What is a sigil? How do sigils work? ........................................................

3
How sigils work ............................................................................................... 4
The holographic model of the universe and the collective
unconscious connection ........................................................................... 5
Sigils of deities? Yantras in the tantric traditions? Do they work
like sigils that you make on your own? ................................................... 7
How to know if your sigil worked? .......................................................... 11
How to make a sigil ...................................................................................... 12
The desire writing method .................................................................... 12
Creating sigils with magick squares (Kameas)............................... 14
Creating sigils with sigil wheel ........................................................... 20
Combining sigils........................................................................................22
Sigil Generator............................................................................................22
How to charge a sigil: Methods of charging a sigil ............................23
Charging sigils with intense emotions like rage, sadness, love,
euphoria and fear ....................................................................................... 24
Charging a sigil with sexual orgasm ..................................................25
Charging a sigil with blood ................................................................... 26
Charging Sigils by Chanting..................................................................27
Charging Sigils with Crystals ...............................................................27
How to Charge a Sigil on Your Body ...................................................28
How to activate a sigil ................................................................................ 29
Burning a Sigil and/or destroying it ....................................................... 31
Conclusion .......................................................................................................32
What's the big deal with sigils? What is a sigil, even? Are they even
effective? If so, how to make a sigil? Also, how to charge a sigil
successfully?

The answers to the above questions lie in the idea that the key to
any successful magickal spell is non-attachment of the conscious
mind to the desired end result.

Coupled with this, it is also to be kept in mind that it is your

subconscious itself that actually helps manifest any desire you may
have. This is truth, even if your mental model is that of a rational
atheist.

Lust for desire is always accompanied by fear of failure in the

subconscious, which acts as a self-fulfilling prophecy, blocking the
effectiveness of your magick.

Lust for desire and fear of failure are two poles of the same
phenomenon.

Armed with these magikcal axioms that help create a concrete

magickal paradigm (especially if you are a beginner), we now know
that developing certain tools may be necessary to help us manifest
our will as mages. This is where mastering how to make a sigil and
charge it come in.

Let's now dive deeper.

So, what is a sigil?

A sigil can be thought of as a symbolic representation of a desire, a

servitor spirit or even a deity.

In this article, I'll mainly discuss how to make a sigil that is a

codification of your own will (or desire) and how to charge it
effectively.

We'll also briefly discuss sigils that are of servitors and deities, but
details on it deserve articles on their own. It wouldn't be justified if I
am not able to share my own experiences, and it is not ideal to fit
them all in this article.

Anyhow, if you didn't know already, a servitor can be thought of as

an energy spirit that is created by the magician or witch to do
certain tasks over and over until they are no longer necessary.

This idea, and that of deities existing independently in realms

beyond our minds, requires a certain level of experience with
magick to fully digest and believe in.

Hence, I recommend only working with them when you have some
experience with basic sigil magick, which will only require you to
believe in working with your own subconscious. Learning how to
make a sigil that effectively channel your desire into the cosmos
first is a good idea.

In either case, a sigil is used used to help manifest the will of the
occultist (you), by bypassing the conscious mind, which is always
riddled with conflicting desires and fear of failure, and accessing
the power of the subconscious.
How do sigils work, then?

Here I present to you mental models that may explain how sigils
work. There are a dozen, but I'll stick to the most popular and
rational ones (doesn't mean that they are necessarily the most
correct):

Pure psychological model

The best part about learning how to make a sigil and charge it is
that you don't have to believe in the existence of the supernatural or
any wild theories. The pure psychological model is the easiest
paradigm that explains how sigils work.

Sigil magick can be thought of as a really effective tool to help

reprogram your own subconscious to help change yourself and to
put you into situations where your desires may manifest.

As an example, consider that you want to be a really physically

strong person. The sigil will work as a tool to effectively imprint
that desire in your subconscious, so that it will put you into
situations enabling you to become a strong person effortlessly. It
must be remembered that your subconscious makes up most of who
you are and what you do on a daily basis after all!
A parallel can be seen with the use of self-hypnosis and auto-
suggestions. However, with the case of most methods of auto-
suggestions, it is often difficult to bypass the chattering conscious
mind.

