Goetic spirit
Zagan
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Zagan is a Goetic king and president associated with wit, transformation of liquids and metals, and making fools wise.
Zagan is a Goetic king-president of wit, transformation, and alchemical-style change.
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At a glance
- In the Goetia
- Spirit 61 of 72, a king and a president
- 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 Zagan
The Lesser Key describes Zagan as a bull with griffin wings who later takes human form and performs dramatic transformation claims.
The spiritual meaning of Zagan
Spiritually, Zagan asks whether change is making a person wiser or merely more impressed.
Why Zagan matters
Zagan matters because he is one of the strongest transformation figures in the catalog, but the transformations are morally ambiguous.
Zagan in practice: an example
Symbolically, Zagan can represent the wish to turn confusion into wisdom without going through humility.
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.
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- Source
- The Great Almanac Dictionary
- Category
- Demons & Fallen Beings
- Last updated
- 2026-09-26
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Who is Zagan?
Zagan is a Goetic king and president associated with wit, transformation of liquids and metals, and making fools wise.
What number is Zagan in the Goetia?
In the Ars Goetia, the first book of the Lesser Key of Solomon, Zagan is spirit number 61 of 72, ranked as a king and a president. The Lesser Key describes Zagan as a bull with griffin wings who later takes human form and performs dramatic transformation claims.
What does Zagan mean spiritually?
Spiritually, Zagan asks whether change is making a person wiser or merely more impressed.
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