Working with Lucifer: an oil for dressing, anointing, and connection

Lucifer oil

That is the purpose of the oil, as stated, and it is worth holding onto that plain description before anything else is added to it. The oil is not a general ritual oil with Lucifer's name on the label.

Those ways are specific, and they shape this article. You can dress candles with this oil, then burn them for Lucifer. You can dress his seal with it, his altar, or any items you wish to make sacred to him. You can also anoint yourself, to create a stronger connection with Lucifer. You can also use it as a bath, if you prefer. Dressing a candle is one kind of work. Dressing a seal is another. Dressing an altar is a third. Anointing yourself is a fourth. Using the oil as a bath is a fifth. Before you open the bottle, choose which one you are actually doing, and why. A working that mixes all five without thought will be hard to read afterwards, because you will not know which use the working actually turned on.

Be specific in another way, too. What connection are you asking for, and for what work? Lucifer work, in the general sense, can mean many things to many practitioners, and a general article like this one should not invent a single purpose for it. That is the petition to bring to the oil, stated plainly, in your own words, for the work you actually intend to do. If you cannot state that work in one clear sentence, write it down, leave it overnight, and come back to see if it still reads true.

Starting with the work, not with the tool

Spirit work is not shopping, and oil does not do the work for you. Before you anoint or dress anything, be clear about why you are doing this working, what you are asking for, and what you are prepared to do yourself. A vague purpose produces a vague working, and a vague working is hard to read afterwards. If you cannot state the matter in one clear sentence, that pause, writing it down and coming back to it, is part of the work, not a delay in it.

If you are working in a system that already gives you instructions for Lucifer work, work from those instructions and from the teaching you already follow. A general article like this one is not a substitute for proper teaching, and it should not be used to invent a rite for a spirit you have not studied. Ask yourself, plainly, whether this is the right working at all, whether the timing is right, and whether there is ordinary-world work that should be done first, or at the same time. Ritual work is not a substitute for dealing with a legal matter, a safety matter, or a medical matter in the ordinary world. If any of those apply, deal with them first.

Connection, in this context, is also a responsibility. An oil that is meant to draw a spirit more strongly, and to create a stronger connection, should not be used casually, as a scent for a room, or as a curiosity to try once and forget. If you are not prepared for a stronger connection, and for what that connection may ask of you in terms of attention, conduct, and ongoing work, wait until you are, rather than anointing first and deciding afterwards whether you meant it.

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.

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. For a connection working, that staying quality matters in a particular way: the connection is not a momentary gesture, but something that remains with you through the working, and, in the case of a dressed candle or seal, remains on the object after the working is over.

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. You will notice the difference when you open the bottle, and you will notice it again halfway through the working, when the scent is still there and still clear.

How this oil is made here

The oils offered here are hand made, each batch when you order it, unless a batch has just recently been made, and they 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.

There are not any fillers such as sawdust or talcum powder, or even sandalwood when it is not called for in the oils. Instead, the maker will only order high quality resins, spices, and herbs, and will also sometimes wildcraft what is needed. The maker does not use substitutes, where the recipe calls for a specific material.

That made-to-order and no-substitute point matters for a connection oil. It means the oil has not been sitting, opened and closed, through other people's orders, and it has not been made to a cheaper, substituted recipe. It is made for your order, from the materials its recipe calls for, and then blessed by me myself before it is sent out. No promise about what it will do for you is made here, only that it is made by hand, for this work, and not mass produced.

It says the oil is made with specific ingredients to draw Lucifer more strongly, and it describes the quality and the making in the terms above, but it does not give a recipe. Do not assume an ingredient list from another oil, from another spirit, or from a general Lucifer correspondence.

Dressing candles, seals, altars, and items

Dressing is the most practical use of this oil, and it is worth describing in plain terms, because dressing is often done hurriedly, without thought, and then wondered at afterwards. Do not dress a candle and then leave it unlit, or light it for another purpose, and expect the dressing to have done its work. The dressing and the burning belong together.

To dress a seal with oil, apply the oil to the seal deliberately, in the same way, with the purpose in mind. A seal dressed with oil is a seal marked for Lucifer work, not a seal that has merely been handled. Put it away properly after the working, in a clean place used for your working tools, rather than leaving it where it will be handled casually. To dress an altar, or any items you wish to make sacred to him, apply the oil in the same deliberate way, to the altar or to the item itself, with the same purpose in mind. Making something sacred is not a matter of touching it once with oil and then treating it as before. It is a matter of setting it apart, afterwards, for the purpose you dressed it for.