Another rational theory of how sigils work (although it can be

viewed as far-fetched), that aligns with many modern day
speculations about the universe is that of the holographic universe
model and the connection of your subconscious to the collective
unconscious program.

This model on how sigils work is useful in explaining the

effectiveness of sigils on other people and things. The pure
psychological model fails here.

According to the holographic universe model, the entire universe

that we dwell in is nothing more than a complex simulation that
runs on some sort of a hyper dimensional supercomputer.
The pure information realm that underlies this simulation can be
equated to the Akasha or ether principle in many magickal
traditions, below which the astral realm lies.

A simple hierarchy of the different levels looks like this:

Pure, unrealized information realm (God) - > Astral plane - >

Material world.

Much like a video game, what you see and experience only come
into manifestation when you as the observer, experiences it.

Although this is not exactly how the quantum mechanical

description of the functioning of sub atomic particle is, it ties pretty
cohesively with the description of how measurement collapses the
wave nature of particles, materialising into particles.

This mental model of how sigils work is often tied to panpsychism,

which is a speculation that all material things, all the way down to
the smallest of subatomic particles have an element of
consciousness. Your subconscious can be then considered
connected to the entire matrix of consciousness of the universe
itself.

If the universe is indeed a computer simulation, then it also

explains how information transference can occur instantaneously
across time and space.

Sigils can be then thought of as tools to “hack into” the collective

unconscious, holographic matrix.
In the tantric traditions, Yantras are diagramatic representations of
deities. These deities in turn, are thought of as anthropomorphic
representations of universal forces. For example, Kali can be
thought of as the representation of the primordial chaos and
darkness that existed before time itself.

Kali Yantra

The Sri Yantra on the other hand contains all the feminine forces
combined.
 Sri Yantra

They function like a compressed .zip file of the universal forces

which can then be unpacked using various chanting and/or
evocation methods.

Sigils of deities can be thought to function in the same manner.

Only, with sigils, the diagrams are not limited to circles and
triangles (unlike Yantras).

Lilith Sigil
The functioning of yantras and sigils of deities can be explained by
the same holographic principle of the universe elaborated earlier,
where the sigils are used to access certain information containers
within the matrix.

When it comes down to creation of servitors using sigils, you are

essentially packing information from your own subconscious and
creating and “pushing” information containers into the matrix all by
yourself.

There are dozens of other theories on how sigils work, but let me
assure you that if you have enough practical experience working
magick, you will know that every one of them will seem
incomplete. Hence, use the paradigms to convince your mind
initially, to motivate yourself to learn how to make a sigil, how to
charge a sigil and work with them.

The underlying idea behind both Yantras and Sigils can be said to
be the same, and the same explanations can be used for how they
work.

So how do they really differ? A sigil is often constructed by various

methods, and the ways differ based on the type of the sigil: A sigil
that is designed to manifest a desire is usually constructed by a
myriad of different methods including writing down a desire and
breaking it down, deriving it from a “magickal square” and building
it from a “sigil wheel”.

Many such sigils are also taken from grimoires. A sigil that
embodies an archetype, deity or a spirit is often envisioned by the
occultist in their minds, which is then used to keep contact with the
being from then on. Once again grimoires also contain such sigils.

Most yantras that are said to manifest desires are usually derived
from classical tantric texts that are equivalent to grimoires. Yantras
that embody archetypes and deities are the most common type of
yantras, and are often very complex and embody many layers of
meaning that is abstracted into it. The deity in any Tantric tradition
has the Gross (idol) form, the yantra form and the Mantra form. As
discussed before: They can be said to be abstraction of energies and
universal concepts. Every yantra holds a lot of information
compressed into a geometrical form. This information includes both
universal concepts and archetypes, often in the form of deities that
are anthropomorphic representations of those concepts.
This is pretty straightforward. Magick works through synchronous
events. In most cases, people, events and opportunities will show up
in your life that aligns with the desires that you wanted to
manifest.

