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HIATUS: The Sigil Workshop

@thesigilworkshop / thesigilworkshop.tumblr.com

ON HIATUS; ask/submit/IM closed!! Welcome to The Sigil Workshop! This blog was created to help the sigil-crafting community of Tumblr, and to create a resource blog for sigil reference and design. We aim to educate the community about sigil use and creation methods, as well as welcome...
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Anonymous asked:

Is it OK to use sigils as a design on merchandise we are selling?

(Breaking hiatus to answer this one because it is very important to me.)

I am going to say, at least for my sigils, no. We offer these sigils requests for free, to help out people as we can, but not to be sold for someone else’s profit. We are fine with people using them for personal use - which is why they’re here - but I am not comfortable allowing someone else to make a profit off of my work, especially when I don’t even make monetary profit off of it. xD So, no, do not use any of the sigils on this blog in anything you plan to sell for your own profit.

(Maybe I should look into copyright stuff, “creative license,” whatever it’s called, because I would hardcore not be okay finding out someone did this…)

~Richtor

Hiya, Mod Finley here. Also breaking hiatus momentarily to say that I, too, am very uncomfortable with people using my sigils as a means to make money, especially when I don’t get any myself. So please, for the love of any deities you may or may not believe in, don’t use any of my, or the blog’s, sigils to make money. Personal use is fine.

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ANNOUNCEMENT: Due to an absence of mods, we are closing up shop for the time being.

All of the mods here have been incredibly busy with school, work, and other responsibilities, and we don’t exactly have time to maintain multiple blogs, so this one got the axe. All content will be preserved and the blog will not be deleted. This just means that asks, submit, and IMs will be closed until there are mods ready to come back and continue working on this blog. We don’t know how long this shut down will be in effect. To those of those whose questions have not been answered, we wholeheartedly apologize. On behalf of all the mods, thank you, followers, for following, for liking, for reblogging, and for sending in requests. We had a lot of fun here, and hope to be back son to continue working!

Much love,

Mod Finley

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Could you create a sigil with the intent of "I will sleep well" or "I will dream"?

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Hiya! Mod Finley here! For your first request, I have this sigil: http://thesigilworkshop.tumblr.com/post/146915104452/hi-you-might-have-already-done-this-but-could-i already made, and hope it will fit your needs! If it doesn’t, feel free to come back and request another! 

For your second request, I have created this beauty, with a few changes to the intent. This is due to the fact that we don’t want nightmares! Here’s the sigil for “Have pleasant dreams”: 

Good luck,

Mod Finley

(P.S. hope you don’t mind I replied to this publicly! If you do, let us know and we’ll take it down!!)

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I just had an ask but I thought of somthing, ever hear of the Buddha Board? I use spring water for sigils and it is AMAZING

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Oh yes! I want one just for funsies, but your idea here has inspired me! For those that don’t know, a Buddha Board is a board that you paint on with water, and then the water evaporates/dries/generally disappears after a couple o’ few minutes and you can paint again! It would be excellent for sigils, you’re right!!!

(please let us know if you want this deleted. i figured it would be useful for others so I posted it even though it’s not on anon!!!)

-Mod Finley

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hi, I'm looking through the sigils tag here and I've always read that to create a sigil, you need to use the letters of the statement you're trying to fulfill, and incorporate those into your sigil, but a lot of the ones here don't appear to have any possible places for those letters? I'm just wondering, do you always have to use the letters or is it more to do with the intent behind the sigil? thanks

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Hi! I hope you don’t mind if I publish this, let us know if you want it taken down! Anyway, Mod Finley has arrived to answer it! I typically use the letters in a sigil only if i’m having a hard time designing one. Most of the time I write the statement at the top of the page to keep it in mind, and then let the ideas flow! and when I do use the letters, i break them up into their components, so for example the letter E would become |, -, -, and -, for the upright piece and three horizontal pieces! 

But for me, it is 99% the intent behind the sigil, because sigils don’t work without intent. Doesn’t matter if it’s a random squiggle or an indepth design, as long as it has intent put into its creation, you’re good.

Good luck,

Finley

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I was hoping if maybe you could critique this please? This is my first sigil that I plan to use and not made bc I was bored, so I want to make sure this is alright or if there was anything I could do to fix it. If you wouldn’t mind please.

Hiya! Mod Finley here! I’d just change the wording from “I WILL be qualified” to “I AM qualified” 

This makes it so the sigil knows you want results RIGHT NOW not sometime in the distant future like “will” possibly indicates. Otherwise, it looks good! If any mods or followers have any input, please add on!

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Anonymous asked:

I was wondering if its normal to feel exhausted after casting a sigil with your own energy

Hiya! Mod Finley here! 

It’s totally normal. Think of it like this: when you’re running amarathon, you’re using your own energy and get tired, right?  Same with a sigil. If you cast it using your own energy, you’re using your own energy and you’ll get tired! If any other mods or followers want to add anything, please do!

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Anonymous asked:

Hey! I work with pendulums a lot, Andi was wondering if I could somehow use one to charge a sigil. If not, I can definitely wait a day or two but I can get a lighter. Thanks so much!!

Yep! I don’t know much about pendulums, but charging with crystals is pretty common. You could try using the pendulum to trace your sigil in the air, or chanting your intent while hanging the pendulum over the sigil.

