Demonology Glossary

Aiwass (Aiwaz) Imposing entity who dictated to Aleister Crowley The Book of the Law, Crowley’s most significant magical work. Crowley ...

An amulet is an object believed to have protective power. Amulets are used to ward off Demons, evil, disease, bad ...

An Angel is a being who mediates between God and mortals. Angels minister over all living things and the natural ...

apple The fruit of the Tree of Knowledge that led to the fall of Adam and Eve became, during the ...

A Babylonian Devil trap is a terracotta bowl inscribed with charms or magical texts to drive away evil. Babylonian Devil ...

Blood is a source of power unleashed in ritual sacrifices to appease gods and conjure Demons and other spirits. Blood ...

A charm is in Magic, a spell or “little prayer” for something desirable. Charms may invoke the help of Demons ...

Cursing Demons In ceremonial magic, spirits or Demons who refuse to appear when evoked in ritual may be cursed to ...

A Demon is a lesser spirit that intervenes in the physical world. Demons usually are associated with evil, but in ...

A Demon queller is in Chinese and Japanese folklore, a fierce demigod hero dedicated to saving others from evil Demons ...

A demoniac is a person who becomes possessed by a Demon. A demoniac undergoes a marked change in physical, mental, ...

According to some religious sects, demonic possession is the taking over of a person’s body by one or more demons ...

Demon is a vague word, which may refer to any number of spirits or types of spirits. It is one ...

According to certain religious doctrines, demons are evil spirits led by the devil (also known as Satan). The devil and ...

Devil Christianity's Prince of Supreme Evil. The Devil, or Satan, is not a god of Wiccans and Pagans. The association ...

Devil's pact A pledge to serve the Devil or one of his Demons. The pact may be made orally, but ...

Devil’s arrows are stones flung by the Devil in attempts to destroy towns and churches. According to lore, the Devil ...

Devil’s book A black book kept by the Devil listing all persons who have pledged Pacts with him. In accounts ...

Devil’s bridge An old bridge, especially in England and Europe, said to have been built by the Devil or his ...

Faust Legend of a learned but arrogant man who makes a Pact with the Devil. The Faust legend was based ...

Gilles de Rais (Gilles de Retz) (1404–1440) was a wealthy and distinguished French nobleman executed on charges of child murder, ...

Goodman’s Ground (Guidman’s Grunde) is in Scottish lore, a portion of farmland that is left uncultivated and ungrazed. The offering ...

A griffin-Demon is an Assyrian guardian against evil spirits. The griffin-Demon is a hybrid with a human body and bird ...

Hell is the underworld abode of souls of the dead. In Christianity, hell is the opposite of heaven and is ...

An incantation bowl is a terra-cotta bowl inscribed with Charms or magical texts, used to trap or drive away Demons ...

Infestation is the presence of demons in a place, object, or animal. Infestation occurs when demons are able to take ...

Iron is a protection against evil, including Demons, vampires, witches and evil spirits, and Fairies. Iron repels the Djinn, and ...

King Solomon (10th century B.C.E.) was the legendary king of the Israelites, son of David, builder of the Temple of ...

A legion is a unit of Demons. There are 6,666 Demons per legion. Johann Weyer cataloged Demons, listing 72 princes ...

Les Farfadets: The three-volume autobiography of Charles Berbiguier, a Frenchman who claimed to have been locked in a desperate struggle ...

Lightning is in folklore, the mark of the Devil. Lightning strikes leave streaks and ragged, hooked, charred marks on objects ...

Mary of Nemmegen A 16th-century fictional tale of a woman’s seduction by the Devil and her ultimate redemption and triumph ...

A mirror is according to folklore, a doorway or portal through which spirits, including ghosts and Demons, can gain access ...

Oppression is a Demonic influence over a person that involves total domination of the victim’s will, either through a horrendous ...

A patented game consisting of a board printed with letters and numbers, and the words yes, no, goodbye, over which ...

[dropcap]A[/dropcap] pact is a binding agreement with a Demon or the Devil for gain and services beyond the power of nature, ...

Processus Sathane Devil’s advocate drama in which a representative of Satan appeals to God for his right to lead humanity ...

The scorpion-people are Assyrian and Babylonian supernatural, semidivine beings who protect against evil Demons. The scorpion-people have a human body ...

A Seal is in Magic, a symbol unique to a Demon, Angel, or other occult force, used in rituals such ...

Six-six-six (666) is the number of “the Beast,” or Antichrist, according to interpretations of the book of REVELATION in the ...

Theophilus (ca. 53) Legendary monk who made a Pact with the devil. The story of Theophilus was popular during the ...

Thomas Maillot (16th century) was a French official who resisted entering into a Pact with the Devil in order to ...

possession The takeover and control of a person’s mind, body, and sometimes soul by a Demon, Ghost, spirit, or deity ...

yawning In folklore, a means by which Demons can enter the body, and the soul can escape. The custom of ...