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The Power Being Addressed
Valefor is approached as Sixth spirit of the Ars Goetia, a Great Duke commanding ten legions.
Valefor is cunning, companionable and treacherous. He grants familiars and tempts toward theft, presenting criminal advantage as loyalty or cleverness.
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Why the Rite Exists
The rite creates a controlled threshold between ordinary life and the domain attributed to Valefor. 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
Valefor is cunning, companionable and treacherous. He grants familiars and tempts toward theft, presenting criminal advantage as loyalty or cleverness.
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
The room may fill with a loud, leonine presence. Crooked shadows, crow imagery and the sense of a persuasive companion standing just behind the seeker may arise.
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. Understanding Valefor Valefor (also spelled Valefar or Valafar) is the 6th spirit described in the Ars Goetia, the first section of the 17th-century grimoire The Lesser Key of Solomon
He is depicted as a lion-headed figure riding a crooked staff, often with a loud voice. According to the text, Valefor tempts people to steal and can provide familiar spirits that appear as black crows, but he is said to eventually lead followers into theft and ruin. He commands 10 legions of demons and is associated with the planet Venus. These descriptions are symbolic and part of Western occult tradition, not literal biology or history.
Summoning rituals from grimoires like this are historical and cultural artifacts, often involving prayer, sigils, and invocations. They are not scientifically verifiable and are approached as esoteric practices. Below is a step-by-step guide based directly on the Ars Goetia Preparation Purification and Timing
Fast for at least 9 days beforehand. Perform the ritual during the hour of Venus (calculate based on your location; typically Fridays at dawn or dusk). Bathe in holy water (saltwater or blessed) and wear clean white linen robes. Abstain from meat, alcohol, and sexual activity during preparation. Materials Needed
A magic circle drawn on the ground (9 feet in diameter) using chalk or flour, divided into quadrants with Hebrew names of God (e.g., Adonai, El, Elohim) inscribed around it.
A triangle of art outside the circle (4 feet on each side) for the spirit to appear in.
Incense: Frankincense and myrrh.
A black-handled knife or wand for tracing sigils.
Valefor's sigil (a specific geometric seal; draw it accurately from the grimoire—it's a complex interlaced design resembling a lion's face in abstract lines).
Parchment with the spirit's name and sigil, burned as an offering if needed.
Protective talismans: Psalm 91 inscribed on virgin parchment. Location
A secluded room or outdoor space at night, facing east. Ensure no interruptions. The Ritual
Follow these steps precisely, speaking all invocations aloud with confidence and authority. The Ars Goetia
emphasizes commanding, not pleading. Consecrate the Space
Enter the circle clockwise, knife in hand.
Trace the circle and triangle while reciting the Preliminary Invocation (from the Lesser Key
): "O Thou, the Great and Mighty God, who art the Lord of all Spirits, I, [Your Name], a servant of the Most High, do humbly beseech Thee to grant me Thy protection and power in this work. By the names Adonai, El, Elohim, Elohi, Ehieh, Asher Ehieh, Zabaoth, Elion, Iah, Tetragrammaton, Shaddai, Lord God Most High, I invoke Thee." Invoke the Spirit
Light the incense in the triangle.
Hold the sigil aloft and recite the specific conjuration for Valefor three times: "I do invocate and conjure thee, O Spirit Valefor; 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; and by the Chief Prince of the Seat of Apologia in the Ninth Legion, I do invoke thee, and by invocating conjure thee. And being armed with power from the Supreme Majesty, I do strongly command thee, by Him Who spake and it was done, and unto whom all creatures be obedient. Also I, being made after the image of God, endued with power from God and created according unto His will, do exorcise thee by that most mighty and powerful name of God, El, strong and wonderful; O thou Spirit Valefor! And I command thee and Him who spake the Word and His Fiat was accomplished, and by all the names of God. Also by the names Adonai, El, Elohim, Elohi, Ehieh, Asher Ehieh, Zabaoth, Elion, Iah, Tetragrammaton, Shaddai, Lord God Most High, I do exorcise thee and do powerfully command thee, O thou Spirit Valefor, that thou dost forthwith appear unto me here before this Circle in a fair human shape, without any deformity or tortuosity. And by this ineffable name, Tetragrammaton Iehovah, do I command thee, at the which being heard the elements are overthrown, the air is shaken, the sea runneth back, the fire is quenched, the earth trembleth, and all the hosts of the celestials, terrestrials, and infernals do tremble together, and are troubled and confounded. Wherefore come thou, O Spirit Valefor, forthwith, and without delay, from any or all parts of the world wherever thou mayest be, and make rational answers unto all things that I shall demand of thee. Come thou peaceably, visibly, and affably, now, and without delay, manifesting that which I shall desire. For thou art conjured by the name of the Living and True God, Helioren, wherefore fulfil thou my commands, and persist thou therein unto the end, and according unto mine interest, visibly and affably speaking unto me with a voice clear and intelligible without any ambiguity." Appearance and Binding
Valefor may appear as a lion with a man's head or a grotesque figure.
If he does not appear after the third recitation, repeat a stronger constraint (e.g., invoking divine names like "Primeumaton, Anexhexeton, Tetragrammaton"). Once visible in the triangle, bind him with
"O thou Spirit Valefor, because thou hast not obeyed nor regarded my commands, I do recurese thee to the depths of the Bottomless Pit, there to remain until the Day of Doom." Communication
Ask your questions clearly (e.g., for a familiar spirit or knowledge). He will answer truthfully if properly bound.
Do not step out of the circle or show fear. Dismissal Thank him and license to depart
"O thou Spirit Valefor, I thank thee for thy obedience. I license thee to depart unto thy proper place, without harm to man or beast. Go in peace, by the power of Adonai and Tetragrammaton."
Extinguish incense and erase the circle counterclockwise. Warnings from the Text Deceptive Nature
Valefor is "a good familiar but will carry away a great deal of money out of the house," implying deception. Risks
Mishandling can lead to obsession, theft, or madness—the grimoire stresses purity and divine protection.
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 Valefor. 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 Valefor 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 Valefor 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
Valefor's danger is intimacy with corruption. Theft becomes proof of loyalty, and ruin arrives through habits that first appeared useful.
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 Valefor 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 Valefor 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
Valefor's danger is intimacy with corruption. Theft becomes proof of loyalty, and ruin arrives through habits that first appeared useful.
Do not leave the altar active indefinitely. Do not continue chanting after dismissal. Do not add a second petition during closure.