Valefor Goetia grimoire demon evocation oil

Valefor, in the old books, both sides kept

Valefor is the sixth spirit listed in the Ars Goetia, a mighty Duke, over 10 legions. The old books say he appeareth in the shape of a lion with an ass's head, bellowing. He is a good familiar, but tempteth them he is a familiar of to steal. Both sides are kept together here, because dropping the second half would make a tidier, but different, spirit. A Valefor article that only kept the good familiar half would mislead a reader about the very text it claims to describe.

That pairing is the point of this article. A familiar, in this tradition, is a spirit kept close, worked with over time, and relied upon. That closeness is the good side of the entry, and it is also why the second side matters so much. A spirit kept close has more opportunity to influence the practitioner than a spirit met once, in a single working. If the text says such a spirit tempts his familiars to steal, then a practitioner who works with Valefor needs to be clear, from the start, about what stealing means in their own life, and about where their own boundaries sit, before any oil is anointed.

Why anointing, and why oil at all

This article is about Valefor oil, for anointing and spirit work with Valefor. Anointing is a way of marking something, or someone, for a purpose. In practice, it is often done on the hands, the forehead, or on a tool, seal, or candle that will be used in the working. The act itself is simple, and that simplicity is the point. You are not hiding the work behind complicated gestures. You are touching the thing, naming the purpose, and doing it deliberately.

Oil is used for anointing because it stays. It does not evaporate in a moment like a scent on the air, and it does not wash off at the first touch. It remains on the skin or on the tool while you work, and that staying quality is part of how it functions in a ritual setting. You can smell it, you can feel it, and you are reminded, through the whole working, of what you set out to do. For familiar work, that staying quality has a particular aptness: a familiar is not a one-night working, and an oil that remains present through the working mirrors, in a small way, a relationship that is meant to last longer than a single session.

Starting with the work, not with the tool

Spirit work is not shopping, and oil does not do the work for you. Before you anoint anything, be clear about why you are working with Valefor, what kind of familiar work you mean, 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, and with Valefor it is more than a general discipline. It is the pause in which you decide, honestly, what your boundaries are.

Be specific about what you mean by a familiar, too. In the old text, a familiar is a spirit kept close and worked with. In modern use, the word is sometimes used loosely, for any spirit, or for a feeling of closeness. Those are different matters, with different consequences. A working aimed at a close, ongoing familiar relationship is not the same as a working aimed at a single question, and it should not be dressed up as one. Name the relationship, or at least the shape of it, before you begin, and name, in the same sentence, what you will not do, even if tempted, in the course of it.

Preparing the room, and yourself

Preparation is most of the work, and for familiar work that preparation includes the ordinary life the familiar will be kept close to. Clear the space you will use, physically, and set it aside for this purpose. Put away the things that pull your attention elsewhere. If you have a regular working space, use it. If you do not, choose one place and use it consistently for this working, so the place itself starts to carry the association. Set out what you will need before you anoint anything: the oil, the seal or tool or candle if your practice calls for one, and the incense if you are using incense as well.

Then prepare yourself. Bathe, or at least wash your hands and face, and change into clothes you do not wear for ordinary errands. This is not about looking a certain way for anyone else. It is about marking, for yourself, that this time is set apart. Eat simply beforehand if you can, and avoid starting a working when you are exhausted, drunk, or already agitated. A clear head is a working tool, just as much as oil is, and for a working where temptation is named in the text itself, a clear head is the tool that holds the boundary you have set.

How the Valefor 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. Each batch of oil is hand made when you order, not pulled from a warehouse shelf months in advance.

That made-to-order point matters for a working like this. It 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 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. That is also why the quality of the oil matters in practice, not as a luxury, but as a matter of attention. An oil made in a hurry, from synthetic scent, does not carry the same weight in the room as an oil made for this specific work, from real materials, in a small batch.

Incense, and why oil and incense go together here

Incense and oil are often used together in Goetia work, and Valefor work is no exception. 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. The Valefor incense offered here is hand made in the same way: each batch is hand made when you order it, unless a batch has just recently been made. The incenses made here are of a quality that I use them myself for magical work. They work well enough that I use them successfully for spirit work, work for clients, as well as my own spellwork.

If you are doing a full working, rather than a single anointing, 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. If you are only anointing a seal or a candle for later use, you can still use the incense to fumigate that item at the time you prepare it. That is a common use for incense in this kind of work: to start a working, and for fumigating the tools and talismans that will be used in 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, and to the instructions you already follow for Goetia work. First, prepare the room and yourself, as above, and settle the familiar work, and your boundary, into clear sentences. Second, set out the seal, tool, or candle you will use, and the oil and incense. Third, anoint, deliberately, naming the purpose in your own words. Fourth, light the incense 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, rather than filling every moment with more words. 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, in particular, any moment when the boundary you set was tested, in the working or in ordinary life afterwards, and how you responded. That record is what lets you tell, weeks later, whether anything changed, and whether that change had anything to do with the work, and it is also what lets you notice, early, if a familiar relationship is pulling in a direction you did not intend.

What not to do

Do not use the oil internally, and do not use it on broken skin. It is made for anointing and ritual use, from essential oils, roots and herbs, and it should be treated as a ritual oil, not as a food, a medicine, or a skin treatment. If you have sensitivities to essential oils, test a small amount first, or do not use it on skin at all, and anoint a tool or candle instead.

Do not treat a Valefor working as a working where the second half of the text can be set aside. If you work with a spirit the text describes as tempting his familiars to steal, and you have not decided, in advance, what you will not do, then you have not prepared for the working the text actually describes. That preparation is not a lecture added to the article. It is the working itself, stated plainly, before any oil is anointed. And do not use a familiar working as a substitute for ordinary-world honesty: if a matter involves taking something that is not yours, deal with that matter in the ordinary world, by not taking it, rather than by asking a spirit to make it acceptable.

Keeping a record, and knowing when to stop

Keep a short record for each working: date, purpose in one sentence, oil and incense used, 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 petition 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. And if a familiar relationship begins to pull toward a course you set a boundary against, that is the moment to stop, to close the working properly, and to reconsider, rather than to repeat it harder.

Valefor oil, and Valefor incense to go with it

If you are doing spirit work with Valefor, the oil is for anointing, not for show.

I hand make Valefor 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 Valefor. 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. That wording is about the magical result itself, not about delivery dates for physical items.

If you want the oil for that work, this is the one I offer: Valefor 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: Valefor Goetia incense, $44 CAD. View the product

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