Forcas, also known as Foras, is a Fallen Angel and the 31st of the 72 Spirits of Solomon. In the hierarchy of the Goetia, he holds the rank of president and commands 29 Legions of Demons.
He appears as a strong man, sometimes described as a chevalier or noble knightly figure. Unlike many demons who are associated mainly with temptation, destruction, lust, or deception, Forcas is strongly connected with knowledge, discipline, learning, and mastery of the mind.
The Powers of Forcas
Forcas teaches logic, ethics, and the secret virtues of herbs and precious stones. He is said to grant invisibility, discover hidden treasures, reveal lost objects, and bestow wit, wisdom, eloquence, and longevity.
These powers reveal his distinctly intellectual and scholastic nature. Forcas is not merely a spirit of hidden treasure in the material sense. He is also a spirit of hidden instruction, guiding the magician toward sharper judgement, clearer speech, stronger memory, and deeper understanding.
Forcas and the Mastery of the Mind
Forcas represents a form of demonic intelligence that is disciplined rather than chaotic. His gifts are connected to reason, structure, discernment, and the ability to think with precision.
In this sense, Forcas may be understood as a spirit of mental refinement. He governs the kind of knowledge that requires patience, study, observation, and inner order. His connection to logic and ethics suggests that he does not simply grant power, but teaches the practitioner how to use knowledge with awareness and control.
This makes Forcas especially important for those who approach demonology not as fantasy or entertainment, but as a serious occult discipline.
Herbs, Stones, and Hidden Virtues
Forcas also teaches the virtues of herbs and precious stones, linking him to an older magical worldview in which nature itself is alive with hidden powers.
In traditional magic, plants, stones, metals, and natural substances were believed to contain secret qualities that could be used in healing, protection, attraction, divination, and ritual work. Forcas’ knowledge therefore extends beyond abstract philosophy. His wisdom is practical, earthly, and deeply connected to the hidden structure of creation.
He teaches that true occult knowledge is not limited to books. It is also found in roots, stones, minerals, symbols, speech, memory, and the unseen laws that bind the spiritual and material worlds together.
The Goetic Character of Forcas
Among the Spirits of Solomon, Forcas stands out as a demon of learning, wisdom, and hidden mastery. His powers are subtle but profound. He does not simply offer dramatic displays of force. He offers the refinement of the mind, the strengthening of speech, the discovery of what is hidden, and the extension of life itself.
For the serious practitioner, Forcas represents an important lesson: power without wisdom is unstable, but wisdom without discipline remains unused.
To work with spirits such as Forcas, one must understand more than names and sigils. One must understand hierarchy, ritual authority, protection, offerings, intention, and the deeper structure of the Goetic current.
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From “The Goetia: The Lesser Key of Solomon the King” (1904) Written by S.L. MacGregor Mathers
FORAS. – The Thirty-first Spirit is Foras. He is a Mighty President, and appeareth in the Form of a Strong Man in Human Shape. He can give the understanding to Men how they may know the Virtues of all Herbs and Precious Stones. He teacheth the Arts of Logic and Ethics in all their parts. If desired he maketh men invisible, and to live long, and to be eloquent. He can discover Treasures and recover things Lost. He ruleth over 29 Legions of Spirits, and his Seal is this, which wear thou, etc.
From the “Pseudomonarchia Daemonum” ( 1583 )written by Johann Weyer (Johann Wier)
Foras, alias Forcas is a great president, and is seene in the forme of a strong man, and in humane shape, he understandeth the vertue of hearbs and pretious stones: he teacheth fullie logicke, ethicke, and their parts: he maketh a man invisible, wittie, eloquent, and to live long; he recovereth things lost, and discovereth treasures, and is lord over nine and twentie legions.
Original Text :
Forras vel Forcas magnus Præses est: visitur forma viri fortissimi, and in humana specie vires herbarum and lapidum preciosorum intelligit. Plene docet Logica, Ethica and eorundem partes. Reddit hominem invisibilem, ingeniosum, loquacem and vivacem: Amissa recuperat, thesauros detegit. Dominium viginti novem legionum habet.
From the “Dictionnaire Infernal” (edition of 1863 ) Written by Jacques Auguste Simon Collin de Plancy
Forcas is also mentioned in the 1863 edition of Collin de Plancy’s Dictionnaire Infernal, where his name appears under the forms Forcas, Forras, and Furcas. The entry describes him as a chevalier and grand president of Hell, appearing as a vigorous man with a long beard and white hair, mounted on a great horse and holding a sharp spear.
The Dictionnaire Infernal attributes to him knowledge of the virtues of herbs and precious stones, the teaching of logic, ethics, chiromancy, pyromancy, and rhetoric, as well as the power to make people invisible, eloquent, and ingenious. He is also said to recover lost objects, discover treasures, and command 29 legions of demons.
Original Text :
Forças, Forras ou Furcas, chevalier, grand président des enfers; il apparaît sous la forme d’un homme vigoureux, avec une longue barbe et des cheveux blancs; il est monté sur un grand cheval et tient un dard aigu. Il connaît les vertus des herbes et des pierres précieuses; il enseigne la logique, l’esthétique, la chiromancie, la pyromancie et la rhétorique. Il rend l’homme invisible, ingénieux et beau parleur. Il fait retrouver les choses perdues; il découvre les trésors, et il a sous ses ordres vingt-neuf légions de démons.
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