Also remember that magick in most instances, will not put

everything on your lap and spoon feed you. It will give you an edge,
but you will have to actively work on achieving the said goal and be
perceptive enough to notice the opportunities it presents in front of
you.

Now that have mental models on how sigils work, let's move on to
how to make a sigil, charging sigils and how to activate a sigil that
are made to serve the purpose of a talisman.
There are a myriad of different ways to make a sigil and prepare it,
some more complicated than others. What method you choose
depends on you, but the simplest method can work just as well as
the more complicated ones, provided you have enough mind control
and practice.

The more complicated methods may help let your subconscious be

more convinced, enabling a greater chance of success, but this
again depends completely on the individual in question.

The letter elimination method or desire writing method is the

simplest way to make a sigil. Simply write the desire in question.
The most effective way to write an intent/desire is debatable, but in
my experience it is best to write as though it is a given that it is
going to happen. Also, the more specific the intent the better, both in
terms of the desire itself and the time frame in which it will be
achieved.

Example :

I am going to be a physically strong person in 6 months

I will be getting a BMW this year

Hexes (not recommended unless for defense) :

<Name of the person> will be hindered from making any progress

in work this year

Next, remove the duplicate letters

For example, if your desire is “I will be getting a BMW this year”,

then:
 LNGBMWTHISYEAR

Next, remove the Vowels:

LNGBMWTHSYR

Now use the above letters to make a sigil (pictorial version of the
letters) by rearranging the letters into different positions:

I admit that I am an abysmal artist (it is still unique to me though!)

but if you have even a little bit of artsy in you, I‟m sure you can
come up with sigils that look a 100 times better than that :-).

However, what's more important here would be mastering the

process of how to make a sigil than the aesthetics itself.
Magickal squares or Kameas are thought of as matrices that
represents planetary energy. This is based on the works of Heinrich
Cornelius Argippa, drawing on the Hermetic and occult works of
Marcilio Fiscino and Pico dela Mirandolla.

Each planet is associated with its own unique matrix grid:

Planets and their corresponding grids

Magick squares can be traced back to Chinese literature to over

2800 BC and have been used in formulating magickal rituals for
thousands of years. You can also find magickal squares in various
grimoires.

Needless to say, if you connect this knowledge to the hologram

theory of the universe, the fact that the magickal squares are
associated to specific “planetary energies”, might in fact leave a
better imprint on the subconscious than the simple letter
elimination method, even if learning how to make a sigil with this
process can be relatively cumbersome.

Even if you do not conscious believe in the association of these

matrices with planetary energies and that planets help bestow
qualities on us, the extra steps taken to make a sigil with this
method may be more effective simply because the subconscious has
more reason to believe it to be effective, due to the extra steps.

The history and study of magic squares are quite vast and if you are
interested in a detailed account of what they are and how they
originated, you can read about it here.

For our purpose here though, we only need understand that each
planet is associated with its own unique matrix grid and that the
planets themselves are associated with different types of qualities.

This can be observed in different traditions all across the globe:

Mercury

Day: Wednesday

Color: Purple

Sign: Virgo, Gemini

Qualities: Communication, intellect, writing, contracts, information,

wisdom, science, memory.

Venus

Day:Friday

Color: Green

Sign: Taurus, Libra

Qualities: Love, pleasure, female sexuality, arts, music, beauty,
luxury, social affairs.

Mars

Day: Tuesday

Color: Red

Sign: Aries, Scorpio

Qualities: Male sexuality, strength, lust, anger, destruction, medical

issues.

Jupiter

Day: Thursday

Color: Blue

Sign: Sagittarius

Qualities: Success, abundance, money, growth, gambling.

Saturn

Day: Saturday

Color: Black

Sign: Capricorn

Qualities:Real estate, banks, debt, obstacles, binding, knowledge,

time, discipline.

Moon (Luna)

Day: Monday

Color: Silver

Sign: Cancer
Qualities: Clairvoyance, sleep, emotions, astral travel, imagination,
women, birth, and reincarnation.

Sun (Sol)

Day: Sunday

Color: Yellow

Sign: Leo

Qualities: Health, vitality, ego, power, success, advancement,

leadership, and growth

Steps:

First, write down the desire. For example: I want to master lucid
dreaming this year.

