#crossing my fingers its okay to post
I’ve gotten some questions about this lately asking about sigils, so I thought I could just make a separate post about it. The word sigil has lost its meaning to me after this post, wow. Keep in mind this is kept relatively short and concise, and there are a lot of things around the matter of sigils.
What are sigils, really?
Sigils can be easy to explain, or horribly complicated, depending on more or less everything. I’m trying to get us over to the easy part of it (it’s only what you make it yourself anyway!)
Sigils are special symbols with set intentions to them. There are different kinds of sigils for different situations, such as one sigil being “happy” and another being “focused” - sigils you can use to feel those mind sets and feelings easier or have the feelings last. There are also sigils with longer intentions, for example “I am patient with myself”. The intention is written out and is what it is - to be patient with oneself.
I’m not going to go into the creation of sigils as there are so many ways, and would also need a post by itself. But! The intention is often spelled out with letter, and the letters are made into symbols, lines, etc., creating the sigil itself.
But what about activation? Charging? What’s that?
To activate a sigil, you charge it the way you see fit. It can be by sunlight, moonlight, heat, song, whatever floats your boat and feels right to you. People have different experiences with different sigils and chargings, so I can only recommend trying both things out to see if you find something which works for you.
A personal favourite of mine when it comes to charging, is letting the body charge the sigil for you. This doesn’t necessarily go for all kinds of sigils, but for sigils related to handcraft, it’s super smart to draw said sigil in the palm of your hand (in my opinion). You’ll charge it up when you do your work, and the sigil does its own thing from there on.
So, I should draw sigils on my body?
You can, but there’s no should and shouldn’t. It depends entirely on your sigil. If you have an intent surrounding yourself, such as “I am (…)”, you want to keep it close to you. Again, doesn’t have to be on your body.
Tips to where you can place sigils:
• On personal belongings
Drawing sigils on your clothing tags to bring them with you, keeping them inside of your phone case so that it stays discreet, on your pencil case (many like to decorate their pencil cases with doodles and whatnot)
• In food (drawing sigils with icing, drawing it in flour while baking)
Drawing sigils into the flour you are using while baking, using icing to decorate sigils onto baked goods, mayo sigil on your sandwich
• On doors/walls
If the sigil is to keep things/people out, you want the sigil in the room or building you want the effect on
• On candles
A perfect place for a sigil if you only want to use it for certain occasions, such as relaxation.
You can place sigils as good as anywhere, it’s all up to how you want to use them!
As to the drawing itself, you can use whatever you see fit. Pencil, ink, markers, etching, using your finger in sand - and you can also use colours. Not only will it look smashing, but using the colours corresponding with your intent can give a little boost to the sigil. It’s not needed, but some people like to do it.
@inkandsigils has some more useful information about sigils here
@sylvaetria also has information about sigil charging here, and sigil creation here.
I’ve seen some posts floating around about the topic. I might’ve missed quite a bit, so feel free to add anything to this, both links to resources and written information!
