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>BAALL
>The first and principal king under Oriens is Baall, who is also called Baël, Baal, Bellferit, Bellfarto, and Beal. He comes in the likeness of a king and also takes the form of a toad, a man, and a cat, or all three at once, and he speaks with a hoarse voice. He teaches all manners of science and grants wisdom, grace, invisibility, and the love of men and women
>With this spirit bearing a name that most clearly represents that of the central Canaanite deity, the majority of the analysis relating to this similarity has already been covered in the entry for Belzebuth, of whom Baall, like various other derived spirits such as Berith, Belial, and Bason, can be understood as a lower vibration. A similar derivation also occurs with spirits such as Beleth, Astaroth, and the Cardinal Kings who appear in female form, Paymon and Oriens, as lower vibrations of Ba'al's divine consort Ashtoreth. In a manner that reflects a more unequilibrated version of the relationship between these two ancient deities, the entry for Baall in the Livre des Esperitz cites him as being under her as her subject, while that of the Book of Offices cites him as a king who is under her power. The Book of Offices description also states that it is first necessary to call upon the Messenger of the East, an intermediary spirit named Femell, before summoning Baall by his alternative names Bellfarto and Bellferit. Interestingly, an alternative spelling of the name Bellferit is Belferth, who appears as the messenger of Paymon in the Book of Offices, while Femell derives from the same Hebrew root, למפ (pml), as Paymon's alias Pamelon. This suggests that Baall's manifestation may be preceded by an emanation of Paymon, and Paymon's manifestation is preceded by an emanation of Baall
