Thanks Bune!

So recently, I decided I could use a bit more spending money, and decided "well, why not use magic to solve this?" So I went to the Goetia from the Lesser Key of Solomon, and decided to go with the ever popular Bune (sometimes called the "demon of burial"):

From the Mather's translation of the Lesser Key of Solomon:

"The Twenty-sixth Spirit is Bune. He is a strong, great and mighty Duke. He appeareth in the form of a Dragon with three heads, one like a dog, one like a gryphon, one like a Man. He speaketh with a high and comely voice. He changeth the place of the dead, and causeth the spirits which be under him to gather together upon your sepulchres. He giveth riches unto a man, and maketh him wise and eloquent. He gives true answers unto demands. And he governeth 30 Legions of Spirits."

This is an illustration (from the demonic paradise wiki):

Needless to say - giving riches unto a man seemed appealing to me. Since I'm not a fan of the conjurations in the Goetia, instead I went with Rufus Opus's "Modern Goetic Grimoire," which uses a modified form of the Trithemian "Art of Drawing Spirits into Crystal" as it's backbone.  I made a Lamen to wear around my neck using the pentacle of solomon, which incuded Bune's seal on the back:

Front:

Back:

I made it out of cardstock parchment paper and packing twine. I also made a hexagram of solomon out of the same material which sat on the altar next to the table of practice:

For the circle, I made it in Adobe illustrator and then had it custom printed on a cloth tapestry. I left a section blank to include the appropriate archangel sigil. Since I was working with a spirit of the Goetia, I went with Michael. As per the suggestion by Rufus Opus, I used Dragon's Blood incense as an offering. Below is the circle I used, as well as the ebony wand, a pre-varnish photo of the Table of Practice (where I placed my crystal ball, it worked as a "triangle of manifestation."), and a band made of Gold Foil with the various names from the "Drawing Spirits into Crystal" grimoire that surrounds the crystal. The table of practice was written using an oil based paint pen.

For the conjuration, I added the invocation from Jason Miller's "A Sorcerer's Secrets," which includes reading the proper Psalm verse, calls upon the Shemhamephorash angel which has dominion over Bune, and uses the latin name for the astrological decan associated with Bune. After repeating the conjuration several times, I could feel the change in the rooms atmosphere. Outside my circle, and coincident with the table of practice (working as the triangle of manifestation), I saw in my minds eye a large red hydra.

As for my request, I was careful with my words, as Bune has a reputation for being fairly literal. I stated that I wanted $2000 within 3 weeks. I wanted the money to arrive without harming any person or animal in my sphere of influence. I wanted it to arrive legally and safely, in a manner that I didn't have to pay back, and through a means outside my wife and I's normal income. In exchange, I offered to pour him a bottle of whiskey (Jameson) by the tree outside my house, and brag about his deeds on the internet. Yesterday was the 3 week mark, and the $2000 came, as we started getting unexpected money and gifts in a variety of manners almost immediately! Among these:

1. My wife getting several hundred dollars she was owed that the person was refusing to pay for months.
2. Getting a larger reimbursement from work than expected.
3. My wife getting bonuses here and there at work, or extra contracts she wasn't expecting.

The one strange one was being gifted VIP hockey tickets, which added up to a value of $340. I was hesitant to include it in the total at first, but I realize one major mistake I made was to not specify that I wanted the money to come in the form of legal tender.

Needless to say, I'm keeping my end of the bargain and writing this blog post. Thanks Bune, and enjoy your whiskey.