SIGILS bY Nikki Katz
Sigil is a symbol created to invoke an intention and can be used for manifestation, protection, power, and much more as a quick and creative way to express magic. Some sigils have existed for centuries within history, others can be created yourself. Sigils are a favorite way to practice magic because they allow for combining two passions of art and magic. This is old European magic! But it also has a modern psychological foundation in the idea of focus and goal setting. The clearer your goal, the more likely it may be reached, challenges in every endeavor seem smaller when the end of a journey is a vision.
11 BENEFITS OF CREATING SIGILS by Mateo Sol Sigils are quickly becoming one of my top five most used spiritual tools. Here’s what I have observed from my own experience and others who have experimented with sigils: ● You feel empowered ● You feel more responsible for your life, choices, and actions ● You become more aware of the interconnected nature of reality ● You get to express your creative side ● You become more decisive and intentional ● You feel more motivated ● You learn the difference between lust and desire (more on this in the “shadow side of sigils” section below) ● You recognize yourself as a conscious co-creator of your life ● You feel connected with Life/Divine more deeply ● You develop more hope knowing that most situations can change if you will them to And of course … Your life can change dramatically and drastically in accordance with your intent! https://lonerwolf.com/sigil-magic/
HOW TO MAKE A SIGIL Create an Intention Statement 1. Find a blank sheet of paper and writing implements that please you in many colors, thicknesses, and types. Variety is helpful here. 2. Mentally choose an “area of attention” in your life. “Areas of attention” can be relational, financial, or aspirational -- job/work/career, family, friendships, housing, food, love. Choose an intention that is aligned with your passion. 3. Close your eyes and think for a moment about this area of your life. How do you imagine this area in its most magnificent form? Make it personal. 4. Focus your intention on this area clearly, with your meditation in #3 in mind, putting it into written words with descriptors. Keep your intention phrased positively as that is your direction of choice and, as we are built to follow our intentions, is much easier for the unconscious mind to understand. Begin writing this statement in positive and present tense around the “area of attention”: My work is… My home is… My partner is… My finances are… My travel is… My family is… 5. Check out your words! Each and every word counts, so make sure your own words speak to you. Read your statement back to yourself and then close your eyes. Your statement contains energy. How does it make you feel? Is the feeling of it aligned with your intention? Rewrite it with the idea of the highest road imaginable and the knowledge that you may not even know what that might be! Let go a bit and have a fantasy.
6. Eliminate the unnecessary. This is the place where you look at your statement with a critical eye and wonder if there are any words which can be removed. Filler words such as “is” “or” “and” are circled in this phase and crossed out on the page. 7. When your words look just the way you want them to look (or as close as possible), rewrite your statement, capitalizing the first letter of each word. Now underline the first letter of each word with a different color or texture of writing. 8. Move to a fresh sheet of paper. In one column, write the first letter of each word from your statement that you capitalized. 9. Make a vertical line to segment the paper and rewrite the letters you have written, this time doubling any repeated letters in one row (E E E if there are three E’s). Congrats! At this stage, you have the elements for your sigil! 10. Be dedicated and flexible! Begin to play with the shapes of the letters in your mind. Letters are shapes that may have curved surfaces or flat surfaces, may have extensions or be circular. Some letters, such as I, F, H, L, E, X are very linear. Some letters are very circular, such as O, C, S, G, Q, and U. Some letters are a combination of circular and linear, such as P, R, D, B. Notice your letters and their particular forms. These are the forms that will make your sigil. 11. Begin playing with letter combinations -- See the chart I have placed on the easel -- these are some examples of ways the letters may be arranged to create larger forms. 12. Now you have gotten rather abstract. Come back to your initial statement. Read the statement. Consider the letters. Does anything come to mind? 13. Go back to your letters and begin to construct some full shape, including ALL the individual letters you have written. Be free about this and try to let go of moral judgments like “write” and “wrong” or “pretty” and “ugly”. These judgments are not helpful in this exercise. Allow your mind to play!
TIPS & TRICKS ● Combine similarly shaped letters like R & P, O & C, H & F ● Use your intuition, if one letter isn’t working, don’t get frustrated! Part of the exercise is to move the elements of the sigil, the forms which are letters until they work together in your mind! ● When your full form is complete, you can add stylized elements like hearts, swirls, and dots to create extra ● You can also combine color magic with your sigil COLOR SYMBOLISM RED; protection, passion, love, energy, chaos, strength, power ORANGE; protection, confidence, strength, energy, happiness, inspiration, prosperity, success YELLOW; happiness, healing, comfort, kindness, protection, love GREEN; prosperity, creativity, luck, growth, success, happiness, energy BLUE; calming, empathy, happiness, patience, creativity, healing PURPLE; divine, energy, prosperity, communication PINK; love, empowerment, kindness, growth, creativity, happiness, protection BLACK; banishment, confidence, protection, strength, power BROWN; grounding, stability, protection, strength, balance WHITE; purity, cleansing, empowerment, strength, peace SILVER GOLD
HOW TO ACTIVATE A SIGIL Activating a sigil involves infusing it with energy and propelling it into your unconscious mind. There are many ways to complete this final stage of sigil magic. Some people prefer to enter an altered state of consciousness through dancing, chanting, meditation, sex, sensory deprivation/overwhelm, visualization, etc. Other people like physically and symbolically destroying their sigils – such as through burning, burying, tearing, or dropping them into water. For a truly dynamic way of activating your sigil, try combining both methods. Here is a simple method that anyone can use: What you’ll need: Fire-proof pot, bowl, or cauldron Matches/lighter Your sigil paper