#22 · Earl & Prince
Ipos
The 22nd of the seventy-two, an earl and prince. Knows past and future. In the language of this path, Ipos is a shadow pole — worked only with its angel, Yeiayel.
| Rank | Earl & Prince |
| Number | 22 of the 72 |
| Legions | 36 |
| Direction | North (modern correspondence tables; varies by source) |
| Also called | Ipes · Ayperos · Aiperos · Ayporos |
| Angel (light pole) | Yeiayel — Shem #22 |
What the grimoires say
In the 1904 Goetia, Ipos is an Earl & Prince governing 36 legions. Knows past and future; makes men witty and bold.
An angel-like figure with a lion's head, goose's feet and a hare's tail. An Earl and mighty Prince over 36 legions.
“The Twenty-second Spirit is Ipos. He is an Earl, and a Mighty Prince, and appeareth in the form of an Angel with a Lion's Head, and a Goose's Foot, and Hare's Tail. He knoweth all things Past, Present, and to Come. He maketh men witty and bold. He governeth 36 Legions of Spirits. (Mathers/Crowley, Goetia, 1904 — public domain)”— Mathers & Crowley, The Goetia (1904), public domain
The shadow it carries
Stripped to the bone, Ipos's traditional office turns on confidence, wit and boldness — overcoming timidity and hesitation. 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 Yeiayel; met together, behind protection, Ipos 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 | 5 of Cups (Scorpio 0-10 deg); Rudd system gives 3 of Cups | modern / Golden Dawn decan; varies by system |
| Zodiac / decan | Scorpio 1st decan (0-10 deg), day demon; Rudd system places him in Cancer 5-10 deg | modern (Connolly / Golden Dawn); differs from Rudd |
| Planet | Jupiter (Prince rank) / Mars (Scorpio decan ruler) | modern correspondence table; varies |
| Day | Thursday (Jupiter) or Tuesday (Mars) | modern correspondence table; varies |
| Element | Water | modern Demonolatry (Goetic Impressions) & Scorpio water sign; Golden Dawn decan table gives Earth |
| Metal | Tin (Jupiter) | modern correspondence table |
| Candle colour | Blue (Jupiter) or Red (Mars) | modern correspondence table; varies |
| Incense | Cedar (Jupiter) or Dragon's Blood (Mars) | modern correspondence table; varies |
| Animal | Lion (head), goose (feet), hare (tail) | traditional / grimoire appearance |
| Date-window | Oct 23-Nov 1 (Connolly) / Jul 8-12 (Runyon) | modern demon-calendar; varies by source |
Its modern Enn — a chant from the Demonolatry current, not found in any grimoire:
“Desa an Ipos Ayer" — MODERN”
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 blue candle, a thursday, 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 Ipos with foresight and reading how situations will unfold, quick thinking and courage under pressure. 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 and Louis Le Breton’s Dictionnaire Infernal engraving (1863). 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.
“Courage is only fear that has been introduced to a plan.”