Andras: a cast seal ring for taking care of your enemies

Andras, in Athena's own line

Athena's line for Andras is short, and it is the line this article starts from: Andras, to take care of your enemies. That is not a vague office, and it is not a general office for every kind of work. If your matter is not an enemy matter, in the plain sense of someone working against you, ask yourself whether Andras is the right spirit for it, or whether you are reaching for a strong name for a matter that needs a different kind of work.

That specificity is worth keeping in view because Andras is a name that gets used loosely, as if any difficult person, any rival, or any annoyance counted as an enemy. If you cannot state who the enemy is, what they are doing, and what taking care of the matter would look like in concrete terms, you do not yet have a petition. You have a feeling. Write the matter down, in one clear sentence, leave it overnight, and come back to see if it still reads true, before you order a ring for it.

A ring for Andras work is also a ring you wear, which means the work stays with you in daily life in a way a seal on an altar does not. That is a practical point, and it is also a working point. A ring you wear to take care of an enemy matter will be on your hand when you meet that person, when you deal with their messages, and when you make decisions about the matter. That closeness is part of why a ring, rather than a pendant or a disc, is chosen for this work, and it is worth thinking about before you choose the form.

A seal ring, not a picture of a seal

A seal ring is a seal you wear, not a picture of one. The seal is cast in metal, and the ring carries it on your hand, where you can see it, touch it, and work with it. That is different from a printed image of a seal, which can be looked at but cannot be carried in the same way, anointed in the same way, or fumigated in the same way. If you want a picture to look at, a ring is the wrong purchase. If you want a working tool to wear, a picture is the wrong purchase.

The rings offered here are lost wax cast seals of the Daemon Demons of the various grimoires. They are pure metal which is actually cast, starting with a wax version. In lost-wax casting, the seal is first worked in wax, then cast in metal from that wax form. The wax is lost in the process, and the metal that remains is a solid, cast object, not a printed shell.

That process also explains why a cast ring is made to order, and why it takes time. A ring that is already listed takes about 2 to 3 weeks while rings that are not listed, but are under the other option, take 8 weeks, because she still has not carved their waxes yet. Andras is a listed ring, so the shorter timing applies to it in principle.

Metal, and wearing a working ring

Check the metal you want when you order, because the metal changes the price, the weight, and the way the ring wears, and ordering the wrong metal because you assumed a standard is an easy mistake.

A ring worn every day will show wear, especially on the hand. It will be knocked, scratched, and exposed to water, soap, and the ordinary accidents of a hand. That is normal for a working ring, and it is not a sign that the seal has failed. It is a sign that it has been worn. Keep it clean with a soft cloth, keep it away from harsh chemicals, and check the seal surface now and then, the way you would check any ring you wear every day. If the ring loosens, or if it shows damage, stop wearing it until it can be repaired properly, because a tool you are worried about losing is a tool you cannot work with calmly.

Wearing a seal ring for enemy work also means thinking about when to wear it and when to put it away. Wear it when you are working, and when the matter is live. Put it away properly when you are not, rather than leaving it in a pocket with keys and loose change, or on a bathroom shelf. A tool that is treated carelessly tends to be worked with carelessly, and that shows in the record you keep afterwards. The ring is not jewellery for every occasion. It is a tool for a matter, and it should be treated as one.

Working with the ring

Preparation is most of the work, and with a ring that preparation starts before the ring arrives. Be clear about the enemy matter, what you are asking for, and what you are prepared to do yourself. If you cannot state the matter in one clear sentence, write it down, leave it overnight, and come back to see if it still reads true. A vague petition for enemy work is a petition that can wander, and wandering petitions are the ones that cause trouble later, when you try to work out what actually happened.

When the ring arrives, take time to look at it, to hold it, and to set it aside in a clean place that is used for your working tools, before you start wearing it everywhere. If your practice calls for cleansing or consecration of a new tool, follow the instructions you already follow in your system. A general article like this one is not a substitute for proper teaching in the system, and it should not be used to invent a consecration rite for a ring you have not been taught to consecrate.

You can work with the ring in the ways the seal guidance in this series describes: holding it, placing it under a candle, putting oil on it, carrying it with you, wearing it as the ring it is, or showing it to the person you wish to affect, as your practice calls for. Anointing the ring with a matching Andras oil, and fumigating it with matching Andras incense, are the companion practices for this work, and they are described in the oil and incense articles for Andras. Do not use the ring as a substitute for the rest of the working. Wearing a ring and then doing nothing else, with no petition, no attention, and no closing, is not spirit work. The ring supports the work; it does not replace it.

Keeping a record, and knowing when to stop

Keep a short record for each working: date, purpose in one sentence, ring and any oil or incense used, what you did, and what you noticed afterwards, over days and weeks, not just on the night itself. Note the ring itself in that record: when you wore it, when you put it away, whether you anointed or fumigated it, and what you noticed on days when you wore it compared with days when you did not. That record is what lets you tell, weeks later, whether anything changed, and whether that change had anything to do with the work.

Do not repeat the same working endlessly in the hope that repetition alone will force a result. Do the work properly, once, observe, and then decide, calmly, whether a second working, a different approach, or no further working is the right next step. Repetition without reflection is not persistence. It is noise. And when the enemy matter is settled, or when you decide the work is done, put the ring away properly, and close the matter in your record, rather than leaving the working open indefinitely. A working that is never closed is a working you are still carrying, whether you mean to or not.

Andras Goetia cast seal ring

A seal ring for Andras work should be a cast seal you wear, not a picture of one.

I make these as lost wax cast seal rings, cast from a wax version in pure metal, one at a time, and I bless each one myself before it is sent out. This one is Andras, to take care of your enemies, made for traditional Goetia work with Andras, to be worn and worked with. I make no promise about what it will do for you, only that it is cast by hand, for this work.

If you want an Andras seal ring made in this way, this is the one I offer: Andras Goetia cast seal ring, $216 CAD. View the product

The ring can be made from sterling silver, bronze, or copper, and also gold for the market price. Matching Andras oil and Andras incense are also offered, each at $44 CAD, for anointing and fumigating work with the ring.

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