Working with Cimejes: grammar, rhetoric, hidden things, and anointing for clear speech
Starting with the work, not with the tool
Spirit work is not shopping. It is a practice, and like any practice, it goes better when you are clear about why you are doing it, what you are asking for, and what you are prepared to do yourself. That is especially true for work on speech and learning, because speech is where clarity is tested in public, and learning is where clarity is tested over time. Before you anoint anything, be clear with yourself about what you mean by clear speech in this particular working, and about what kind of learning you are actually asking for.
In the Grimoire Companion data, Cimejes is a Marquis who teaches grammar, logic, and rhetoric, discovers lost and hidden things, and makes men valiant. That is a wide field, and it is worth narrowing it before you begin. Grammar, logic, and rhetoric are three different arts, even though they are often grouped together. Grammar is the structure of language: how words fit together, and how a sentence says what it means. Logic is the structure of argument: how a conclusion follows, or does not follow, from its premises. Rhetoric is the art of speaking persuasively, and well, in a particular situation, to particular listeners. A petition that asks for all three at once, without naming which one you need, is a petition that will be hard to check afterwards.
Grammar, logic, and rhetoric, one at a time
If you are studying grammar, be specific about the language, the level you are at, and the next step you are actually trying to take. It may be a language you are learning for magic, for study, or for ordinary life. Name the language, name the point you are stuck on, and name what you will do with that learning once you have it. A petition for grammar works better when it is that concrete, because grammar, by its nature, is concrete: a rule, a form, a sentence that is either well formed or not.
If you are working on logic, be specific in the same way. Name the argument you are trying to make, or to test, and name where it breaks down. Is the premise wrong, is the step from premise to conclusion weak, or is the conclusion true but for a different reason than the one you gave? Those are different problems, and they deserve different words. A working for logic that does not name the argument is a working for cleverness in general, and cleverness in general is hard to measure afterwards.
If you are working on rhetoric, name the situation where you need to speak well: a teaching, a counsel, a negotiation, a dispute, or a piece of writing to be read aloud. Rhetoric is always situated. It is speech to particular people, at a particular time, for a particular purpose. A petition for rhetoric in general, with no listeners named, and no purpose named, gives you nothing to check afterwards except a feeling about your own speech. A petition for rhetoric in a particular situation gives you something you can look back on, in plain language, and say whether your speech was clearer, and whether that clarity had anything to do with the work.
Hidden things, and valour
Discovering lost and hidden things, the second office given here, sits alongside the arts of speech, and it is worth asking how the two fit together. Lost things can mean objects that have been misplaced, facts that have been kept from you, or parts of your own situation that you have not yet looked at plainly. Hidden things can mean a motive that is not being spoken aloud, a cause that is not yet visible, or a step in an argument that has been skipped. Sit with the question before you work with it. Write it down in one clear sentence. Leave it overnight. Come back and see if it still reads true. That pause is part of the work, not a delay in it.
Making men valiant, in the wording given here, is also worth taking practically. Valour, in this sense, is not recklessness. It is the ability to stand, to speak, and to act, when standing, speaking, and acting are difficult. If you are asking for valour, name the situation where you need it: a conversation you have been avoiding, a decision you have been putting off, or a piece of work you have been afraid to show. A petition for valour in general, with no situation named, is hard to check afterwards. A petition for valour in a particular situation gives you something you can look back on, and say whether you stood, spoke, and acted, and whether that standing had anything to do with the work.
Be specific with yourself about what you want, because vague work tends to produce vague results, and vague results are hard to read afterwards. Reflection about being specific about what you want is part of good practice here, and it is worth taking the time for it before any oil is opened.
Preparation is most of the work
Preparation in this kind of work is not decoration. It is how you get yourself into a state where you can listen, speak clearly, and notice what changes. Start with the room. 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. For Cimejes work, in particular, write the petition down, and read it aloud, before you anoint anything. If it does not read clearly aloud, it is not yet clear enough to work with.
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. For work on speech, that deliberate touch matters, because speech that is done carelessly, or in a rush, tends to be careless in its petition as well.
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.
How the Cimejes 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. The bottles are 1/2 oz bottles, about twice as large as those little health food store essential oil bottles, unless otherwise stated.
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. That wording is about magical result, not about delivery dates for a physical item. Do not use the oil internally, and do not use it on broken skin. It 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. 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, and a simple working order
Incense and oil are often used together in Goetia work, and Cimejes work is no exception. They do different jobs in the room. The oil marks and anoints. The incense fills the space and sets the atmosphere for the working itself. The Cimejes 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. They work well enough that I use them successfully for spirit work, work for clients, as well as my own spellwork.
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. 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.
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. Do not treat a general article as a substitute for proper teaching in the system. 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, thanking 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, in plain language, and keep a second record for speech and learning: what you studied, what you said, and what you could actually do afterwards that you could not do before. 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.
Cimejes oil, and Cimejes incense to go with it
If you are doing spirit work with Cimejes, the oil is for anointing, not for show.
I hand make Cimejes 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 Cimejes. 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: Cimeies Goetia grimoire demon evocation oil, $44 CAD, 1/2 oz bottle. View the product
I also make the incense to go with it, for the same work: Cimeies Goetia incense, $44 CAD. View the product
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