Working with Zepar: love kindled, and the seal pendant I cast for that work

Zepar, from the Grimoire Companion seal set.

Zepar kindles love

Zepar is listed in the Grimoire Companion as a Duke, and his office is stated in a single line: he kindles love, and draws affection between the sexes. That is a particular kind of work, and it should not be blurred into general spirit work. A working with Zepar is not a working for wealth, or for victory, or for protection. It is a working for love itself: for affection to be kindled where it is absent, for warmth to grow where there is only coolness, for two people to be drawn toward one another rather than drifting apart.

Kindling is a precise word, and it is worth sitting with. A fire is not kindled by shouting at it. It is kindled by small, careful attention at the start: dry material, a steady hand, and patience while the flame takes hold. Love work of this kind has the same character. It begins small, it needs tending, and it fails when it is forced. Before you work with Zepar, be clear about who is involved, and what you are actually asking to change. 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.

Love, in this context, is not a single thing

Love and affection, in this context, are not a single thing. Affection can mean attraction, the first pull toward someone. It can mean warmth between people who already know one another. It can mean a relationship that is already there and needs to be held steady, or one that has cooled and needs to be rekindled. Those are different petitions, and they should not be blurred together. A petition for new attraction is not the same as a petition for an existing bond to be held steady, and a petition that tries to cover every possible outcome usually covers none of them well.

Be specific with yourself about which one you mean, and be specific about who is involved. A vague love wish is hard to read afterwards, and a clear petition is easier to work with. 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 purpose for a spirit you have not studied.

Starting with the work, not with the tool

Spirit work is not shopping, and a seal does not do the work for you. Before you take up a seal, be clear about why you are doing this working, what you are asking for, and what you are prepared to do yourself. That last part matters more than usual with love work, because love is a matter of conduct as much as of feeling. Are you speaking kindly to the person involved? Are you present, reliable, and honest in the ordinary ways that affection actually grows? 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.

Ask yourself, plainly, whether this is the right working at all, and whether the timing is right. A working for affection should be done when you are steady enough to tend it, not when you are agitated and looking for a sudden reversal. Know what you are going to say, in your own words, and know what you are not going to say. Keep it direct, keep it honest, and keep it to the matter at hand.

A seal should be a seal, not a picture of one

These are lost wax cast seals of the spirits of the various grimoires. They are pure metal which is actually cast, starting with a wax version, which is much higher quality than the 3D printed versions, using metal powder and plastic, that you find around the internet. A cast seal has weight, depth, and a surface made by a human hand working wax, then metal. A printed imitation has the shape without the making.

A pendant is worn close to the body, over the chest, and that placement is part of the design: a love seal worn where it rests against you through the day, not kept in a drawer for special occasions.

How a seal pendant is worked with

A seal pendant is worked with the way seals are worked with in this kind of practice: holding it in the hand while the purpose is stated, placing it under a candle during a working, anointing it with oil where oil is part of the practice, carrying it on the person, wearing it as a pendant, or showing it to the desired person where the working calls for that.

When you first receive the pendant, take a quiet moment with it before you wear it out into the world. Hold it, state the purpose in your own words, and be clear about which kind of affection is yours: new attraction, warmth growing, or a bond held steady. Then wear it, and let the ordinary days do their part. Prepare yourself for any working you do with it the way you would prepare for any working: wash your hands and face, change into clothes you do not wear for ordinary errands, and give yourself a few quiet minutes. Avoid starting a working when you are exhausted, drunk, or already agitated. A clear head is a working tool.

Oil and incense to go with the seal

Oil and incense are often used together with a seal in Goetia work, and Zepar work is no exception. The oil marks and anoints. The incense fills the space and sets the atmosphere for the working itself. If you are anointing the pendant, or a candle, or your own hands for the working, the matching Zepar oil is the companion for that, made in the same way as the other oils on this site: from only pure essential oils, roots and herbs, with no synthetics and no fillers, sometimes with the odd gemstone thrown in, in a 1/2 oz bottle, unless otherwise stated.

If you are fumigating the pendant or the tools for a working, the matching Zepar incense is the companion for that, hand made in small batches when you order, unless a batch has just recently been made, of a quality Athena uses herself for magical work. Use them deliberately, with the purpose in mind, rather than as decoration. Anoint first, with a clear purpose, then light the incense and let the room settle before you speak your petition. 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, as above. Second, set out the pendant, the candle, and the oil and incense if you are using them. Third, hold the pendant, and state the purpose in your own words, clearly and once, rather than repeating it until it loses its shape. Fourth, anoint, if you are using oil, deliberately. Fifth, light the candle and the incense, and let the space settle. Sixth, sit quietly for a time, and then 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. With Zepar, watch the record for the quiet signs, not only the dramatic ones: a conversation that went more warmly than usual, a meeting that happened easily, a coolness that softened, a person turning toward you rather than away. Those are part of the working, not separate from it. And watch your own conduct in the record too: love work that is not matched by ordinary kindness, honesty, and presence is a working at war with itself.

Keeping a record, and knowing when to stop

Keep a short record for each working: date, purpose in one sentence, what you did, and what you noticed afterwards, over days and weeks, not just on the night itself. That record is what lets you tell, weeks later, whether anything changed, and whether that change had anything to do with the work. 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 do not watch the other person constantly for signs, either. Affection that is watched too closely, like a fire that is poked too often, goes out rather than catching. Tend it, record it, and then carry on with the ordinary life in which affection actually grows.

Zepar cast seal pendant, 2 inches

A seal for Zepar 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 Zepar, as a pendant, 2 inches, made for traditional Goetia work with Zepar: love kindled, and affection drawn, 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 Zepar seal made in this way, this is the one I offer: Zepar cast Daemon Demon seal pendant, 2 inches, $216 CAD. View the product

I also make the companions for the same work: Zepar Goetia grimoire demon evocation oil, $44 CAD, 1/2 oz bottle, and Zepar Goetia incense, $44 CAD. View the product

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