Working with Gusion: true answers, reconciled friendships, and honour

Gusion, and why discernment comes first

In the Grimoire Companion material, Gusion is a Duke with 40 legions, who discerns all things past, present, and to come, reconciles friendships, and grants honour. That field joins three things that are often treated separately, and they belong together. Discernment is the ability to tell what is true in a situation, across time. Reconciliation is the ability to repair a friendship once the truth of a situation is seen clearly. Honour is the standing that follows from acting on that truth, steadily, rather than from claiming it in words.

Discernment across past, present, and future is a demanding field, and it should not be approached as a way to win arguments. A practitioner who asks Gusion for discernment, and then uses every answer as ammunition, has missed the point of the field. Discernment is first for your own conduct: what actually happened, what is actually happening now, and what is likely to follow if you continue on the present course. Only when that is clear can reconciliation be approached honestly, because a reconciliation built on a false account of the past will not hold, however warm the words that accompany it.

Reconciliation, in this material, is presented as a work of Gusion, not as a general social skill. That matters, because it frames reconciliation as something that follows truth, rather than something that replaces it. A friendship reconciled by pretending the past did not happen is not reconciled. It is papered over, and it will crack at the next strain. A friendship reconciled after the past has been discerned clearly, and spoken about plainly, has a chance to hold, because both sides know what they are reconciling, and what they are not.

Honour, in the same field, is the quiet consequence of that sequence. It is not a title, and it is not applause. It is the regard that follows from being someone who discerns truly, speaks plainly, and repairs what can be repaired, without evasion. A ring for Gusion, worn on the hand, is apt for that field, because the hand is what you extend in greeting, in agreement, and in reconciliation, and a seal worn there is present in the very gesture that reconciliation requires.

A question worth settling before you begin

Before any working with Gusion, settle one question in writing: what, exactly, needs discerning? A vague wish to know the truth about everything will not carry a working. A named matter will: a friendship that broke, a situation whose past is disputed, a decision whose future consequences are unclear, or a standing that has been lost and needs to be regained by honest conduct. Write the matter down, write down what you already know about it, what you do not know, and what you suspect but cannot yet show, and keep those three lists separate.

Suspicions written down as facts are the most common source of false divination, because once a suspicion is written as if it were known, every later sign gets read as confirming it. Keep suspicion in its own column, and let the working speak to the unknown column, not to the suspicion column. That discipline is itself a form of discernment, and it is worth practising before the working, not only during it.

It is also worth deciding, before you begin, what you will do if the discernment you receive does not favour your side of the matter. If you already know you will ignore any answer that shows your own part in a break, or your own error in a disputed past, then the working is not discernment, it is a search for vindication, and no ring will turn it into something else. Write down, honestly, that you are willing to hear an unwelcome answer, or do not begin the working until you are.

How a lost-wax cast ring is made

The ring in this article is a lost-wax cast ring.

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. You can feel that difference when you hold it: a cast ring has weight, and its surface shows hand work, rather than the layered texture of a printed object.

It also notes that seals pictured as just discs can be had like that if you prefer, but that a bail is either cast onto a seal or soldered on, depending on the metal used, so a seal can be used as a pendant.

That process also explains why a cast ring is made to order, and why it takes time. A seal that is already listed takes about 2 to 3 weeks while seals that are not listed, but are under the other option, take 8 weeks, because she still has not carved their waxes yet.

Preparing to work with a ring seal

Preparation with a ring seal starts before the ring arrives. Be clear about the matter you are asking about, the friendship you hope to reconcile, or the honour you hope to regain by honest conduct, and what you will do yourself between workings. 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.

When the ring arrives, take time to look at it and to hold it, and to set it aside in a clean place 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 ring 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. A clear head is a working tool, just as much as a ring, oil, or incense is.

Wearing the ring while you discern and reconcile

A ring seal is made to be worn, and wearing it while you do the ordinary work of discernment and reconciliation 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.

The practical advantage of a ring, for Gusion work, is that it stays with the hand that writes, that greets, and that makes agreements. When you write a letter of reconciliation, or meet a friend to speak plainly about a break, the ring is there, a quiet prompt to speak truly, rather than to perform reconciliation while holding back the truth that made it necessary. It does not replace the conversation, and it does not do the speaking for you, but it keeps the intention present in the very act where reconciliation happens, which is where Gusion work belongs.

Gusion also has a matching incense, a matching oil, and a matching bath, each at $44 CAD, for spirit work and spellwork with Gusion. This article is about the ring, so it does not turn into a second article about oil, incense, or baths, but it is worth knowing those companions exist, because a ring that is anointed or fumigated as part of a working, if your practice calls for it, and a practitioner who has bathed in preparation, are being prepared deliberately, rather than only wearing jewellery.

Do not use a ring as a substitute for the rest of the working. Wearing a ring and then doing nothing else, with no petition, no honest conversation, and no closing, is not spirit work. The ring supports the work, it does not replace it. Reconciliation, in particular, requires ordinary action as well as ritual action: a letter, a meeting, an apology where one is owed, and a change in conduct afterwards. A ring worn through none of those actions is only a ring.

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 ring, and any oil, incense, or candle you will use. Third, anoint or fumigate the ring, 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 ring away in its 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. For Gusion work, that record should include the matter as written, the discernment as received, and, later, what turned out to be true, and what ordinary action followed: a conversation held, a letter sent, a friendship repaired or not repaired, and why. That later note is the important one. A record without a follow-up note is only half a record.

Care for a cast ring

Care for a cast metal ring 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 paper, and against other objects. That wear is normal for a working tool, and it is not a sign that the ring has stopped working. It is a sign that it has been worn.

Keep the ring 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 ring loosens, tightens uncomfortably, or shows damage, stop wearing it until it can be attended to properly. A tool that distracts you in a working, because you are worried about losing it or because it hurts to wear, is a tool you cannot focus with. That is a practical point, but it is also a working point.

Keeping a record, and knowing when to stop

Keep a short record for each working: date, purpose in one sentence, ring and any oil or 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, such as a direct conversation without further ritual, or time for the other person to respond.

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.

Gusion Goetia cast seal ring

A ring for Gusion should be a working tool for discernment and reconciliation, not only a piece of jewellery.

I make these as lost-wax cast rings, 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 Gusion, made for traditional Goetia work with Gusion, to be worn while you discern, reconcile, and act with honour, 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 Gusion ring made in this way, this is the one I offer: Gusion Goetia cast seal ring, $216 CAD. View the product

Matching Gusion incense, Gusion oil, and Gusion bath are also, each $44 CAD.

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