Ars Occulta
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Bael
Baal, Baël, Buel
- Rank
- King
- Planet
- ☉Sun
- Legions
- 66
The name derives from Baal, a Northwest Semitic title meaning "lord" that was applied to Canaanite deities such as Hadad; Christian demonology turned that rival god into the first spirit of the catalogue. The manuscript presents him as a King, a solar rank implying command over other spirits, with 66 legions under his authority. He was summoned for one very specific purpose: to make the operator invisible, who had to carry his seal to secure obedience. The text warns that he speaks in a hoarse voice and shifts shape without transition: toad, cat, and crowned man. The nineteenth-century printed engraving fixed his best-known version, with three heads on spider's legs.
Bound by — Vehuiah, of the Seraphim
Other kings of the Goetia
The hyperrealistic reconstruction of Bael and those of the other 143 entities are published on Instagram as they are completed. See Bael on Instagram →
WarningHistorical and artistic content. We do not recommend performing any ritual, invocation or practice involving these entities. This is outreach about texts from the 15th to the 20th century, not an operative guide.