Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-32072722-20170522042708

 Sorry for the clickbaity title...

Anyway, I was reading through the Luciferian edition of the Clavicula Salomonis Regis, likely the most famous grimoire (spellbook) of all time, and I came across an interesting image that sparked a memory in my head.

This page contains two separate symbols used in the summoning of demons, according to the grimoire.

The first symbol, clearly, already may have a correlation with the constant triangle-and-eye pattern relating to Bill throughout the series, though the centralisation of the circle makes it appear closer to the Universal Portal beneath the Mystery Shack than Bill himself. Therefore, this  Evocation Triangle  may perhaps be a primitive form of the Universal Portal, or the other way around, meaning that the portal itself is a triangle designed solely to summon a demon.

As for the second symbol, if one looks closely, they will notice a number of odd sigils surrounding the circle, similar to how symbols surround the inner circle of the portal. I believe these symbols are in Theban, though I don't know that their translations possess any significance. I also would point out the prevalence of cardinal points in the Ars Goetia, and the four pentagrams surrounding the evocation circle, notably in the diagonal points of the compass, similar to the circles of light on the floor and ceiling of the portal cave (and more clearly at diagonals in the blueprint for the device).

One problem remains, however. Clearly, the evocation triangle seen here is pointing upwards, whilst the portal points downwards. However, this is logical when it is understood that the triangle can point in any of the four cardinal directions, depending on the residence of the daimon being summoned. As such, an inverted triangle such as the portal appears, could simply mean that whoever is being summoned, Bill in this case, resides in the South.

Now, the importance of demons of the South is not entirely clear, in fact the feature that stuck out to me the most was that when the evocation circle is drawn and incanted, the starting point is South, before moving anti-clockwise. Other notable features are that the South direction is the domain of:

Satan: SATAN – South (from the root SHTN, meaning Adversary. Satan is the name associated 'with Azazel the Fire Djinn, who is also Lucifer and Samael. The Goat with One T'housand Names by form. Satan = Set-an, the ancient Egyptian God of Darkness, Chaos 'and Isolation.) Satan is the Adversary, whose symbol can be viewed as a Forked Stave 'which rises in the Noon-tide Sun.

Azazel: AZAZEL – South (associated with the element Fire, as Azazel is the Fire Djinn of 'Islamic Sufism. In Hebrew Azazel is the Scape Goat, associated with the root OZ, 'meaning Goat and Devil, sexual force.)

South is in fact the origin of the circle as "Azazel [is] the initiator of the path"

When summoning demons into oneself, South is again used first in the incantation, the words being "Devil-Djinn of the Burning Desert sands and the Sun, Sortha’n-din – thy stave and fork unto the flame that is my soul shall be illuminated in this blackened light. Shaitan the Adversary, my soul enflamed! AROGOGORUABRAO – THIAF!", and this is the only part of the incantation that specifically refers to an outside force coming inside the sorcerer, rather than simply affecting their soul with magic. This is logical in relation to Bill, who has shown no ability to actually affect someone's soul, rather having the ability to enter their body and replace their own soul, as well as revealing mysteries to his victim, implying a possible connection to the West, though these are always part of a deeper deception.

From this, it can be gathered that Bill's reason for belonging to the South is his power to manipulate souls, isolate them (such as Bill isolating Dipper in Sock Opera), his primary existence as a powerful demon and adversary, the accompanying fire that comes with his sudden bursts of rage, and as a 'god of destruction', having destroyed his former universe.

This is clearly the best fit for a direction that Bill should reside in, and so of all the directions to have the evocation triangle facing, South is the most logical. 