Practical Sigil Magic for Beginners: A Guide to Setting Intentions, Crafting Powerful Symbols, and Applying Spells

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But of course, there are some generally accepted ethics to go along with that. Most people would say it’s misusing sigils to punish, harm, or kill someone. Or make them do something they otherwise wouldn’t want to do. When you’re just on the cusp of opening your mind and are embarking on your Wiccan journey, the first thing your seniors will tell you to do is to learn how to make and activate sigils.

Basically, you can burn it, tie it to a balloon, tear it up and throw it in the wind, throw it in a river, submerge it, draw it with food (i.e. bread) and then eat it. Or simply use the sheet on which you engraved it. If you need a more objective way to assess your motivations, I recommend using oracle and tarot cards. There are all kinds of cards out there ranging from religious, to new age, to secular – so you don’t need to be donning a velvet turban to enjoy their benefits. Tarot and oracle cards are wonderful tools to help you self-reflect and look at different angles. 1. Write down your intention During this step, you need to think of your sigil either like a computer, or a genie that takes everything absolutely literally. You need to set parameters to avoid unintended consequences.Artist and occultist Austin Osman Spare (1886–1956) developed his own unique method of creating and using sigils, which has had a huge effect on modern occultism. Spare did not agree with medieval practice of using these, arguing that such supernatural beings were simply complexes in the unconscious, and could be actively created through the process of sigilization. [6] [5]

Sigils are about more than simple desire. They are about us becoming aware of our desires, wants, and needs, voicing them, and then releasing them into the Universe. Remember, the last step of the sigil activation has to be letting go. The use of symbols for magical or cultic purposes has been widespread since at least the Neolithic era. [ citation needed] The term sigil derives from the Latin sigillum (pl. sigilla or sigils), meaning " seal." [2]IMPORTANT NOTE: The words you type in remain private. They are NOT sent to our server, or recorded by us. Also, your words cannot be directly inferred by anyone who views your sigil. They also create a bit of a Pavlovian response. Don’t you have a slight craving for some french fries at the mere sight of a McDonald’s sign?