Bune

Greaterwell-documentedEuropean grimoiresRenaissance/early modern ceremonial magicWestern Europe (grimoire literature)

Bune is a ducal spirit in European grimoire tradition, listed in works such as the Lesser Key of Solomon, Pseudomonarchia Daemonum, Dictionnaire Infernal, and the Livre des Esperitz. Described as commanding many legions and able to move the dead, confer wealth, and grant eloquence and wisdom, Bune functions as a summonable operant office within early modern ceremonial magic.

Origin

Bune does not have a narrative mythic origin in the supplied grimoire summaries; the figure appears as an entry in Renaissance and early modern demonological catalogs where spirits are named, ranked, and assigned offices. A modern occult commentator (Carroll "Poke" Runyon) has suggested a speculative etymological link to Buto (a title for the Egyptian goddess Isis), but this is presented in the sources as a hypothesis of comparative mythology rather than a claim found in the primary grimoire tradition.

Appearance

In the cited grimoire summaries Bune is described as appearing as a three-headed dragon, one of whose heads is human. No further consistent details of color, clothing, or exact size are supplied in the provided materials.

Abilities

Across the grimoire entries summarized in the sources, Bune is said to command many subordinate spirits (commonly 30 legions; the Livre des Esperitz gives 35), to 'change the place of the dead' and make devils gather about graves, to make a person rich, to make men eloquent and wise (conferring wisdom and charisma), and to answer a variety of questions. In Rudd's recension the spirit is placed within an oppositional schema of angelic names (see protections).

Weaknesses & Wards

Weaknesses

  • other
    opposition by the Shemhamphorasch angel Haaiah (per Thomas Rudd's recension)

Wards

  • ritual
    Invocation of the opposing Shemhamphorasch angel (Haaiah) as given in Rudd's system

Community Record

Sources
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    Bune — Wikipedia. Wikipedia entry summarizing appearances of Bune in the Lesser Key of Solomon, Pseudomonarchia Daemonum, Dictionnaire Infernal, and the Livre des Esperitz; cites Rudd's recension (as Bime), legion counts, powers, and angelic opposition.wiki
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    Bune — Thelemapedia. Thelemapedia brief entry summarizing traditional grimoire details: duke, thirty legions, changing place of the dead, making men eloquent and wise; corroborates Wikipedia summary.other
  3. [3]
    BlogNomic / Daemon Research: Bune, Great Duke of Hell (derivative summaries). Derivative web summary consulted among the provided materials that reproduces standard grimoire claims about Bune's rank and powers.other
  4. [4]
    Occult commentator Carroll 'Poke' Runyon — etymology suggestion. Modern occult commentator Carroll 'Poke' Runyon suggested a possible derivation of the name from Buto (a title for Isis); presented in the supplied summaries as a speculative hypothesis rather than a primary-source claim.other
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