Everything Under the Moon

recently ive started to write up a book on demons, spirits and beings of mal-intent (working title) and although i have gathered some information on some of the more well known beings and some of the more common, i have hit a wall, so im asking for any information or recommended readin texts that can help me.

the beings dont have to be 'evil' (for lack of a better word) any info on any such entity will be greatly appreciated.

Also if anyone has any info on how to defeat or stop such beings that would also be greatly appretiated

Thanks

I hope to post my work sometime

Yeah - you should post your work - I'd be very interested to read it.
I'm presuming you're talking about the likes of poltergeists and such?
Are you only writing about mischeivious little sprites? Can they be good too?

im writng about anything from demons to spirit gaurdians, they can be good or bad. so far teh majority of what ive written about has concenred demons, there is some information on spirits and other beings like shapeshifters.

But any information, how ever little, on good or bad entities is welcomed

I strongly suggest you take a look at 'The Book Of Ceremonial Magic' by Arthur Waite if you're searching for detailed information on demons.
He describes most demons known at his time, back in the 1800's, and frankly, not much has changed in the field since then.

Also, there are several sigiliums for each demon and detailed descriptions and incantations, depending on the demon's name.

You can find The Book Of Ceremonial Magic for free on sacred-texts.com .


In The Faith.

I work with and speak to many spirit beings... And I have had a few "evil"
ones come to me. In my own expreience all I had to do was send them love and light, or laugh at them and they just went away. One came and tried to get me to work with him, instead of doing the "good" work that I do, and I laughed, and said "You've got to be kidding, I can't believe you would even show up here and ask that." and poof he was gone. Just that fast. I also have a cat that is sensitive to the energy of the beings that come to me, and will let me know if there is anything negitive there. (but that's another story) You can also call in Archangel Michael to take care of it. Mostly do not fear them, for they feed on negitivity and fear. Of course, you must have darkness, as well as light. So I don't think of them as evil just as part of the other side of light. Do not give them any power, and they will go away.

I recommend the Goetia and works in Enochiana for purposes of study. The former deals with demons and their summoning/controlling and the latter deals with angels and their prophesies (along with their language). An interesting site that deals with the Goetia in rather simplified (and perhaps incomplete) terms is: http://www.disciplina.org/members/paradigm.htm

Digital books on ceremonial magick, most of which deals with demons can be found here: http://chaosmatrix.org/library/books.php

If you want a slightly different portrayal of the demons featured in the Goetia, then you could look at: http://www.angelfire.com/empire/serpentis666/, though that site is frowned upon by most Satanists. You can also look into the demonolatrist view of things (as they worship demons almost exclusively) and look at their rituals (which can sometimes be quite painful and involving tattoos and branding).

Other 'lists' of demons: http://overman666.tripod.com/c.html, though it explores the different ways these demons are classified through various texts: http://overman666.tripod.com/list.html. http://overman666.tripod.com/p.html. Also: http://overman666.tripod.com/Diction.html

In my experience, there are plenty of creatures of trickery, specifically demons who have been the scapegoats of poor luck and poor personality traits for centuries. They tend to be rather dishonest and wiley, and feed off of desperation. If you happen to conjure one of these demons without proper preperation then chances are you could fall into one of his/her traps as they are quite clever. They can be extremely powerful to work with but they are...rather lazy. They always try to talk their way out of things or try to run away without ever doing the work they were supposed to do. If allowed, the magician might be bound to the demon through some sort of pact and it might turn out that the magician is the one doing all of the work and suffering while the demon just slacks off. Demons also manifest desires, and they can easily cause imbalance in a person's life if conjured irresponsibly.

Considering most 'safe' means of conjuring demons involves quite a while to set up, the magician must first be certain of his goals. He must have done his research. And he must cast his demands upon the demon with conviction. If a demon tries to say to you: give me more time, you've got to have the power to say: no! right now! If a demon says I can't do that, then you've got to have the heart to bitchslap him around and tell him that you've done your research and that you know full well that he can.

Demons are tricky business and it's easy to fall into their tricks if you're not careful. Certainly don't try to make too good friends with them without suspecting that they're feeding you lies.