Barbatos

What Barbatos does

• Gives understanding of the voices of animals; tells past and future; conciliates friends and rulers; leads to treasures hidden by enchantment.

The original text

The Eighth Spirit is Barbatos. He is a Great Duke, and appeareth when the Sun is in Sagittary, with four noble Kings and their companies of great troops. He giveth understanding of the singing of Birds, and of the Voices of other creatures, such as the barking of Dogs. He breaketh the Hidden Treasures open that have been laid by the Enchantments of Magicians. He is of the Order of Virtues, of which some part he retaineth still; and he knoweth all things Past, and to come, and conciliateth Friends and those that be in Power. He ruleth over 30 Legions of Spirits. His Seal of Obedience is this, the which wear before thee as aforesaid.

The Goetia, Mathers & Crowley (1904), entry 8, as reprinted by de Laurence (1916). Public domain.