Working with Vassago: a seal for finding what is hidden or lost

A seal is not a picture of a seal

A seal for Vassago 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 Vassago, as a hand cast seal, in pendant form, 2 inches. It is made to be carried and worked with, not left in a drawer as decoration, and not filed away as a reference image.

If you are new to this kind of work, it is worth asking yourself, before you order anything, whether you actually want a working tool, or whether you want a picture to look at. Both have their place, but they are not the same thing, and ordering one when you meant the other leads to disappointment that has nothing to do with the quality of the object.

Vassago, and what working with him is for

In the Grimoire Companion entry used here, Vassago is a Prince, who reveals past and future and discovers things hidden or lost. That is the specific domain for this article, not generic spirit work. Divination, in this sense, is not fortune-telling as entertainment. It is a serious inquiry: what happened, what is coming, and what is hidden or lost that needs to be found.

Hidden or lost can mean several different things, and it is worth being clear which one you mean before you work. Something lost can be a physical object. Something hidden can be information: a fact you need, a motive you cannot see, a piece of a situation that has not been said out loud. Past and future, in a Vassago working, are not abstract ideas. They are the two directions a question can point in: what led to this, and where is this going.

Be specific about your question. Reflection about being specific is part of good practice here: a vague question about the future will produce a vague answer, and a vague answer is hard to act on. Write the question down in one sentence. Leave it overnight. Come back and see if it still reads true, and if it still asks what you actually need to know. That pause is part of the work, not a delay in it.

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 looks, hangs, and wears over time.

Preparing to work with a seal

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

When the seal 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, anointing, fumigating, and showing

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.

Holding the seal is the simplest form of working with it, and it is often the most useful. Hold it while you sit with your question, while you think, and while you listen. Putting it under a candle, in a working where a candle is used, is another way of working with it: the seal sits in the working, under the light, for the duration of the rite, rather than being an object you glance at and put aside.

Anointing a seal is a way of marking it for a purpose, often done with a matching oil, applied deliberately, naming the purpose in your own words. Fumigating a seal 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.

Showing the seal to the desired person, in the general seal-working sense, is a more specific use: the seal is shown, deliberately, as part of a working directed toward a person or a situation. Whether that use fits a Vassago working depends on your question. A question about something hidden or lost is often a question about information, not about a person, and in that case holding the seal, and working with it in private, may be the more fitting use. Use the form of working that fits the question, not every form at once.

Vassago also has a matching incense, at $44 CAD, for spirit work and spellwork with Vassago, made in small batches when you order. This article is about the seal, so it does not turn into a second article about incense, but it is worth knowing that companion exists, because a seal that is fumigated with its matching incense, and then carried, is being worked with in a fuller way than a seal that is only worn as jewellery.

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 seal, and any oil, incense, or candle you will use. Third, anoint or fumigate the seal, if your practice calls for it, deliberately, naming the purpose in your own words. Fourth, speak your question, 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 seal away in its 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. 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 seal 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 cast pendant

Care for a 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. If the bail loosens, or if the pendant shows damage, stop wearing it until it can be repaired properly. A tool that is falling apart is a distraction in a working, and a safety risk if it can fall off unnoticed.

Keeping a record, and knowing when to stop

Keep a short record for each working: date, question in one sentence, seal and any oil or 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 question 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.

Vassago cast seal pendant, 2 inches

A seal for Vassago 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 Vassago, as a pendant, 2 inches, made for traditional Goetia work with Vassago, to be carried and worked with, for revealing past and future and discovering things hidden or lost. 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 Vassago seal made in this way, this is the one I offer: Vassago cast Daemon Demon seal pendant 2 inches, $216 CAD. View the product

I also make the incense to go with it, for the same work: Vassago Goetia incense, $44 CAD. View the product

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