Forneus and the one-inch seal pendant: rhetoric, reputation, and enemies into friends

A small seal, worn close

One inch is a small size for a pendant, and that smallness is part of its use. A two-inch seal is a statement, meant to be held and looked at. A one-inch seal is meant to be worn close, day after day, without drawing attention to itself. It sits against the chest, under clothing, and it is there when you need to touch it, or to remember the working, without announcing itself to everyone in the room.

That discretion suits Forneus work. The matters Forneus is spoken of for — how you speak, how you are regarded, and how enmity turns — are matters of ordinary life, lived in rooms with other people. A seal worn for that work should not need to be explained to anyone. It should simply be there, carried quietly, while you do the speaking, the listening, and the mending that the work actually requires.

The seal in this article is for traditional Goetia work with Forneus, as a hand cast seal, in pendant form, 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. A seal for Forneus should be a seal, not a picture of one.

Forneus, and what working with him is for

In the Grimoire Companion entry, Forneus is a Marquis who teaches rhetoric and languages, grants a good reputation, and turns enemies into friends. Those three offices describe a single field, seen from three sides: how you speak, how you are seen, and how relationships change. A practitioner who needs help in one of those areas will often need help in the other two as well, and that is worth recognising before you begin.

Teaching rhetoric and languages is, in practice, about learning to speak well and to understand speech well. Rhetoric is not trickery. It is the art of saying what you mean, in a way that can be heard, with order, clarity, and appropriate feeling. Languages, in the same sense, are about understanding what others actually mean, including when they speak in a register, a tradition, or a tongue that is not your own. A practitioner preparing to speak in public, to teach, to negotiate, or to write for others is working in this field.

Granting a good reputation is about how you are regarded over time, not about a single impression. Reputation is built by repeated acts, seen by others, and it is damaged by repeated acts as well. A working for reputation should therefore be paired with honest attention to your own conduct: what you have actually done, what you have actually said, and what you intend to do differently. A seal does not erase a record. It supports the work of building a better one.

Turning enemies into friends is the most delicate of the three offices, and it needs the most care. Enmity has causes, and those causes should be looked at honestly before any working. Sometimes enmity comes from misunderstanding, and a clear word can mend it. Sometimes it comes from real injury, and mending it requires apology, restitution, or changed conduct, not only ritual. Sometimes it comes from a clash of interests that cannot be talked away. Be specific about which case you are in, and about who is involved, before you begin. A vague petition about enemies in general is hard to work with, and hard to judge afterwards.

How a lost-wax cast seal 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, even at one inch: a cast seal has weight for its size, 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.

That is a practical detail, and it is worth knowing before you order, because it affects how the pendant hangs and how it will wear over time.

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 Forneus, which of his offices you are working in, and what you are prepared to do yourself. If the work is about speaking, what will you practise saying? If it is about reputation, what conduct will you change? If it is about an enemy, what word, apology, or act are you prepared to offer? A working that asks a spirit to do what you will not do yourself is a weak working.

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.

Carrying, anointing, and fumigating a small pendant

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 one-inch pendant is easy to lose precisely because it is small, so keep it on a cord or chain you trust, and check the bail regularly.

Working with a seal, in Athena's general guidance, includes holding it, putting it under a candle, putting oil on it, carrying it, wearing it as a pendant, and showing it to the desired person, specific to each seal and spirit. For Forneus, the most relevant forms are holding it while you prepare what you will say, putting it under a candle during a working, putting oil on it with a matching oil, and wearing it during the speaking, meeting, or reconciliation itself. Touching the seal, quietly, before you speak, can be a way of recalling the purpose you set, without making a display of it.

Anointing a seal is a way of marking it for a purpose. 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. Forneus also has a matching oil and a matching incense, for spirit work with Forneus. This article is about the seal, 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.

Do not use a seal as a substitute for the rest of the working. Carrying a seal and then doing nothing else, with no petition, no attention, and no closing, is not spirit work. The seal supports the work, it does not replace it, and for Forneus work the rest of the work is largely ordinary: speaking clearly, listening well, and acting in a way that earns the reputation you are asking for.

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, and write your purpose in one clear sentence, including what you will do yourself. 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 deliberately for the working period.

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. For speech work, note what you said, and how it was received, as far as you can honestly tell. For reputation work, note what you did, over days, not just what you asked for. For reconciliation work, note what word or act you offered, and what came back. That record is what lets you tell, weeks later, whether anything changed, and whether that change had anything to do with the work.

Care for a small cast pendant, and knowing when to stop

Care for a cast metal pendant is practical, not mystical, and it is worth stating plainly. 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, because a small pendant is easy to lose 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.

Forneus cast Daemon Demon seal pendant, 1 inch

A small seal, worn close, for work that is lived in rooms with other people.

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 Forneus, as a pendant, one inch, made for traditional Goetia work with Forneus, 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 a Forneus seal made in this way, this is the one I offer: Forneus cast Daemon Demon seal pendant, 1 inch, $108 CAD. View the product

A matching Forneus oil and a matching Forneus incense are also offered on this site, for the same work with Forneus.

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