Sigil magick 101 - The Letter Method
In this tutorial, I will be going over how to make a sigil for manifestation. I’ll give a step-by-step guide for creating, charging, and casting a sigil using what is usually referred to as “The Letter Method,” created by Austin Osman Spare in his book The Book of Pleasure. I will not go into every detail or variation. There are many ways to charge, destroy, and cast a sigil—and countless ways to create one. Here, I’ll give only a brief run-down, focusing on the most common disposal methods and two methods of charging. Those two can also be combined. To begin, write your statement of intent (desired outcome) on a piece of paper in the present tense. Keep it simple yet specific—many suggest 4 to 5 parameters. After writing your statement of intention, cross out all repeating letters and all vowels. You’ll omit them and bring down what letters remain. We will be creating an image out of these letters—as shown in the graphics below. One graphic demonstrates the entiroty of the process from condencinf down letters to creating the sigl and another just the sigil creation from the left over letters. Now if one letter is contained inside another (e.g., P inside R or B), you can omit it. Below, I’ve included two examples: one shows the entire process from sentence to sigil, where a sigil for obtaining peace was created. And the other graph is a sigil created from the leftover letters from the intention: “I got my desired position at my company with great pay without causing harm.” Only showing the letter construction (The remaining letters for the sigil were GTHDSRPNMYCW) If you don’t like how your first design looks, keep reworking it until it feels right. You may even simplify it further. Many say the subconscious mind—which sigils operate on—loves simplicity. However, I’ve had success with simple, intricate, and even messy sigils. Charging To charge the sigil, meditate on it by gazing or staring at it. A good trick is to look at the background behind it so you see the whole image. When doing this look at it like you are looking past or through the sigil. Don’t strain too much, but don’t get overly relaxed either.