Guide of a Witch

Sigils: Making and Using Them

To me, sigils are extremely important in everyday uses. Sigils are symbols that have some kind of meaning tied to them. They're really useful when you may not have time to meditate, perform a ritual, or conjure up a spell; and they can be used as many times as you'd like.

        Sigils can have many different meaning and they all look different. some more seemingly complicated and intricate than others. Not all sigils have to be over-complicated. They can be as simple as you want, especially when you make your own. There are many different ways to create your sigil.

The Number Square Method.

        A simple way to create your sigil is by drawing a large box with nine squares. Number them 1-9 then go through the alphabet. (1-A, 2-B,3-C...) When you reach 9, you simply restart at 1 with the next letter. Once you complete this, you can create your sigil for anything. An example would be "Financial stability." First, remove duplicate letters, the will would become "finaclstby" or "fncsability," whichever way you want to remove duplicates. Then you remove vowels. ("fnclstby" or "fncsblty"). Once you get this far, whatever letters you have remaining would become the numbers that are on your box. ("65331227" or "65312327"). After all it's said and done, you simply just have to draw it using the numbers. Your start point in this instance would be at 6, so you would draw an open circle to indicate that's where you start. There is no correct way to draw it, it's however you feel you wish to do so.

The Witch's Sigil Wheel.

        This method is a bit more difficult to use, considering you have to use a wheel. You can use the wheel however you'd like, but it could make for a simpler and easier way to draw your sigil but repeating the same steps from the Number Square Method.

        These aren't the only methods you can use, if you're worried about not being able to create them! If you wish to explore more types and methods you can use to make sigils, see how the other types are made, and/or the step-by-step processes, I encourage researching to your heart's content! If you struggle to make sigils in general, you can also use a website to make your sigils, save, draw, and/or print them.

        Happy sigil-making, and blessed be!