What Happens When You Anger a Demon of Wealth

You know, recently, while browsing around Reddit, we stumbled across a handful of older posts about Clauneck.  For those unfamiliar with him, Clauneck appears in Grimorium Verum as one of the eighteen servitors of Syrach. His role is clear and unmistakable: he is summoned for his power to bestow wealth — whether by drawing money across vast distances, engineering opportunities that would otherwise never arise, or revealing hidden treasures, both literal and metaphorical. He is, in other words, a spirit (demon) whose domain is prosperity in its more active and sometimes disruptive form.

Now, this all sounds wonderful on paper. Yet, as always, people’s opinions on Clauneck are wildly divided. One portion of practitioners who claim to have worked with him speak glowingly — everything went well, their requests were fulfilled, the results were tangible. But the other half (and honestly, if we’re being brutally sincere here, more than half) voice a very different story. Why? Not because he “ignored” them. Not because he “failed to fulfill the charge they gave him”. No — because he did fulfill the charge, precisely, elegantly, even generously… and then, “for some reason,” he took away what he had given. In fact, not only did he take it back — he stripped them of even more, plunging them into financial strain or ruin. Suddenly their “miracle” became a nightmare.

You see, it’s very easy to lean back and dismiss it with a casual “Well, Clauneck is a demon after all; what did they expect?” And yes — he is a demon, make no mistake about that. But here comes the most critical point: demons generally do not revoke granted boons or tack on additional suffering for fun, for whimsy, or out of sheer boredom. Most demons, especially those dealing in wealth and prosperity, are not aimless tricksters who sabotage outcomes for entertainment. No, dear readers — what we are seeing in these stories is what happens when someone angers, neglects, or insults a spirit whose charge and dominion revolves around the flow, exchange, and compensation of wealth.

So, what did these people do wrong? Hard to say with certainty, but the possibilities are glaringly obvious to anyone with even a shred of experience. Maybe they were so thrilled by the sudden influx of money that they conveniently “forgot” to give him the promised, agreed-upon payment. Maybe they never understood that payment is not optional, not symbolic, not metaphorical — you pay when the charge is fulfilled, and you pay what was agreed upon. Maybe they thought they could outsmart a demon of wealth. (Imagine trying to cheat a demonic banker who’s existed for centuries.) Perhaps they were careless with ritual etiquette, sloppily constructed the evocation, disrespected the force they were calling, or treated Clauneck like a vending machine. Remember, Clauneck is indeed obedient to his conjuror — but only to those who approach him properly and with respect. Those who do not… well, we’ve seen the consequences.

And then, of course, there is the most common culprit: the YouTube School of Instant Magick™. You know the type. Someone searches “demon for money,” finds a “super powerful” video by someone who has never so much as drawn a proper sigil in their life, and is instructed to “just light a candle on his seal and repeat his enn.” That’s it. No conjuration. No preparation. No offerings. No license to depart. Just a candle and printed seal, performed like a bargain-bin hoodoo charm scribbled in a notebook at midnight so that mom doesn’t notice — because the “practitioner” wants enough cash to buy the new PlayStation.

And then they are shocked — shocked! — when the spirit responds harshly, retracts the boon, or upends their finances entirely. If that is how you operate, and you believe Clauneck (or any spirit, demon or otherwise) will sit quietly and reward you for your laziness, your disrespect, and your laughably incomplete “ritual,” then you are not merely a novice or a dabbler — you are genuinely, unequivocally an idiot.

Rituals exist for a reason. Ritual proceedings exist for a reason. Ritual etiquette exists for a reason. These are not decorative traditions. These are not cosplay. They are the scaffolding that allows a volatile, powerful interaction to occur safely and correctly. But no — of course — “it’s because he’s a demon,” right? Hm.

The moral of the story (and our little rant) is this:

If you treat demons (or any spirits) like toys, shortcuts, or manifestations of your entitlement, they will treat you like an object to be corrected, disciplined, or collected from. Spirits of wealth, perhaps at times more than any others, respond precisely to what you put into the exchange. Respect them, approach them properly, fulfill your obligations — and they will fulfill theirs. It’s a simple business transaction, after all. Fail, and the debt will be paid one way or another, usually in a currency you did not intend.

Oh, and the second moral is that Clauneck isn't your ATM.

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