Goetic spirit
Focalor
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Focalor is a Goetic duke associated with water danger, drowning imagery, sinking ships, and a reported hope of return after many years.
Focalor is a Goetic duke of dangerous waters, shipwreck symbolism, and fallen hope.
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At a glance
- In the Goetia
- Spirit 41 of 72, a duke
- Source text
- The Lesser Key of Solomon (Ars Goetia)
- Found in
- Demons & Fallen Beings
- Related
- Demon, Fallen Angel, Spiritual Warfare, Discernment
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The story behind Focalor
The Ars Goetia describes Focalor as a winged human figure whose office concerns drowning and ships, while also mentioning hope of return.
The spiritual meaning of Focalor
Spiritually, Focalor asks whether grief is being allowed to move without drowning others.
Focalor in practice: an example
Symbolically, Focalor can name emotions that feel oceanic but become destructive when unleashed.
Where readings of Focalor go wrong
A common error is to turn water-death imagery into ritual or revenge fantasy.
Sources and editorial method
This entry summarizes the tradition in the Almanac's own words; where no source is listed, it is an editorial summary rather than a primary text, and symbolic readings are named as the tradition's, not as fact.
Recorded here as history and lore. No rite is taught on this page.
- Source
- The Great Almanac Dictionary
- Category
- Demons & Fallen Beings
- Last updated
- 2026-09-26
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Who is Focalor?
Focalor is a Goetic duke associated with water danger, drowning imagery, sinking ships, and a reported hope of return after many years.
What number is Focalor in the Goetia?
In the Ars Goetia, the first book of the Lesser Key of Solomon, Focalor is spirit number 41 of 72, ranked as a duke. The Ars Goetia describes Focalor as a winged human figure whose office concerns drowning and ships, while also mentioning hope of return.
What does Focalor mean spiritually?
Spiritually, Focalor asks whether grief is being allowed to move without drowning others.
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