Bune
Bune is a Fallen Angel and the twenty-sixth of the 72 Spirits of Solomon. In the hierarchy of the Goetia, Bune holds the rank of duke and commands 30 legions of demons.
He is one of the more striking spirits in Solomonic demonology because of his unusual appearance and his connection with wealth, wisdom, the dead, speech, and the movement of spirits between worlds.
Appearance
Bune appears as a dragon with three heads.
In many descriptions, one head is like a dog, one like a griffin, and one like a man. This triple-headed form gives Bune an ancient, chthonic and powerful character. The dragon shape connects him with hidden treasure, subterranean knowledge, death, danger and magical guardianship.
His three heads may symbolise different kinds of perception: instinct, power and intelligence. As a spirit who can speak wisely, move the dead and grant wealth, Bune is not merely a monstrous figure. He is a complex infernal intelligence.
Rank and Command
Bune is a duke, which places him among the noble ranks of Hell in the Goetic hierarchy. He commands 30 legions of demons, making him a spirit of considerable authority.
His rank suggests discipline, command and organised power. Bune is not a wandering or chaotic spirit. He belongs to the structured infernal order described in the grimoires, where spirits have titles, offices, powers and legions under their authority.
Powers and Abilities
Bune is traditionally associated with wealth, eloquence, wisdom and the dead.
He is said to move the bodies of the dead and gather spirits to graves. This links him strongly with necromantic symbolism, ancestral places, tombs, cemeteries and the hidden forces that linger around death.
Bune is also known for making people rich. In this role, he is often approached in occult study as a demon of prosperity, treasure, material increase and worldly success. However, his wealth is not merely simple luck. In symbolic terms, Bune’s riches come from the underworld: hidden value, buried power, ancestral inheritance and the unseen forces beneath ordinary life.
He is also said to make people wise and eloquent. This makes Bune a spirit of speech, persuasion, intelligence and influence. He can grant the ability to speak with authority, make an argument clearly, and command attention through words.
Bune and the Dead
One of Bune’s most mysterious powers is his association with the dead.
He can move corpses, gather spirits, and influence the atmosphere of burial places. This connects him with necromancy, graveyard magic and the spiritual memory of the dead.
In a deeper occult reading, Bune represents the idea that wealth and wisdom may come from what is buried: ancestral knowledge, forgotten power, past lives, old wounds, hidden treasures and the silent forces beneath the visible world.
He is a demon of the tomb, but also of transformation. What is dead, buried or forgotten may still contain power.
Bune as a Demon of Wealth
Bune is often remembered as a demon who can bring riches.
This has made him especially interesting to modern students of demonology and prosperity magic. But Bune’s wealth should not be understood only as money. His current may also involve hidden resources, opportunities, influence, strategy, reputation, and the ability to recognise value where others see nothing.
As a dragon-like spirit, Bune reflects the ancient image of the treasure guardian. Dragons often guard gold, but they also guard thresholds, secrets and initiatory knowledge. Bune’s wealth is therefore tied to power, speech, death and wisdom.
Bune and Eloquence
Bune is also said to make people eloquent.
This is an important gift. In the old world, speech was power. A person who could speak well could persuade rulers, defend himself in court, teach, command followers, inspire loyalty, negotiate advantage and shape reality through language.
Bune’s gift of eloquence makes him a spirit of voice and influence. His power is not only in treasure, but in the spoken word.
Symbolic Meaning of Bune
Bune represents the hidden power beneath death, speech and wealth.
He may symbolise:
Hidden treasure
The wisdom of the dead
Prosperity drawn from unseen sources
Eloquence and persuasive speech
Necromantic power
Dragon guardianship
The transformation of buried things into living influence
The connection between wealth, memory and the underworld
Bune is not simply a demon of money. He is a spirit of what is hidden, buried, remembered and brought back into power.
Bune in Occult Study
For students of demonology, Bune is an important Goetic spirit because he brings together several major occult themes: the dead, wealth, speech, command and hidden knowledge.
He belongs to the darker current of prosperity magic, where abundance is not separated from the underworld. His dragon form reminds the student that treasure is often guarded, buried or dangerous to claim. His connection with graves reminds us that power often comes from what has been forgotten, inherited or left behind.
To study Bune is to study the meeting point between death and wealth, silence and speech, the grave and the treasure chamber.
From “The Goetia: The Lesser Key of Solomon the King” (1904) Written by S.L. MacGregor Mathers
BUNE, or BIME.-The Twenty-sixth Spirit is Bune (or Bim). He is a Strong, Great and Mighty Duke. He appeareth in the form of a Dragon with three heads, one like a Dog, one like a Gryphon, and one like a Man. He speaketh with a high and comely Voice. He changeth the Place of the Dead, and causeth the Spirits which be under him to gather together upon your Sepulchres. He giveth Riches unto a Man, and maketh him Wise and Eloquent. He giveth true Answers unto Demands. And he governeth 30 Legions of Spirits. His Seal is this, unto the which he oweth Obedience. He hath another Seal (which is the first of these, but the last is the best).
From the Luciferian Goetia ( 2007 ) – Written by Michael Ford
“Bune is a shade gatherer, under the form of Azrael –the Angel of Death. Bune gathers shades unto one place, or sepulcher that they may reside in your place of dwelling, gathering knowledge and impulses from beyond the grave in the dreaming state. Bune brings knowledge of how one may become better, and grow in experience and wisdom.”
From the “Pseudomonarchia Daemonum” ( 1583 ) Written by Johann Weyer (Johann Wier)
Bune is a great and a strong Duke, he appeareth as a dragon with three heads, the third whereof is like to a man; he speaketh with a divine voice, he maketh the dead to change their place, and divels to assemble upon the sepulchers of the dead: he greatlie inricheth a man, and maketh him eloquent and wise, answering trulie to all demands, and thirtie legions obeie him.
Original Text :
Bune Dux magnus and fortis, apparet ut draco, tribus capitibus, tertium vero assimilatur homini. Muta loquitur voce: Mortuos locum mutare facit, and dæmones supra defunctorum sepulchra congregari: omnimodo hominem locupletat, redditque loquacem and sapientem: ad quæsita vere respondet. Huic legiones parent triginta.
From the “Dictionnaire Infernal” (edition of 1863 ) Written by Jacques Auguste Simon Collin de Plancy
Original Text : Bune, démon puissant, grand-duc aux enfers. Il a la forme d’un dragon avec trois têtes, dont la troisième seulement est celle d’un homme. Il ne parle que par signes ; il déplace les cadavres, hante les cimetières et rassemble les démons sur les sépulcres. Il se vante d’enrichir et de rendre éloquents ceux qui le servent. Trente légions lui obéissent.
Les démons soumis à Bune, et appelés Bunis, sont redoutés des Tartares, qui les disent trèsmalfaisants.Il faut avoir la conscience nette pour être à l’abri de leur malice ; car leur puissance est grande et leur nombre est immense. Cependant les sorciers du pays les apprivoisent, et c’est par le moyen des Bunis qu’ils se vantent de découvrir l’avenir.
Translation : Bune, a powerful demon, a Great Duke of Hell. He has the form of a dragon with three heads, of which only the third is that of a man. He speaks only by signs. He moves corpses, haunts cemeteries, and gathers demons upon tombs. He boasts of enriching and making eloquent those who serve him. Thirty legions obey him.
The demons subject to Bune, called Bunis, are feared by the Tartars, who say they are extremely malevolent. One must have a clear conscience in order to be safe from their malice, for their power is great and their number immense. Nevertheless, the sorcerers of that land tame them, and it is through the Bunis that they claim to discover the future.
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