Working with Beleth: anointing, love and desire, and the oil for that work
Beleth, love and desire, and why that matters for this article
Beleth governs over love and desire. That is the point of working with Beleth, and it is what most people will be working with Beleth on. This article is not about spirit work in general. It is about Beleth work in particular, and about love and desire as a serious, specific matter, not as a vague wish.
Love and desire, in this context, are not a single thing. Desire can mean attraction, longing, or a pull toward someone. Love can mean affection, commitment, reconciliation, or a relationship that is already there and needs to be held steady. Those are different petitions, and they should not be blurred together. Before you anoint anything, be clear which one you mean, and be clear about who is involved, and what you are actually asking to change.
Beleth is listed in the Grimoire Companion as a King, with love as her domain, who stirs powerful love between man and woman, and who is to be approached with due respect and courtesy. That last part is not decoration. Respect and courtesy are part of the working itself, in the way you prepare, in the way you speak, and in the way you conduct yourself afterwards. A working done without them is a different working, and it should not be confused with the one described here.
That is why this article keeps coming back to preparation and to a clear, single-sentence purpose. With Beleth, be specific about what kind of love and desire you mean: attraction, affection, commitment, reconciliation, or holding a relationship steady. A vague love wish is hard to read afterwards, and a clear petition is easier to work with.
Starting with the work, not with the tool
Spirit work is not shopping, and oil does not do the work for you. Before you anoint anything, be clear about why you are doing this working, what you are asking for, and what you are prepared to do yourself. A vague purpose produces a vague working, and a vague working is hard to read afterwards. 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. That pause is part of the work, not a delay in it.
Beleth work, as listed here, is anointing and spirit work with Beleth, and Beleth governs over love and desire. That is the specific purpose for this article, not generic spirit work. If you are working in the Goetia system, work from the instructions and teaching you already follow in that system. A general article like this one is not a substitute for proper teaching, and it should not be used to invent a purpose for a spirit you have not studied.
Ask yourself, plainly, whether this is the right working at all, whether the timing is right, and whether there is ordinary-world work that should be done first, or at the same time. Ritual work is not a substitute for dealing with a legal matter, a safety matter, or a medical matter in the ordinary world. If any of those apply, deal with them first.
Why anointing, and why oil at all
Anointing is a way of marking something, or someone, for a purpose. In practice, it is often done on the hands, the forehead, or on a tool, seal, or candle that will be used in the working. The act itself is simple, and that simplicity is the point. You are not hiding the work behind complicated gestures. You are touching the thing, naming the purpose, and doing it deliberately.
Oil is used for anointing because it stays. It does not evaporate in a moment like a scent on the air, and it does not wash off at the first touch. It remains on the skin or on the tool while you work, and that staying quality is part of how it functions in a ritual setting. You can smell it, you can feel it, and you are reminded, through the whole working, of what you set out to do.
That is also why the quality of the oil matters in practice, not as a luxury, but as a matter of attention. An oil made in a hurry, from synthetic scent, does not carry the same weight in the room as an oil made for this specific work, from real materials, in a small batch. You will notice the difference when you open the bottle, and you will notice it again halfway through the working, when the scent is still there and still clear.
How the Beleth oil is made here
I hand make all of my own perfumes, colognes and oils from only pure essential oils, roots and herbs. I do not use any extraneous ingredients or fillers. I also do not use any synthetics. Sometimes there is the odd gemstone thrown in as well.
Each batch of oil is hand made when you order, not pulled from a warehouse shelf months in advance.
That made-to-order point matters for a working like this. It means the oil has not been sitting, opened and closed, through other people's orders. It is made for your order, and then blessed by me myself before it is sent out. I make no promise about what it will do for you, only that it is made by hand, for this work, and not mass produced.
Preparing the room and yourself
Preparation is most of the work. Clear the space you will use, not just physically, but in the sense of setting it aside for this purpose. Put away the things that pull your attention elsewhere. If you have a regular working space, use it. If you do not, choose one place and use it consistently for this working, so the place itself starts to carry the association.
Then prepare yourself. Bathe, or at least wash your hands and face, and change into clothes you do not wear for ordinary errands. This is not about looking a certain way for anyone else. It is about marking, for yourself, that this time is set apart. Eat simply beforehand if you can, and avoid starting a working when you are exhausted, drunk, or already agitated. A clear head is a working tool, just as much as oil or incense is.
