Sigils
"This free entity of belief" and his desire are united to his purpose by the use of Sigils or sacred letters. By projecting the consciousness into one part, sensation not being manifold, becomes intensified. By the abstention of desire, except in the object, this is attained (at the psychological time this determines itself). ~
Consciously formulated desires take time to materialize; subconscious desires can be made to materialize very swiftly. Consciousness of the desire vitiates the entire process, so a method had to be found of forgetting the desire during the period of magical evocation. Spare called the process "union through absent-mindedness" and advocated the yogic method of emptying the mind of all but the sigil. ~
Sigils are magical a magickal technology that reduces a desire into a form unrecognizable to the conscious mind, allowing it to get past it and into the realm of the unconscious mind, which holds a closer, more primal connection to our nervous system.
It could be thought of as a simple thought given life and affects one's actions and behaviors in subtle ways as to lead the magus closer to the object of their desire. It could be thought of as actually budding off and cultivating a part of one's vital energies and programming towards a certain goal.
Whatever the underlying mechanism is, it remains a very powerful technique for self-actualization , or in dire cases, survival .
The general formula/process of creating and activating a sigil is:
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Define a "Statement of Intent". Tradition has it that it needs to be phrased positively. (for example, "I am free of sickness" or "I am completely well and healthy" as opposed to "I am no longer sick.")
It must be clear, concise and short.
- Encrypt this Statement of Intent into an unrecognizable form, either as a graphical sign, a string of random numbers, a series of hand-gestures, syllables to be read as a mantra, etc. There are countless methods of doing this on the internet. What matters is that the original intention must be vague or unrecognizable in the resulting artefact, now called a sigil.
- Using a variety of methods, I personally use a combination of mantras and breath meditation , achieve a state of complete mental silence and clarity, where one's only remaining stimulus is the Sigil one is trying to activate.
- Allow the sigil to fade into the darkness of the mind to allow it to do its work in peace. Destroy the physical medium of the sigil, or place it where it would slowly be censored by the mind as part of the background.