How to Summon Beelzebub: Sigil, Enn, Powers & Ritual

Beelzebub is one of the oldest and most heavily layered names in demonology. Long before modern occultists began speaking of him as a demonic king, the name had already moved through several religious worlds: Baal-Zebub of Ekron in the Hebrew Bible, Beelzebul as the “prince of demons” in the New Testament, and Beelzeboul as a ruler with kingship over demons in the Testament of Solomon.

That history matters because Beelzebub is often flattened into one of two caricatures. He becomes either “the Lord of the Flies,” treated as little more than a symbol of filth, or he becomes a vague stand-in for Satan. I do not work with him in either of those ways.

In practice, I approach Beelzebub as a spirit of infernal authority, command, corruption exposed and power over lesser chaotic forces. His current is regal, but not polished. It has the feeling of sovereignty exercised over things other spirits would rather avoid: decay, infestation, frenzy, disorder and the hierarchy that forms when raw appetite is forced under a single will.

Who Is Beelzebub?

The oldest biblical form is Baal-Zebub, the god of Ekron consulted by King Ahaziah in 2 Kings 1. The familiar translation “Lord of the Flies” comes from the Hebrew form of the name, but the etymology is not as simple as many occult websites make it sound. Scholars have long noted that the name may preserve, parody or distort an older title related to Baal-Zebul, something closer to “Prince Baal” or “Lord of the dwelling.”

That distinction matters. “Lord of the Flies” may be ancient polemic rather than the original divine title. The fly imagery became inseparable from Beelzebub later, but I would not build an entire magical theology on the assumption that a Philistine cult literally worshipped a fly demon.

In the New Testament, Beelzebul is called the prince or ruler of demons. In Matthew 12, Jesus is accused of casting out demons through the power of Beelzebul. The passage is hostile toward the figure, obviously, but it preserves an important idea: Beelzebub had become associated with authority over other spirits.

The Testament of Solomon pushes this even further. Beelzeboul is described as having kingship over demons. That does not make the text a neutral handbook for modern demonolatry, but it gives us a very old literary basis for the command-and-hierarchy current that still surrounds Beelzebub today.

Beelzebub, Beelzebul and Baal

These names are related, but they should not be collapsed carelessly.

Baal is a title meaning “lord” and was used for more than one Northwest Semitic deity. Baal-Zebub is the specific divine name or polemical form attached to Ekron in 2 Kings. Beelzebul is the New Testament form associated with the prince of demons. Beelzebub is the later form most familiar in demonology and occult practice.

This is also why I do not equate Beelzebub with Bael, the first spirit of the Ars Goetia. They share linguistic ancestry in the word Baal, but the magical traditions surrounding them developed differently. Bael has a specific Goetic seal and offices. Beelzebub belongs to a broader and older demonological current.

Beelzebub’s Powers

Current	How I work with it
Authority over lesser spirits	Establishing command in chaotic spirit work, breaking through interference and imposing hierarchy on unruly currents
Expulsion and domination of hostile influences	Forceful clearing when the problem is not weakness but a competing presence or persistent magical interference
Corruption and decay	Exposing what is rotting beneath appearances, accelerating the collapse of structures that are already internally dead
Infernal kingship	Authority, command, refusal to be psychologically dominated and the ability to hold order under pressure
Swarm symbolism	Understanding collective pressure, contagion of ideas, crowd behavior and how many small forces can become overwhelming when allowed to multiply

Why Work With Beelzebub?

I do not call Beelzebub for small matters. His current is too hierarchical and too corrosive for trivial petitioning.

I approach him when the problem involves command: a magical environment that feels disordered, repeated interference, a situation in which many lesser pressures are acting at once, or a need to reclaim authority over something that has become psychologically or spiritually invasive.

He is also useful when corruption needs to be exposed rather than politely managed. Some structures should not be repaired. They should be allowed to reveal how rotten they already are. Beelzebub’s current can be severe in this respect because it does not romanticize decay.

There is also a personal application. A magician who cannot command himself will have difficulty commanding anything else. Beelzebub is powerful for confronting the parts of the psyche that behave like a swarm: compulsions, scattered appetites, impulses that multiply because no central will is strong enough to impose order.

Beelzebub and the Lord of the Flies

The fly is the image most people immediately associate with Beelzebub. I use that symbolism, but I use it deliberately.

A fly is attracted to decomposition. A swarm forms around what has begun to rot. Symbolically, this makes the fly an excellent messenger of hidden corruption. It tells you that something beneath the surface is already breaking down.

The swarm adds another layer. One fly is irritation. A thousand flies become an environment. That is how many real problems develop. Small weaknesses multiply until they become the atmosphere a person lives inside.

In ritual, I use the fly current to expose accumulation: too many minor compromises, too many small habits, too many low-level influences feeding on the same neglected weakness. Beelzebub rules the point where scattered corruption becomes organized enough to dominate.

