Saxtomp, sixteenth Enochian governor: a seal to wear or to keep as a disc

A governor, not a general angel

Enochian practice has its own hierarchy, and the word governor belongs to a specific place in it. That number is not decoration. It places Saxtomp in an ordered sequence, among governors who rule over parts of the earth, in the Enochian system as received through Dee and Kelley and carried forward in later Enochian work. A practitioner who works with a governor seal should know that placement, and should approach the seal as a seal of a named governor, not as a generic angel image.

Governors, in this system, are not vague benevolent presences. They are rulers, with territories, in the Enochian cosmology, and with a structure that rewards study. A seal of a governor is therefore a working tool for a practitioner who is studying that structure, or who is working within it, rather than a devotional image for general comfort. That distinction matters for how the seal is used, how it is kept, and what is expected of it. A governor seal carried without any study of the governor system will still be a well-made object, but it will not be worked with in the sense its maker intends.

A practitioner who wants those details should seek them in Enochian sources and in their own study, and should test any such details against the system they work in, rather than taking them from a general article.

Two forms, one seal: cast or engraved, pendant or disc

The seal is either a one inch lost-wax cast seal, or a two inch hand-engraved seal. It is the practitioner's choice. The seal can be made into a pendant, or left as a disc. Those choices are not merely aesthetic. They change how the seal is handled, carried, and placed in a working.

A one inch cast seal, made by lost-wax casting, is a solid, compact object, well suited to wearing as a pendant. It sits close to the body, it can be carried daily during a period of Enochian work, and it can be held in the hand during a sitting without dominating the working surface. Its small size is a virtue for carrying, and a discipline for working: a small seal asks the practitioner to pay attention, rather than relying on a large display object to do the work of attention for them.

A two inch hand-engraved seal is a larger, more deliberate object. Hand engraving, line by line, is slower work than casting, and the resulting seal has a different character: a surface worked by hand, at a scale where the lines can be read and traced with the eye. As a disc, it is well suited to placement on an altar or working surface, to being set out at the start of a sitting and put away at the close, and to being worked with in a fixed place rather than carried through the day. As a pendant, at two inches, it is a more substantial wearing piece, for a practitioner who wants the seal present and visible during work. Choose the form that matches how the seal will actually be used, not the form that merely sounds most impressive.

How a governor seal is worked with

Working with a governor seal begins, as with any Enochian tool, with preparation and study. Know the governor's place in the sequence, know what sitting or working the seal is for, and know what is going to be said, in your own words, before beginning. A seal taken out casually, without a sitting in mind, is not being worked with. It is being handled. The difference is attention, and attention is the practitioner's own contribution, which no object can supply.

When the seal arrives, take time to look at it properly, to hold it, and to set it aside in a clean place used for 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 Enochian practice, and it should not be used to invent a consecration rite for a seal you have not been taught to consecrate. The seal supports the system. It does not replace it.

In a sitting, the seal can be used in several ways, adapted to the practitioner's own practice. Held in the hand, it gives the fingers a focus during invocation or meditation. Placed on the working surface, it marks the place of the working and the governor addressed. Put under a candle, it sits at the centre of the light of the sitting, in the traditional manner of working with seals. Worn as a pendant, it keeps the seal close through the sitting and through the period of work that follows. Anointed with a matching oil, where the practitioner's practice calls for it, it is marked deliberately for its purpose. Each of these uses is a way of paying attention, not a mechanical trigger, and each should be done deliberately, naming the purpose in plain words.

Carrying a pendant, keeping a disc

A pendant seal and a disc seal live different daily lives, and the practitioner should plan for the one chosen. A pendant is carried, and carrying is a practice: worn during sittings and during periods of Enochian work, put away properly when not in use, rather than left in a pocket with keys and loose change, or on a bathroom shelf. A pendant that is treated carelessly tends to be worked with carelessly, and that shows in the record kept afterwards. Keep it in a clean, dry place when not worn, away from other metal objects that could scratch it, and clean it gently, with a soft cloth.

A disc is kept, and keeping is also a practice: set out for sittings, placed where it can be seen and worked with, and put away at the close, in its own place, rather than left on a general shelf among unrelated objects. A disc that lives permanently on display, never set out and never put away, loses the rhythm that marks it as a working tool. The rhythm of setting out and putting away, for a disc as for a pendant, is what keeps the seal in the practitioner's working mind, rather than letting it fade into the background of a room.

