Pagan Sigils: Illustrated Guide to The Non Christian Symbols of Western Occultism

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As you’ve already gathered, there’s a limit to our ability to actually change our reality. It’s nice to imagine ourselves as perfectly accomplished, firmly holding the threads of our lives in our hands. But if that’s not the way the Universe destined us to be, we simply won’t be. For three nights, Odin managed to take a drink of the magical brew Odhroerir, and the three horns in the symbol represent these three drinks. In the prose eddas of Snorri Sturlson , it is indicated that at some point, one of the dwarf brothers offered the mead to men, rather than to the gods. In many parts of the Germanic world, the triple horns are found in stone carvings.

To appease the spirit, corn dollies were left in the field, often beside a section of the plot that was intentionally left unharvested. Before the next season’s crop was sown, the corn dolly and remaining grain were burnt and the ashes mixed into the soil to ensure a successful upcoming harvest. The direction in which the pentagram points is of significance. When the single point points upwards, it is indicative of the human spirit rising above earthly desires. The inverse depiction represents the human spirit embracing his carnal and materialistic side.The spiral is a symbol of the goddess but the exact way it is deciphered as such is unclear. There are theories that say the shape represents the movement of the planets and stars across the night sky. The planet itself is a ball of life, and as the Wheel of the Year turns, we can watch all the aspects of life take place in the Earth: birth, life, death, and finally rebirth. The Earth is nurturing and stable, solid and firm, full of endurance and strength. In color correspondences, both green and brown connect to the Earth, for fairly obvious reasons. Paper works best due to the activation process that usually involves burning the sigil, but you can also draw your symbol on the wall, yourself, the mirror, etc. Raise Your Energy Meditating a bit before this step isn’t a bad idea. Close your eyes and take a few deep breaths. Align your thoughts with your actions and get into a focused state of mind. Burn and Visualize If you’re charging your sigil immediately after drawing it, then you already have the first step completed. If not, then you need to redraw your symbol. You can use a simple paper or anything else that you find works better for you.

When creating sigils, common sense is vital. You know you can’t become a bestselling author if you aren’t ready to put in the work to actually write a book. We’ve said this before, but it bears repeating — sigils can only plant and manifest your desires, and the Universe can only give you opportunities. You still have to do all the legwork. So let’s say you’re making protection sigils. You want to have a safe home and are intent on getting the Universe to help you. However, creating a sigil with the phrase “My house is safe” might be too vague and thus ineffective. Water is connected to the West and is typically related to healing and purification. After all, holy water is used in nearly every spiritual path! Typically, holy water is regular water that has had salt added to it -- an additional symbol of purification -- and then a blessing is said over it to consecrate it. In many Wiccan covens, such water is used to consecrate the circle and all the tools within it. The pentagram is probably one of the most easily-identified pagan symbols today. Unfortunately, that is not necessarily a good thing; many people automatically assume that it is a sign for devil worship or of Satan himself.This is actually the most difficult part of making sigils because you’re supposed to balance on edge between clarity and complexity. Another pagan image made popular recently by television – Game of Thrones in this case – the seven-pointed star was originally meant to represent the seven days of the week, and/or the seven classical planets (the sun, the moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn). There are also theories that say it was a symbol of the seven stars (Pleiades).

Tripartite symbols are prevalent in pagan belief and allude to the triple nature of the world which we can see and that which we cannot. To create a focus area, simply surround yourself with things that are important to you, which will help you stay focused on the sigil making ritual. You can also include things that are related to the sigil. The symbolism of eyes appears in many different cultures and civilizations -- it's no surprise that the image of an "all-seeing eye" is common in today's society! In Reiki, the eye is often associated with knowledge and enlightenment -- the Third Eye -- and it typically is connected to the true soul. Anything you can imagine, you can achieve. Of course, some dreams and desires are more manageable to manifest than others. That’s why common sense and maintaining a realistic outlook are vital when casting. Spell books – or "grimoires", an alteration of the mid-19th-Century French word grammaire – especially, were often illustrated with visual signs and symbols that were only meant for the creator. "Magic, even to this day is still a bit controversial, and so you have a long history of books that may have been created just for the individual to show to nobody," says Grossman.

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Represents the seven days of creation. In Islam, it represents the first seven verses of the Quran. It is the symbol of Babalon in Thelema. In Wicca, it is known as the Elven Star, Fairy Star or Septagram. Sure, you put in the effort of wishing it, but you also have to put in the effort to look and work for it. If you don’t, the Universe can throw hundreds of opportunities your way, you’ll waste them all and, ultimately, miss your wish fulfillment. …Nor Are They a Device of Manipulation