The Olympic Spirits

The Olympic Spirits are planetary spirits that can be summoned for their special attributes. They are spirits which, under God, preside over the natural world. There are seven chief spirits, each corresponding to a planet (or planetary sphere), and having under them a certain number of provinces being 196 in number.

The Olympic spirits have planetary rule over a certain number of years. The Olympic spirits rule for 490 years each. According the book, Bethor ruled from 60bc to 430ad, Phaleg ruled until 920ad, then Och until 1410, Haggith ruled until 1900. Therefore, the current ruler is Ophiel.


The powers of the spirits are as follows:

Aratron is the spirit of Saturn. He can apparently turn anything into stone, turn treasure into coal and coal into treasure, give powerful familiars, teach alchemy and magic, reconciles the spirits of the Earth, make one invisible, make the barren fruitful and prolong life.

Bethor is the spirit of Jupiter. He can make one important, find treasure, reconcile the spirits of Air which can transport precious stones and make medicine work miraculously, he also gives familiars of the firmament.

Phaleg is the spirit of Mars, which is described as The Prince of Peace. He is attributed to giving honour in affairs of war.

Och is the spirit of the Sun. He can give 600 years of perfect health, bestow wisdom, give excellent familiars, teach medicine, turn things into gold and make a purse "spring with gold".

Hagith is the spirit of Venus. He makes people fair and beautiful, turns copped into gold and gold into copper, and also gives familiar spirits.

Ophiel is the spirit of Mercury. He gives familiar spirits, teaches all arts and enables the conversion of Quicksilver into the Philosopher's Stone.

Phul is the spirit of the Moon. He gives familiars of the water and makes men live for 300 years.

The above claims of the spirits powers may seem a little far fetched to many, but the book of the Arbatel states that the miracles which the spirits are able to bestow will only happen if the magician believes that they can - if he has faith in "God" and the "spirits". Some may like to see the powers of the spirits as metaphorical.