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Before I begin let me just say – I’m going to need to bathe in holy water and delete my user history after all of this. Seriously, if by the grace of god I’ve managed to get out of this without summoning a demon; its only because I have all the worldly possessions of two great aunts who were nuns chilling in their old harry potter-es trunks in my room. I figure they’ve got to be pretty damn holy - but that’s a story for another day.



When I started this search I was convinced the symbols on the inside of Peacemaker were inspired by Runes, probably Icelandic/Norse in nature. I started looking up Icelandic magic staves but they were all too circular, to complex, or lacked enough arrows. Some were very close, but none matched so I kept looking. As it turns out the symbols we see in the photo(s) above are actually what are known as Sigils which is just a fancy word for symbols but with a bit of a twist. Because she explains it better then I ever could, here’s a quote from Rosemary Guiley’s The Encyclopedia of Demons and Demonology pg. 228.



“In MAGIC, a symbol unique to a DEMON, ANGEL, or other occult force, used in rituals such as the summon-ing of specific spirits. Seals are also called sigils, a term derived from the Latin word for seal, sigillum.”



After DAYS of scouring the internet (no this is not an exaggeration, @drag-oon23 can vouch for me) as I didn’t know exactly what I was looking for I eliminated hieroglyphs of several varieties, alchemy, many different religious symbols – before finally stumbling upon this article. The original source is a deactivated tumblr blog that I have yet to confirm the name of. Further research has revealed that these Sigils are mostly inaccurate or completely made-up, but there is no doubt in my mind they were the source material for the Wynonna Earp costume and design/script writing department.

And I could have left it at that, but I didn’t. Instead I continued my research and finally found the original original source, or the very first instance in recorded literature, (to my now extensive knowledge) of these demon names - and their Sigils.



Disclaimer: the Sigils 1, 2, 3, and 18 I was unable to make out/go off screen so I decided not to waste energy searching for them. Sigils 8, 10, 15, and 16 are fairly generic occult sigils and I have a lot of different things they MIGHT mean (some even conflicting) so as a result I am not going to presume anything at this time.



I will instead focus on Sigils 4, 5, 7, 9, 11, 12, 13, and 17 which I HAVE found an abundance of information on. 6 and 14 I’m not giving up on just yet - but so far no luck.



So, lets get started!

Peacemaker’s Sigils



#4. AMBRIEL: The Chancer



Ambriel is one of the only Angelic sigils I’ve found, and one of the few not mentioned by John Dee, a famous medieval occult researcher whom also is the originator of 90% of the sigils seen above – but more on him later. Ambriel is a known christian angel of gemini, specifically for the month of May. Do I think this has any significance to the show? Probably not, but it is interesting all the same - and always something they might elect to use later. Additionally, I have found that Ambriel is attributed to the Queen of Cups in Tarot - which is probably why she is known as the Chancer.



#5. Dagon: The Great Fish



Dagon is actually pretty interesting and I was easily able to find reliable information about him online. He is better known as Dagan. You can click the embedded link for more information but the long and the short of it is - he was East Semitic Mesopotamian fertility god slash demon fish… slash warlike protector. It varies throughout history but this guy/demon goes back a LONG way. He’s also briefly mentioned in The Encyclopedia of Demons and Demonology (pg 152) as he was apparently summoned during the Louviers Possessions of 1647 – but I’ll let you all read up on that if you want to. It isn’t clear of John Dee was the one to create Dagon’s sigil, but it is where I first saw it appear in any form of writing.



#7. BRORGES: Archdemon of Woe



I wasn’t able to find much information about Brorges except for the fact that he seems to be a Prince and originally appeared sometime around the 16th century, presmuably in John Dee’s jounral. Here’s Dee’s description of Brorges:

Prince BRORGES appeared in his red apparayle: & he opened his Cloathes and theredid issue, mighty & most terrible or grisely flames of fyre out of his sides: whych no mortalleyr could abyde to loke uppon any long while.



Nothing I have read suggests why Brorges must be an archdemon of woe, except for the fact that Dee’s description of him sounds pretty horrifying.

