1. Centering and Banishing Exercise You’re (probably) breathing wrong Vase breathing Left fist center of chest Right hand covering other hand Apply about 5lb of pressure Vase breath Again … …

2. Centering and Banishing Exercise Visualize yourself as the center of the universe Everything revolves around you Breath some more Think of the happiest memory you can Remember the sounds, The smells, The taste, The touch Make it as alive as possible

3. Centering and Banishing Exercise Visualize a bright white light in your center Put all the positive emotions and feelings into that light As soon as you see the next slide, loudly say the words of power and visualize the light bursting from your center and cleaning out yourself and this space … Ready?

6. INTRODUCTION TO SIGIL MAGIC

7. CHAOS MAGIC Founded by Peter Carroll, England, late 1970s Iconoclastic – reaction against perceived sterility of magical orders Emphasis on practical results and experimentation Beliefs can be used to shape experience Practical enchantment via sigils and servitors Taboo breaking

8. WHAT IS A SIGIL? AN ENCAPSULATION OF INTENT OR DESIRE A PICTOGRAPHIC REPRESENTATION OF INTENT OR DESIRE A TYPE OF PRACTICAL ENCHANTMENT BELIEF-AGNOSTIC MAGIC

9. SHORT HISTORY LESSON A O Spare, 1904 Austin Osman Spare Henry Cornelius Agrippa - The Third Book of Occult Philosophy Carroll’s Liber Null and Psychonaut Grant Morrison’s comic series The Invisibles

10. HOW TO MAKE A SIGIL (THE PART YOU CARE ABOUT) WRITE DOWN YOU INTENT OR DESIRE (USE ALL CAPS) CROSS OUT ALL THE VOWELS CROSS OUT ALL REPEATED LETTERS DRAW A PICTURE USING THE REMAINING LETTERS REDRAW THE PICTURE (AGAIN) KEEP GOING UNTIL IT LOOKS “RIGHT” (SPOOKY, MAGICAL, “CLICKS”) BEST PRACTICES USE POSITIVE WORDS INSTEAD OF NEGATIVE WORDS CLEAR GOALS USE PRESENT TENSE STATEMENTS DESCRIBE COMPLETED GOAL RATHER THAN DESIRE FOR THE GOAL “I HAVE $100” INSTEAD OF “I WANT MORE MONEY”

11. EXAMPLES OF OPTIMIZED STATEMENTS (GORDON WHITE AT RUNE SOUP) “I AM MY IDEAL WEIGHT” OR “I WEAR SIZE 12” RATHER THAN “I WISH TO LOSE WEIGHT FAST”. “I WHOLLY OWN MY HOUSE” RATHER THAN “I WISH TO BE MORTGAGE FREE”. “I AM IN A LOVING RELATIONSHIP” RATHER THAN “I WANT TO FIND LOVE”.

12. TYPO! IT’S OKAY SINCE THE LETTER “N” IS ENCODED AND MY INTENT WAS CLEAR.

16. GIVE IT A TRY (SOMETHING YOU DON’T CARE ABOUT) WRITE DOWN YOU INTENT OR DESIRE (USE ALL CAPS) CROSS OUT ALL THE VOWELS CROSS OUT ALL REPEATED LETTERS DRAW A PICTURE USING THE REMAINING LETTERS REDRAW THE PICTURE (AGAIN) KEEP GOING UNTIL IT LOOKS “RIGHT” (SPOOKY, MAGICAL, “CLICKS”) BEST PRACTICES USE POSITIVE WORDS INSTEAD OF NEGATIVE WORDS CLEAR GOALS USE PRESENT TENSE STATEMENTS DESCRIBE COMPLETED GOAL RATHER THAN DESIRE FOR THE GOAL “I HAVE $100” INSTEAD OF “I WANT MORE MONEY”

17. WHAT NOW? TURNING THE INTENT INTO REALITY (OR) ACTIVATING AND CHARGING THE SIGIL

18. HOW DO THEY WORK? THE IDEA IS TO FILL THE SIGIL WITH ENERGY (CHARGING) AND EMBED IT IN YOUR DEEP MIND (FIRING) THE INTERPLAY OF CONSCIOUS AND SUBCONSCIOUS AWARENESS OF THE SIGIL RELEASES THE MAGIC AND INFLUENCES PROBABILITY CARROLL DIVIDED METHODS INTO “EXCITATORY” AND “INHIBITORY” EXPERIMENTATION WITH METHODS IS IMPORTANT (CHAOS MAGIC)

19. SEX MAGIC LOOK AT THE SIGIL OCCASIONALLY AND STARE DIRECTLY AT THE SIGIL AT THE MOMENT OF CLIMAX ALONE OR WITH FRIENDS! DRAW THE SIGILS ON WITH BODY PAINT QUICK RETURN, BUT QUICK RESISTANCE

