Seere: an oil for work that needs to move swiftly
Seere, and why swiftness is a specific quality
Seere is presented in the Grimoire Companion material as a Prince, with 26 legions, a spirit who moves with great swiftness to bring matters to pass suddenly, and who finds theft and treasure. Swiftness, in this context, is not hurry. Hurry is a state of mind, and it usually makes work worse. Swiftness is a quality of movement: a matter that has been stuck, moving, and moving fast, once it moves at all. That distinction matters, because a working for swiftness that is done in a hurried, scattered state tends to carry the hurry into the working, and the working takes on the same shape: rushed, unclear, and hard to close properly.
Bringing matters to pass suddenly is a second, distinct quality. Suddenly does not mean without preparation. It means that, after a long period of preparation, or a long period of stuckness, the change, when it comes, comes all at once, rather than inch by inch. If you are working with Seere, ask whether your matter is actually a stuck matter that needs a sudden move, or whether it is a slow matter that needs steady work over time. A sudden move is the right tool for the first kind of matter, and the wrong tool for the second. Using it on a slow matter will not make the matter fast. It will only make you impatient with the slowness that the matter actually needs.
Finding theft and treasure, the third piece, belongs with swiftness, because both are about recovery: something taken, and something hidden, both brought back into the open, and brought back quickly. Theft, in ordinary life, is not only a stolen object. It is also time taken, credit taken, an opportunity taken by someone else, or a part of your own attention taken by a distraction that will not let go. Treasure, likewise, is not only gold. It is a resource that is already yours, but that you have not seen. Before you begin, name what has been taken, or what is hidden, in plain terms, so you will know, afterwards, whether it has been found.
An oil for a swift working
An oil is a fitting form for swift work, because anointing is itself a swift act. You do not need to set up a large working, or wait for a long preparation, to anoint a seal, a candle, or your own hands. You open the bottle, you apply a drop or two, deliberately, naming the purpose in your own words, and the working has begun. That swiftness of form suits Seere work, but it also carries a warning: a swift act, done without a clear purpose, is only a quick act. It is not a working. Before you open the bottle, know what you are anointing, and why, and say that purpose, in your own words, as you do it.
Swiftness also needs a clear petition, more, not less, than slow work does. A slow working gives you time to correct a muddled petition halfway through. A swift working does not. If the petition is muddled, the swiftness will only carry the muddle forward faster. Write the petition down, in one clear sentence if you can, before you anoint anything. Know what matter you are asking to move, what sudden change you are asking for, and what you will do if the change comes, and what you will do if it does not. A petition that has no answer prepared for either outcome is not yet a petition. It is a wish, and wishes are harder to work with, and harder to read afterwards, than petitions are.
That is why the record matters doubly in Seere work. Write down the date, the purpose in one sentence, what you anointed, and what happened afterwards, over days and weeks, not just on the night itself. Note, in particular, whether the matter moved suddenly, or whether it moved slowly, or whether it did not move at all. A record that only notes that something happened, without noting how fast it happened, will not tell you whether the working was a Seere working at all. Speed is the quality you are tracking, so track it, in plain language, with dates.
How this oil is made here
I hand make all of my own perfumes, colognes and oils from only pure essential oils, roots and herbs. Sometimes there is the odd gemstone thrown in as well. I do not use any extraneous ingredients or fillers, and I do not use any synthetics. It is a blend made for a specific working, from materials chosen for that working, and the difference between a pure blend and a synthetic one is a difference you can smell, and a difference in how the oil behaves on skin, on a seal, and on a candle.
All colognes, perfumes and oils here are in a 1/2 oz bottle, about twice as large as those little health food store essential oil bottles, unless otherwise stated. That size matters in practice. A 1/2 oz bottle is enough for many workings, if you use it deliberately, a drop or two at a time, rather than pouring it freely. It is not a bulk supply, and it is not meant to be used as a daily perfume in large amounts. Use it for the work it was made for, and it will last. Use it carelessly, and it will run out before the work is done, which is a practical lesson as much as a ritual one.