Next, prepare the words you will use. Do not improvise a whole petition on the spot if you can avoid it. Know what you are going to say, in your own words, and know what you are not going to say. A petition that tries to cover every possible outcome usually covers none of them well. Keep it direct, keep it honest, and keep it to the matter at hand. With Beleth, that directness includes naming, plainly, what kind of love and desire you mean.
Anointing a seal, a candle, and yourself
Anointing is done in different places for different purposes, and it is worth distinguishing them. Anointing your own hands or forehead marks you for the working. You are the one who will speak, listen, and act, and the anointing marks that role. Anointing a seal marks the seal for the working: holding it, putting oil on it deliberately, naming the purpose, and then setting it in its place for the rite.
Anointing a candle marks the candle for the working that will be burned through it. A candle anointed for Beleth work is not a general candle. It is a candle for this petition, on this night, and it should be treated that way: lit for the working, and put out properly when the working closes, not left burning as background light.
Do all of this deliberately, naming the purpose in your own words, rather than rushing through the anointing to get to the speaking. The anointing is part of the speaking. It is the moment when the purpose stops being an idea in your head and becomes something you have done with your hands.
The oil is made for anointing and ritual use, from essential oils, roots and herbs, and it should be treated as a ritual oil, not as a food, a medicine, or a skin treatment. Do not use the oil internally, and do not use it on broken skin. If you have sensitivities to essential oils, test a small amount first, or do not use it on skin at all, and anoint a tool or candle instead.
Incense to go with the oil
Oil and incense are often used together in Goetia work, and Beleth work is no exception. They do different jobs in the room, and they reinforce each other when they are used together with a clear purpose. The oil marks and anoints. The incense fills the space and sets the atmosphere for the working itself.
If you are doing a full working, rather than a single anointing, use both. Anoint first, with a clear purpose in mind, then light the incense and let the room settle before you speak your petition. Do not rush from lighting to speaking. Give the room a moment to change, and give yourself a moment to notice that change.
The Beleth incense offered here is hand made in the same way: each batch is hand made when you order it, unless a batch has just recently been made. The incenses made here are of a quality that I use them myself for magical work, for spirit work, work for clients, as well as my own spellwork. If you are only anointing a seal or a candle for later use, you can still use the incense to fumigate that item at the time you prepare it. That is a common use for incense in this kind of work: to start a working, and for fumigating the tools and talismans that will be used in it.
A simple working order, to adapt to your own practice
The following is a general order, not a fixed script. Adapt it to the system you already work in, and to the instructions you already follow for Goetia work. First, prepare the room and yourself, as above. Second, set out the seal, tool, or candle you will use, and the oil and incense. Third, anoint, deliberately, naming the purpose in your own words. Fourth, light the incense and let the space settle. Fifth, speak your petition, clearly and once, rather than repeating it until it loses its shape. Sixth, sit quietly for a time and listen, rather than filling every moment with more words. Seventh, close the working properly, in whatever way your practice requires, and put the tools away in their proper place.
Afterwards, write down what you did, when you did it, and what you noticed. Not what you hoped would happen, but what actually happened, in plain language. That record is what lets you tell, weeks later, whether anything changed, and whether that change had anything to do with the work.
Keeping a record, and knowing when to stop
Keep a short record for each working: date, purpose in one sentence, oil and incense used, what you did, and what you noticed afterwards, over days and weeks, not just on the night itself. If nothing changes, that is also information. It may mean the petition was unclear, the timing was wrong, the work was not appropriate, or simply that the situation needs a different approach.
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.
With Beleth work in particular, that record should include, honestly, what you did in the ordinary world as well. A petition about love and desire that is never followed by ordinary attention, ordinary courtesy, and ordinary conversation is a petition without a body. The working supports the relationship. It does not replace the relating.
Beleth oil, and Beleth incense to go with it
If you are doing spirit work with Beleth, the oil is for anointing, not for show.
I hand make Beleth oil myself, from pure essential oils, roots, and herbs, with no synthetics and no fillers, and I bless it myself before it is sent out. It is made in small batches, when you order, for anointing and spirit work with Beleth, who governs over love and desire. I make no promise about what it will do for you, only that it is made by hand, for this work, and not mass produced.
If you want the oil for that work, this is the one I offer: Beleth Goetia grimoire demon evocation oil, $44 CAD, half-ounce bottle. View the product
I also make the incense to go with it, for the same work: Beleth Goetia incense, $44 CAD.
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