The silver signet ring of Solomon: a ring from the Goetia, made to be worn

A ring with a story, and a job

The ring of Solomon is one of those objects that almost everyone in Western magic has heard of, and that very familiarity can get in the way of working with it well. It is easy to treat it as a symbol, a piece of lore, or a piece of jewellery with an interesting name. The ring offered here is presented differently: as a working ring, from the Goetia and Lemegeton grimoire, for use within that particular book of rituals, or worn for general protection or general ritual magick workings.

That double use is worth pausing on. Some rings are made for one ritual only, and live in a box the rest of the time. Some are made to be worn daily, and to carry their purpose with the wearer. This ring is presented as both: a ring for Goetia work, and a ring that can be worn for general protection or general ritual work. Before you order one, be clear which use you have in mind, because the way you treat a ring you wear every day is different from the way you treat a ring you put on only for a ritual, and both are different from a ring you buy as decoration.

That is the traditional account, and it is the reason the ring carries authority in the grimoire tradition. It is not presented here as a historical claim to be proved, but as the traditional story that gives the ring its place in the work.

Why a signet ring, and why silver

A signet ring is not the same as a band. A signet has a face, and the face carries something: a design, a name, a seal. It is made to be seen, to be pressed, to be shown. In ritual work, that matters, because a signet ring is a tool you carry on your hand, in the working itself, not a tool that sits on an altar while you work at a distance from it. When you gesture, when you hold a tool, when you trace or point, the ring is there, on the hand doing the work.

The ring offered here is a lost wax cast, jewelry grade sterling silver ring of Solomon. Lost-wax casting means the ring is first worked in wax, then cast in metal from that wax form. That is a different process, and a different result, from a printed or mass-produced ring. A cast ring has weight, it has a surface that shows the hand work, and it is a solid object, not a shell. You can feel that difference when you hold it, and you can feel it again after weeks of wearing, when the ring has settled to your hand.

A silver ring worn daily will show wear over time, as any working tool does. That wear is normal, and it is not a sign that the ring has stopped working. It is a sign that it has been worn.

The two designs

This ring is offered in either of two designs: the design with the Angel names within the circles, or the more ancient manuscript design shown in the photos. That choice is not a trivial one, and it is worth thinking about before you order, because the design is the face of the ring, the part you will see every day and the part that carries the ring's traditional working.

If you are working within the Goetia system, you may already have a preference, based on the manuscripts or the teaching you follow. Follow that preference. A ring you wear daily should be a design you are comfortable looking at, day after day, not a design you chose in a hurry because it was the first one listed.

Do not treat this choice as a matter of which design is more powerful in the abstract. In practice, the design you understand, and the design you can work with clearly, is the design that will serve you best. If you are unsure, ask, before ordering, rather than ordering and hoping the other design would have been better. A cast ring is made to order, and a change of mind after casting is not a small matter.

Preparing to wear a working ring

Preparation is most of the work, and with a ring that preparation starts before the ring arrives. Be clear about why you want it: for Goetia work within the Lemegeton, for general protection, or for general ritual magick workings. If you cannot state your purpose in one clear sentence, write it down, leave it overnight, and come back to see if it still reads true.

When the ring arrives, do not start by wearing it everywhere at once. Take time to look at it, to hold it, and to set it aside in a clean place that is used for your 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 the system, and it should not be used to invent a consecration rite for a ring you have not been taught to consecrate.

Prepare yourself in the same way you would for any working: clear the space, set it aside for this purpose, bathe or wash, change into clothes you do not wear for ordinary errands, and know what you are going to say, in your own words, before you begin. A clear head is a working tool, just as much as a ring is.

Wearing it, and working with it

A ring made to be worn is worked with by wearing it, and wearing it well means wearing it deliberately. Wear it when you are working, and decide, as a matter of practice, whether you also wear it in ordinary life. Some practitioners wear a working ring only for ritual, and put it away properly between workings. Others wear it daily, for general protection, and that daily wearing is itself the working. What is not consistent with either is wearing it carelessly: in a pocket with keys, on a bathroom shelf, or left where it can be knocked about and lost.

A tool that is treated carelessly tends to be worked with carelessly, and that shows in the record you keep afterwards. Keep the ring in a clean, dry place when you are not wearing it, away from other metal objects that could scratch it. Clean it gently, with a soft cloth, and do not use harsh chemicals or abrasive cleaners on it unless you know, for sterling silver, that such a cleaner is safe.

In a Goetia working, the ring is worn as part of the working itself, in the tradition of Solomon commanding the legions. That tradition is the reason the ring is more than a piece of jewellery: it is a sign of authority within the working, worn by the practitioner who is doing the commanding. Wear it with that in mind, not as a costume piece, and not as a charm to be shown off. The authority in the tradition comes from the working, and from the practitioner's preparation, not from the metal alone.

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. First, prepare the room and yourself, as above. Second, set out the ring, and any other tools you will use. Third, put the ring on deliberately, naming the purpose in your own words, if your practice calls for that. Fourth, do the working, following the instructions you already follow for Goetia work. Fifth, close the working properly, in whatever way your practice requires, and put the ring away in its proper place, or keep it on, if daily wearing is your practice.

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 ring itself in that record: when you wore it, when you put it away, and what you noticed on days when you wore it compared with days when you did not.

What not to do

Do not use the ring as a substitute for the rest of the working. Wearing a ring and then doing nothing else, with no preparation, no attention, and no closing, is not spirit work. The ring supports the work, it does not replace it. Do not wear it into situations where it will be damaged, or where wearing a large signet ring is unsafe, and then blame the ring for the damage. A working tool deserves practical care as well as ritual care.

Sometimes the right answer is not a spirit working at all. If the situation is 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.

Keeping a record, and knowing when to stop

Keep a short record for each working: date, purpose in one sentence, ring design worn, 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 purpose was unclear, the timing was wrong, the work was not appropriate, or simply that the situation needs a different approach.

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. Repetition without reflection is not persistence. It is noise.

Silver signet ring of Solomon

A ring from the Goetia, made to be worn, not left in a drawer as decoration.

I make these as lost wax cast rings, cast from a wax version in jewelry grade sterling silver, and I bless each one myself before it is sent out. This is the ring said to be worn by King Solomon when he commanded the legions of Daemons to help him build his temple, offered in either the Angel names within the circles design, or the more ancient manuscript design. 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 ring made in this way, this is the one I offer: Silver signet ring of Solomon, $216 CAD. View the product

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