Whichever form is chosen, keep a record: date, sitting or purpose in one sentence, how the seal was used, and what was noticed afterwards, over days and weeks, not just on the night itself. Enochian work, like other structured spirit work, is best judged over a pattern of sittings, not over a single dramatic sitting. A record that notes ordinary attention, repeated, will show a pattern, if one is there. A record that notes only dramatic moments will miss it.

Study, not just possession

The most common mistake with a governor seal is to treat possession as practice. Ordering a seal, receiving it, and owning it, are not Enochian work. Enochian work is reading, calling, meditating, recording, and returning to the system over time, with the seal as one tool among others. A practitioner who owns a Saxtomp seal but does no Enochian study will have a fine object, and little else. A practitioner who studies, even slowly, and uses the seal as part of that study, will have a tool that grows in meaning with use.

That study need not be hurried, and it need not be exhaustive before the seal is used. It should be honest. Read the Enochian material available to you, in the tradition you work in. Learn the governors in order, and Saxtomp's place among them. Learn the calls, the structure, and the precautions of your system, from a teacher or a trusted source, not from fragments collected online. A seal is a good companion to that study. It is not a shortcut past it.

It is also worth asking, before ordering, whether Saxtomp, specifically, is the governor whose seal is needed now, or whether the desire is for a governor seal in general. The governors are distinct, and a seal of one governor does not serve as a seal of another. If the work at hand calls for a particular governor, by name and by place in the system, then that governor's seal is the right tool. If the work calls only for Enochian work in general, a practitioner may do better to begin with study, and to let the choice of a first governor seal follow from that study, rather than preceding it.

A simple sitting order, to adapt to your own practice

The following is a general order, not a fixed script. Adapt it to the system already worked in. First, prepare the room and yourself: clear the space, set it aside, bathe or wash, change into clothes not worn for ordinary errands, and know what is going to be said before beginning. Second, set out the seal, whether pendant or disc, and anything else that will be used. Third, hold the seal, or place it where it will be worked with, and name the purpose in your own words, once, clearly. Fourth, proceed with the sitting as taught in your system, whether that is invocation, meditation, a call, or study with the seal present. Fifth, sit quietly for a time afterwards, and listen, rather than filling every moment with more words. Sixth, close properly, in whatever way the practice requires, and put the seal away in its proper place.

Afterwards, write down what was done, when, and what was noticed, in plain language. Note the seal in that record: whether it was worn or placed, whether it was held, put under a candle, or anointed, and what was noticed on days when it was worked with compared with days when it was not. That record, kept over a series of sittings, is what lets a practitioner tell whether the seal is becoming part of a living practice, or whether it remains an object owned but not worked with.

Do not repeat the same sitting endlessly without reflection, in the hope that repetition alone will force a result. Do the sitting properly, once, observe, and then decide, calmly, whether a further sitting, a different approach, or a period of study before the next sitting, is the right next step. Repetition without reflection is not persistence. It is noise, and it muddies the record so badly that even genuine change becomes hard to recognise.

Care for a cast or engraved seal

Care for a seal is practical, not mystical, and it is worth stating plainly. A cast or engraved metal seal will show wear over time, especially if 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 being useful. It is a sign that it has been carried and worked with. Keep it in a clean, dry place when not in use, away from other metal objects that could scratch it, and clean it gently, with a soft cloth, without harsh chemicals or abrasive cleaners, unless you know, for the specific metal involved, that such a cleaner is safe.

If a bail loosens on a pendant, or if a disc shows damage, stop wearing or placing it until it can be repaired properly. A tool that is falling apart is a distraction in a sitting, and a safety risk if it can fall off unnoticed. That is a practical point, but it is also a working point: a tool you are worried about losing is a tool you cannot focus with. Attend to repairs promptly, and keep the seal in its proper place in the meantime.

Finally, keep the seal private in the ordinary sense. A governor seal is not made to be shown around, explained at length, or passed from hand to hand for inspection. Its lines are for the practitioner, and for the sittings in which it is used. Showing it casually invites handling and wear that serve no purpose, and turns a working tool into a curiosity. Keep it close, keep it clean, and let its work be in the sittings it is set out for, not in the conversation about it.

Saxtomp enochian pendant

A governor seal should be chosen for its governor, in its form that matches how it will actually be used, and then worked with, in study and in sittings.

I offer this seal of Saxtomp, the sixteenth of the Enochian governors, as an Enochian entity or angel governor seal. It is offered either as a one inch lost-wax cast seal, or as a two inch hand-engraved seal, and it can be made into a pendant, or left as a disc, as you choose. I make no promise about what it will do for you, only that it is made for this work.

If you want the seal for that work, this is the one I offer: Saxtomp enochian pendant, $108 CAD. View the product

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