Working with Valac: a 1 inch cast seal pendant made to be carried

A seal is not a picture of a seal

A seal for Valac should be a seal, not a picture of one. That distinction sounds simple, and it is, but it changes how you work with the thing in your hands. A picture can be looked at. A seal can be carried, anointed, fumigated, placed on an altar, and worked with over time. It has weight, it has a surface you can touch, and it stays with you after the working is over, in a way a printed image does not.

That is why the form of a seal matters in traditional Goetia work, and why a seal that is made properly is different from a seal that is merely reproduced. The seal in this article is for traditional Goetia work with Valac, as a hand cast seal, in pendant form, 1 inch. It is made to be carried and worked with, not left in a drawer as decoration, and not filed away as a reference image.

One inch is a deliberate size. It is small enough to wear every day, under a shirt, without drawing attention, and large enough to hold, to look at closely, and to anoint without fumbling. If you want a seal that is present in daily life, rather than a seal that only comes out for a formal working, a 1 inch pendant is the form that fits that use. If you want a larger altar piece, the same spirit is also listed in a 2 inch pendant, but this article is about the 1 inch form, and about carrying it.

Starting with the work, not with the tool

Spirit work is not shopping, and a pendant does not do the work for you. Before you order, be clear about why you are working with Valac, what you are asking for, and what you are prepared to do yourself. If you cannot state the matter in one clear sentence, write it down, leave it overnight, and come back to see if it still reads true. That pause is part of the work, not a delay in it.

If you are working in the Goetia system, work from the instructions and teaching you already follow in that system. A general article like this one is not a substitute for proper teaching, and it should not be used to invent a petition for a spirit you have not studied.

Ask yourself, plainly, whether this is the right working at all, whether the timing is right, and whether there is ordinary-world work that should be done first, or at the same time. Ritual work is not a substitute for dealing with a legal matter, a safety matter, or a medical matter in the ordinary world. If any of those apply, deal with them first.

How a lost-wax cast seal 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.

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, which is where the name comes from, and the metal that remains is a solid, cast object, not a printed shell. You can feel that difference when you hold it: a cast seal has weight, it has a surface that shows the hand work, and it does not have the layered texture of a printed object.

That process also explains why a cast seal is made to order, and why it takes time. A seal that is already listed takes about 2 to 3 weeks while seals that are not listed, but are under the other option, take 8 weeks, because she still has not carved their waxes yet.

That is a practical detail, and it is worth knowing before you order, because it affects how the pendant hangs and how it will wear over time.

Metal, and the note in this entry

This article does not turn that note into a claim that this pendant is only, or always, gold, and it does not list a set of metal options for this entry that the entry itself does not state.

That process is the point, whatever metal is chosen. A printed imitation may look like a seal in a photograph, but in the hand it is a different object, and in a working it is a different tool. If you are ordering a working tool, order the cast object, and accept the waiting time that casting requires.

Athena notes that she has been practicing magic for 25 years. No promise about what it will do for you follows from that, only that it is made by hand, for this work.

Preparing to work with a pendant seal

Preparation is most of the work, and with a pendant that preparation starts before the pendant arrives. Be clear about why you are working with Valac, what you are asking for, and what you are prepared to do yourself. If you cannot state the matter in one clear sentence, write it down, leave it overnight, and come back to see if it still reads true.

When the pendant 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 seal you have not been taught to consecrate.

Prepare the room and yourself in the same way you would for any Goetia 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 seal, oil, or incense is.

Carrying, holding, anointing, and fumigating

A pendant seal is made to be carried, and carrying it is part of the work, not an afterthought. Wear it when you are working, and put it away properly when you are not, rather than leaving it in a pocket with keys and loose change, or on a bathroom shelf. A tool that is treated carelessly tends to be worked with carelessly, and that shows in the record you keep afterwards.

The general seal-working uses given for this site apply directly to a 1 inch pendant: holding it, putting it under a candle, putting oil on it, carrying it with you, wearing it as a pendant, and showing it to your desired person. A 1 inch pendant adapts all of those uses to daily carrying: you can hold it in your hand without anyone noticing, place it under a candle for a working, anoint it with a matching oil, deliberately, naming the purpose in your own words, and carry it with you afterwards, rather than leaving it on an altar between workings.

Fumigating a pendant is the companion practice: passing it through incense smoke, to start a working, and for fumigating the tools and talismans that will be used in it. Valac also has a matching incense and a matching oil, both at $44 CAD, for spirit work and spellwork with Valac, made in small batches when you order.

Do not use a pendant as a substitute for the rest of the working. Carrying a seal and then doing nothing else, with no petition, no attention, and no closing, is not spirit work. The seal supports the work, it does not replace it.

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 pendant, and any oil, incense, or candle you will use. Third, anoint or fumigate the pendant, if your practice calls for it, deliberately, naming the purpose in your own words. Fourth, speak your petition, clearly and once, rather than repeating it until it loses its shape. Fifth, sit quietly for a time and listen, rather than filling every moment with more words. Sixth, close the working properly, in whatever way your practice requires, and put the pendant away in its proper place, or carry it, as your practice directs.

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 the pendant itself in that record: when you wore it, when you put it away, whether you anointed or fumigated it, and what you noticed on days when you carried it compared with days when you did not.

Care for a small cast pendant

Care for a 1 inch cast metal pendant is practical, not mystical, and it is worth stating plainly. Pure cast metal will show wear over time, especially if it is 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 working. It is a sign that it has been carried.

Keep the pendant 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 the specific metal involved, that such a cleaner is safe. Check the bail regularly, because a 1 inch pendant on a worn cord or chain is a small object that is easy to lose, and a tool you are worried about losing is a tool you cannot focus with.

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.

Valac cast seal pendant, 1 inch

A seal for Valac should be a seal, not a picture of one.

I make these as lost wax cast seals, cast from a wax version in pure metal, one at a time, and I bless each one myself before it is sent out. This one is Valac, as a pendant, 1 inch, made for traditional Goetia work with Valac, to be carried and worked with, not left in a drawer as decoration. 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 Valac seal made in this way, this is the one I offer: Valac cast Daemon Demon seal pendant 1 inch, $108 CAD. View the product

I also make the companions for the same work: Valac Goetia incense, $44 CAD, and Valac Goetia grimoire demon evocation oil, $44 CAD. View the product

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