The Black Pullet silk talisman for calling up celestial and infernal powers

The Black Pullet, and a talisman made by hand

The Black Pullet is a grimoire of a particular kind. It does not present itself as a dry catalogue of correspondences, but as a story: a traveller, a teacher, a set of talismans given one by one, each with a purpose named in plain language. That story form matters for how these talismans should be understood. They are not generic charms with a label stuck on afterwards. Each one belongs to a narrative in which it is made, given, and used for a named purpose, and the talisman in this article is named in the same way: a Black Pullet silk talisman for calling up both celestial and infernal powers.

Calling up both celestial and infernal powers is a broad and serious purpose, and it deserves a plain reading before anything else. Celestial and infernal, in the language of the grimoire tradition, name two orders of powers: those above and those below, those of the heavens and those of the underworld, in the old cosmology. A talisman that is said to serve for calling up both is not a talisman for a single narrow task. It is a talisman for work that spans that whole range, and that breadth is itself a warning against using it casually. Before any work of this kind, be clear about what you are actually calling for, and why, and whether you have the teaching and preparation to do that work properly. 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 rite for a talisman you have not been taught to work with.

The talisman itself is made in a way that reflects that seriousness. The image is hand drawn with real lead, then coloured in with magical inks, on silk. These are each hand made with the proper materials. No engraving machine is used for this work, because, in Athena's own wording, it would take away much of the magic. That is a statement about making, not about decoration. A hand-drawn image carries the hand of the maker in every line, with all the care and all the imperfection that implies, and a machine-engraved copy, however neat, does not carry that hand in the same way. If you are considering a talisman of this kind, that distinction is worth understanding, because it is the reason the object takes time, and the reason it is not interchangeable with a printed copy.

Silk, lead, and ink: why the materials matter

Silk is a particular choice for a talisman, and it is not chosen for luxury alone. Silk is light, it folds, it can be carried close, and it can be kept wrapped and put away in a clean place when it is not in use. A silk talisman is not a wall piece to be looked at from a distance. It is a thing to be kept, handled with care, and brought out for the work it belongs to. That handling is part of the practice. A talisman that lives in a drawer among loose papers and keys is not being kept in the way a working tool should be kept, and the way you keep it will show in the record you keep afterwards, in attention or in carelessness.

In the grimoire tradition, materials are not interchangeable, and lead carries its own associations of weight, Saturn, and seriousness. What can be said plainly is that drawing with real lead, by hand, is slow work. It cannot be rushed without showing in the line, and it cannot be corrected by pressing a button. The slowness is part of the making, and the making is part of the talisman.

Colouring by hand, like drawing by hand, is work that shows the maker's attention, and it is work that takes time. A talisman coloured in a hurry, or coloured by a process that flattens every image to the same neat finish, would not be the same object, even if the design were identical.

The rings and the silk talismans of the Black Pullet

That grouping is useful, because it shows that the silk talismans are not a separate invention, but part of a set: rings and silk pieces, each hand made, each for a named purpose in the grimoire. If you work with more than one Black Pullet piece, keep them distinct in your record. Note which talisman you used, for which purpose, on which occasion, and what you noticed afterwards. A set of talismans used interchangeably, without a record of which one was used when, will teach you little, because you will not be able to tell, weeks later, which piece corresponded to which working.

That record-keeping is also a form of respect for the grimoire itself. The Black Pullet presents its talismans in a story, one by one, and each one is given for a reason that belongs to that part of the story. Reading that story, in a proper edition, and understanding where this talisman sits in it, is ordinary-world preparation that belongs alongside any working. A talisman bought without any knowledge of the grimoire it comes from is a talisman used in the dark, and the record you keep will be thinner for it. Read first, understand the purpose as the grimoire states it, and then decide whether this is work you are prepared to do properly.

It is also worth asking, honestly, whether a talisman of this breadth is the right piece for the work you actually need to do. A talisman for calling up both celestial and infernal powers is a broad instrument, and broad instruments are not always the right tool for a narrow task. If the work you need is narrow, a narrower talisman, or a simpler practice, may serve better, and may be easier to read afterwards. If the work you need is genuinely broad, spanning both orders, then this talisman's breadth is its point, and the petition, when you make it, should reflect that breadth honestly, rather than narrowing it after the fact to something smaller and safer.

Keeping a silk talisman, and preparing to work with it

Preparation, with a silk talisman, starts before the talisman arrives. Be clear about why you want it, what purpose you name for it, and what you are prepared to do yourself, in study, in preparation, and in the ordinary world. If you cannot state the purpose 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. When the talisman 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. Do not start by carrying it everywhere at once, or by showing it about as a curiosity. A working tool kept carelessly tends to be worked with carelessly.

Silk needs practical care as well as ritual care. Keep it clean and dry, away from damp, from direct sunlight over long periods, and from other objects that could snag or soil it. Fold it or wrap it in a clean cloth when it is not in use, and keep it in a place set aside for working tools, not in a pocket with keys and loose change. These are practical points, but they are also working points: a tool you have to hunt for, or that arrives creased and soiled because it was kept badly, is a tool you cannot focus with, and the state of the tool will distract from the working itself.

Prepare the room and yourself in the same way you would for any serious grimoire working: clear the space, set it aside for this purpose, wash, change into clothes you do not wear for ordinary errands, and know what you are going to say, in your own words, before you begin. A clear head is a working tool, just as much as a talisman, oil, or incense is. 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, and it should not be used to invent a consecration rite for a talisman you have not been taught to consecrate.

Working with the talisman, in general terms

Working with a talisman, in general terms, means bringing it into the working deliberately, rather than merely owning it. That may mean setting it out on the working space, holding it while you speak your petition, placing it under a candle, or carrying it with you for the working, according to the practice you already follow. What can be said, in general terms that belong to talisman work as a whole, is that the talisman should be brought into the working with a clear purpose in mind, used with attention, and then put away properly when the working is closed, rather than left out to gather dust between workings.

Whether oil or incense belongs with this particular Black Pullet talisman is a question for the teaching you follow and for the grimoire itself, not for a general article to settle. Do not assume that a practice that belongs to one system belongs to another, and do not apply oil or smoke to silk without considering, practically, what it will do to the silk itself. A stained or smoke-damaged talisman is a practical loss as well as a working one.

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. Note the talisman itself in that record: when you brought it out, when you put it away, how you kept it, and what you noticed on days when you worked with it compared with days when you did not.

Keeping a record, and knowing when to stop

Keep a short record for each working: date, purpose in one sentence, talisman 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. With a talisman of this breadth, it may also mean that the purpose named was too broad to read clearly, and that a narrower working, or a period of study, would serve better.

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. Sometimes the right answer is not a talisman working at all. If the situation is a legal matter, a safety matter, or a medical matter, deal with that matter in the ordinary world first, or at the same time. Ritual work is not a substitute for a lawyer, a doctor, or for leaving a dangerous situation. If you are unsure whether a working is appropriate, wait, ask a teacher you trust, or choose a simpler practice first and see how that sits.

Black Pullet silk talisman for calling up both celestial and infernal powers

A talisman of this kind should be made by hand, with proper materials, not machine-made.

I make these Black Pullet silk talismans myself, each one hand made, with the image hand drawn with real lead and then coloured in with magical inks, on silk, for calling up both celestial and infernal powers. 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.

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