So as y’all know, the place I live is pretty fucked. Ive been researching protective magic for awhile and ive connected most with sigils. I thought you guys might want to try them out too, especially if your luck is as shitty as mine (its literally not).
Sigils are symbols charged with magikal power- basically a spell in a symbol. I like them because they dont take expensive materials (im a poor bitch), are pretty easy to make, and are mega aesthetic. Most importantly tho, they’re effective. While tons of premade sigils are available online, work that you create is always going to be more powerful in anything youre trying to do. Heres a guide to making your own, original sigil.
Start by writing your intention. This needs to be written positively, without using words like “not” or “won’t”. For example, i want to be protected from the thing in the woods. Instead of writing “I will not be hurt by the great evil”, i wrote “I will be protected from the great evil”.
(srry my hand writing is absolute garbage)
Once youve written your intention, cross out all vowels. This will help us simplify our intention to its simplest form.
Next, cross out all duplicate letters, leaving only one of each.
Now, write down the letters you have left.
We will now break these letters down even further until we are left with only their base symbols. Separate all complex shapes down to lines, curves, and circles.
This looks pretty complicated, but organizing the symbols makes it a lot easier to keep track of all of them.
Now we can begin forming the sigil. Start arranging the symbols in whatever way your mind is calling you. If i stay focused on my intention, my hands just work and seem to know where the shapes fit. If youre having trouble just take a breath. Dont stress. It will work because YOURE making it. The power doesn’t come form the symbol- it comes from YOU. Thats another reason why this is only a baseline. You may feel called to add extra symbols- do it. Trust yourself, the goal is to make something that you feel connected with.
This was my finished sigil. To charge it, it is usually best to make it transform. This symbolizes the transformation between where you are and where you want your intention to lead you. This transformation can be done in a few ways, but is most commonly done by burning or soaking the sigil. Because we’re having a rainstorm tonight, Im leaving mine outside to be soaked. Once it dries in the sunlight I’ll carry what remains of the paper with me. This is just a personal preference because I like having something physical to remind me that the magic is working even if i cant see it. Other options for transformation include:
Burning and scattering the ashes
Writing in soil or sand before a rainstorm and letting it wash the sigil away
Writing it on your hand and letting it naturally fade away
Best of luck ✌️ Stay witchy and hmu if you have questions or have requests for a certain tutorial. Subscribe for more rants, lesbian whining, and occasional helpful tips.