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My Introduction to Sigil Magic
I got interested in sigil magic in a roundabout way.
It began last month when I attended the Hay House Writers’ Bootcamp. On Day 3 of the online conference, Colette Baron Reid had us do an exercise that involved making a very simple drawing in order to connect with the spirit of our book.
I was working on The Spirit Dream then and I knew that book had a spirit—a real one, or as real as these things get.
So I asked my question.
What do you want for this book?
I didn’t hear a thing. But I did see something—which happens rarely due to my aphantasia.
An 8 pointed star.
A symbol I associate with the spirit of dream.
I take symbols seriously when it comes to dreams or archetypes or deities. Symbols are all we really have in this arena. Because, when it comes to spirit, everything overlaps.
So the star meant something and the fact that I saw it meant something.
I was open to receiving further meaning. And I did.
What Happened Next
I followed Colette’s instructions, drawing the 8 pointed star, enclosing it within rectangle and then drawing waves of energy emanating out into the ether, not even knowing that I had drawn my first sigil.
Then I did what all the sigil makers advise. I forgot about it. But insights kept coming.
I realized I need to honor the source. I understood what the spirit of my book really wanted.
To be heard.
Not to be self-published or traditionally published or correctly placed with the perfect genre.
Heard.
So I started publishing the parts about autism and ADHD on my AuDHD Substack and decided to publish the energy-consciousness-spirit parts here.
Then I felt drawn to learn a bit more about sigil magic.
What is a Sigil?
A sigil is a type of symbol used in magic. The term usually refers to a pictorial signature of a spirit (such as an angel, demon, or deity). In modern usage, especially in the context of chaos magic, a sigil refers to a symbolic representation of the practitioner's desired outcome. - Wikipedia
Sigil magic doesn't have to be some dark Seal of Solomon kind of thing. It's really just another way of manifesting.
I know that manifesting is controversial and my feeling about it are mixed. I was a critic of The Secret and I think New Thought is simplistic, at best, but this feels different.
In most modern uses, a sigil is a symbol or a seal created from a statement of intent. All you have to do write down your intention, cross out the repeating letters and create a design from the letters that remain. This provides a symbol, a focus point that you empower and release.
Popular in chaos magic, there is no predefined way to empower a sigil. A practitioner can choose whatever energy they want. Personal intent. Deities. Spirits. Sacred places. Ritual. Correspondences. Creative imagination.
The list goes on which is why sigil magic is sometimes considered gray. But it doesn't have to be.
People have been using sigils in the form of amulets and talismans since Sumer and before. The 8 pointed star I saw and drew is an amulet of Inanna, and the resources I've stumbled across since have convinced me that this is something I would like to explore.
These are the books I'm working with right now.
- The Art of Manifesting: A Meditative Drawing Practice to Rewire Your Brain and Create Your Reality by Colette Baron Reid
- Practical Sigil Magic: Creating Personal Symbols for Success by Frater UD
- Condensed Chaos: An Introduction to Chaos Magic by Phil Hine
- Learn to Read Ancient Sumerian by Joshua Bowen and Megan Lewis
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| Ur-Nammu dedication tablet for the Temple of Inanna in Uruk (public domain) |
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