Remove the duplicate letters: WOLUCDMNGTHISYEAR

Remove the vowels: WLCDMNGTHSYR

Assign numbers to the above code word using the pythagorean

numerology table (table given below): 533445728179

5.Add the numbers, total it and pick the first digit of the
sum. 5+3+3+4+4+5+7+2+8+1+7+9 = 50 (5)
6. Pick the appropriate planetary matrix, corresponding to the
desire. In this instance, our desire is very much moon related:

Moon matrix grid

7. Now trace the digits derived in Step 4 on the chosen matrix,

starting with a circle on the first digit and ending with a line on the
last digit. Finally, draw a square around the digit that was derived
on Step 5 after adding the numbers (5, in this instance). I would be
even more ideal if the sigil is drawn on a paper that is of the
corresponding color of the planet and made on the day of the planet.

Magick Square sigil traced on the matrix

If the number appears more than once in the digits derived, simply
join the line to closest multiple of 10 (in the square) of the number.
In the above example, after starting the sigil from the number 5, the
line is drawn to 30 instead of 3 first!

The final figure is then extracted and used as the sigil.

Creating sigils with the sigil wheel or witch‟s wheel is yet another
"how to make a sigil" method. A sigil wheel is a set of three
concentric circles containing letters (You can find different
variations of it online):

Sigil Wheel

Similar method is applied to the previous ways of sigil making as

far as removing duplicate letters and vowels are concerned:

1. WOLUCDMNGTHISYEAR
 2. WLCDMNGTHSYR

Simply trace the letters over the Sigil wheel to get the sigil:

Sigil traced on Witch's Wheel

Now you might think: is it alright to combine multiple sigils
representing different desires? If so, how can you go about
combining sigils?

Ideally, I would refrain from combining sigils simply because when

you charge it (which we will be discussing in the next section), the
subconscious will must be focused on the one, singular desire. It is
better if you make multiple sigils and charge them on different
occasions.

If you still want to combine sigils (for example in the case of related
desires), you can pretty much do it anyway you want. Simply
overlay one on top of the other, for example. The sky is the limit!

Another, very easy way would be to use an online sigil

generator: http://www.chaostarot.com/wp-
content/uploads/generator/

This is especially useful if you are used to making sigils on a regular

basis, and have reached a point where you are able to install the
significance of the sigil in your subconscious in an instant, without
actually going through the long elaborate methods. Some of the
sigils generated above are done using the sigil generator linked.
In the very process of making a sigil, you must keep the
desire/intent of the sigil in mind throughout. Taking this into
consideration, the sigil charging process starts not AFTER you
create the sigil, but even during the very act of making one.

This ensures that the subconscious knows exactly what the sigil is
supposed to mean and to be associated with later down the road.
Mastering the art of how to make a sigil properly in itself comes
with experience.

That being said, like we have already discussed in the beginning,

the sigil has to be further imprinted into your subconscious without
conscious interference (in a state of trance) .

Ideally, it is advised that you let the conscious mind lose the
meaning of the sigil completely before the sigil charging process.
Remember: Lust for desire is always accompanied by fear of failure
in the subconscious, which acts as a self fulfilling prophecy,
blocking the effectiveness of your magick.

Hence, make multiple different sigils (over the course of a week for
example) and then pick up a sigil to randomly charge later. Of
course, you may not be able to completely forget the intent/desire.
Even so, this should help tone down the „lust for desire‟ factor.

Anyway, there are a myriad of different ways to charge a sigil and

I‟m going to list below, some of the most effective ones that will
enable you to bypass the chattering mind and focus on the sigil
without interference. The idea is to make a lasting subconscious
imprint.
How do you pick one? Easy -- pick a method that closely resonates
with the desire/intent of the sigil. For example, if your desire is that
of destruction, then charging it with blood might be an option

Ideally, the method has to be written down on the sigil before you
put it away for a week (or more) right after creating it so you don‟t
have to remember the actual desire behind the sigil and obsess over
it during the charging ritual.

