Sigils 101 🍷

got the chance to do my first custom sigil! I wanted to inform my followers on what exactly a sigil is so you know exactly what this process entails!

A sigil is a symbol with a mystical or magical meaning. The term sigil derives from the Latin sigillum, meaning "seal" and it is the root of many other English words such as “signature,” “sign,” and “signal.”

Historically the term sigil referred to a type of pictorial signature of an angel, daemon, or spirit. For example, The Lesser Key of Solomon, contains the sigils for the princes in the hierarchy of hell. These sigils were believed to be a representation of the true name of the spirit and thus granted the magical practitioner some control over the being.

Most contemporary sigil crafting is a bit different so today I'll be talking about a chaos magic sigil. A chaos magic sigil is different from these historic sigils because we’re not calling upon any particular spirit. Instead we are using a personal intention or goal to formulate and charge a custom symbol. Like many varieties of spellwork the intention setting is crucial and crafting a sigil begins by coming up with a sentence or phrase which best encapsulates what we’d like to achieve.

So why do we go through the trouble of creating a sigil and not just write your intention as a sentence on a piece of paper? Well we can get some guidance from Ray Sherwin, one of the founders of Chaos magic. He stated “The magician acknowledges a desire, he lists the appropriate symbols and arranges them into an easily visualized glyph. Using any of the gnostic techniques he reifies the sigil and then, by force of will, hurls it into his subconscious from where the sigil can begin to work unencumbered by desire.”

So the reason we transform the intention statement into a symbol is so our subconscious reads it as opposed to our conscious mind. Something similar occurs with tarot. You could just have a simple note card that lists the meanings of each card. But then we are using our conscious mind to read the words and not really tapping into our subconscious. By using images and symbolism, it’s easier to move beyond our conscious mind and tap into something deeper and intuitive.

so in much shorter terms, a sigil is a symbol created to represent a specific intention or desire! Today, sigils are still used in spiritual practices and are often associated with the law of attraction and manifestation.

Making a Sigil (my process)

The sigil making process is composed of two phases: construction and charging. In the first part, the sigil is drawn and created as a physical object. In the second part, the sigil is given energy or “charged” and it becomes more than a simple drawing. I do this by burning the sigil after it is made digitally and written down on a piece of brown paper!

so why book with me? A magick symbol takes time and thought. You will be required to connected and invest energy in magick sigils. so if you are looking for a powerful sigil without using your time or brain power to do it, I can take the time to do it for you!

Sigils represent your ideas, qualities, spirits, and all that exists. Magick sigils when combined with repetition have the power to manifest change and action your desires. I use sigils everyday, so when I make a custom sigil, I make sure I honor it!

There are many ways you can design a sigil; trance, dreams, or use of your subconscious are all powerful ways. I love to create sigils for others because I can tap into creativity that may not be within you, but outside of you!

book with me at www.thebakedwitch.com to schedule your custom sigil!

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