Historical Ritual Archive
The Power Being Addressed
Berith is approached as Twenty-eighth spirit of the Ars Goetia, a Great Duke commanding twenty-six legions.
Berith is regal, deceptive and associated with prophecy, dignity, promotion and the transmutation of metals into gold. He appears as a red soldier on a red horse wearing a golden crown.
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Why the Rite Exists
The rite creates a controlled threshold between ordinary life and the domain attributed to Berith. Preparation separates the practitioner from ordinary noise. The sigil and name establish the centre. The petition directs the encounter. The offering defines exchange. Dismissal restores the chamber to ordinary time.
A rite without preparation is only demand. A rite without closure is pressure without a boundary.
Personality and Ritual Conduct
Berith is regal, deceptive and associated with prophecy, dignity, promotion and the transmutation of metals into gold. He appears as a red soldier on a red horse wearing a golden crown.
The practitioner should enter with one clear purpose and avoid contradictory requests. The entity's rank and temperament determine the tone. Respect does not mean submission, and command does not mean theatrical aggression.
The Atmosphere of Manifestation
Red light, hoofbeats, metallic heat and the gleam of gold may dominate the chamber. The voice may be persuasive and difficult to test.
Manifestation may begin before any full figure is seen. Sound, temperature, dream, bodily pressure, altered flame, animal imagery or a complete inner sentence may mark the transition from preparation into contact.
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The Rite: Full Ceremonial Sequence
The following material preserves the original SatanWorld article's ritual content without omitting its operative details. Who is Berith?
Berith (also spelled Buerith or Bealith) is a demon described in medieval grimoires, particularly the Lesser Key of Solomon (Lemegeton Clavicula Salomonis)
where he appears as the 28th spirit of the Goetia. He is depicted as a Great Duke of Hell, commanding 26 legions of spirits. Berith is said to manifest as a red soldier on a red horse, wearing a crown of gold, and sometimes with a snake's tail. His abilities include
Revealing past, present, and future events.
Granting dignities and promotions.
Turning metals into gold (alchemical transmutation).
Providing true answers about hidden treasures or secrets. Critical Note
Attempting any ritual can be psychologically risky (e.g., inducing paranoia or dissociation) or legally hazardous if it involves prohibited substances or harms others. This is presented as historical lore—proceed at your own peril, and consider consulting mental health professionals if it affects you. Historical Summoning Ritual from the Goetia The primary source is the Lesser Key of Solomon (17th century), specifically the Ars Goetia
section. The ritual is elaborate, requiring preparation, tools, and protections to "bind" the spirit. It's not a casual act; it's framed as a command over infernal forces using Judeo-Christian invocations.
Below is a summarized, step-by-step outline based on traditional texts. This is condensed for clarity—full grimoires provide more verbose invocations. Preparation (1–2 Weeks in Advance) Purification and Fasting
Abstain from meat, sex, and worldly distractions for 9 days. Bathe ritually and confess sins to align with "divine authority." Tools Needed A magic circle
Draw a 9-foot diameter circle on the ground using chalk or flour, inscribed with the names of God (e.g., Adonai, El, Tetragrammaton) and angelic seals. Include a protective triangle outside it for the spirit to appear. Black-handled knife or sword
(for tracing boundaries). Incense
Frankincense and myrrh. Virgin parchment
Inscribe Berith's sigil (a complex geometric seal resembling a crowned figure with horns—search for "Goetia sigil Berith" for visuals). Robes
White linen for purity. Offerings
Bread, wine, or bloodless sacrifices (historical texts specify no blood for Berith). Timing
Best during a Tuesday (Mars day, linked to his martial nature) at midnight, under a waxing moon. Avoid if you're not "pure" or if planetary hours are inauspicious (use an astrological table for calculation). The Ritual (Performed Solitarily or with Assistants) Enter the Space
In a secluded room, face east. Light two candles and incense. Trace the circle with the knife, invoking
"I conjure thee, O Circle of Art, by the power of the Most High, to be a fortress against all evil." Invocation of Divine Protection
Recite Psalms 8, 50, and 91 for shielding. Then, the Preliminary Invocation (from the grimoire):
"O Thou Almighty God, Who hast formed all things… I humbly invoke Thee to send unto me Thy servant Berith, under Thy divine command…" (Full text is lengthy; it emphasizes God's supremacy to "compel" the demon.) Summoning Call Stand in the circle, hold the sigil, and chant the conjuration thrice, growing louder
"I do invocate and conjure thee, O Spirit Berith; and being with power armed from the Supreme Majesty, I do strongly command thee, by Beralanensis, Baldachiensis, Paumachia, and Apologiae Sedes; by the most Powerful Princes, Genii, Liachidae, and Ministers of the Tartarean Abode… Appear thou now before this Circle in a fair human shape, without any deformity or torment. Come thou peaceably, visibly, and affably, now and without delay, manifesting that which I shall desire…"
Visualize a red flame or horse-riding figure. Appearance and Binding
If successful (per lore), Berith appears in the triangle. Do not leave the circle. Command him with his seal "By the power of this seal, I bind thee, Berith, to truth and obedience."