After the sigil charging process is done, it is then “sent off” into the
universe by various methods like burning, sending it into the river,
burying it and so on.

If the sigil is made to function as a talisman or if it represents a

deity, then it is often “activated” over and over. How to activate a
sigil will be covered in the next section.

Charging sigils with intense emotions like rage,

sadness, love, euphoria and fear
One of the most effective ways to charge a sigil is to
deliberately grow emotions within you in a controlled fashion,
focus intently on the emotion and stare directly at the sigil.

Props can be used, of course. For example, in order to channel an

ecstatic emotion, you can use the help of music and dance. Tune in
on a piece of music that gets you in a state of euphoria, let the
feelings flow into you. Dance if need be. At the peak of this euphoric
feeling, focus intently on the sigil. When learning how to charge a
sigil, I suggest you start with something like this

If you have mastered your emotions totally, even fear can be

channeled to charge sigils. Putting yourself in the middle of a dark,
isolated place (like a forest) and meditating on all the possible
ghosts that can grab you into the underworld is a good way to
channel this emotion. Focus on the sigil when at the peak of your
fear.

The emotion channeling method is straightforward and limitless.

Just pick an emotion most closely associated with the intent of the
sigil and channel it to your subconscious by manipulating the
environment around you (if need be).

Your sexual energy is the most potent tool you possess. It is the
power you possess that creates life itself and it is through the
transformation of this energy that every other creative energy
sprouts from, within you.

Not only that, during the climax of a sexual activity (be it actual sex
or masturbation) you reach a point of satori for a fraction of a
second before tumbling down again. The only other way to get to
the same space, and for longer is through years and years of
meditation and mental training.

There is no need to consider this sacred energy as something taboo

as many do. It is nature‟s gift to man. Therefore, do not let this
potential go wasted.

The key is to focus intently on the sigil at the peak of a sexual

orgasm (even masturbation will do) to make a lasting impression of
it in your subconscious.

It can be challenging of course, because sex and masturbation often

involves having erotic thoughts. It will be difficult to have those
thoughts shut down in the climax period when your sole focus
should be the orgasm and its association with the sigil. For a
beginner learning how to charge a sigil, sexual orgasm method can
be one of the least effective though most appealing to many.
Hence, you might want to practice having an orgasm without
thinking about anything. Sex is way better than masturbation in
this regard, because you and your partner can both have the same
goal of charging the sigil. Plus you don‟t have to think about erotic
thoughts!

Just like how your sexual energy is the source for all creative
faculties within you, your blood can be considered as the physical
manifestation of the life force within you. By charging sigils with
blood, you inevitably associate this force to the sigil to your
subconscious.

However, you often have to accompany some emotional trance state

while charging sigils with blood.

An example:

Use the emotion of sadness or rage to prick your thumb with the
needle and anoint the sigil with your blood while focusing intently
and solely on the sigil. Be careful not to hurt yourself too much,
because there is no need to. Maintain total control throughout the
act.

Charging sigils with blood is also associated with planets in some

circles. Each finger and areas of the hand is associated with certain
planets. Each planet is of course, associated with qualities as we
have already discussed above. Where you draw blood from while
charging sigils with blood, depends on which planet your desire is
most closely associated to.

Note: If you are a female, then you have a two fold power of both
blood and sex energies.
Although taboo, menstrual blood can also be used to charge a sigil.
The benefit? The menstrual blood has the combined effect of both
sex (creative) energy and blood (life) energy!

Getting into a trance state/altered state of mind where the sigil can
leave a lasting impact on the subconscious is key to successfully
charging a sigil. By chanting mantras, a trance state can be
achieved.

Although this method is slower and time consuming, the “trance

state window” lasts longer, enabling you to charge sigils almost
100% effectively. With other methods, you often need extreme
control and focus or else you might miss the opportunity. However,
it can take a while to master the technique to effectively achieve a
trance state through mantras.

