Sigil Magick By Rev. Xvl       Sigil Magick involves the creation, charging, and execution of a usually self-made symbol to accomplish a specific goal. There are countless methods one could use to create and employ a sigil. Here, I will describe in detail some of these methods and how they work. Symbolism is the universal language and surrounds us in our everyday lives. What do you think of when you see two golden arches?...fast food. When you see a dog sitting beside a phonograph?... stereo equipment! Symbols are fed to us everyday of our lives, and if you have not already done so, it may just be the time to take control and use them for your own advantage!       Recently, on an internet message board I run, someone posted a question concerning sigils. I feel that this post and my response can be helpful to this topic so I shall reprint it here: > > Is there a ritual for divining or 'blessing' my own sigil? > > I created my own sigil out of individuality and the need for > > identity as a practitioner of magick. Or any advice if I'll > > create my own divining ritual for my sigil? > > Posted by Frater Akuma on January 23, 2001 Well, it's almost always best to create your own sigil. After all, if it is for purposes of establishing your magickal identity, so to speak, it should come from you. There are many methods of sigil creation. Many Chaos Magick practitioners use various A. Spare methods, and his books are fairly easy to find. I, personally, like to use a couple different methods. One is creating the sigil from letters of intent. Example, say you want your to be derived from your nickname, Akuma. You would make a circle or box or whatever shape best fits your desire, and within it, write the letters A-K-U-M (eliminating repeating letters) on top of each other. From the shape left over, alter it to your desire into the sigil of your chosing! Keep working on it until it "feels" right. The other method I use is that of combining and morphing already existing symbols. Take whatever symbols mean the most to you, put them together how they fit in your mind, and do whatever is neccesary to the remaining shape to make it "feel" right. Once you have your symbol, it is a good idea to charge it. To do so, you need to, in whatever way you feel works best for you, put forth a great deal of your own energy into the sigil. many do this with blood, meditation, masturbation, or anger... but it can be done in any way you feel best with. From there on, your personal sigil can be used for many things. You can mark objects or seal rituals, or whatever you feel should have your mark on it. Divination, though Ive never heard of it done with a personal sigil, can be used also. I, personally, use sigil method for divination but not my personal sigil. To each their own :)       That sums up sigilization fairly simply. Now I will go in depth on the techniques of employment. Once you have your sigil created and charged to the goal, you may put it forth like a seal. The method I always use in ritual for sealing a sigil comes after all invocations and such are done. This should be done as the final step in your ritual. You place the sigil on your hand (of course inscribed on a piece of paper, parchment, or birch bark). While concentrating on your goal, pour wax over it until it is completely covered, making sure you send all energy put forth into the sigil. Once it is utterly drowned in wax and no paper is left (make sure you wax both sides by letting wax drip into the "cup" of your palm), stamp your other hand down onto the sigil. It may hurt, the wax will splatter, but the sigil has now become a seal. You then must wrap it in some sort of cloth (best to purify the cloth beforehand), and place it somewhere safe where no one else will find it. From there on, you close your ritual and forget all that has transpired. I have never seen this method fail.