wi-ra-li · W217
wirali · spirit / directed-force-agent · ✅
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| Domain | magic / spirit taxonomy |
| Class | entity (agent) |
| Type | compound |
| Register | magical / theological |
| First use | SOL-001, Ars Goetia binding (S672): la-Solomon ne wi-ra lo-yom bun nu wi-ra-li |
Composition
wi (will/intention) + ra (force/energy) + li (social agent/person) = will-force-agent. Three-root cascade: motivation (wi) → power (ra) → agent-status (li). Right-branch parse: wi-[ra-li] = will-[force-agent] = a wilful being of force.
Definition
spirit; directed-force-agent. An intentional entity whose nature is constituted by willed force — a non-human agent defined by its capacity to exercise directed power. Covers Solomonic spirits and demons in the commanding-and-binding tradition; powerful intentional beings whose defining attribute is the exercise of willed force rather than biological nature (zo-li = person) or artifactual agency (mu-li = AI/institution). Distinct from si-ki-li (W158: messenger/angel — defined by mission and signal) and wi-de-li (W124: adversary — defined by opposition to another). A wi-ra-li may be commanded, bound, and released; its nature is power, not enmity.
Notes
SOL-001 first attestation (S672). Introduced with the Ars Goetia binding narrative: the 72 entities Solomon commanded are the paradigm case. Distinct from si-ki-li (W158: messengers defined by mission) and wi-de-li (W124: adversaries defined by opposition). Neutral as to benevolence: wi-ra-li is not equivalent to de-vo (W121: evil, value-corruption quality); many Solomonic spirits are neither good nor evil in moral terms.
Related
wi (primitive: will/intention), ra (primitive: force/energy), li (primitive: social agent), si-ki-li (W158: messenger/angel — signal-mission-agent), wi-de-li (W124: adversary — opposing-will-person), wi-ra (W177: directed power/authority — the property these agents embody), wi-ra-su (W179: magic — systematic practice of directed force)
In the corpus
3 attestations.
| S# | Tonesu |
|---|---|
| S672 | la-Solomon ne wi-ra lo-yom bun nu wi-ra-liSolomon held authority over 72 spirits of directed power. |
| S673 | la-Solomon ka-be-ne lo-wi-ra-li lu-ko-muSolomon bound the spirits, confining them in a vessel. |
| S677 | la-wi-ra-li ki go-ka-no-ko'ko-muThe spirits moved forth, [released by] the opening of the vessel. |
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