Different types of sounds can produce different kinds of effects and

there is a whole science behind mantras in the tantric traditions. To
learn more about mantras, you can download the free 100 page book
that we‟ve put together here: https://tantricpagans.com/mantra-book/

Charging sigils with crystals is yet another method. However, it is

indirect and may require a great deal of experience working with
and charging crystals, including the knowledge of the effects of
different crystals. Charging sigils with crystals can be done by
keeping them in close proximity to one another for a period of time
or by performing a short “association ritual”. For example, gazing
deeply into the crystal in a meditative state and then immediately
focusing intent on the sigils.

Crystal magick deserves an article on its own, so I won‟t be going

too much into it here.

How to charge sigils on your body? Is it even possible? if you are a

fan of tattoos, having sigils on your body can be an excellent way to
have effective sigils that require reuse over and over. However, you
must be very wary of the type of sigil and what sigil you engrave on
your body permanently.

Do not tattoo any servitor or fleeting desire related sigil on your

body. You do not want a sigil that represents wanting a Ferrarri to
be engraved on your body till you die.

A good example sigil to tattoo on your body would be a patron deity

that you trust will guide you throughout your life.

That being said, after you tattoo them, how to charge sigils on your
body? The very act of tattooing such a sigil on your body should be
sacred. This is the only way to truly charge a sigil on your body -- in
the process of tattooing itself.

Think of the countless different traditions across the world,

especially tribal societies that still preserve the Shamanic
traditions. To them, tattooing the body as an act is always sacred
and not a mere act of “coolness”.
Now that we‟ve learned how to make a sigil and charge it, there is
yet another aspect to be covered -- How to activate a sigil? Sigil
activation in this context pertains to sigils that function as
talismans and engravings on amulets and on the body itself. This is
in direct contrast to sigils that are disposed of, and “sent into” the
universe immediately after charging it.

Often, such sigils are used to protect and defend an area or yourself
or to bring positivity and/or negative effects in a particular area.

Such sigils may already possess power from its creation and
charging phase, but certain types of functions, when sigilised,
require repeated activation. For example, a sigil of a deity on your
body will pretty much function like an idol of the deity. By repeated
chanting and meditating, you “activate” the power of the sigil and
reinforce it. Activating a sigil can be very useful in times when you
require that quick “power back up” before you set about completing
a challenging task.

The hyper religious tend to do this one bit right!

In the above example, the different methods of activating the sigil

would be:

Close your eyes and visualize the sigil while focusing on the part of
the body where the sigil is tattooed to.

Breathe on the sigil tattoo constantly until you get into a trance.

Trace the sigil continuously until you get into a trance or almost
into a trance.

Exercise the part of the body where the sigil is until you get into a
trance state, while focusing on the sigil
Your imagination is your limit here. The key to activating a sigil is
to focus intently on the sigil while getting in a trance state, much
like charging a sigil!
Burning a sigil or destroying it is done for two purposes:

1.) To release the will into the universe

2.) Destroying a talisman and/or servitor sigil once the purpose is

depleted

In this context, burning a sigil refers to the second purpose:

removing the effects of the said talisman sigil.

The process is largely the same with charging a sigil, except you do
not use elaborate methods and techniques. Getting into a meditative
trance and simply burning and/or destroying the sigil in any way
should do the trick.

However, when it comes to sigils of deities and lower order spirits

such as familiars or demons, one must achieve the same level of
deep magickal trance and emotions as when the sigil was charged
to successfully banish it.

Techniques of exorcism can also be used on such sigils. Proceed

with caution though, because there is a chance that the process can
backfire.
There you have it, you have now successfully learned how to make
a sigil, how to a charge a sigil and how to activate one (in case of
talismanic sigils). You also learned some of the most popular
mental paradigms/models on how they work.

Before working with sigils though, I'd suggest you take a week or
two to master the following skills:

1. Body and mental stillness: Learn how to sit in a lotus posture,

without being wavered by thoughts and body restlessness for
at least 20 minutes.
2. One pointed concentration: Learn how to focus on a single
idea/thought/object for more than 10 minutes, without being
distracted by other thoughts.
3. Observe your thoughts, emotions and actions as if you are a
third person as much as you can. Stay aware of yourself and
minimize "auto pilot" mode.