Working with Humots: a seal for a book you desire, and for knowledge sought

Humots, and a book you desire

Humots is described in the Grimoire Companion notes for the Grimoirum Verum spirits as a spirit who brings any book you desire, with knowledge as the tag for that entry. That is a particular kind of work, and it is worth thinking about what a book means in this context. A book is not just an object on a shelf. It is a course of knowledge, bound together, that you can return to, study, and learn from over time. To desire a book, in the traditional description, is not to want a rare object for its own sake, although rarity can be part of it. It is to want the knowledge that book contains, and to want it in a form you can actually use.

Before you think about any tool for Humots work, be clear about what book you mean, and what knowledge you are actually seeking. Is it a specific title you have been looking for, a subject you need a book for, or a kind of knowledge you have not yet found in a form you can study? Write the book, or the subject, down in one sentence, and write what you hope to learn from it, in plain language. That sentence is more useful than a vague wish for a book, because it gives you something to compare your later notes against, and it tells you whether the book you find, when you find it, is actually the book you wanted.

A seal for Humots, in this context, is a seal for a working whose aim is knowledge sought and found, not for a working whose aim is a single urgent petition. Knowledge work takes time, and a seal that is carried and worked with over time fits that kind of work better than a tool used once and put away. That is why this article is about a pendant seal, made to be carried, rather than about a picture of a seal, or a single ritual act.

A seal is not a picture of a seal

A seal for Humots 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 can be carried, anointed, fumigated, placed on an altar, and worked with over time. 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 of a seal matters in traditional Grimoirum Verum work, as it does in Goetia work, and why a seal that is made properly is different from a seal that is merely reproduced. The seal in this article is for traditional work with Humots, as a hand cast seal, in pendant form, 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, it is worth asking 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. A pendant needs a bail, a cord or chain you trust, and a place to keep it when you are not wearing it. Those practical matters are part of the working, not an afterthought to it.

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.

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. 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.

Working with a seal: holding, anointing, carrying, wearing, 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 guidance given for seal articles 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, specific to each seal and spirit. For Humots, showing and carrying take a particular form: a seal carried while you search for a book, while you visit a library, a bookshop, or a seller, while you read, and while you study, is a seal that is part of the search itself, not a seal that sits at home while you search without it. Holding it, before you open a book, and putting it under a candle while you study, are ways of marking the study time as set apart, in the same way a bath marks study time as set apart.

Anointing a seal is a way of marking it for a purpose. In practice, that is 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.

Do not use a seal as a substitute for the rest of the work. 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. The work, for Humots, is the search for the book, and the study of the book once it is found, and a seal that is never carried into that search and that study is not being worked with in the same way as a seal that is.

Preparing to work with a seal, and a simple working order

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 Humots, what book or knowledge you are seeking, and what you are prepared to do yourself, including the ordinary-world search: visiting libraries, asking booksellers, searching catalogues, and saving for a rare book if that is what it is. If you cannot state the book or the subject in one clear sentence, write it down, leave it overnight, and come back to see if it still reads true.

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.

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, including the book or subject you sought, the search you actually did, and what you found, or did not find, 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.

Care for a 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. 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. And remember, for a book working, that the ordinary search matters as much as the ritual working: a book you never look for, in libraries, shops, and catalogues, is a book you are unlikely to find, seal or no seal.

Humots cast Daemon Demon seal pendant

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 Humots, as a pendant, made for traditional work with Humots, to be held, anointed, carried, and worn, 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 Humots seal made in this way, this is the one I offer: Humots cast Daemon Demon seal pendant, 1 inch. $216 CAD. View the product

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