Clauneck

Clauneck (also called Claunt) is a daemon appearing in the grimoires The Secrets of Solomon, Grimorium Verum and Dictionnaire Infernal.

Clauneck, an illustration from the "Dictionnaire Infernal" by French occultist Jacques Collin de Plancy.

In Secrets of Solomon, the earliest known text in which he appears (18th-century), his name is rendered as "Claunth", and is said to be able "to give wealth, and to take it away". The book goes on to describe a ritual by which one invokes him alongside Lucifer to magically transform slips of parchment into gold coins.^[1]

Clauneck makes his most famous appearance in the Grimorium Verum, known from French and Italian copies dating from the 19th century.^[2] One of the eighteen Servitors of Syrach, Clauneck is said to be well loved by Lucifer, and he is summoned for his ability to bestow wealth, either by bringing money over a great distance or by assisting in the discovery of hidden treasure. Clauneck is the demon of wealth, known to be obedient to his summoners, but only to those who show him the proper respect.^[3]

In popular culture

• Clauneck appears in the video game Cult of the Lamb in the form of a duck, providing the protagonist with upgrades.
• The 2020 concept album Indwell by metalcore project Methwitch tells the story of a man summoning Clauneck, but accidentally instead opening a portal for demons who then slowly torture him to death.

References

1. Peterson, Joseph H. (2018). Secrets of Solomon: A Witch's Handbook from the trial records of the Venetian Inquisition, p.40
2. Peterson, Joseph H. (2007). Grimorium Verum p. 16
3. Patron, El (2015-08-23). "A Crocodile in the River: The Goetic Daemon Clauneck: The price of merit". A Crocodile in the River. Retrieved 2017-08-09.