influenced their outcomes with her magic. Battlefields are often called ‘land of Badb’. Badb is known to assume the form of a raven or carrion-crow and is then referred to as Badb-Catha, the meaning of which is “battle raven”. She is one of the triad of war-goddesses the other two being Macha and the Morrigan.
Blodeuwedd ( Celtic Goddess)
Blodeuwedd is the Welsh Maiden Goddess. The Goddess of new beginnings, independence and empowerment. She was created out of nine flowers by the wizard Gwydion to wed Llew Llaw Gyffes the Welsh Sun God. She took a lover named Goronwy who attempted to kill Llew but Llew turned into an Eagle. Llew was returned to human form by Gwydion who then transformed Blodeuwedd into an owl as a punishment, to haunt the night in loneliness and sorrow, shunned by all other birds.
Brigid (Celtic Goddess as known as Bridget, Brighid, Brigindo)
Brigid means “one who exalts herself”. She is the Goddess of the Sacred Flame of Kildare and is often referred to as the Maiden aspect of the Triple Goddess. Brighid is a Celtic three-fold Goddess, her three aspects being 1) Fire of Inspiration as patroness of poetry, 2) Fire of the Hearth, as patroness of healing and fertility, and 3) Fire of the Forge, as patroness of smithcraft and martial arts. Because of her third aspect she is thought by some to be the Lady of the Lake who forged Arthur’s sword Excalibur.
Brigid’s festival is Imbolc when she ushers Spring to the land after The Cailleach’s Winter reign. Brigid owned an apple orchard in the Otherworld to which bees would travel to obtain it’s magical nectar,. Because of her association with the apple and oak she is often considered to be the patroness of the Druids.
Ceridwen ( Celtic Goddess also known as Kerridwen)
Ceridwen is both the Sow Goddess and the Harvest Goddess , she is also the Crone aspect of the triple Goddess. Ceridwen was the wife of Tegid the Bald to whom she bore two children. One, a daughter named Creirwy whose beauty shone like the Sun. The second child was a boy, Afagddu, ugly and misshapen. Ceridwen wanted to give Afagddu the gift of inspiration to make up for his ugliness. So she set to brewing a magical liquid and asked her kitchen boy Gwion to tend it. Gwion had to stir the cauldron for a year and a day, and was told he must on no account taste the brew. Three drops scalded his hand and he licked them off, instantly acquiring all the knowledge intended for Afagddu. Gwion ran from the cauldron pursued by Ceridwen – Gwion changed into a hare to outrun Ceridwen, who changed into a greyhound. Gwion changed into a fish, Ceridwen changed into an otter. Gwion changed into a rabbit, Ceridwen changed into a hawk. Finally, Gwion changed into a grain of corn, Ceridwen changed into a hen and ate him…. Ceridwen became pregnant with him and nine months later he was born, a boy of astounding beauty and grace and she called him Taliesin. She placed the baby in a coracle and put him into the sea.
Ceres ( Roman Goddess )
Ceres is an Earth Goddess – Goddess of agriculture and grain. She is the daughter of Saturn and the mother of Proserpina and is also identified with the Greek Goddess Demeter. Her festival is Cerealia and was celebrated on April 19th. She is portrayed with a sceptre, a basket of flowers or fruits and a garland made of the ears of corn.