Purson, Hidden Things, and the Oil for That Work
What Purson is known for
In the Goetia, Purson is a King, and the Grimoire Companion record for him is plain and useful: he knows hidden things, discovers treasure, and answers truly of past, present, and future. That is a wide remit, and it is worth narrowing before you work with it. Hidden things can mean a fact you do not yet know, a motive you have not yet seen clearly, or a resource that is present in your life but not yet recognised as one. Treasure, likewise, is not only a chest in the ground. It can be a skill, a contact, an opportunity, or a piece of information that changes what you do next. If you approach Purson with a vague wish to know everything, you will get a vague working. If you approach him with one clear question, you give the working a shape it can hold.
That is why divination work and spirit work sit so close together in this tradition. A question asked well is already half the working. Before you anoint anything, write the question down in one sentence. Read it back the next day. If it still asks what you actually want to know, keep it. If it has drifted into asking for reassurance, or into asking three questions at once, rewrite it until it is single and honest. A spirit known for answering truly is not a spirit to approach with a question you have not yet dared to ask yourself.
Past, present, and future are three different questions
Purson is said to answer of past, present, and future, and each of those deserves a different kind of preparation. A question about the past is usually a question about understanding: what really happened, what part you played, what you missed at the time. A question about the present is usually a question about seeing clearly: what is actually going on now, underneath the story you have been telling yourself. A question about the future is usually a question about direction: which path is open, which is blocked, and what would have to change for a different outcome to become possible. Mixing them in one petition blurs all three, and the answer, if you get one, will be hard to read.
Choose one tense for one working. If you need all three, do them as separate workings, on separate occasions, with a record for each. That discipline also protects you from the most common fault in divination work, which is hearing what you wanted to hear and calling it an answer. When the question is written down beforehand, and the answer is written down afterwards, you can compare the two honestly, weeks later, instead of remembering the working as more definite than it was.
Treasure, and what counts as treasure
Treasure work tempts people into fantasy, and fantasy is the enemy of this kind of practice. If you sit down expecting a windfall, you have already left the working behind and entered daydreaming. The older sense of treasure is broader and more practical: something of value that is hidden, overlooked, or not yet claimed. It might be money owed to you, work you are suited to but have not pursued, a connection that would open a door, or knowledge held by someone who would share it if asked in the right way. Be specific about what kind of treasure you mean, and be honest about whether you have already done the ordinary work of looking for it.
That honesty matters because spirit work is not a substitute for ordinary effort. If there is a letter to write, a conversation to have, or a record to check, do that as well as the working, not instead of it. The working clarifies and opens; it does not exempt you from acting on what you learn. A practitioner who asks about treasure and then waits passively for it to arrive has misunderstood the bargain at the heart of the work.
Preparation for a Purson working
Prepare the room first, and prepare yourself second. Clear the space, set it aside for this purpose, and use it consistently if you can, so the place itself begins to carry the association. Bathe or wash, change into clothes set apart from ordinary errands, and eat simply beforehand. Do not begin when you are exhausted or agitated. A clear head is a working tool, and divination in particular goes badly when the mind is already full of noise. If you cannot settle, postpone the working. The question will keep.
Next, prepare the tools you will actually use: the seal if you have one, a candle, the oil, and something to write with. Have the question written out before you begin, not composed on the spot. Have a notebook open for the answer, and write in it during or immediately after the working, in plain language, without polishing it into something more impressive than it was. That record is the working's memory. Without it, you will remember the feeling and forget the content, and the content is what you came for.
Why anointing, and why oil at all
Anointing is a way of marking something for a purpose, deliberately and by touch. It is commonly done on the hands, the forehead, or on a tool, seal, or candle that will be used in the working. The act is simple, and its simplicity is the point. You are not hiding the work behind complicated gestures. You are touching the thing, naming the purpose, and doing it with attention. Oil is used because it stays: it does not vanish in a moment like scent on the air, and it remains on the skin or the tool while you work, reminding you, through smell and touch, of what you set out to do.
That staying quality is especially useful in divination work, where the temptation is to rush. The scent on your hands slows you down. It keeps the question present while you listen, instead of letting your mind run ahead to the answer you hope for. An oil made for this specific work, from real materials, in a small batch, carries a different weight in the room than a synthetic scent bought in bulk, and you will notice the difference when you open the bottle and again halfway through the working, when the scent is still clear.
How the Purson oil is made here
I hand make all of my own perfumes, colognes and oils from only pure essential oils, roots and herbs. I do not use any extraneous ingredients or fillers. I also do not use any synthetics. Sometimes there is the odd gemstone thrown in as well. That made-to-order point matters for a working like this, because the oil has not been sitting, opened and closed, through other people's orders. It is made for your order, and blessed by me myself before it is sent out.
I make no promise about what it will do for you, only that it is made by hand, for this work, and not mass produced. What follows from your practice, in terms of magical result, is yours to observe, not mine to guarantee. That wording is about the magical result, not about delivery dates for physical items. The oil itself is a tool for anointing and ritual use, not a food, a medicine, or a skin treatment, and it should be treated as such. Do not use it internally, and do not use it on broken skin. If you have sensitivities to essential oils, test a small amount first, or anoint a tool or candle instead of skin.
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 do not treat a general article as a substitute for proper teaching in the system. First, prepare the room and yourself, as above. Second, set out the seal, candle, and oil, with your written question and your notebook. Third, anoint deliberately, naming the purpose in your own words. Fourth, light the incense if you are using it, and let the space settle before you speak. Fifth, speak your question clearly and once, rather than repeating it until it loses its shape. Sixth, sit quietly and listen, rather than filling every moment with more words. Seventh, write down what you received, plainly, and close the working properly, putting the tools away in their proper place.
Afterwards, do not interpret the record on the same night if you can avoid it. Leave it, and read it again after a few days, when the excitement of the working has cooled. Ask yourself what it actually said, not what you hoped it said. Then act on anything in it that calls for ordinary action, and watch, over weeks, whether the rest of it bears out. That patient reading is what turns a single working into knowledge, instead of a story you tell yourself about a single night.
When this is not the right work
Sometimes the right answer is not a spirit working at all. If the question concerns a legal matter, a safety matter, or a medical matter, deal with that matter in the ordinary world first, or at the same time. Ritual work is not a substitute for a lawyer, a doctor, or for leaving a dangerous situation. If you are unsure whether a working is appropriate, wait, ask a teacher you trust, or choose a simpler practice first and see how that sits. It is also worth asking whether the hidden thing you seek is something you are ready to know. Some answers change what you must do next, and if you are not prepared to act on an answer, you are not yet prepared to ask the question.
Do not repeat the same question endlessly in the hope that repetition alone will force a clearer answer. 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 it drowns out the very listening the work requires.
Purson oil, and Purson incense to go with it
If you are doing spirit work with Purson, the oil is for anointing, not for show.
I hand make Purson oil myself, from pure essential oils, roots, and herbs, with no synthetics and no fillers, and I bless it myself before it is sent out. It is made in small batches, when you order, for anointing and spirit work with Purson. I make no promise about what it will do for you, only that it is made by hand, for this work, and not mass produced.
If you want the oil for that work, this is the one I offer: Purson Goetia grimoire demon evocation oil, $44 CAD, 1/2 oz bottle. View the product
I also make the incense to go with it, for the same work: Purson Goetia incense, $44 CAD. View the product
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