In order for me to explain Sigil Music, I need to give a very brief introduction to Sigils beforehand.
Brief History
The word derives from the latin word “sigillium” which means seal. Sigils were used in medieval grimoires (book of spells) as symbols that gave the magician the ability to conjure angels and demons. They were revived in the mid 20th century by artist and occultist Austin Osman Spare who believed the medieval angel and demon to be nothing but complexes in the subconscious. Spare’s writings can be quite elusive, but we get the sense that, for him, sigils are symbols that he used in order to manipulate his subconscious mind (for more information refer to his book “The Zoetic Grimoire of Zos”). Towards the end of the 20th century Chaos Magicians used Spare’s theory as a cornerstone in their practise. For them, sigil magic is the ritual of symbolising a desire, destroying it (in order for it to be forgotten by the conscious mind) so it goes straight to the subconscious. Their belief is that when something is subconscious there is a bigger possibility for it to manifest in the physical plane (the sensory/material world). In your consciousness your desire interferes with your ego and subsequently it becomes more about a fear of failure. On the contrary, when a desire is subconscious it becomes what Spare calls “organic”. Some serpents had the ‘organic’ will to fly and then they got wings – became birds. The idea that your will can become the universe’s will is a rather attractive philosophy to live by. For further information on how Sigil Magic works I would highly recommend the book “Practical Sigil Magic” by Frater U.:.D.:..
How It Works
We are now going to look at how the Word Method of Sigil Making works.
- Writing down the desire.
2. Encryption – Cross out all repeating letters until you’re left with a random strand of letters.
3. Creation of the Sigil – Create a calligraphic glyph with all of the above letters. Do it again and again until hardly no of the original letters are recognisable.
4. Charging the Sigil – Here you have to get in some sort of trance while looking at the sigil. Trance work is vital for most magical practices, so i would really recommend looking into it. However, some simple ways of charging sigils are: Masturbating and looking at the sigil without blinking at the point of orgasm, slight asphyxiation, doing a very simple gesture repeatedly and making quicker and quicker every time.
5. Destruction – For the desire to manifest you have to destroy the sigil. The most common and effective way is burning however it is encouraged for magicians to experiment. A method that I have been doing lately is sticking them on the back of my door. Because i see them so many times in the day they just become mundane objects.
Sigil Music 