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Although this article is based on canonical information, the actual name of this subject is conjectural.

I retain all the keys to all the locks on all the doors so I may make a dungeon in a grain of sand large enough to contain your soul.
— The Sentinel[src]

The Angelic Box of Anguish[1] is a torture device masterfully crafted by The Sentinel to cause excruciating torments to mind and soul of his victims.

Description[]

A dark cube of about thirty centimetres whose faces are inscribed with golden cabalistic symbols that are very reminiscent of the Enochian writings, and other occult symbols. One of the cube faces is slidable so that the box can be placed on the head of the victim as a cage, and then close around the neck like a pillory trapping the head inside the box, where the mind of the victim is destined to undergo anxieties of all sorts.

Throughout the Salem series[]

Season Three[]

When the Sentinel received the permission to torture Mary Sibley after the latter had attempted to stab the Dark Lord in the bathtub, the Fallen Angel dragged the witch into one of the rooms of the House of the Seven Gables and put the angelic box on Mary's head. Once trapped, Mary's mind was projected inside the box, as if she were entirely in a dungeon. Once imprisoned, Mary was afraid of going mad, screaming and insulting the Sentinel, and even tried to use her power to free herself through a spell after having conjured flames in her hand. Mary's cries prompted Sebastian Von Marburg's attention, who immediately ran to help her, but the Baron had to submit to the Sentinel's command, apologising for having tried to interfere with his plans. While she was still imprisoned, Mary was terrified by her own Specter, but the witch was able to banish the dreadful creature with a simple gesture of her hand. After an unspecified period of time that seemed endless, Mary found herself in the woods of Salem, at the presence of Dark Lord, the Sentinel , and Anne Hale, where she was forced to endure the Reckoning, a devastating and painful ritual used to make the deal with the Devil null and void, and taking away all of the powers he bestowed upon her. [2]

Memorable Quotes[]

Mary: "I expected some dark, damp, mildewing dungeon."
The Sentinel: "No need. I built this place. Not this house, but the world. Helped forge its geometries. And I retain all the keys to all the locks on all the doors so I may make a dungeon in a grain of sand large enough to contain your soul."
The Reckoning

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Trivia[]

  • The manufacture of this nefarious box is reminiscent of the box that contained the Malum.
  • The symbols on the box include Astaroth's seal, the Sigillum Dei Aemaeth, and planetary squares from Western Ceremonial Magic.
  • Adam Simon revealed that "the box" is based on real specific designs.
  • Brannon Braga addressed similarities with the Lemarchand's box from Hellraiser by Clive Barker [3]

References[]

  1. A reference to the "Pear of Anguish," a torture device used by Increase Mather and criticised by Cotton Mather.
  2. Kelly Souders & Brian Peterson (writer) & Wayne Yip (director). November 16, 2016. "The Reckoning". Salem. Season 3. Episode 3. WGN.
  3. Adam Simon about the box on Twitter

See Also[]

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