#9. BARBIEL: Lord of Ancients



Barbiel here is interesting his also makes an appearance in The Encyclopedia of Demons and Demonology. It reads

Barbiel (Barakiel, Barbuel, Baruel) FALLEN ANGEL also described as a good angel. As a fallen angel Barbiel is the former prince of the orders of virtues and angels. In HELL, he serves under Za-phiel as one of the seven Electors. As a good angel, Barbiel is ruler of October and, when equated with Barakiel, of February.



I doubt seriously we will see this character in Wynonna Earp, but it was too interesting for me not to add in. Especially since he’s Lord of Ancients and we’ve got our curious Juan Carlos running around. It is important to note that there is conflicting information surrounding Barbiel. Some say he is an archangel, others say demon (fallen angel) etc. Any way you want to look at it he’s been around for a looong time and appears twice inside the barrel of Peacemaker.



#11. CASSRIEL: Of Hell’s Electorate “Poet”



I can find next to no information about this demon. From what I have seen in terms of pictures - it appears to be a female demon – and she is NOT to be confused with Cassiel of which there is an abundance of information on. Near as I can tell, the main source of information for Cassriel is in german folklore and is in a piece of work entitled

Das Kloster. Weltlich und geistlich. Meist aus der ältern deutschen Volks-, Wunder-, Curiositäten-, und vorzugsweise komischen Literatur

which is a collection compiled by Johann Scheible. If you can read german and want to investigate, then please by all means do - just tell me what you find!

#12. BLISDON: The Quick One



I know this next one doesn’t look EXACTLY right but its the closest I could find and I’m pretty sure its accurate - especially after spending the last few days reading through dictionary’s of occult symbols and encyclopedias regarding demonology. Good Old John Dee is back again with a description of Blisdon:



Prince BLISDON appeared in a Robe of many Cullours: and on his hed a Cerclet of Gold.



Presumably Blisdon is The Quick One due to his association with the planet Mercury, which is the Roman equivalent of Hermes aka the messenger god known for his speed. I was, sadly, unable to find any further information on Blisdon.



#13. AMNIXIEL: Demon of the Lines



Aminexel doesn’t seem to have a lot of information available for him online. Most of what I can find explains that he is one of the 28 angels that rule over the 28 mansions of the moon. Amnixiel is also mentioned as an extra in the list of the 7 Electors of Hell which would imply that he is a fallen angel if not something more. While little might be known about Amnixiel, I really like the idea of this Demon of the Lines Sigil being embedded in peacemaker. Clearly the gun and its powers are very dependent on lines and barriers. The Ghost River Triangle being the key one, but also the boundary around the homestead. I know I mentioned Juan Carlos above, but I like to think that if any of these Sigils make an appearance in the show - it will be this one, and JC will be it.

#17. BEFAFES: First Demon of War

Once again John Dee is the man whom originally mentions this demon. Here’s a direct quote further describing Befafes:

Prince BEFAFES appeared in a long red robe, with a cerclet of Gold on his hed. He had a golden girdle: and on it written BEFAFES. He opened his bosom, & appeared leane: and seamed to haue feathers under his Robes.



Nothing else I’ve read has given any reason he might be the First Demon of War - except for the fact that Mars is often associated as a planet of war (see: Roman Mythology).



Peacemaker’s Sigils in a state of flux



As you can see in the photos above the runes also appear on the outside of pacemaker - at least some form of them. None of the snap shots @drag-oon23 (my partner in crime) was able to provide were detailed enough for me to determine what Sigil’s were on the outside of Peacemaker. That being said, the Sigil closest to the barrel of peacemaker in the first photo looks to be Sigil 14 – which doesn’t make much sense because that is near the bottom of the barrel, and sigil 10 (also visible but I don’t have any information on) is on the opposite side of peacemaker from #14.

So one of two things has happened here. 1. the continuity is goofed (likely) or 2. the Sigil etched into peacemaker aren’t stationary and are able to move around (and damn it, this is a show about demons and vampires and immortality granting witches so mobile-runes isn’t too far-fetched!). This second option is, in my opinion, supported by the second photo above - where you see a lot more large and wide-spaced sigils’ all over the gun compared to the first photo.

Now here comes the fun part. Brace for photo-dump.