Ask questions directly (e.g., "Reveal the location of [treasure]" or "Grant me [favor]"). Dismissal Once done, license to depart
"O Thou Spirit Berith, I thank thee for thy service. Depart in peace unto thy abodes, harming none… By the power of Adonai, go forth!"
Erase the circle clockwise to release energies. Variations and Modern Adaptations From Pseudomonarchia Daemonum (Johann Weyer, 1577) Similar to Goetia
but emphasizes his "fiery" nature—use red candles and sulfur incense for potency. Modern Occultism Authors like Aleister Crowley (in The Book of the Goetia
) suggest integrating Thelemic elements, like the Bornless Ritual for invocation.
Chaos magicians simplify it to meditation on the sigil with affirmations, skipping Judeo-Christian elements. Potential Signs of Success or Failure Failure
No appearance, or "attacks" like illness (attributed to improper protection). Success
Vivid visions, accurate prophecies, or synchronicities.
Ritual Architecture Separation
Bathing, silence, fasting, abstinence, darkness or isolation signal that ordinary time has been left behind. The preparation should be coherent rather than assembled from random gestures. Construction of the Chamber
Candles, incense, circle, salt, water, metals, herbs, stones and offerings organize the room around the office of Berith. Each item should perform one function. Establishing Contact
The sigil, name, chant or enn becomes the visual and verbal axis of the operation. Repetition narrows attention until the chamber feels organized around one intelligence. The Petition
The petition should contain one principal request, one boundary and one completion condition. Ambiguous wishes invite expansion. Recognition of Presence
The central phase begins when the atmosphere changes in a sustained way. Pressure, heat, cold, altered flame, internal speech, animal forms or dreamlike imagery may mark the crossing. Offering and Exchange
The offering represents reciprocity. It may carry the entity's color, office, appetite or symbolic domain. A promise should never be made casually. Dismissal and Return
The operation ends only when Berith is thanked or dismissed according to the preserved method. Candles are extinguished safely, the chamber aired where appropriate and the result written before sleep or distraction changes memory.
Instruments and Their Symbolism
The sigil acts as the visual body of the name. The candle establishes color, rank and duration. Incense gives density to the air. Salt or the circle defines limits. Water reflects and carries emotional force. Metal, stone, herb or coin embodies office.
More objects do not automatically create more power. A crowded altar can divide attention.
Timing and Correspondence
Where several systems appear, one coherent system should govern the operation.
Manifestation Signs
Signs associated with Berith include:
- a sustained shift in the chamber's emotional pressure;
- dreams repeating the spirit's form or office;
- unusual candle movement without a matching draft;
- sounds, smells or bodily sensations consistent with the entity;
- a complete phrase arising inside thought;
- external events beginning to mirror the petition;
- fear, attraction or resistance intensifying at the moment of contact.
A repeated pattern across chamber, dream and aftermath carries greater weight than one isolated sign.
The Frightening Edge of the Rite
Berith can make status feel like destiny. Promotion becomes dependence on rank, and promised gold may conceal deception.
The deepest danger is transformation that feels useful. The practitioner may begin to imitate the spirit's temperament, organize life around the petition or interpret every event as part of the operation.
Failure Patterns
Failure appears when preparation is abandoned, the request changes repeatedly, symbols are mixed without purpose, panic replaces attention, impossible offerings are promised or the practitioner refuses to close because no dramatic apparition appeared.
Failure can also appear as excess success: the requested current enters ordinary life faster than expected.
Boundaries of the Petition
The petition should state what is requested, where the result may operate, what form the result may take and what event marks completion. Knowledge can destroy innocence. Protection can become isolation. Transformation can become instability. Desire can become possession.
The wording is therefore part of the danger.
Completion and Aftermath
The rite is complete when the petition has been spoken, the exchange acknowledged, the presence dismissed and the chamber returned to ordinary order.
Record the date, timing, preparation, tools, words, signs, dreams, first external movement, emotional changes and fulfillment of any promised offering.
The aftermath belongs to the rite. Results may arrive as opportunity, conflict, warning, sudden knowledge, disappearance of an obstacle or an intensification that reveals the true shape of the request.
The Inner Ordeal
The rite of Berith is also an ordeal of resemblance. The chamber reveals where the spirit's office already exists inside the seeker's life.
The frightening moment is often recognition rather than apparition. The seeker discovers that the request has already shaped behavior before the first candle was lit.
The Weight of the Name
The name of Berith is repeated because repetition changes the relation between sound and meaning. At first it is a word. Later it becomes atmosphere, pressure and a point around which expectation gathers.
The rite becomes dangerous when that point remains active after dismissal. Extinguishing, washing, recording and leaving the room are therefore part of the operation.
When the Rite Is Truly Complete
A ritual is not complete because the candles have burned down. It is complete when the petition has reached a defined result, the promised exchange has been honored and ordinary life is no longer suspended around the operation.
If no result arrives, the record must still be closed. An unanswered petition should not become a permanent altar.
The Return to Ordinary Life
After closure, eat, drink, wash, change clothing, step outside or speak with another person. These acts declare that ritual time has ended.
Do not repeat the operation immediately because silence feels uncomfortable.
Final Warning
Berith can make status feel like destiny. Promotion becomes dependence on rank, and promised gold may conceal deception.
Do not leave the altar active indefinitely. Do not continue chanting after dismissal. Do not add a second petition during closure.