Power Signs at Work

Sigils are one of those forms of magick I keep meaning to explore, but keep forgetting to do so. This easy-to-access practice can be used for so many things, however, and such power is inherent in symbols and words (for which I already have a fondness anyway!), that I have no excuse for not delving into them more often. Having learned two sets of runes and Morse Code as a child, never mind my talent for art, it strikes me as odd that my work with sigils has been so lacking.

At work early this morning --- and I mean early, as in, one or two a.m. --- I begun playing about with making a sigil. Perhaps empowered by my recent, rather charged crafting and laying of a genuine "trick" potion or magickal conjure formula, I felt a bit energized, and had potions and other forms of magick on my mind. I also researched a bit on Brujeria this same night, having somehow gotten on that tack, thinking this powerful form of anywhere-from-white-to-black South American witchcraft might yield some useful potion recipes.

There's no shortage of scrap paper at work, and there's also a hot glue pit on the box-making machine. Using some card, I made an experimental amulet by dipping it in the glue (fearfully hot! 350°F). But most importantly, I made the sigil, which I figure can be used to empower any number of objects, especially drinks and potions.

Sigils are a kind of "distillation" of ideas and symbols, where a group of glyphs, words, and their attendant meanings are combined, trimmed of all excess, and encapsulated in a single symbol of power. For the sigil above, I focused first --- almost without conscious thought --- on three things I want to combine: a flask, for my magick and especially potistry work; a heart, for (obviously!) my soul calling; and a dollar sign, for wealth and success. I reasoned that lining those up is never a bad idea. Next, other symbols crept in: glyphs for the sun, earth, and a waxing quarter moon for growth. The progress of the sigil's formation is obvious on this piece of scratch paper.

Finally, I put in symbols for the planet Uranus and for Taurus. Not only am I a double Taurus, but Uranus transiting into Taurus is one of the big astrological events this year, which just occurred --- along with the Dark Moon! --- on May 15th. Uranus in Taurus means a shaking and awakening of some long-stagnant fields (literally and metaphorically!), and, as I see it, a great opportunity. More about this later.

Being at work, I couldn't devote full intention to actually empowering the sigil on anything. I look forward to trying this in future spells and projects, and see what happens!