Baal



Baal (Bael)



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Bael is the Lord of Lords, ancient god of storms, demonic king, and a Lord of War. Bael gives precise instructions for rituals, meditations, to gain mass influence, ascendant sorcery, and insights into the inner workings of magick. Working with Baal helps in manifesting prosperity, prestige, leadership, and abundance, and the power of invisibility.

Baal (Bael) History, Mythology, and Lore

Baal (also called Baal Haddad) is another victim of the gods-to-demons pipeline established by the spread of monotheism. He began as a Mesopotamian (Canaanite, Phoenician, then eventually Carthaginian) harvest deity—and in that process shows up in the Old Testament a fair bit—as for that reason is sometimes confused with Beelzebub which hasn’t helped clarify much.

Baal has the usual long list of titles accumulated over a long time in the collective imagination: 

King of Kings, Lord of Lords, He who Mounts the Clouds, the Prince, Demon King. Of course, the translation of the word “Baal” means ‘Lord’ or ‘King’ or ‘Master’ because he always has to lead with how much higher in the social hierarchy, he is than you. He’s that type of guy.

In the Bible, Baal is often used as a replacement word for Yahweh or as a title for that god in place of one of his other names, like Adonai. Some traditions have him as a Canaanite god (or a son of Yahweh)—and thus a rival to Yahweh, which would explain some of the bad press he gets in the Old Testament.

To call Baal, broadly speaking, a butch god on the model of the Mesopotamian Marduk or Greek Zeus—swaggering, head of a pantheon loud and full of self-importance, would not be inaccurate. He was said to live in a truly pimped out house of precious minerals with only one window—through which he would send both life-giving rain and violent storms to the mortal world, as suited his mood.


Baal’s favored animal is the bull (though goats are also mentioned) and he is associated with the new moon. There is a rather ugly bit of mythology behind the later iconography of the bull—while a sacred animal to many cultures in which Baal was popular, the goriest story Baal story involves the Carthaginians.

The lurid tales of human sacrifices to Baal—often children—were sealed inside a hollow brass or bronze bull which was then heated up from the outside, resulting in a loud and gruesome death. How much of this is factual and how much of this is Roman attempts to make the Carthaginians (their rivals in the Mediterranean empire game) look bad is up for debate.

Baal carries a lot of his old traits from his role as harvest deity to his present demonhood. He’s associated with masculine sexual energy, harvests, some degree of bravado and knowledge. He isn’t, I would imagine, very happy at being relegated from head of his pantheon to a ‘mere’ king of demons, constantly jostling with other figures like Beelzebub, Satan and Azazel for attention. In grimoires, Baal is given high rank in the demonic hierarchy, in some being called a ruler of hell, King of Ars Gettier, ruler of the east and commander of sixty-six demons and spirits.

He is listed in Le Grande Grimoire as “…the head of all the infernal powers…he [Bael/Baal] is shown with three heads, one of which has the face of a toad, the other of a man the third is that of a cat…he repays those who invoke him with cunning and slyness and teaches them how to become invisible at need.”

He is the first number in King Solomon’s demon-speed-dial list (which is 72 contacts long). 

Baal is also associated the Qlipothic tree, especially in the domain of mystic masks, destruction of the ego and freeing of the self from illusion.



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Working with Baal

Bael is the Lord of Lords, ancient god of storms, demonic king, and a Lord of War. Bael gives precise instructions for rituals, meditations, to gain mass influence, ascendant sorcery, and insights into the inner workings of magick. Working with Baal helps in manifesting prosperity, prestige, leadership, and abundance, and the power of invisibility.

I created a Bael playlist on YouTube of meditation music, meditations, and mantras to help you in your journey.

Baal’s Enn: Ayer Secore On Ca Bael

Baal’s Correspondences:

  • Botanical and Aromatic: Amber, Bayberry, Bitter Almond, Cinnamon, Fern, Frankincense, Galangal Root, Mugwort, Mullein, Oranges, Sandalwood

  • Crystals and Stones: Black Obsidian, Gold, Iron, Jasper, Quartz, Red Calcite

  • Animals: The Bull,

  • Offerings: Time, Commitment, sometimes food/wine.





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