At home, this is often the war table, but not always.
Today, we sit together.
One of us isn’t a demon. One is a well-known demon. And the other one will be known soon enough.
Guess who’s who.
When we’re not busy plotting war, arguing over strategy, or redesigning reality, we occasionally sit down in peace with some drinks. Like today.
The tablet in my hands, I quickly blow dried hair, oh well they get a bit wavy, cozy sweater. There are still countless grimoire entries waiting to be documented, portraits to design, notes to organize, and house decorating requests to sort through.
Some of the girls have long ago requested to have their faces turned into stickers for our bathroom as a source of morning motivation. Other units have asked for a ceiling cluster where they can all be displayed together as they arrive. Just everyone has opinions on interior design.
Oravik, Ariel, and Leon, a few of the latest arrivals are already making decisions about their new home and of course like to appear on our blog. I sit down, welcome them, and start on whatever they need: another portrait, another profile, another note. And yes, they have plenty to say.
The header image with them alone took me two days to finish... The post was delayed, much. I really poured my heart into it, trying to capture everyone the way they feel when they show up around the table rather than simply how they look. Considering the amount of opinions involved, I consider that a victory.
At the moment, as we see here, Oravik appears to have taken it upon himself to explain something important to the room, complete with hand gestures and the confidence of someone who has already decided he’s right. Ariel is listening with the expression of someone carefully evaluating whether he’s brilliant or simply enjoying the sound of his own voice. Leon, meanwhile, has settled into the role of silent observer, watching the entire exchange unfold while contributing absolutely nothing except the occasional look that suggests he’s keeping score.
Between the three of them, I suspect at least two separate conversations are happening at once.
“Little flame.”
I glance up.
He is sitting far too close to be entirely innocent about it.
“Are you distracted by my green eyes?”
I stare into them.
He’s beautiful.
Unfortunately, he knows it.
I smirk.
“If I am distracted, what are you going to do about it?”
His grin widens.
Meanwhile, Oravik is still explaining something, Ariel is still judging it, Leon is still silently collecting evidence, and my list of unfinished projects has somehow become longer instead of shorter.
I hear chatter, footsteps nearby.
More on the way. More ideas. More requests.
I lean towards him as his fingers slip through my hair.
He really is distracting.
I swallow a laugh, but blush anyway.
The fact is, I know someone will soon pull up a chair, announce another decorating suggestion, and somehow convince me to write it down.
And that's alright.
We still have plenty of drinks on the table, and when those run out, we'll simply get more.
Little by little, this place becomes more theirs, ours, and I am their guardian.
The she-wolf hybrid on the left is Marchosias, and the winged black dog is Glasya Labolas.
Yes I have a Hell Lore as well as the Bibleverse with Judas and the apostles. And also yes, I'm unwell about monsters and hybrids and because of this I will jump on the opportunity if demonology book say they have animals/monsters form.
hello!! could you share any information or experiences you have with Glasya-Labolas? thank you!!
Hi there! I’d be more than happy to share info and personal experiences on Count/President Glasya-Labolas. ^.^
I’m actually currently working on a digital zine that compiles extensive grimoire lore on the Goetian daemons (which I plan to publish on my Ko-fi and make available to everyone free of charge), so I’d be more than happy to copy and paste Glasya-Labolas’s entry from my zine draft here and share it with you. :) Here’s his entry from my zine draft:
The twenty-fifth Daemon is called Glasya-Labolas, also known as Caacrinolaas, Caassimolar, Glasya Labolas, Gloolas, Ozia, Carmola, Glosialobolas, Glassialabolas, Classyalabolas, Glasyalabolas, and Glolas. He is ranked as an Earl/Count and President of Hell, but is also ranked as a King and Prince in other grimoires.
He appears in the form of a dog with the wings of a gryphon, but when taking human shape, he appears as an old man riding upon an elephant.
He is the author of bloodshed and manslaughter, and teaches all arts and sciences, including the liberal arts. He can tell one of all regarding the past, present, and to come. He grants the understanding of birds, as well as the trapping of thieves and murderers, and can render one invisible. He also enkindles love between people, and can procure the love and favour of friends and enemies, as well as provide insight into their affairs. He speaks the truth on all things, and can carry one swiftly from one place to another.
