#15 · Duke
Eligos
The 15th of the seventy-two, a duke. Discovers hidden things. In the language of this path, Eligos is a shadow pole — worked only with its angel, Hariel.
| Rank | Duke |
| Number | 15 of the 72 |
| Legions | 60 |
| Direction | East |
| Also called | Eligor · Abigor (often associated) |
| Angel (light pole) | Hariel — Shem #15 |
What the grimoires say
In the 1904 Goetia, Eligos is a Duke governing 60 legions. Discovers hidden things; knows the outcome of wars.
The 1904 Goetia shows him as a handsome knight bearing a lance, an ensign (banner), and a serpent. A Great Duke concerned with war, strategy and foresight.
“The Fifteenth Spirit in Order is Eligos, a Great Duke, and appeareth in the form of a goodly Knight, carrying a Lance, an Ensign, and a Serpent. He discovereth hidden things, and knoweth things to come; and of Wars, and how the Soldiers will or shall meet. He causeth the Love of Lords and Great Persons. He governeth 60 Legions of Spirits.”— Mathers & Crowley, The Goetia (1904), public domain
The shadow it carries
Stripped to the bone, Eligos's traditional office turns on strategy, foresight and seeing how a conflict will unfold. Read plainly, that is a real human force; in the language of this path its raw, unowned form is a shadow pole. Its shadow is what that force does when it runs you from the dark; its gold is the same force — seen, owned, governed.
You never reach for it alone. Its light pole is the angel Hariel; met together, behind protection, Eligos becomes a disowned part of yourself approached while the light is already in the room.
Correspondences
A word of honesty first: almost none of the table below is from the old grimoires. The rank, legions, direction and office are traditional; the planet, day, colour, tarot, incense and the Enn are modern attributions (mostly 20th–21st-century Demonolatry and correspondence compilations), and the sources openly disagree. Use them as a working frame, not as law.
| Correspondence | Value | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|
| Tarot | Seven of Wands | Golden Dawn decan system (modern) |
| Zodiac / Decan | Leo 20-30 degrees | Golden Dawn decan system (modern) |
| Planet | Mars / Venus (sources differ) | varies by source (modern) |
| Element | Air (Golden Dawn); Fire per Agrippa | varies by source |
| Metal | Copper | modern (planetary metal) |
| Candle colour | Green | modern Demonolatry |
| Incense | Sandalwood | modern Demonolatry |
| Date-window | August 12 - 22 | modern Demonolatry (Connolly) |
Its modern Enn — a chant from the Demonolatry current, not found in any grimoire:
“Jedan on ca Eligos inan”
Making a connection
Gathered from what practitioners report, put plainly — a starting point, not a rule:
- Sit with the seal above as the first meeting-place: trace it, hold it in the mind’s eye, and let impressions arrive without grabbing at them.
- Set a gentle frame. Keep it simple — a green candle, a little incense, a moment of quiet. If you work the Demonolatry current, chant the Enn softly — more like settling than commanding.
- Bring the real theme. Practitioners associate Eligos with discovering hidden things and concealed information, winning the favour of authority and influential people. Name what you actually want, and ask — don’t demand.
- Journal before and after, and treat everything as your own experience, not fixed doctrine.
Rank, legions, direction and office are from the public-domain grimoires (Weyer 1577; Mathers & Crowley, The Goetia, 1904). Images are public domain: the 1904 seal. The Enn and the planet/day/colour/tarot correspondences are modern attributions (Demonolatry and compilations), flagged as such; sources disagree, and no copyrighted description or artwork is reproduced. Angel pairing per the Rudd tradition. Take the technique, never the tribe.
“Know the ending before you begin, and half the war is already won.”