FAQ

FAQ

Here’s the FAQ I should’ve done a long time ago.

What sigils do you draw? I will do anything that sounds safe and does not harm others. However, I do not feel comfortable doing sigils about serious health issues (something like “I recover from my cold” is fine though). I also look at requests on a case-by-case basis so I might reject your sigil if it makes me uncomfortable, but I’ll try to provide alternatives.

What are sigils? Sigils are a representation of your intent (a goal you want to reach). You can use them by charging them (raising energy and putting energy into them), which would direct the energy into manifesting your intent. It’s a form of spell casting, as fundamentally you’re using it to make a wish come true.

How do I write out my intent? Think of a statement that explains what you desire. Write it out in a way that it sounds confident and concrete, not something wishy-washy. Also, write it in present tense (“I am happy” not “I will be happy.” This is because I want the statement to be true right now, whereas if you write them in future tense it may mean that the thing you want is going to happen in the future and that future may not occur soon or it may never come.

How do I draw sigils? There’s this classic method which is to write out your intent, strike out the vowels and rearrange the vowels into a symbol. This blog explains it better than I could http://thesigilwitch.tumblr.com/post/118304045694/how-do-you-make-sigils

Personally, I find that method formulaic and restrictive, so I tend to just go with the flow and use my intuition.

When drawing the sigils, try to feel the result of the sigil in you while drawing it. For example, if you want the sigil to make your friendships stronger, try to feel the joy of being with your friends and the love you have for them while you are drawing the lines. If you do this then there will be some energy in the sigil even before you actively charge it.

With drawing the actual lines themselves, I tend to draw them intuitively. For example, if I’m making a sigil about strength I might use thick, straight lines as they connote power and stability. If I’m making a sigil about luck or change, then I’ll use more fluid lines to represent flexibility. Follow your guts! Sometimes I’ll add in circles or extra lines in order to balance out the sigil too. In my opinion, what matters the most is your intent - a sigil is just the visual representation of what you want.

How do I charge sigils? For charging, some people like to charge sigils using external elemental energy so they would put the sigil in sunlight/moonlight and visualize the sigil soaking up the energy like some solar panel. Another way is to activate it by burning the sigil. Or, you could just use your own personal energy. For me, I like to put my hand on the sigil and visualize energy flowing up from my core, through my arms, down my fingers into the sigil until the sigil feels ‘full’.

I think the problem some people may have is that they find it difficult to sense energy (whether it be from an external source or from themselves). With external energy, it can be somewhat easier as you can physically feel it. Eg: if you leave your sigil outside in the sun, you can feel the actual paper getting warmer and hotter the longer it stays under the sunlight and you can use that sensation of heat to help visualize the energy.

With your personal energy, I suggest you try and find what element your energy is attuned to, what feels ‘right’. If you’re more of a fiery person, you can perhaps visualize your energy easier as flames. Your centre may be a swirling mass of magma, and you could see your energy as fire sprouting out, roaring and raging, burning its way down your arms and fingers until it reaches the sigil and lights up the lines you’ve drawn. You may feel that your energy is softer, more watery. Your energy may come from this pool of water with a never-ending bottom, the energy spilling out from the pool and rushing down your veins like water rushing down a stream until it soaks up the sigil.

Trust your intuition when sensing energy. Believe in your guts to know what feels ‘right’. Use your feelings to sense when the sigil feels ‘full’.

Hello!

I am a newbie witch and I have started a blog to help document my progress. Please reblog this if you post any of the following (or others tidbits that may not be mentioned. All witchy blogs are welcome to speak up, really):

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50 Things All Witches Do But Don't Admit

001: forgets which incense scent they bought and just rolls with it

002: buys bath supplies just for the pretty jar

003: misplaces all of their notes

004: forgets what a sigil looks like immediately after using it

005: leaves a candle burning by accident

006: mixes up correspondences

007: has to look up ingredient meanings

008: doubts if their spell worked

009: constantly reorganizes their supplies

010: burns themselves lighting candles

011: leaves spell remnants inside of materials for a week before finally cleaning it up

012: gossips with their tarot deck 24/7

013: gossips with their familiar 24/7

014: gossips with their deity 24/7

015: tries and fails to make their own magically infused bath and facial products

016: forgets what kind of crystals they bought and spends hours on Google figuring it out

017: even if they can't figure it out, just rolls with it

018: stalks the Dollar Tree more than is normal

019: low-key wants to have *real* magic powers

020: leaves random spell stuff (candle stubs, ashes, etc) laying on the altar

021: forgets to throw out the old and moldy food offering for their deity

022: doesn't practice witchcraft daily

023: buys spell ingredients and doesn't end up using them

024: low-key snags orange peels or other dry-able ingredients from family, friends, or garbage cans

025: makes excuses for why they need these things

026: always looking for jars

027: *stares at 20 empty jars on floor* "I still need more jars"

028: laughs when someone says sarcastically yells, "sorcery!" when they pull off an amazing feat.

029: forgets about the full moon until the night of

030: forgets about the new moon until the night of

031: doesn't even know what lunar cycle it is

032: is kinda iffy on the day of the week too

033: tbh, might not even know what month it is

034: casts a spell with no results

035: casts a spell with undesired results

036: uses store-bought instead of natural ingredients

037: plans a ritual and forgets about it

038: forgets steps during a ritual or spell

039: forgets to gather ingredients until halfway through a spell

040: completely messes up a spell and has to start over

041: does magic unintentionally

042: dresses as a witch for a Halloween party

043: forgets they did a spell until they start to see results

044: is still blown away by magic

045: feels overwhelmed by the amount of research

046: does not know everything about their craft

047: has evolved their craft many times

048: completely misses a sabbat or solstice

049: forgets about their solar or lunar water until three days later

050: makes shit up as they go

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aesthetics → sigyn

The name “Sigyn” is formed from the Old Norse words sigr, “victory,” and vina, “female friend.” Her name therefore means “Friend of Victory.”