In each case, use only as much oil as the dressing requires, and no more. Oil that pools, drips, or soaks into a candle in a way that makes it burn unsafely is not a better dressing. It is a careless one. Dress deliberately, wipe away excess if your practice calls for it, and place candles where they will burn safely, away from curtains, papers, and anything that could catch, and never leave a burning candle unattended.

Anointing yourself, and using the oil as a bath

Anointing yourself with this oil, to create a stronger connection with Lucifer, is a different use from dressing an object, and it should be done with the same deliberation, and with attention to the body as well as to the purpose. Anoint, in your practice's manner, on the hands, the forehead, or another place your practice directs, naming the purpose in your own words. Do not anoint hurriedly, or while distracted, and then wonder why the working felt unfocused. The anointing is the moment when the connection is marked on your own person. Give it that moment.

A bath use is not a scented bath for relaxation. It is a preparation for connection work, and it should be treated as such.

In both cases, attend to the practical point as well. Do not use the oil internally, and do not use it on broken skin. It is made for anointing, dressing, and ritual use, from resins, spices, 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 particular resins, spices, or herbs, test a small amount first, or do not use it on skin at all, and dress a candle, a seal, or an altar item instead. A connection working does not require you to harm your skin to prove dedication.

Preparing the room and yourself

Preparation does not end with the oil. It continues with the room and with yourself, in the same way as for any spirit working. Clear the space you will use, physically, and set 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.

Set out what you will need before you begin: the oil, the candle, seal, or altar item you will dress, and any incense or other tools your practice calls for. Fumbling for a tool after the working has begun breaks the very attention the anointing or dressing was meant to build. Know what you are going to say, in your own words, before you begin. 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 connection and the work you actually intend to do.

Prepare yourself in the same way: bathe or wash, change into clothes you do not wear for ordinary errands, and avoid starting a working when you are exhausted, drunk, or already agitated, if you can avoid it. A clear head is a working tool, just as much as oil, a candle, or a seal is.

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, and to the instructions you already follow for Lucifer work. First, prepare the room and yourself, as above. Second, set out the oil and the candle, seal, altar item, or bath preparation you will use. Third, dress or anoint, deliberately, naming the purpose in your own words. 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, 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. 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 oil use itself in that record: what you dressed or anointed, how much you used, and what you noticed in the days after the working, compared with days when you did not use it. Those practical details are part of learning how to work with a connection oil well.

What not to do

Do not use the oil as a substitute for the rest of the working. Anointing or dressing and then doing nothing else, with no petition, no attention, and no closing, is not spirit work. It is a scented object, or a scented person, and nothing more. The oil supports the work, it does not replace it.

Do not burn a dressed candle unattended, and do not dress a candle in a way that makes it burn unsafely. That is a practical point, but it is also a working point: a working that ends in a fire risk has not been prepared properly, however good its intention.

Do not repeat the same working endlessly in the hope that repetition alone will force a stronger connection. 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.

Keeping a record, and knowing when to stop

Keep a short record for each working: date, purpose in one sentence, oil use, what you dressed or anointed, 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.

A connection, once made, also needs tending in the ordinary world, not only in ritual. Attention, conduct, and ongoing work, in the life you actually live, are how a connection is kept, not only how it is made. If you asked for a stronger connection for a particular work, do that work, in the ordinary world, with the attention it deserves. A ritual connection that changes nothing in how you live and work has not finished its work. It has only given you a moment, and a moment alone, without action, tends to fade back into the same distance it came from.

Lucifer oil

An oil for connection is not a general scent. It is made for a specific spirit, for dressing, anointing, and preparation, done deliberately.

I hand make Lucifer oil myself, in small batches, when you order, from high quality resins, spices, and herbs, with no fillers and no substitutes where the recipe calls for a specific material, and I bless it myself before it is sent out. This oil is sacred to Lucifer, and made with specific ingredients to draw him more strongly. You can dress candles with it, then burn them for Lucifer, dress his seal with it, his altar, or any items you wish to make sacred to him, anoint yourself to create a stronger connection with Lucifer, or use it as a bath if you prefer. I make no promise about what it will do for you, only that it is made by hand, for this work.

If you want the oil for that work, this is the one I offer: Lucifer oil, $44 CAD. View the product

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