Your friendly neighborhood witch is BACK with another rendition of beginner witch tips! This blog is beginning to turn into a digital book of shadows lmao đ I am starting to become obsessed with this little witch tip series and even if the posts get little to no attention I am refreshing my knowledge in the process so itâs a win win :))Â
What Are Sigils?!
Sigils are often described as a tool to help you in your craft, they can protect your or your space, be used in a spell to amplify your intention, and are a form of manifesting! Sigils are a form of symbolism thatâs functional, this is where a lot of practitioners would say the mundane meets the magickal.Â
How To Make A Sigil
There are multiple ways to create a sigil, and you can even create your own! I am gonna outline a few different ways that you could go about it, but feel free to take some creative liberty here
Write down your intention
 These should be in present tense (âI am..â âI will..)Â
After you have written down your intention, cross out all vowels and repeating letters
Create a symbol (hereâs where you have some variation in what you can do)Â
You can create a symbol out of the letters you have remaining
OR you can number the letters and use a grid to create your symbolÂ
Here is an example of both of the methods I just talked about:Â
I apologize for my messy handwriting </3
I personally prefer the second method just because the sigil is usually easier to recreate. Note that you donât ever wanna post your completed sigils online because someone could easily take it and use it against you! NOTE: Donât use sigils created by other people! You donât know the true intention behind them, and if you use a random sigil you found online, that could end up biting you in the ass!
Charging/Activating A Sigil
So youâve created your sigilâŚnow what?
You can use this on a spell candle, a deity candle, a spell jar, outline your door with the sigil, whatever you want! Personally I like to create sigils with the intent to protect my house and then I write them in cleaner on the floor/mirror/etc and by mopping it up, I am breaking the sigil, in turn letting all the intention out into the universe.Â
A big point many practitioners will harp on is that you need to forget the meaning of your sigil for it to actually work. While I do believe this is true, itâs not as hard as it sounds. You just need to forget the ORIGINAL meaning/phrase you have associated with your sigil. Like I created a sigil for good grades and when I put it on my assignments, I know itâs for good grades, but I forgot my original sentence I wrote when creating it.Â
CITATIONS/SOURCES/OTHER RESOURCESÂ
Remember itâs always important to cross reference your information, for this post I used multiple sources I knew have been vetted by much more experienced witches than I am- but still! You need to make sure what youâre reading is credible
A sigil for those traveling by asphalt and exhaust, those roadtrippers and cross-country wanderers. For a steady engine and calm commute, keen eyes and no surprises.
May you be cleansed, however much you need to be cleansed. May you be cleansed of all burdens that do not belong to you. May you be cleansed of emotions that do not pertain to you. May you know the difference what is your essence and what is tainting it. May you alchemize and let go. May you be cleansed.
Spell circles, while they arenât necessary, are a tool that is used as a focal point for a working. They are also very helpful in aiding in headspace via the implementation of aesthetics. Spell circles are technically hypersigils, or a complex sigil that is typically constructed of multiple sigils in tandem. They are typically constructed of three parts: Incantations, foundations, and root sigils. They are used in a ritual format, typically with each practitioner having a standardized approach to using them for spell work.Â
I wanted to post like a “Hey, here’s how I’ve been” thing since I don’t use Tumblr mobile anymore, but idk what to say because the answer is: Bad. I’m in a lot of pain and I’m always tired and the world sucks shit and it’s hard to see the beauty in it right now when my joints and my brain are both on fire and I have to keep going to work every day. Soon I will be talking all about how wonderful and full of adventure and possibility life is again but right now it all just feels like another plodding agony I have to endure to get to the next plodding agony. If we’re Tumblr moots and we used to talk all the time and you’re wondering where I’ve got off to, I want you to know that you’re still in my thoughts every day and my heart is full of so much love for you but I Simply Cannot at the moment. If this was the old timey times they’d be giving me cocaine and sending me to the seaside.
I guess this is the part where I ask people to pledge to my Patreon and give me $2 in exchange for this that and the other thing since patron retention is ass and I certainly could use the money, but I’m not feeling it today. I was never much of a saleswoman. I think I’m gonna play Minecraft and go to bed early.
Tysm everyone for y'all’s kind words <3 I hope u all have a better day than mine