LERAJE (14)

Leraje

Leraje: The Demon Marquis of Conflict and Corruption

Leraje, also known as Leraie, Lerayou, Oray, or Loray, is a demon described in the grimoire tradition as a Fallen Angel and the fourteenth of the 72 Spirits of Solomon.

He holds the rank of Marquis of Hell and is said to command 30 legions of demons. Leraje is especially associated with warfare, violent conflict, archery, and wounds that refuse to heal.

Appearance of Leraje

Leraje traditionally appears in the form of a skilled archer dressed in green. He carries a bow and quiver and is often portrayed as a youthful, martial figure prepared for battle.

His green clothing may reflect his connection with the wilderness, hunting, military camouflage, or the slow corruption of the body through infection and decay.

Unlike demons who appear in monstrous or animalistic forms, Leraje is usually depicted in a recognisably human shape. His appearance is disciplined and controlled, concealing the destructive nature of his powers.

Powers and Abilities

Leraje is said to provoke great battles, arguments, feuds, and violent confrontations. His influence may turn minor disagreements into open hostility or draw individuals and groups into prolonged conflict.

He is also reputed to cause wounds inflicted by arrows or other weapons to become infected, inflamed, or putrefied.

In older grimoires, this ability would have been especially terrifying. Before the development of modern medicine, even a minor wound could become fatal through infection. Leraje therefore represents not only the violence of battle, but also the suffering and corruption that continue long after the fighting has ended.

His powers are commonly associated with:

Warfare and armed conflict
Feuds and personal disputes
Archery and missile weapons
Infected or festering wounds
Escalation of anger and hostility
Strategic aggression
The destructive consequences of unresolved conflict

Leraje in the Ars Goetia

Leraje appears as the fourteenth spirit in the Ars Goetia, the first section of The Lesser Key of Solomon.

The text describes him as a powerful Marquis who causes battles and makes wounds caused by arrows putrefy. He commands 30 legions of spirits and may be compelled to appear before the magician through the appropriate ritual procedures.

As with many Goetic spirits, Leraje is not presented merely as a symbolic figure. Within the grimoire tradition, he is treated as an independent spiritual intelligence possessing a specific rank, appearance, seal, office, and command.

The Deeper Meaning of Leraje

On a symbolic level, Leraje embodies conflict that spreads beyond its original cause.

An arrow wound may begin as a single injury, yet infection allows the damage to continue growing. In the same way, anger, resentment, jealousy, and revenge may begin with one event but gradually contaminate relationships, families, communities, and even entire nations.

Leraje may therefore be understood as a spirit of escalation.

He represents:

Arguments that become feuds
Injuries that become obsessions
Anger that becomes hatred
Competition that becomes warfare
Emotional wounds that are repeatedly reopened
Conflicts that continue long after their original purpose has been forgotten

From this perspective, Leraje is not only connected with literal warfare. His influence may also be recognised in destructive cycles of hostility, retaliation, and unresolved resentment.

Working with Leraje

Leraje should not be approached casually.

Spirits associated with battle, injury, and hostility require discipline, preparation, protection, and a clear understanding of traditional ceremonial practice. Attempts to contact such an intelligence without sufficient knowledge may lead to fear, obsession, emotional instability, or the intensification of existing conflicts.

Serious practitioners study the historical grimoires, ritual structures, protective methods, divine names, seals, planetary correspondences, and methods of dismissal before attempting any form of spirit contact.

The study of demons is not merely about memorising names and powers. It requires understanding the magical system in which those spirits appear.

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From “The Goetia: The Lesser Key of Solomon the King” (1904) Written by S.L. MacGregor Mathers

LERAJE, or LERAIKKA. – The Fourteenth Spirit is called Leraje (or Leraie). He is a Marquis Great in Power, showing himself in the likeness of an Archer clad in Green, and carrying a Bow and Quiver. He causeth all great Battles and Contests; and maketh wounds to putrefy that are made with Arrows by Archers.
This belongeth unto Sagittary. He governeth 30 Legions of Spirits, and this is his Seal, etc.

From the “Pseudomonarchia Daemonum” ( 1583 ) Written by Johann Weyer (Johann Wier)

Leraie [Loray], alias Oray, a great marquesse, shewing himselfe in the likenesse of a galant [handsome] archer, carrieng a bowe and a quiver, he is author of all battels, he dooth putrifie all such wounds as are made with arrowes by archers, Quos optimos objicit tribus diebus, [who best drives away mobs from the days (?)] and he hath regiment over thirtie legions.

Original Text: Loray, alias Oray, magnus Marchio, se ostendens in forma sagittarii pulcherrimi, pharetram and arcum gestantis: author existit omnium præliorum, and vulnera putrefacit quæ à sagittariis infliguntur, quos objicit optimos tribus diebus. Triginta dominatur legionibus.

From the “Dictionnaire Infernal” (edition of 1863 ) Written by Jacques Auguste Simon Collin de Plancy

Original Text :

Oray ou Loray, grand marquis des enfers, qui se montre sous la forme d’un superbe archer portant un arc et des flèches; il anime les combats, empire les blessures faites par les archers, lance les javelines les plus meurtrières. Trente légions le reconnaissent pour dominateur et souverain.

Leraie: The fourteenth demon of the Goetia. The name of this demon appears in many forms, depending on the source consulted. In Wierus’s Pseudomonarchia Daemonum, his name is given as Loray. The same text suggests that he is sometimes also known as Oray. In Scot’s Discoverie of Witchcraft, the name of this demon is spelled Leraie, which is curious, considering Scot was merely translating Wierus’s Pseudomonarchia. In the Goetia of Dr. Rudd, the name is given as Leraic, while elsewhere in manuscripts attributed to Dr. Rudd (including the Treatise on Angel Magic), it is spelled variously Leraje and Leraye and Leraiel. By the time it gets to Steve Savedow’s Goetic Evocation, the name is spelled Leriakhe. Despite the confusion on the spelling of his name, almost all sources agree that this demon appears in the form of an archer, complete with a bow and a quiver full of arrows. He is a martial demon with the power to putrefy all wounds made by arrows. He is also said to instigate battles. He holds the rank of marquis and has a regiment of thirty legions at his command. In the Goetia of Dr. Rudd, he is called Leraic, and he is constrained by the angel Mebahel.