Beelzebub’s Sigil

Beelzebub does not have a seal in the Ars Goetia because he is not one of its seventy-two spirits. Several symbols and seals circulate under his name in later occultism, so provenance matters.

I use one established seal consistently rather than treating every modern image online as equally authoritative. The point is not to win an argument over which symbol is “the one true sigil.” The point is to create a stable ritual link and keep using it until it carries the accumulated weight of repeated contact.

If you are working with the sigil shown here, treat it as a modern occult link rather than pretending it is a Solomonic seal transmitted in the Ars Goetia.

Beelzebub’s Enn

The modern enn commonly used for Beelzebub is:

Adey vocar avage Beelzebuth.

This does not come from 2 Kings, the New Testament or the Testament of Solomon. It belongs to modern demonolatry practice.

I still use it because an enn is useful as a rhythmic key. It narrows the mind onto one current and helps push the magician through the threshold where ordinary thought stops dominating the ritual.

Do not treat the enn like a password that forces Beelzebub to appear. Chant until the atmosphere changes, then stop. A king is not summoned so that the magician can spend the entire audience repeating his name.

Offerings to Beelzebub

The old sources do not give us one universal Beelzebub offering list, so I choose offerings that fit the operation rather than pretending a later correspondence chart is ancient law.

Dark wine works well for formal evocation. Frankincense, myrrh and storax create an appropriately dense atmosphere. Strong black coffee can be used when the work concerns alertness, will and command rather than devotional reverence.

I do not use rotting food, animal waste or unsanitary material merely because Beelzebub is associated with flies. Symbolism does not become more potent because the ritual space becomes disgusting. Corruption can be represented without turning the temple into a literal breeding ground.

Planetary Currents I Use With Beelzebub

I do not force Beelzebub under one permanent planet. The historical tradition around him is too layered for that kind of neat chart. I choose planetary support according to the work.

Objective	Supporting current	Why
Command and domination of chaos	Sun or Mars	Sovereignty, force and the central will imposing order
Breaking parasitic influence	Mars and Saturn	Severance, boundaries, consequence and refusal
Exposing corruption	Saturn	Decay, time and the revelation of what can no longer sustain itself
Influence over groups or collective behavior	Mercury	Communication, contagion of ideas and movement through networks

Attuning to Beelzebub

For a short attunement, place his seal before a black mirror and light one black candle behind it. Burn frankincense with a little storax. Keep the setup severe and simple.

Enter trance, look at the sigil and repeat:

Adey vocar avage Beelzebuth.

Continue until the room begins to feel more compressed and hierarchical, as if the ritual space has become sharply divided between what commands and what obeys. Then stop chanting.

Ask one question about authority: Where have I allowed lesser forces to rule what should be mine to command?

Stay silent. Do not immediately turn the attunement into a petition. Learn the current first.

How to Summon Beelzebub: The Black Standard Ritual

This ritual is built around the oldest recurring feature in Beelzebub’s demonological identity: authority over lesser spirits and forces. I use it when I need to impose order on a chaotic magical situation, break persistent interference, or recover command over a part of life that has become swarming and fragmented.

Prepare the Standard

Place a black cloth over the altar. At the back, set a black mirror. Put Beelzebub’s sigil directly in front of it.

Place one black candle to the left and one deep gold or dark red candle to the right. The black candle represents the swarm: scattered impulses, conflicting influences, corruption and disorder. The second candle represents the throne: the central will that commands them.

In the center place a small iron object. A nail, iron plate or ritual key works well. This becomes the standard of authority.

Take four short lengths of black cord and lay them loosely around the iron object. Each cord should represent one lesser influence you want brought under control: distraction, fear, intrusive magical interference, a recurring conflict or another clearly defined force.

Open the Chamber

Burn frankincense, myrrh and a small amount of storax. Trace the circle with the athame. I do not use the circle here as a panic barrier against the spirit. It marks the jurisdiction of the operation. Inside it, the magician is responsible for maintaining order.

Face the mirror and begin the enn slowly:

Adey vocar avage Beelzebuth.

Let the repetition deepen rather than accelerate. When the sigil begins to feel charged and the mirror loses its ordinary flatness, stop.

Raise the Black Standard

Take the iron object in your left hand and the athame in your right. Hold the iron over the sigil and speak:

Beelzebub, prince among spirits, king over the swarm, I call you into this chamber. Come by your name and by the authority carried through your current. Stand above what scatters. Stand above what corrupts. Stand above what multiplies in darkness because no higher command has yet been imposed.

Trace the sigil once in the air above the mirror.

Then raise the iron object and continue:

I ask not for confusion, but command. I ask not for infestation, but sovereignty over the forces that gather where weakness has been left unattended. Show me what rules beneath the surface, and teach me how to place it beneath a greater will.

