Altanor: A demonic servant of Beelzebub, named in the Sacred Magic of Abramelin the Mage. In the fifteenth-century French manuscript sourced by Mathers for his translation of this work, the name of this demon is spelled Alcanor.
The Dictionary of Demons written by Michelle Belanger
Beelzebub (Baal-zebul, Beelzeboul, Belzebub) is the Prince of Demons. Beelzebub, originally an idol of the Canaanites, means “Lord of the Flies.” The name is a…
Samuel Liddell MacGregor Mathers (1854–1918) was an English occultist, author, and founding chief of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn. Throughout his life, S.…
Possession is the takeover and control of a person’s mind and body by a Demon, condemned soul, ghost, spirit, or deity. There are different forms…
Abramelin the Mage (1362–1460) was a Jew from Würzburg, Germany, Abraham, or Abramelin (also spelled Abra-melin), created a body of magical works that for centuries…
Asturel: The Demon of Authority in the Sacred Magic of Abramelin the Mage The Sacred Magic of Abramelin the Mage is a seminal text in Western occultism,…