Belphegor
Moabite god absorbed into Hebrew lore and
then Christianity as a major DEMON. The name Belphegor
means “lord of opening” or “lord Baal of Mt. Phegor.” As
a Moabite deity, he was known as Baal-Peor and ruled
over fertility and sexual power. He was worshipped in
the form of a phallus.
In the KABBALAH, Belphegor was an angel in the order
of principalities prior to his fall. He is one of the Togarini,
“the wranglers.” He is an archdemon who is part of the demonic
counterparts to the angels who rule the 10 sephirot
of the Tree of Life; he rules over the sixth sephirah. He sits
on a pierced chair, for excrement is his sacrificial offering.
In Christian demonology, Belphegor is the incarnation
of one of the SEVEN DEADLY SINS, sloth, characterized
by negligence and apathy. According to St. Thomas
Aquinas, all sins that arise from ignorance are caused by
sloth.
Belphegor also rules misogyny and licentious men.
He emerged from HELL to investigate the marital state
among humans. For a time, he lived as a man to experience
sexual pleasures. Appalled, he fl ed back to hell,
happy that intercourse between men and women did not
exist there.
Belphegor appears in the form of a beautiful young girl
in order to tempt men. Besides sex and lust, he governs
great riches. He is diffi cult to conjure, but if a person is
successful and Belphegor takes a liking to him or her, the
demon will bestow great treasures and wealth, as well as
the ability to make discoveries and create inventions of
all sorts. In hell, he rules inventions and discoveries and
serves as infernal ambassador to France.
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