I've also included his grimoire entries, which I will list below with links to their sources.
Side Note: Some of these sources are in PDF form, so they may automatically be downloaded to your device upon opening the link.
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🦴 ~ Grimoire Entries ~ 🦴
From Crowley’s Goetia: “The Twenty-fifth Spirit is Glasya-Labolas. He is a Mighty President and Earl, and showeth himself in the form of a Dog with Wings like a Gryphon. He teacheth all Arts and Sciences in an instant, and is an Author of Bloodshed and Manslaughter. He teacheth all things Past, and to Come. If desired he causeth the love both of Friends and of Foes. He can make a Man to go Invisible. And he hath under his command 36 Legions of Spirits.” --- ✩Source✩
From The Lemegeton: “The 25th spirit is called Glasya Labolas, he is a Mighty President & showeth himself in the form of a dog with wings like a griffin; he teacheth all arts in an Instant, and is an author of Bloodshed & Manslaughter, he telleth all Things past & to come, if desired, & causeth love of friends and foes; he can make a Man go Invisible, & he hath under his rule 36 Legions of spirits.” --- ✩Source✩
From The Pseudomonarchia Daemonum: “Glasya Labolas, alias Caacrinolaas, or Caassimolar, is a great President, who cometh forth like a dog, and hath wings like a griffon, he giveth the knowledge of arts, and is the captain of all manslaughters: he understandeth things present and to come, he gaineth the minds and love of friends and foes, he maketh a man go invisible, and hath the rule of thirty-six legions.” --- ✩Source✩
From The Liber Officiorum Spirituum [Entry 1]: “Gloolas a great King or Prince, he appeareth like to a dog having wings, & he is the chief leaders of murderers, & knoweth things past present & to come, & he giveth knowledge of friends & of enemies, & maketh a man to go invisible, & so long as the caller or master will, & hath under him 20 legions.” --- ✩Source✩
From The Liber Officiorum Spirituum [Entry 2]: “The 1st is called Ozia, he can teach all manner of arts or sciences, invisibility & give favour of enemies, he can carry one from one place to another & that upon a sudden he appeareth like an old man riding an elephant.” --- ✩Source✩
From The Livre Des Esperitz: “Carmola is a great Prince who gives understanding of birds and of trapping thieves and murderers when one commands him. He makes people invisible and speaks truth of that which one asks; and has 26 legions.” --- ✩Source✩
From The Grand Grimoire: “Naberus [Nebiros], Field Marshal, or Inspector General, has the power to do evil to whomever he pleases and enables one to find the Hand of Glory and teaches the qualities of minerals, vegetables and of all of the animals, pure and impure, possesses the art of foretelling the future, being one of the best Necromancers of all of the Infernal Spirits. He can go anywhere and inspects all of the Infernal Militias and has beneath him Ayperos, Naberus [Naberius] and Glosialobolas, etc.” --- ✩Source✩
From The Dictionnaire Infernal: “Caacrinolaas, also named Caassimolar and Glasya-Labolas, high President of Hell. He presents himself in the form of a dog, and he ambles like one, with the wings of a griffin. He gives knowledge of the liberal arts, and by a bizarre contrast, he inspires murder. One says that he predicts the future very well. This demon can make a man invisible and commands thirty-six legions. The Great Grimoire calls him Classyalabolas, and makes only of him a kind of sergeant who was sometimes mounted on Nebiros or Naberus.” --- ✩Source✩
From The Book Of Ceremonial Magic: “GLASYALABOLAS, a mighty President, who comes in the form of a dog, but winged like a griffin, He teaches all arts and sciences instantaneously, incites to bloodshed, is the leader of all homicides, discerns past and future, and makes men invisible.” --- ✩Source✩
From The Offices Of Spirits [Excerpt]: “Glolas is a mighty Prince & will appear in [the] likeness of a dog having wings, & a chief leader of murderers and know the things past & things to come, and giveth knowledge of friends & enemies and make a man to go invisible & hath 20 legions of spirits.” --- ✩Source✩
Stellas Daemonum is also pretty good at compiling information on the goetian daemons, though I'd advise to read it critically as with all occult literature. Here is a link to the PDF.
