Malgaras, ninth spirit in the order

Malgaras is another of the thirty-one aerial spirits of King Solomon posited within the Ars Theurgia. He is the ninth spirit in the order serving as first in command under the King of the West (Amenadiel). Malgaras has dominion within the western cardinal point and has a lofty ranking seeing as he is second in command. Whenever he is summoned, he is accompanied by thirty of his servitors. Malgaras has thirty great dukes serving him during the day and another thirty great dukes serving under him at night. Of these, only twelve from the diurnal set and twelve from the nocturnal set are mentioned within the Ars Theurgia.

The identities of the great dukes who serve Malgaras during the day are Carmiel, Meliel, Borasy, Agor, Casiel, Rabiel, Cabiel, Udiel, Oriel, Misiel, Barfas, and Arois. The twelve nocturnal great dukes whose identities are revealed within the Ars Theurgia are Aroc, Dodiel, Cubi, Libiel, Raboc, Aspiel Caron, Zamor, Amiel, Aspar, Deilas, and Basiel. Each of these great dukes has an additional thirty servitors except for Misiel, Barfas, Aspar, and Deilas who have twenty. Arios and Basiel also do not conform as they have ten servitors apiece accompanying them whenever they are invoked. All of Malgaras’ underlings are described as being courteous and obedient towards the conjuror.

Malgaras came into mainstream conscience in a manner akin to the other aerial spirits of King Solomon. It is noteworthy that the Ars Theurgia borrows greatly from the 1499 publication of the Steganographia by Johannes Trithemius. In so doing, it differs markedly from some of the assertions of the Ars Goetia which is its more popular contemporary. The identity of this demon as a fallen angel can perhaps be traced to the courteous and subservient nature displayed by his servitors. The dearth of knowledge regarding his origins within ancient mythological accounts provides for an information gap as consistent with this group of demons.

Malgaras is capable of divine magic and this can be harnessed by the medium for use within demonology. Furthermore, the ritual of invoking this demon is similar to that of the other aerial spirits of King Solomon with a fairly simplistic process. The benevolent nature of this demon’s servitors also shows that he can be conjured by relatively inexperienced mediums making him an attractive prospect for practice. The demon’s strong attachment to the element of air requires that he is summoned within a spacey location before he can be bound to a glass receptacle or a crystal stone. The airy environment allows for the aerial spirits to fly freely.

History

Like the other aerial spirits of King Solomon posited within the Ars Theurgia, Malgaras’ first entry within recorded history can be traced to the 1499 publication of the Steganographia by Johannes Trithemius. The second book of Lemegeton is primarily based on this publication with other mainstream grimories largely overlooking these demons.

There are no discernible traces of this demon within ancient Middle Eastern or early Graeco-Roman mythologies leaving his actual origins open for debate. His identity as a fallen angel however points towards the identity having belonged to an earlier pagan god who was only demonized with the spread of Christianity throughout the Middle Ages.

Description

Rank: Ninth spirit in the order / First in command under Amenadiel

Element: Air

Direction: West

Gender: Male

Appearance

There are no overt descriptions of the appearance of Malgaras within the Ars Theurgia or within other credible grimories. In fact, the Ars Theurgia only makes mention of his servitors as being courteous and willing to do the bidding of the conjuror. The conjuror should expect to feel his demonic energy instead of physically seeing the demon.

The “Demonic Enns” of Malgaras

Liftoach Pandemonium, et germinet Malgaras

Veni, veni, o comitis Malgaras

The sigil of Malgaras

Similar demons to Malgaras

• Padiel
• Maseriel
• Gediel
• Barmiel
• Asyriel

Attributes of Malgaras

• Malgaras is both nocturnal and diurnal as shown by half of his servitors appearing only in the day and the other half appearing exclusively at night.
• Malgaras is a highly ranked demon especially within the western cardinal point seeing as he is second in command under Amenadiel. This is perhaps implicit of his potency.
• He has thirty great dukes serving under his command in the day and another thirty serving him during the night. These great dukes also have varied hordes of servitors as stated above.
• Despite having numerous lesser demons working under his command, only twelve diurnal and twelve nocturnal servitors are mentioned within the Ars Theurgia and their seals provided for practice.

When to summon Malgaras

Having been an angel prior to the war in heaven, Malgaras is endowed with divine magical abilities which one can harness to their advantage. He can be called forth to provide counsel on matters pertaining to demonology or those that fall within his office.

Items Required:

• The seal of the demon worn on the conjuror’s chest
• Table of Solomon designed in the model shown below

• Girdle tied around the waist of the conjuror
• Glass receptacle / Four inch diameter crystal stone

Ritual Time: Malgaras can be summoned during both the day and night seeing as he is simultaneously diurnal and nocturnal.

Precautions:

• The conjuror should remember to protect themselves from otherworldly forces by mentally visualizing a protection circle and entering it before starting the ritual.
• Despite the description of his servitors as being of good nature this demon should be shown the necessary respect in order to increase the likelihood of desirable outcomes while minimizing the chance of malevolence.

Steps:

• Before starting the ritual, the conjuror should balance energies through doing power meditation.
• The chosen location should be very spacey in order to pronounce the element of air associated with Malgaras and the other aerial spirits.
• The seal of the demon should be prominently worn on the chest of the medium and a girdle tied around the waist.
• The following conjuration prayer should then be hummed: “Wee Conjure thee Malgaras who ruleth in ye West“.
• Once the demonic presence is felt, the conjuror should respectfully state their wishes or queries prior to the dismissal of Malgaras and then wrapping up the ritual.

Sources

https://genies.fandom.com/wiki/Malgaras

http://www.esotericarchives.com/solomon/theurgia.htm