The idea for the Surgat talisman came to me a couple of years ago when I first started working with him. The inspiration was the spell given in the second section of the True Grimoire.
XIII
To Open Anything that is Shut or Locked
Take a lodestone and make the sign of St Andrews cross 3 times. Above the wand and around the stone make a circle, within the circle make a square and at all the angles put the sigil of Surgatha and around the circle put 4 branches of the lunar plant and while holding the stone say piously in a low voice these words over it:
BESCHAT, SURGATHA, MENAIC, REMISCHAT, REGADAMER and CHIRMUTS.
And afterwards cover everything with lead filings.
If you carry this lodestone on you or before you, and if you place it before all closed or locked things they will quickly open!
After reading this I had a vision of its form and drew this sketch.
It was an idea I drew and then put down for a couple of years. I hadn’t forgotten it but I wasn’t sure how to proceed. In the meanwhile I talked with Surgat a few times and have learned many things about his nature and the ways to work with him. It’s been a year since I’ve had my first conversation with Surgat and in that time I’ve made some artwork in Surgat’s honor and I tried some unsuccessful attempts at making the talisman. It wasn’t until I saw a piece by Loagaeth here: viewtopic.php?f=9&t=14538 that I was inspired to revisit the Surgat talisman. I contacted her about making a commission for me to match the idea I had sketched. And though she has posted a photo of my box on another thread here it is again.
The little horns will be folded down to seal the box after I've put all the necessary ingredients inside.
So now I have the box and now I must proceed on to the later parts of making the talisman to “open anything that is shut or locked” specifically and to the honor of Surgat generally. I am going to use this thread to describe my decisions and my process.
Feel free to add as you will.