Working with Naberius: rhetoric, craft, and a ring worn into the work
Naberius, and the arts of speaking well
Naberius is a Marquis in the Goetia, and the Grimoire Companion entry for him is precise: he makes one cunning in arts and sciences, and masterful in rhetoric, and he restores lost dignities. That is a domain about how a person speaks, learns, and stands in the world. Rhetoric here does not mean empty persuasion. In the old sense it means the art of speaking well: knowing what to say, in what order, with what evidence, and to whom. A person who can do that can hold a position, defend a piece of work, and be heard without shouting.
The old Goetia text quoted in related offerings describes Naberius, also spelled Naberus, as a valiant marquis, showing himself in the form of a crow, speaking with a hoarse voice, making a man amiable and cunning in all arts, and especially in rhetoric, and procuring the loss of prelacies and dignities for others, with nineteen legions hearing him. The crow and the hoarse voice are worth pausing on. This is not a spirit presented as smooth or polished. The voice is rough, the form is a carrion bird, and the skill is cunning rather than charm. That roughness fits the work: speaking well is not about sounding pleasant. It is about being clear, being prepared, and being able to stand your ground when the argument turns against you.
Restoring lost dignities is the other half of the office, and it is the half that gives the rhetoric its purpose. Dignity, in this sense, is not vanity. It is the standing you have lost through a mistake, a false charge, a period of neglect, or a position taken from you unfairly. Work with Naberius, as the tradition presents him, is work about regaining that standing by becoming genuinely more capable, not by demanding that others pretend you never lost it. The ring in this article belongs in that work: a seal worn on the hand, where it is seen when you speak, write, and make your case.
How a lost-wax cast seal ring 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. That is a different process from the three-dimensional printed versions using metal powder and plastic that you find around the internet, which the offering itself contrasts with cast work. 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, and the metal that remains is a solid, cast object, not a printed shell. You can feel that difference when you hold it, and you can feel it even more when you wear it, because a ring is worn against the skin all day.
The offering for this ring names copper, bronze, steel, gold, silver, and brass among its metals. Those are different metals with different weight, colour, and wear, and the choice among them is a real choice, not a cosmetic one. A ring you will wear while you work should suit the work you do with your hands, and it should be a metal you can keep clean and in good repair. Do not choose a metal only because it looks impressive in a photograph. Choose the metal you will actually wear, day after day, without worrying about it constantly, because a tool you are worried about losing or damaging is a tool you cannot focus with.
That process also explains why a cast seal ring is made to order, and why it takes time. A seal that is already listed takes about two to three weeks, in the notes for this kind of offering, while seals that are not listed, but are under the other option, take eight weeks, because she still has not carved their waxes yet. Naberius is a listed seal, so the shorter timing applies to it in principle, but timing can change with the work queue, and it should be read as a working guide, not as a delivery promise.
Wearing the ring, and speaking well
A ring seal is worked with differently from a pendant, because it is worn on the hand that writes, gestures, and turns pages. Wear it when you are working, and put it away properly when you are not, rather than leaving it in a pocket or on a bathroom shelf. Hold it before you speak on a matter that matters, and name the purpose in your own words. Place it under a candle when you are preparing a piece of work that needs sustained attention. Put oil on it, where your practice calls for anointing, deliberately, not casually. Those practices are how a seal is worked with over time, and a ring, because it is always to hand, invites them more often than a seal kept in a drawer.
Speaking well is itself a practice, and the ring does not replace it. If you want to be cunning in an art, study that art. If you want to be masterful in rhetoric, learn to outline an argument, to give evidence before conclusion, and to listen to the other side well enough to answer it fairly. A seal worn while you do that work marks the work as serious, to yourself, and it reminds you, every time you see it on your hand, of the standard you are holding yourself to. A seal worn while you do no such work is jewellery with a story attached, and no story will make an unprepared argument sound prepared.
Keep a record of the work you do while wearing the ring: date, the matter in one sentence, what you said or wrote, how it was received, and what you noticed afterwards, over days and weeks. Note also the ordinary work alongside the working: the preparation you did, the evidence you gathered, the drafts you revised. Over time that record will show whether your speaking is actually improving, and whether your standing is being restored by capability, which lasts, or by impression, which fades. If nothing changes, that is also information. It may mean the purpose was unclear, the preparation was thin, or the situation needs a different approach.
Naberius cast seal ring
A ring for rhetoric should be worn into the work of speaking and learning, not kept in a drawer.
I make these as lost wax cast seals, cast from a wax version in pure metal, one at a time. This one is Naberius, as a cast seal ring, made for traditional Goetia work with Naberius, who makes one cunning in arts and sciences, masterful in rhetoric, and restores lost dignities. Wear it, hold it, place it under a candle, and put oil on it, in the ways your practice calls for. 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 Naberius seal made in this way, this is the one I offer: Naberius Goetia cast seal ring, $216 CAD. View the product
I also make Naberius oil and Naberius incense for the same work, each $44 CAD, for use alongside the ring in a full working.
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