Lower the iron to the altar and remain silent.

Name the Lesser Forces

Take the first black cord. Name the influence it represents. Do not speak vaguely. If the problem is distraction, say what repeatedly distracts you. If it is magical interference, describe how it appears. If it is social pressure, name the mechanism by which it keeps influencing the situation.

Pass the cord through the incense and lay it beneath the iron object.

Repeat this with the remaining cords. The action is simple but important: every lesser force is being moved physically beneath the standard of command.

Call the Swarm to Order

Place both hands on the altar and look into the mirror. Ask Beelzebub to reveal which of the named influences is actually feeding the others.

In complex problems there is usually a central weakness. Several symptoms swarm around one source. A person who thinks they have five different problems may discover that four of them are feeding on the same compromise.

Remain receptive until one cord, influence or image becomes dominant in your attention.

Take that cord and wind it once around the iron standard. Then say:

Beelzebub, place the root beneath command. Let what multiplied without rule now answer to a greater order. Let corruption reveal its source. Let confusion lose the shelter of multiplicity.

Break the Swarm

Light the gold or red candle if it is not already burning. This candle represents the throne.

Take the athame and point it at the black candle. State that the scattered force has no right to continue multiplying outside your command.

Then move the blade slowly from the black candle toward the iron standard and finally toward the second candle. The movement draws the symbolic field from chaos into command.

I ring a bell once at this point. The sound cuts through the atmosphere and marks the change of jurisdiction.

Give Beelzebub the Command

Now state what you want done. Keep it concrete.

If you want a hostile influence expelled, say so. If you want a chaotic magical situation brought under one clear hierarchy, name the outcome. If the operation is internal, state which part of your own behavior will no longer be allowed to govern you.

Then speak:

Beelzebub, by the authority I have called into this chamber, bring these lesser forces into order. Let what is useful become disciplined. Let what is parasitic be driven out. Let what is corrupt reveal itself before it spreads further. Let the throne remain above the swarm.

Offer and Close

Present the offering. Pour the wine or place the incense offering before the sigil.

Thank Beelzebub directly. Do not grovel. Gratitude and subservience are not the same thing.

Give him license to depart from the formal chamber while the command continues to operate.

Remove the loose cords from the altar. The one wrapped around the iron standard should remain there for several days. Keep the iron object in your ritual space as the physical anchor of the operation.

Extinguish the black candle first. Let the throne candle burn a little longer before extinguishing it.

Working With Beelzebub and Other Demons

Because Beelzebub is associated with command over demons in several old literary traditions, modern practitioners often use him as an intermediary or superior authority in larger infernal workings.

I do not treat that as a magical shortcut that automatically makes every demon obey. Spirit relationships are more complex than a corporate org chart. But Beelzebub’s current can stabilize a working where several infernal forces are involved and one dominant authority is needed to hold the operation together.

For operations involving raw authority, Belial can complement him. For more explicit spirit command and ceremonial hierarchy, Lucifer brings a different kind of sovereignty. I keep their roles distinct instead of pretending all “high-ranking demons” do the same thing.

Beelzebub vs. Satan and Lucifer

Christian literature has often blurred Beelzebub, Satan and the general idea of the chief devil. Occult practice does not require us to preserve that confusion.

I treat Beelzebub, Satan and Lucifer as distinct currents. They can overlap in themes of rebellion, infernal authority and opposition to imposed order, but their ritual characters are different.

Beelzebub’s current is more swarm-like, corrosive and hierarchical. Satan is more directly adversarial. Lucifer is more illuminating, initiatory and sovereign. That distinction becomes obvious enough after repeated work that I see no practical reason to collapse them into one being.

Signs of Contact With Beelzebub

People expect literal flies, and sometimes fly imagery does appear. But one insect entering the room is not proof of supernatural contact.

I pay more attention to repeated symbolic patterns: buzzing or swarming sensations in trance, imagery of black-gold crowns, sudden recognition of hidden corruption, or an unusually strong awareness of hierarchy and command.

The clearest sign is often not visual at all. It is the sudden ability to see which lesser force has been pretending to be larger than it really is.

Final Thoughts on Beelzebub

Beelzebub is one of the spirits whose reputation became so large that the name itself now carries centuries of fear, polemic and occult projection. That makes lazy treatment especially dangerous. He is not simply “the fly demon,” and he does not become more authentic because a ritual uses more filth, shock or medieval theatrics.

The current I recognize is one of kingship over the swarm. It reveals corruption, imposes order on lesser forces and tests whether the magician actually possesses the authority they claim to wield.

If you call him, call him for something worthy of that current.

If you want a Beelzebub working performed on your behalf, you can hire me to perform a custom ritual around authority, spiritual interference, infernal hierarchy or a specific situation that has become chaotic and difficult to control.