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[[File:TBoOP Barzabel.jpg|thumb| | [[File:TBoOP Barzabel.jpg|thumb|200px|The [[sigil]] of Barzabel in the ''[[Three Books of Occult Philosophy]]''.]] | ||
'''Barzabel''' (also '''Bartzabel''') is | '''Barzabel''' (also '''Bartzabel''' and '''Bartyabel''') is the [[planetary spirit]] of [[Mars]] corresponding to the constellation [[Aries]], the [[Geomancy|geomantic]] figures Puer and Rubeus, and is the Ruler over the [[angel]] [[Machidiel]]. When paired with [[Kedemel]], the pair corresponds to the geomantic figure Cauda Draconis. | ||
His enemy is [[Zazel]], the ruler of [[Saturn]]. | |||
==Characteristics== | ==Characteristics== | ||
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He governs over the West wind, panthers, tigers, mastiffs, vultures, foxes, beavers, horses, mules, ostriches, goats, wolves, leopards, wild asses, gnats, flies, lapwings, bears, cockatrices, griffins, pikes, sharks, barbels, stingrays, scorpions, hawks, kites, ravens, comorants, owls, crows, and magpies. | He governs over the West wind, panthers, tigers, mastiffs, vultures, foxes, beavers, horses, mules, ostriches, goats, wolves, leopards, wild asses, gnats, flies, lapwings, bears, cockatrices, griffins, pikes, sharks, barbels, stingrays, scorpions, hawks, kites, ravens, comorants, owls, crows, and magpies. | ||
His metals are iron and red lead, and his stones and minerals are antimony, arsenic, sulfur, ochre, adamant, lodestones, bloodstone, jasper, amethyst, and touchstone. | His metals are iron and red lead, and his stones and minerals are antimony, arsenic, sulfur, ochre, adamant, lodestones, [[bloodstone]], [[jasper]], [[amethyst]], and touchstone. | ||
His day is Tuesday, and his hours are the first and eighth hours of the same day. | His day is Tuesday, and his hours are the first and eighth hours of the same day. | ||
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==Textual History== | ==Textual History== | ||
[[File:Theomagia Barzabel.jpg|thumb| | [[File:Theomagia Barzabel.jpg|thumb|250px|One of the two sigils of Barzabel given in ''[[Theomagia]]'' by John Heydon.]] | ||
Barzabel is listed in the second of [[Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa|Agrippa]]'s ''[[Three Books of Occult Philosophy]]'' (1533) as a spirit of Mars under the [[ | Barzabel is listed in the second of [[Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa|Agrippa]]'s ''[[Three Books of Occult Philosophy]]'' (1533) as a spirit of Mars under the [[planetary intelligence]] [[Graphiel]]. ''MS Harley 6482'', published more recently as ''A Treatise of Angel Magic'', from an older document by [[Thomas Rudd]] (1583-1656) around 1699 also features the spirit. This was in turn copied by [[John Heydon]] in his book ''[[Theomagia]]'' (1663). | ||
In 1910, [[Aleister Crowley]] wrote the ''Bartzabel Working'', also referred to as ''Liber CCCXXV''. He also wrote ''Liber Gaias XCVI'' which drew heavily from ''Theomagia'', also featuring Barzabel as a martian spirit. | |||
[[Category:Geomancy]] | [[Category:Geomancy]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Planetary Spirits]] | ||