A sigil is a symbol that is drawn for a specific magical purpose; to represent the intent of the drawer or to represent a specific entity.
In Medieval systems of ceremonial magick systems, a sigil was the symbol of a specific entity, an angel or a demon which allowed a magician to summon and control the entity. In modern magical systems, a sigil is often used in magical work to represent a specific intention or to give shape to a thoughtform. In Chaos magic, a word or a statement may be reduced to symbolic form to create a sigil for ritual use using Spare's technique. Sigils may also be created using someone's name and used as a target for sympathetic magical practice.
A sigil may be drawn, carved or woodburned using any medium you like, but a pen and paper is usual. When the sigil is no longer needed, it can then easily be destroyed by tearing it up and/or burning it. While rituals surrounding drawing sigils vary, the most important thing is to keep your mind on the goal while drawing the sigil. It can then be carried, hidden nearby or hung up where people can see it as is appropriate.
The word sigil derives from the Latin sigillum meaning "seal" and is likely also related to the Hebrew segula meaning "word, action, talisman". The plural of sigil may be sigilla or sigils.
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Also Lamen, hypersigil, veves, runic magic, true name bindrune
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