-Ash-

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On your sigil crafting master post thing, I think the online sigil creator link is broken? Jsyk

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Yeah, there are a couple links to deactivated blogs too. You should still check out the ones that do work ;)

-Ash-

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could you do a sigil for "my psoriasis will clear up"? :( im putting medicine on it like im supposed to but its just getting worse and spreading to places its never been before and its so embarrassing

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I’m sorry, that sounds terrible :( but if your medication isn’t working properly and your condition is getting worse, you should definitely talk to your doctor about it. ♥ 

-Ash-

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Anonymous asked:

How would I go about making a sigil for productivity with, like, an on/off switch? I have insomnia and an odd sort of manic anxiety and I don't need a sigil to make that worse BUT I am trying to make a bunch of things for a craft fair in November and I need to have loads of stuff! Expected attendance is 4,500 and I'm super excited but I only have 15 wands and 30 necklaces made with a goal of at least 100-200 items.

I don’t think that’s really how sigils work, once you charge and cast it then it will work until it wears off. But you could give your intent some qualifiers, like specifically mentioning the type of productivity you want to accomplish? If you’re into casting circles, maybe create a sigil for that space, giving you a productive area to work in? Just keep your intent simple and try not to use negative qualifiers. Good luck with your project!

-Ash-

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Hi! I'm trying to get back in to making sigils. Do you know if they have to be literal or can it be metaphorical?

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I’m not sure I know what you mean, so I’m just going to give you my understanding of what sigils are and how they work, hope that helps! 

In my understanding, a sigil is a symbol (being an image that holds meaning for a person or group of people) that is created with a specific intent. “Charging” the sigil is a way of solidifying the symbol with the intent it is meant for in your own consciousness. “Casting” the sigil is a way of communicating the intent to your subconscious through the image/symbol you created by focusing on it in a state of “gnosis,” which means an altered state of consciousness in which your mind is solely focused on one thing, in this case your intent as symbolized by the sigil. (Gnosis can be achieved in many ways, but there are two main categories: inhibitory- meditation/sensory deprivation/self-hypnosis/etc., and excitatory- orgasm/sensory overload/dance/etc.) Casting transfers the intent from your conscious mind to your subconscious mind, where it can work uninhibited by the thought processes that get in the way of accomplishing your goal. How the magic “works” can be described in many different ways, but the way I understand it is that our subconsciousness is all connected, so if you can find a way to communicate with your subconscious mind (i.e. sigils) then you can influence the subconsciousness of yourself as well as others. 

I’m pretty new to chaos magick so if anyone has a different definition or understanding of this concept or can explain it better please do! Hope this helps you go back you your sigil crafting with some more understanding. :)

-Ash-

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Anonymous asked:

Will using different colors to draw sigils help them to work better is the color corresponds to it? Like if you use green to draw a sigil to get more money for example?

Yeah! Different colors mean different things to different people, so whatever a certain color symbolizes to you will affect your sigil in that way. 

-Ash-

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Anonymous asked:

hey y'all! so i've only been practicing witchcraft for almost 2 years & don't do spells or anything rlly witchy everyday, it's more like a once a week thing or maybe once a month. when i started doing witchy stuff, i started making sigils & they worked! i'd charge them by transferring my own energy into the paper. i have them all on a notebook. i stopped doing witchy things for a few months & now whenever i do sigils & charge them with my own energy they don't work. why do u think think this is?

I think there are probably a lot of answers to this question and I can give you some ideas, but since you’re the only one with a complete understanding of the situation I think your best bet is to trust your intuition! If you worship any deities or draw power from the elements you could try incorporating them into your process. If your energy is preoccupied with extra stress you may have a harder time focusing your energy into the sigil, and you could try grounding/meditation/visualization to help you focus on your intent. It may have something to do with the intent itself, is your wording specific and simple? You want to get straight to the point of your intent without using “negative” words like doesn’t or won’t etc. My advice would be to keep trying if you’re still interested and try different things every time to see what works for you! ♥

-Ash-

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reblogged

List of Resources at TheSigilWorkshop

I’ve noticed that a lot of people have been asking on how to this or that with sigils, so I’m making the huge list of resources we have on our blog a rebloggable post for any that would like to have it compiled on their own blog for easy access and use. As I update the references page, this post too will be updated, so keep an eye out for any future additions / modifications.

Please note that many methods of creation and charging will overlap within these articles; you do not need to read all of them, we are just providing a variety for you to choose from; pick whichever you like, and read until you find a method you like / have enough information to come up with your own method(s).

Please be aware that some articles suggested here were not thoroughly read by us (the moderators of this blog), and any information within should be read critically and with a grain of salt.

*The ~ symbol means those articles are posts on Tumblr

Sigil Crafting:

Sigil Charging:

Chaos Magic:

*We, the moderators of this blog, are not responsible and will not be held accountable for any actions taken as a result of reading these articles; any action taken, and any potential consequence due to, is the responsibility of the party performing said acts. We do not condone the use of these methods, particularly to minors (due to sexual nature); any minor performing anything found within these articles is doing so of their own free will and choice

~Richtor

I’ve directed some of you to this post recently so I thought I’d reblog it! It has a ton of awesome information, I learned most of what I know from this post. ♥

-Ash-

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What is the significance if any of having a five pointed star on your palm? My palms have many lines and some weird shapes but that stands out to me the most. Its on my left palm and I really an curious to found out what it means. Thanks

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Symbols are personal things. I could tell you what it means to me or what it means in different cultures, but there are no universal meanings for any symbol. Wiki pentacle or pentagram if you want to learn more! ♥

-Ash-

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Hello, i'm super new to witchcraft and i've been wanting to get into it. How would i start off?

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Everyone starts somewhere! There are so many great people on tumblr who have links for beginners in their blog descriptions. The creator of this blog has a blog @magic-for-the-masses with a ton of great resources in their links. Check that out and surf around, find what interests you, and then try it! Find your personal path; take what works for you and disregard what doesn’t. Once you figure out the basics you’ll be able to take it from there. Good luck on your journey!

-Ash-

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