Correspondences:
Dates: January 20th–29th
Direction: East
Tarot: 5 of Swords
Planet: Venus
Metal: Copper
Element: Air
Colour: Green
Plant: Mimosa
Incense: Sandalwood
Zodiac: 12°–10° Aquarius
Other Correspondences: Cinnamon, black mustard, hibiscus, ginger, bayberry, silver

Enn: Denyen vocalor avage secore Amdusias

From the Goetia:
“…appearing at first like a Unicorn, but at the request of the Exorcist he standeth before him in Human Shape, causing Trumpets, and all manner of Musical Instruments to be heard, but not soon or immediately. Also he can cause Trees to bend and incline according to the Exorcist’s Will. He giveth Excellent Familiars.”

Connolly advises calling him in works of aggressive pursuit and execration magick, and notes the connection some make between Amdusias and Asmodeus. According to this theory, Amdusias, Asmodeus, and Amaymon form a three-headed aspect of Asmodai, with Amdusias embodying the aggressive and martial face of that triad.

This martial and strategic aspect sits interestingly alongside spirits like Cimejes, who trains soldiers, and Andras, who brings confrontation and destruction. Yet Amdusias differs in rulership, direction, and element, which suggests that although these spirits may cluster in themes of military and conflict, they bring very different approaches and energies.

Mirta Wake adds that in Collin de Plancy’s Dictionnaire Infernal (1863), Amdusias is described as giving concerts and bending trees at his voice. Neville Drury’s Dictionary of the Esoteric (1988) repeats the musical association, while Melvyn Willin’s Music and the Paranormal frames Amdusias as producing harsh, discordant sounds to torment souls.

The music imagery creates an interesting tension. On the one hand, Connolly presents Amdusias as a spirit of aggression and military precision. On the other, later sources frame him as a spirit of music, even suggesting he stages concerts. The Goetia itself may reconcile these differences: the sound of trumpets and instruments at his arrival is not literal entertainment, but a signal of his presence. Such sounds are often recorded in angelic encounters, where bells or trumpets announce the arrival of a being. Likewise, scryers often hear subtle tones or bells as images form in crystal or mirror. The concert-like sound at his manifestation may be the same phenomenon — the audible signal of a spirit breaking through. Still, the repeated associations with music have led many to link Amdusias with artistic inspiration as much as destructive force.

Jehannum expands Amdusias’ role dramatically, calling him a harbinger of understanding in divinity and human relations, one who can make a person courageous and unrepentant, even shameless in selfishness or depravity. He imparts knowledge in sacrifice, necromancy, cannibalism, torture, cursing, death, and the creation of thought-forms designed to seek and destroy targets. Jehannum also describes Amdusias as the twin of Asmodeus, much as Lucifer is paired with Lucifuge. This echoes the triadic schema of Amdusias, Asmodeus, and Amaymon as aspects of Asmodai.

He is said to rule all negative aspects of life and can bring disasters or consume a victim with destructive emotion. Paradoxically, he can also strip such emotions away. He is useful in money magic, divination with the pendulum, shielding, banishing, and exorcism. The bending of trees may symbolise his control over tree-dwelling spirits. In ritual practice, he is described as awakening long-dormant parts of the soul, stripping away chance, and breaking silence by revealing the hidden music of the world.

The unicorn form is also rich with symbolism. The unicorn is a traditional emblem of Jupiter — majestic, expansive, and optimistic — which seems at odds with Amdusias’ destructive associations. Yet this may represent his dual role: destruction paired with revelation, wrath tempered by majesty. His presence, like the trumpets that herald him, is disruptive but also ennobling, forcing recognition of hidden truths.

Connolly further situates Amdusias among the Nine Demonic Divinities. Here he represents destruction. Together these nine form a circle of elemental balance — creation and destruction, healing and death, together with the Elemental Kings. Within that whole, Amdusias anchors the destructive principle, a necessary counterweight that ensures equilibrium.

Amdusias remains one of the more complex and paradoxical spirits of the Goetia: feared as aggressive, yet linked with music; destructive, yet a revealer of majesty. His presence is a reminder that not all discord is chaos — sometimes, the trumpet blast shatters silence so that new harmonies can emerge.