This is the only scene in the entirety of the first season where Wynonna shoots peacemaker outside of the ghost river triangle. Not only does it glow Blue instead of orange but the runes are completely different. There seems to be a LOT more of them in blue version and, if I had to make an educated guess, I’d say they were; a series of angelic name sigils, a series of runic magic staves, or possibly some sort of planetary angel/spirit/system sigil combo.

Unfortunately despite the plethora of screen shots above, none of them are focused in enough for me to get any concrete research done. I am including them, however, because I think we will see them more often in the next season (there’s GOT to be a second season!) and for future research purposes.



Sigils and the Ghost River Triangle Barrier



As you can see - the Wyrm (Leech?) activates the a never before seen force field/shield/barrier when it tries to cross after Wynonna has brought peacemaker back over the line. If you look as closely as I have been, you can tell that several of the sigils’ in the barrel of Peacemaker appear in the barrier as well – at least sort of. I have critically observed each and every one of these sigils and near as I can tell all are altered in some minuscule way from the ones we see on peacemaker. A dot here, a extra line there, all subtle but in the world of sigil’s that is the difference between ‘Welcome in’ and ‘DEATH’.



I can’t confirm anything, but I’d hazard a guess that in the Wynonna Earp universe the ‘dot’ addition to the sigil acts as a ward preventing entry, or stands for a (not) or (anti) sort of thing.



Inspiration for Bobo Del Rey

I will complete this epic saga of information by mentioning one final demon.



BOBOGEL: The Governor



According to many accounts, Bobogel is actually a king (he is referred to a lot by Rex - Latin for King) and while not the head of all demons, he is quite a leader and a sight to behold. Bobogel is always dressed in gentlemanly (if a bit brash) outfits and is mentioned extensively by John Dee in his works. Here is a description of King Bobogel plus a bit of his personality compared to other demons:



BOBOGEL standeth in a blakveluet coat, and his hose close, rownd hose of veluet upperstoks: ouer layd with gold lace: he hath a veluet hat-cap, with a blak feather in it: with a cape on one of his sholders his purse hanging at his neck and so put under his gyrdell, his berd long: he had pantofells and pynsons. Of these, in Company, are 42. 7 of them, are apparayled like BOBOGEL: sagely and gravely: All the rest are ruffyn like. Some, are like to be men and women: for, in the fore parte they semed women, and in the bak part, men, by theyr apparayle, and these were the last 7. They daunsed, lept and kissed.

We also get a direct quote from Bobogel - though it is hard to follow due to the medieval spelling and the fact that this was written by a man (John Dee) whom loved to randomly switch from English, to Latin, to french, to Spanish, to Italian, to encrypted demonic script, and back again.



I weare these robes, not in respect of my self, but of my Government. I am the Prince,Chief; yea the onely distributer , giver, and bestower of Wisdome and Science. I weare this apparayle, for that indede, being a Prince I am a Cownsaylor to estate and dignitie. All Dignitie and gouernment that is not cownsayled by me, and my subiects, is frustrate, voyde, and cleane without firm grownd.Those which thow sawest, (being pipers) signifie praters. with unaccustomed, and not usuall Instruments: which allwayes seame to sownd that, which None but I my self, with my subiects, (yea not all of them, but the fewest) can performe. But I am true Philosophie. I am true understanding. Oh my descending from him which rayngneth, is euen uncomprehensible of the Angells. Neyther do I know, my self: But what I think,I utter, and What I measure, I am.



With the amount of information available on Bobogel, and the single letter difference between the names Bobogel and bobodel I am fairly convinced that this demon is the inspiration for our main villain in season 1.

Additional support comes from the fact that Rey/ Del Rey means ‘The King’. Yes I know Robert’s nickname is ‘Bob’ which makes it easy for ‘Bobo’ to be yet a further nickname for Robert – but I think its more then that. In any case, I thought it was important enough to share.



Additional Note:

Heinrich Agrippa May actually be the origin of many of these sigils - as time and time again he is referenced in the occult literature I have found, that being said I was unable to find any documentation which included pictures like the ones I found in John Dee’s journals. It is for this reason that I’ve given Dee the credit, though I admit it might be misplaced.