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🦴 ~ Personal Experience ~ 🦴
In terms of personal experience, I honestly haven’t worked with Count/President Glasya-Labolas in quite a long time, though I still have a little bit of experience with him, which I’d be happy to share. (He also recently visited me while I was writing this post and helped me out a little with writing it lmao.)
My first encounter with Glasya-Labolas was a couple years ago from now, I think. I felt drawn to him at the time, and took this as a sign that he may have been reaching out to me (though I don’t know for sure). So I gave him a couple of offerings and wrote a devotional prayer to him. I would also practice sigil divination with his sigil to learn more about him and connect with his energies. Here’s some basic information pertaining to both research/analysis and personal gnosis that I have on Glasya-Labolas:
☆. Personality & Energy Signature .☆
☠️ Glasya-Labolas isn’t exactly the most gentle daemon I’ve met. His energies can be a little overwhelming and quite intense; I’ve found his energies to be quite chaotic and tempestuous at times. He is assertive, strong-willed, protective, and can also be quite blunt and maybe a little harsh sometimes, but he means well at the end of the day and wants what's best for you. He also has a sarcastic sense of humour lol.
☆. Areas Of Influence .☆
🗡 Given he is said to be an “author of bloodshed and manslaughter” and can “trap thieves and murderers”, it wouldn’t be too far-fetched to suggest he specialises in causing/easing conflict, bringing about endings and resolutions, and avenging those who have been wronged by others. He could also be of assistance when it comes to baneful magic, curse work, and revenge spells, or spells involving justice, vengeance, discord, courage, strength, and protection.
🖤 He can teach and assist one in divination, as he is said to “know the past, present, and to come”. He is also a daemon of social intercourse, being that he can “grant the love and favour of friends and foes”, as well as inspire love between people, and can be worked with to help you with interpersonal matters and relationships.
☁️ He is associated with travel and transportation too, and can ensure safety and efficacy in travel. He is also a daemon of knowledge, learning, and study, as he teaches the seven liberal arts, like many other daemons of the Goetia. He can also “make one go invisible” and conceal one’s doings, keeping things private and helping one to go unseen.
☆. Correspondences .☆
☀️ In terms of planetary associations, I consider him to be associated with the planets Mars (strength, courage, war, action, conflict, aggression, passion, sexuality) and Mercury (learning, communication, social intercourse, the mind, intellect, travel, intelligence).
🔥 In terms of elemental correspondences, I consider him to be associated with both fire (authority, destruction, protection, courage, strength, power, love, passion, sexuality) and air (knowledge, thought, intuition, intelligence, communication).
🌿 As for herbs/plants, I honestly haven't further explored this; But based off some quick research, he could probably be associated with yarrow, borage, black pepper, chilli, garlic, lilac, and black nightshade? But again, I haven't explored this in depth so I'm not too sure. Make of this what you will lol.
🎨 I associate Glasya-Labolas with the colours; rose red, blood red, fiery orange, deep magenta, wine red, rich black, electric blue, electric violet, and cloud grey.
Side Note: I haven't included any gemstone/crystal correspondences as it is quite difficult to obtain gemstones ethically, and I also don't really use crystals/gemstones in my personal practice.
Here are some other correspondences: ↓
🧭 Direction --- North (as per the Liber Officiorum Spirituum a.k.a. the Book Of Oberon)
🐺 Animals --- vultures, coyotes, hawks, falcons, dogs, elephants, owls, gryphons
🌅 Season --- Summer
🕰 Time --- Noon to dusk
💎 Metal --- Mars, Mercury/Quicksilver
🗓 Day --- Tuesday, Wednesday
✨ Incense --- Dragon's blood, cedar-wood, basil, sandal-rose
Also this is just my personal gnosis, but I believe that many daemons originate from the bastardisation and vilification of deities, spirits, and entities of other religions. I believe that if a deity/spirit is demonised enough, it can sometimes lead to that entity being "fractured", which in turn leads to that demonised "piece" of the entity breaking away and gaining complete autonomy seperate from their fountainhead. I speculate this may have been what happened with Glasya-Labolas.
