Sigil Making For Creativity

tutorial

20 Feb

Written By Alfie Gleeson

Happy Pisces season! Spring is approaching and it's time to bask in the creativity and embrace all the overflowing emotions. As a Cancer baby, I adore the artistic and, of course, witchy feelings that come with these signs. As many of us will still be at home and trying to cook up creative projects, I’ll be taking you through how to create a sigil for creativity, and then incorporate it into a simple spell candle.
A sigil is a symbol that represents a specific intention. A sigil can be used in many different types of magic, and it's such a simple yet effective way of always carrying or incorporating your magical intentions with you in your everyday life.
I’ll be showing you the way I create my sigils, but there are many other ways you can create them. The most important factor is that it feels effective and personal to your own goals and desires, so I encourage you to play around with the process.

___STEADY_PAYWALL___

STEP ONE:

Come up with a direct statement in the present tense. I’ll be using ‘I make good art’. ___STEADY_PAYWALL___

STEP TWO:

Cross out all the vowels and repeating words of this statement. This leaves me with the letters:

M G D R T

STEP THREE:

Make a grid to find which number corresponds with our letters. To do this, write the numbers 1 to 9 in a row, and underneath write out the alphabet.

STEP FOUR:

Find the corresponding numbers from your grid and note them down.

STEP 5:

Finally, randomly write the numbers 1 to 9 in a circle, and then connect your numbers. If you have two of the same numbers, just add a little dot.

You can write this sigil on the back of a canvas, on your notebook, or you can trace it over your hands with some oil before getting to work on a project

SIGIL SPELL CANDLE FOR CREATIVITY:

Now you have your sigil, it’s time to make the candle!

CANDLE COLOURS

Since this specific sigil is for creativity, I would go for a blue, green, or orange candle.

Blue: Peace, Creativity, Healing, Communication

Green: Success, Money, Luck, Growth

Orange: Success, Creativity, Confidence

ESSENTIAL OILS

I’m opting for Bergamot oil. Citrus-based oils are uplifting and prominent, a great fit with the intentions of gaining inspiration or creating something new. Other options could be Pine, Lime, Lemon, Lavender, and Cinnamon.

ANOINTING THE CANDLE:

Take your candle and carefully carve in your sigil. Take a drop of your oil and rub it onto the candle.

Usually, for intention setting, it’s common to rub the oil from the top to the middle and then bottom to middle. I usually rub the oil from the bottom to the top several times, envisioning my intentions going into the wick. Do whatever feels right for you.

And now you have your sigil spell candle for your creative endeavors. Use this candle before or during your creative practice, or during meditation.