Making sigils that are aesthetically pleasing isn’t always the easiest thing on the planent, and if you’re a perfectionist like me it can make the whole process of making a sigil a little daunting. But! I’ve found a couple work arounds that have been working for me that I’d like to share under the cut.
the Gallifreyan Alphabet
pros: it’s circular, linear, absolutely beautiful, and lets you use full sentences for your sigils, if you want to. A quick Google search brings up the alphabet and tells you how to put them together to form words and sentences, so you don’t have to spend a lot of time trying to figure out where to place this line or that circle. Since it’s a method of writing, it follows linear rules where to place the letters and how to read them, making it easier for people who need that structure. And, if you’re in the broom closet, you won’t be outed by your sigils. Anyone who sees these will just think you’re a massive geek!
cons: it can get a little...chaotic looking, depending on how many words you have and how many letters are in each word. It’s time consuming if you’re a perfectionist and your circles have to be exactly circle shaped and your lines must be pin straight and so on. You look like a massive geek.
the Smart Phone Keyboard
a brief explanation: sometimes if I’m typing real fast I forget to hit the button to switch from symbols back to letters on the keyboard and end up with a sentence that looks like @)#*$&”}>|. But it’s okay, because it made me realize, duh, each of those little symbols corresponds to a letter on that keyboard and hello! could absolutely be used to make a sigil.
pros: once again, you don’t have to try to come up with your own shapes for each letter or figure out where to place this line on that square. Just match your letter to your symbol and layer them in way you like. Great for more artistically inclined witches who can look at something and say “This series of dots would look great surrounding this @ symbol!”
cons: you do still have to come up with your own base shape (like a circle or square) and you do still have to decide where to put each symbol, so it’s more chaotic. So, for example, if you’re using the letters CVDFM, they may end up placed out of order on your base shape. If you’re all about that linear structure, I wouldn’t necessarily suggest using this.
These methods are necessarily conventional, but they work, and that’s the most important part, right? If you still struggle with sigils or you’re a new witch, feel free to request one from me!
