free ebooks ==> www.ebook777.com Jeqon 181 to bind demons This demon’s personal adversary is the angel Iblis, not to be confused with the demonic king of the SHAITANS, IBLIS Sources: Hyatt, Book of Demons, 54; Keightley, Fairy Mythology, 18, 25; Lieber, Encyclopædia Americana, Vol 5, 412 Jann Variations: Jan There are two classes of DJINN in Islamic mythology The first and higher class is divided into five genera: the Afreet, GHILAN, Jann, MARID, and the Sheitan Born the children of IBLIS, the jann (“spirit”) are the weakest of their genus A type of FAMILIAR spirit, these demons steal animals from farmers The author of One Thousand and One Arabian Nights, Sir Richard F Burton, considered the word jann to be the plural form of the word GENIE Sources: Borges, Book of Imaginary Beings, 133–4; Eberhart, Mysterious Creatures, 136; Mercatante, Good and Evil, 69 Jaracas Variations: Jaracaca In Brazil there is a vampiric demon known as a jaracas It assumes the form of a snake when it is time to feed, slithers up to a mother while she is asleep, and attaches itself to her breast, draining her breast milk During the attack, the jaracas slips the end of its tail into the baby’s mouth to prevent it from crying and waking its mother When it attacks a sleeping man, it will bite him in his upper arm, taking a survivable amount of blood Victims will eventually begin to grow weaker as the attacks continue and will never be able to fully recover until the jaracas has moved on to other prey Mothers will discover that their milk has dried up A jaracas can only be driven off if one hopes to save its victims, as it cannot be destroyed Catholic prayers to the saints are said to work, as will the blessing of a Catholic priest There are also several ancient and traditional incantations, spells, and talismans that can be purchased or made to ward it off Sources: Masters, Natural History of the Vampire, 51; Volta, The Vampire, 85 Jato Variations: Jakada, Janzari, Janziri From the demonology of the Hausa people of West Africa comes a demon who lives in gutters and sewers known as Jato His name in the Hausa language means “a vegetable poison used by smearing on arrows.” This demon causes venereal disease that leads to insanity and makes men eat dung He is the patron to the masubori (“madmen”) A specific dance must be performed accompanied by a specific animal sacrifice in order to banish Jato Sources: Knappert, African Mythology, 107; Oesterreich, Possession, 258, 260; Robinson, Dictionary of the Hausa Language, Vol 1, 148; Tremearne, Ban of the Bori, 141, 294 Jazer In Apollonius of Tyana’s Nuctemeron (Night Illuminated by Day) Jazer is the demon who compels one to love He is most powerful during the seventh hour Sources: Kelly, Who in Hell, 125; Lévi, Transcendental Magic, 392 Jazeriel Variations: Jareriel Jazeriel is one of the twenty-eight demonic rulers of the lunar mansions from Enochian lore; he has dominion over the mansion Alhalre (“Wings of Virgo”) He is summoned for his willingness to help prisoners to gain their freedom His zodiacal sign is Virgo (see ENOCHIAN RULERS OF THE LUNAR MANSIONS) Sources: Moura, Mansions of the Moon for the Green Witch, 43; Scheible, Sixth and Seventh Books of Moses, 75; Webster, Encyclopedia of Angels, 100, 124 Jealousy From Babylonian, Jewish, and Solominic lore comes the demonic goddess Jealousy, the fourth of the SEVEN HEAVENLY BODIES, one of the thirty-three (or thirty-six, sources vary) elements of the cosmic ruler of the darkness In the Testament of Solomon she was named as one of the seventy-two SPIRITS OF SOLOMON; she was made to dig the foundation of the temple Described as being a female spirit, fair in appearance, she is bound and woven together with other female spirits as part of the Seven Heavenly Bodies, which are represented as a cluster of stars in the heavens They travel about sometimes living in Lydia, or Olympus, or on a great mountain Working in tandem with the demon STRIFE, they cause husbands to leave their wives, cause men to forget their moderation and sobriety, create rifts between brothers and sisters, divide groups of men into different factions, and separate children from their parents Jealousy’s personal adversary is the angel Balthial Sources: Ashe, Qabalah, 26; Conybeare, Jewish Quarterly Review, Vol 11, 24 –6 Jeqon Variations: Yekun (“Rebel”), YEQON, Yikon