Belanger - The dictionary of demons: names of the damned

Michelle Belanger is an occult expert and scholar active in the paranormal community. The author of a number of popular books, she is most widely known for her work on vampirism. She appears regularly on A&Es Paranormal State. On that program, she works in the capacity of both an occult specialist and a psychic/medium.

In addition to her work on Paranormal State, Michelle has also appeared as an expert on a number of documentaries that have aired on U.S. television networks from HBO to the History Channel to Fox News, as well as on networks in Britain, France, and Norway. Her work is sourced in numerous books and has been presented at colleges around the United States and Canada.

Michelle is a prolific individual involved in a number of areas of creative expression. Her nonfiction books include The Psychic Vampire Codex, Vampires in Their Own Words, Walking the Twilight Path, Haunting Experiences, and The Ghost Hunters Survival Guide. She is also featured as the singer and lyricist on the Nox Arcana album Blood of Angels.

Over the years, Michelle has worked as a bridge between the vampire community and the rest of the modern magickal subculture. Her books on magick and energy work have helped many modern practitioners gain a better understanding of the vampire as a magickal identity.

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The Dictionary of Demons: Names of the Damned 2010 by Michelle Belanger.

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First e-book edition 2010

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Dor, Gustav.

Guazzo, Francesco Maria. Compendium Maleficarum. Montague Summers edition. New York: Dover Publications, 1988.

Huber, Richard. Treasury of Fantastic and Mythological Creatures. New York: Dover Publications, 1981.

Lehner, Ernst, and Johanna Lehner. Picture Book of Devils, Demons and Witchcraft. New York: Dover Publications, 1971.

Scot, Reginald. The Discoverie of Witchcraft. New York: Dover Publications, 1972.

Spence, Lewis. An Encyclopaedia of Occultism. New York: Dover Publications, 2003.

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There are several people who helped me at various stages in the creation of this book. Some lent their expertise and insight. Others lent their artistic talents. Others simply lent their faith and support. All of them contributed things of value that I feel helped to improve upon the quality of this work. I cannot rate or rank their worth, and so in the spirit of this dictionary, I present them in alphabetical order: Father Bob Bailey, Christine Filipak, Clifford Hartleigh Low, Merticus, Dar Morazzini, Mykel OHara, and Joseph Vargo. I extend my warm and heartfelt thanks to each and every one of you. Your talents have been an immense help.

I must also extend a very special thanks to artist and traditional scribe, Jackie Williams. Jackie was kind enough to design a demonic alphabet expressly for this dictionary. She also helped me through the long and sometimes arduous process of writing this book, assisting with scans, explaining the vagaries of medieval scribes, andmost importantlyreminding me to take a break and eat once in a while. Thanks also go out to the good people at Dover Publications who have generously allowed me to reproduce images from several of their books. And finally, I want to extend my gratitude to Joseph H. Peterson of EsotericArchives.com for both his dedicated scholarship and his generosity in making that scholarship freely available to all.

This book had its genesis in a conversation with Father Bob Bailey. Some of you might recognize Father Bob from his appearances on the A&E television series Paranormal State . Father Bob and I were on a case together, and we had a little time to chat over tea. Wed never really had a chance to get to know one another, and this seemed as good a time as any.

For some of my fans, the idea of me hanging out in a hotel lobby with a Catholic priest might seem pretty strange. Father Bob and I come from very different worlds. Hes an ordained priest with a parish in Rhode Island. He is also the co-founder of a group of paranormal investigators called the Paranormal Warriors of Saint Michael. Im Pagan clergy, and I study everything from the occult to vampires. Im the founder of a magickal society called House Kheperu. You would think that we would mix like oil and water, yet our shared interest in the paranormal guarantees that we have at least some common ground.

Because of the limits placed upon me as a psychic for the show, we could not talk about anything connected with the case. So, instead, we opted to talk about our different experiences with ghosts and spirits. Because Father Bob is often consulted on the topic of exorcism, inevitably demons came up. Father Bob was lamenting that there were no good resources out there that listed the names of demons, as names are seen as important in the process of deliverance. Although Father Bob cannot do full exorcisms without the sanction of the Catholic Church, he does get called in to do house cleansings and to perform blessings on people who feel that they are being haunted by something much darker than a simple human ghost.