Working with Eligos: hidden things, the outcome of wars, and favour with great lords

A seal is not a picture of a seal

A seal for Eligos should be a seal, not a picture of one. That distinction sounds simple, and it is, but it changes how you work with the thing in your hands. A picture can be looked at. A seal pendant, one inch, can be carried, held, anointed, fumigated, placed under a candle, and worn through an ordinary day in which hidden things, conflicts, and dealings with people in authority are actually met. It has weight, it has a surface you can touch, and it stays with you after the working is over, in a way a printed image does not.

That is why the form matters in traditional Goetia work. The seal in this article is for traditional Goetia work with Eligos, as a hand cast seal pendant, one inch. It is made to be carried and worked with, not left in a drawer as decoration, and not filed away as a reference image. If you are new to this kind of work, ask yourself, before you order anything, whether you actually want a working tool, or whether you want a picture to look at. Both have their place, but they are not the same thing, and ordering one when you meant the other leads to disappointment that has nothing to do with the quality of the object.

Eligos, and what working with him is for

In the Grimoire Companion material, Eligos is a Duke whose work is tied to divination, power, courage, and love: he reveals hidden things, knows the outcome of wars, and wins the favour of great lords. Those three phrases need to be read together, because together they describe a particular kind of situation. It is not a situation where everything is already clear. It is a situation where something is hidden, where a conflict or contest is underway, and where the view of a person in authority will matter to how it turns out.

Hidden things, in this context, are not trivia. They are the facts that change a decision: a motive that has not been stated, a condition that has not been disclosed, a part of your own position that you have not looked at honestly. Before you work with Eligos, be specific about what is hidden, in one sentence, and about why knowing it would change what you do. If knowing it would not change what you do, you are not preparing for divination. You are preparing for reassurance, and those are different things.

The outcome of wars, in old wording, covers conflicts in a broader sense: disputes, contests, rivalries, and situations where two sides are pressing against each other and a result will have to come. Be specific about which conflict you mean, and about what a good outcome would actually look like, in practical terms, not just in the sense of winning. And favour with great lords, in modern terms, means the regard of people in authority: employers, judges, patrons, officials, and others whose view carries weight. Be specific about who that person is, and about what you are asking them to see in you, because a vague request for favour is hard to read afterwards, and a clear one is easier to work with.

How a lost-wax cast seal pendant is made

The seals 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, which is where the name comes from, and the metal that remains is a solid, cast object, not a printed shell. You can feel that difference when you hold it: a cast seal has weight, it has a surface that shows the hand work, and it does not have the layered texture of a printed object.

That process also explains why a cast seal is made to order, and why it takes time. A seal that is already listed takes about two to three weeks while seals that are not listed, but are under the other option, take eight weeks, because she still has not carved their waxes yet.

Preparing to work with a seal

Preparation is most of the work, and with a seal that preparation starts before the seal arrives. Be clear about why you are working with Eligos, what you are asking for, and what you are prepared to do yourself, including the ordinary work that follows from what you learn. If a hidden thing is revealed, you will need to act on it. If a conflict is clarified, you will need to make a decision. If favour is sought from a person in authority, you will need to show up, prepared, when you meet them. A seal does not do those things for you. It prepares you for them.

When the seal arrives, do not start by wearing it everywhere at once. 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. 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 seal you have not been taught to consecrate.

Prepare the room and yourself in the same way you would for any Goetia working: clear the space, set it aside for this purpose, bathe or 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. 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.

Carrying, anointing, fumigating, and showing

A pendant seal is made to be carried, and carrying it is part of the work, not an afterthought. Wear it when you are working, and 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.

Working with a seal, in the general approach used on this site, includes holding it, putting it under a candle, putting oil on it, carrying it with you, wearing it as a pendant, and showing it to the desired person, where that fits your practice and the situation. For Eligos work, showing the seal has a particular resonance: it is an open act, done in a meeting or a conversation where you are asking to be seen clearly by a person in authority. That should only be done where it is honest and appropriate to do so, not as a surprise or a trick, and not as a way of avoiding the ordinary preparation for that meeting.

Anointing a seal is a way of marking it for a purpose, often done with a matching oil, applied deliberately, naming the purpose in your own words. Fumigating a seal is the companion practice: passing it through incense smoke, to start a working, and for fumigating the tools and talismans that will be used in it. Eligos also has a matching incense and a matching oil, both at $44 CAD, for spirit work and spellwork with Eligos, made in small batches when you order. This article is about the pendant, so it does not turn into a second article about oil or incense, but it is worth knowing that those companions exist, because a seal that is never anointed or fumigated, and is only worn as jewellery, is not being worked with in the same way as a seal that is prepared for a working and then carried.

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. First, prepare the room and yourself, as above. Second, set out the seal, and any oil, incense, or candle you will use. Third, anoint or fumigate the seal, if your practice calls for it, deliberately, naming the purpose in your own words. Fourth, speak your petition, clearly and once, rather than repeating it until it loses its shape. Fifth, sit quietly for a time and listen, rather than filling every moment with more words. Sixth, close the working properly, in whatever way your practice requires, and put the seal away in its proper place, or wear it as your practice directs.

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 seal 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 carried it compared with days when you did not. Note, too, what you learned about the hidden thing, the conflict, and the person in authority, in separate lines, so you can see which part of the working actually moved.

Care for a cast pendant, and knowing when to stop

Care for a cast metal pendant is practical, not mystical. Pure cast metal will show wear over time, especially if it is worn every day, against skin, against clothing, and against other objects. That wear is normal for a working tool, and it is not a sign that the seal has stopped working. It is a sign that it has been carried.

Keep the pendant in a clean, dry place when you are not wearing it, away from other metal objects that could scratch it. Clean it gently, with a soft cloth, and do not use harsh chemicals or abrasive cleaners on it, unless you know, for the specific metal involved, that such a cleaner is safe. If the bail loosens, or if the pendant shows damage, stop wearing it until it can be repaired properly. A tool that is falling apart is a distraction in a working, and a safety risk if it can fall off unnoticed.

Keep a short record for each working, and 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. If the matter 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.

Eligos cast seal pendant, 1 inch

A seal for Eligos should be a seal, not a picture of one.

I make these as lost wax cast seals, 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 Eligos, as a pendant, 1 inch, made for traditional Goetia work with Eligos, to be carried and worked with, not left in a drawer as decoration. 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 Eligos seal made in this way, this is the one I offer: Eligos cast Daemon Demon seal pendant 1 inch, $108 CAD. View the product

Companions for the same work, made in small batches when you order: Eligos Goetia incense, $44 CAD, and Eligos Goetia grimoire demon evocation oil, $44 CAD. View the product

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