Table of Contents
Contents Illustrations and Photographs . . . xv Foreword by Anaar Niino . . . xxi Introduction............................................................................................................. 1 Our Journey Ahead 3 The Modern Tradition of Witchcraft 4 What Is a Sigil? 6 What Is Sigil Magick? 6
Chapter 1: A History of Mark Making......................................................................... 9 Eye—Brain—Hand—Art 9 Signs, Symbols, and Societies 17 Simple Yet Sophisticated, Sacred, and Secular 18 A Picture Is Worth a Thousand Words … or at Least One 22 Embodying Symbols 27 Gateway of the Divine 31 The Timelessness of Tagging 34 Symbol Genesis 36
Chapter 2: The Meaning of the Mark........................................................................ 37 The Symbolism That Lives in Lines 38 Basic Shapes and Signs 39 Elements 75 Directions 76 Numbers 77 Zodiac and Astrological Signs 79 Letters 81 Colors 82 Other Symbol Systems 83 Finding Symbolism in Words: Building a Symbol Library 84
Chapter 3: Making Magick........................................................................................ 91 Understanding Magick and Spellcraft 91 How Does Drawing Sigils Work? 93 Uses for Sigil Witchery 95 Step by Step: How to Plan and Create Your Sigil 96 Applying Sigils, or Put a Sigil on It! 102 The Ritual Arts, or I Got That Witch a Ritual, Witches Love Ritual 103 The Vanishing Sigil 109 Sigils on Skin 118 Acknowledging Your Sigil 122 Devotional Sigils 123 Devotional Design Ritual 124 Sigils in Motion 125 Be Present in Your Body Exercise 127 Comparing Sigil Methods 129 Left Brain versus Right Brain? 131
Chapter 4: Design Guidance....................................................................................135 Setting Up for Sigil Witchery 135 An Instant Sacred Sphere 136 Getting Over Getting It Wrong 137 Simple versus Complex 138 Avoid Pictures and Pantomime 138 Why Draw Your Own Sigil? 139 Drawing Tech 140 About Tracing 141 Drawing Instructional 141 OMG Art Supplies! 148
Chapter 5: Practice Exercises...................................................................................157 Scenarios 157 Solutions 162
Chapter 6: Gallery...................................................................................................179 The Power Sigil 179 Festival Sigils 183 The Artist’s Sketchbook 187 Mago Djinn Sigil 190 Custom Sigils 191 The Mother Matrix 199 Other Artwork 202
Conclusion . . . 207 Resources . . . 209 Bibliography and Suggestions for Further Research . . . 211 Index of Symbols . . . 217