From the research I've done, I have seen a lot of parallels between Glasya-Labolas and the god Ares/Mars. Their shared associations with bloodlust, war, battlelust, and civil order suggests they may be linked in some way. Additionally, Glasya-Labolas appeared as a winged dog most of the time and is sometimes associated with birds as per his Livre Des Esperitz grimoire entry; Ares is said to be associated with dogs and birds. But this is all just my unverified personal gnosis lol.
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🦴 ~ Offering Ideas ~ 🦴
Sword/dagger imagery
Feathers (make sure they comply with your local laws and are ethically sourced)
Figurines/plushies of dogs and birds
Animal bones (make sure they are ethically sourced)
Spicy foods
Blades and other sharp objects
Herbal tea such as ginger tea
Alcohol such as whiskey
Matches
Rose petals
Lighters
Study or learn about something that interests you
Advocate for human rights and animal rights
Practice self-confidence and self-love
Show love and appreciation to those important/close to you
Travel / go on adventures
I think that's pretty much all the information I could possibly gather on Count/President Glasya-Labolas lol. I apologise for taking so long to write this btw! ;v; If you have any other questions, feel free to DM me. :) I do hope you find this post helpful, and I wish you all the best on your spiritual path. 🖤
Καθώς οι νύχτες μεγαλώνουν και το πέπλο ανάμεσα στους κόσμους λεπταίνει, οι Order of the Ebon Hand παρουσιάζουν το νέο τους single, “Glasya Labolas”, μια έντονη black metal σύνθεση που θα κυκλοφορήσει στις 15 Νοεμβρίου.
Καθώς οι νύχτες μεγαλώνουν και το πέπλο ανάμεσα στους κόσμους λεπταίνει, οι Order of the Ebon Hand παρουσιάζουν το νέο τους single, "Glasya
Until I can reliably answer asks again (will still be some time) I will publish posts like the following to work out some thoughts (provocative or stupid) on various SMT topics that catch my interest. Plus, i need to get my writing skills back into shape.
One such stupid thought when Doi's new Glasya-Labolas was revealed was, "Glasya-Labolas is supposed to have the wings of a griffin and SMT already has Gryphon designs: the standalone dude from SMT1 and the one Murmur rides from Soul Hackers; for internal consistency, shouldn't that mean the new Glasya-Labolas should have wings like these pre-existing forms?This is not a good line of thought for various reasons, including:
a griffin is already a hybrid creature, its own wings are just an eagle's wings.
G-L's probably art deco wings are an inspired choice.
Said wings complement the focus of the design: the mask.
The mask captures the essence of the Dictionnaire print's expression in a novel form.
As Doi himself comments: "Glasya-Labolas is said to be a dog-shaped demon with griffon-like wings. He is also depicted as a dog with a unique face in the illustration for Hell's Dictionary. If I designed it normally, it would end up with an evil character similar to the griffon shown in this illustration, so I felt that although it was faithful to the original, it would lack interest. Therefore, we decided to incorporate our own interpretation into the appearance of this work in order to give it some originality." and "Next, regarding the face that was featured in the Hell's Dictionary illustration that I mentioned earlier, I thought about how I could create an interesting design that would take advantage of this unique facial feature.
Many of the demons that appear in Goetia have two sides, and this is true for Glasya-Labolas.It has one side that threatens to kill humans, and another side that is like a teacher who imparts learning. Therefore, in order to express these, I made the face a mask, and by turning it upside down, I was able to express both the eerie face of a devil and the gentle face of a teacher."
So despite my initial negative reaction to the design, it's since won me over and is definitely Doi's best Goetia demon yet. And lastly, "dog with wings" has already been done in smt:
...Even if Marchosias probably has little chance of returning anytime soon. And Even if he did, Glasya-Labolas is quite distinct from him.