Each batch of oil is hand made when you order, in the same way as the other oils on this site. That made-to-order point means the oil has not been sitting, opened and closed, through other people's orders. It is made for your order, and then blessed by Athena herself 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. That wording is about the magical result, not about delivery dates.
Anointing, and what anointing does in a working
Anointing is a way of marking something for a purpose. In practice, that is often done by applying oil deliberately, naming the purpose in your own words, to the thing you are marking: your own hands, if the work is about speaking or acting; a seal, if the work is about calling; a candle, if the work is about holding a petition steady through the working; a petition paper, if the work is about a written request. Anointing is not decoration. It is a physical act that says, this thing, for this purpose, for this time.
That deliberateness is the point. If you anoint everything in sight, quickly, without naming a purpose, you have not marked anything. You have only made things oily. If you anoint one thing, deliberately, with a clear purpose in mind, you have changed how you attend to that thing, and how you attend to the working as a whole. Before you open the bottle, decide what you are anointing, and why, and say that purpose, in your own words, as you do it. That is the whole of the technique, and it is enough.
Oil and incense are often used together in Goetia work, and they do different jobs in the room. The oil marks and anoints. The incense fills the space and sets the atmosphere for the working itself. If you are doing a full working, rather than simply anointing on its own, use both: anoint first, with a clear purpose in mind, then light the incense and let the room settle before you speak your petition. Do not rush from lighting to speaking. Give the room a moment to change, and give yourself a moment to notice that change.
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 Goetia work. First, prepare the room and yourself: clear the space, bathe or wash, change into clothes you do not wear for ordinary errands, and know what you are going to say before you begin. Second, set out the oil, the incense, and any seal or candle you will use. Third, anoint, deliberately, naming the purpose in your own words. Fourth, light the incense, if you are using it, and let the space settle. Fifth, speak your petition, clearly and once, rather than repeating it until it loses its shape. Sixth, sit quietly for a time and listen. 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. Note what you anointed, and why, and what you noticed on days when you used the oil compared with days when you did not. That record is what lets you tell, weeks later, whether anything changed, and whether that change had anything to do with the work. 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. No guaranteed magical result is promised anywhere in this article. That wording is about the work itself, not about delivery dates for physical items.
Care and safety for an oil
Care for an oil is practical. Keep the bottle closed when you are not using it, upright, in a cool place away from direct sunlight and heat, and away from the edge of a table where it can be knocked over. Essential oils are concentrated, and a little goes a long way. Test on a small area of skin first if you have not used a particular blend before, and do not apply oil to broken skin, or near the eyes, or in a way your own practice or your own body tells you is unwise. If you have sensitivities to particular oils or herbs, check the blend, or choose a different form of working, such as fumigation with incense, rather than anointing with oil.
Keep the oil for the work it was made for, and do not lend it out as a general scent. That is not a rule about secrecy for its own sake. It is about keeping the association clean: an oil that has been used for many purposes, by many people, for many matters, carries no single association, and it will not help you focus on the matter in front of you. One oil, one spirit, one kind of work, kept for that work, is a clearer tool than a bottle that has become a general-purpose scent.
Seere Goetia grimoire demon evocation oil
An oil is a swift act, and swiftness is Seere's quality. This oil is for anointing and spirit work with Seere, Prince, 26 legions, who moves with great swiftness to bring matters to pass suddenly, and who finds theft and treasure, as the Grimoire Companion material presents him.
I hand make this oil myself, from only pure essential oils, roots and herbs, sometimes with the odd gemstone thrown in, with no synthetics and no fillers, in a 1/2 oz bottle, and I bless it 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. That wording is about the magical result, not about delivery dates.
If you want the oil for that work, this is the one I offer: Seere Goetia grimoire demon evocation oil, $44 CAD. View the product
The oil to go with it, in the other form, is Seere Goetia incense, for the same work, $44 CAD.
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