20. PAINFUL METHODS SAME IDEA AS SEXUAL CLIMAX SHARP SUDDEN PAIN CAUSES YOUR MIND TO BLANK GRADUAL, LOW-LEVEL PAIN CAN CAUSE TRANCE STATE STARE AT THE SIGIL WHILE SELF-INFLICTING OR HAVING THE PAIN INFLICTED

21. MEDITATION – THE “BEST” WAY (YMMV) MOST CONSISTENT RESULTS HARDER TO GET THE HANG OF “DID IT FIRE? DID I STARE LONG ENOUGH?” HELPS TO HAVE A DAILY PRACTICE START AT 5 MINUTES AND TRY TO WORK UP TO 10- 20 MINUTES EVERYDAY

22. MEDITATION – QUICK REVIEW OF BASICS SIT COMFORTABLE VASE BREATHE FOCUS ON BREATH GOAL ISN’T MIND LESS NESS, BUT MIND FUL NESS FEEL CHEST EXPAND, HEAR SOUND OF AIR THRU NOSTRIL, FEEL BODY TOUCHING THE GROUND LET THOUGHTS AND EMOTIONS COME AND GO DON’T GET ATTACHED TO THOUGHTS

23. MEDITATION EXERCISE 1 HERMETIC BREATHING SIT UP STRAIGHT FEET FLAT ON THE FLOOR TAKE A FEW VASE BREATHES INHALE – 5 COUNT HOLD – 5 COUNT EXHALE – 5 COUNT HOLD – 5 COUNT CAN VARY THE COUNT INHALE – 4 COUNT HOLD – 5 COUNT EXHALE – 6 COUNT HOLD 4 COUNT

24. MEDITATION EXERCISE 2 WIM HOF BREATHING BACK STRAIGHT, SITTING COMFORTABLY VASE BREATH INHALE THROUGH NOSE EXHALE FORCEFULLY THRU MOUTH LIKE BLOWING UP A BALLOON REPEAT FOR ABOUT 30 BREATHES INHALE FULLY, EXHALE AND HOLD WITH CLOSING OFF AIRWAY HOLD UNTIL GASP REFLEX KICKS IN INHALE FULLY FOR 10 SECONDS REPEAT WHOLE THING TWO MORE TIMES AT THE END YOU’LL BE IN A MIND TRANCE STATE.

25. MEDITATION AND SIGIL ACTIVATION USING EXTENDED MEDITATION OR THE ABOVE EXERCISES PUT YOURSELF IN A MILD TRANCE STATE STARE AT A SIGIL LET YOUR EYES WONDER OVER IT KEEP STARING … SHAKE IT GENTLY, FLICK IT EVENTUALLY THE PICTURE WILL “DEFLATE” IT WILL STOP LOOKING MAGICAL OR SPECIAL LOOK AT IT AND SAY “DOES NOT MATTER, NEED NOT BE”

26. KEEP OR THROW AWAY? CLASSIC TEXTS (SPARE AND CARROLL) RECOMMEND DESTROYING THE SIGIL AND NEVER, EVER THINK ABOUT IT AGAIN BASED ON FLAWED UNDERSTANDING OF HOW THE MIND WORKS SEE G. WHITE REFERENCE IN READING LIST EXPERIMENT! I KEEP THE ONES I CHARGE WITH MEDITATION AND DESTROY THE ONES CHARGED WITH EXCITATORY METHODS IF YOU KEEP ONE AND IT LOOKS “FUNNY” SAY AGAIN “DOES NOT MATTER, NEED NOT BE” TAKES ADVANTAGE OF MODERN UNDERSTANDING OF HOW THE MIND WORKS

27. LUST FOR RESULT LUST FOR RESULT CAN KILL MAGIC DRAWS THE ENERGY FROM WORKING YOUR INTENT. YOU ENCHANT “FOR THE WANT RATHER THAN THE HAVE” USE IT FOR TO YOUR BENEFIT! WHEN YOU BEGIN OBSESSING OR THINKING ABOUT YOUR ENCHANTMENT, FILL YOU MIND WITH POSITIVE BENEFITS OF THE MAGIC WORKING. IF YOU OBSESS ABOUT HOW THE MONEY WILL ARRIVE, FEEL YOUR MIND WITH THOUGHTS OF HOW IT WILL FEEL TO SPEND THE MONEY INSTEAD BALANCE!

28. TROUBLESHOOTING Q: WHY AREN’T MY SIGILS WORKING? A: VARY CHARGING METHODS, TRY THEM MORE OFTEN, START WITH “SILLY” GOALS. Q: AM I DRAWING THEM RIGHT? A: YES. YOU REALLY ARE. Q: WHY DID THEY STOP WORKING? A: THERE SEEMS TO BE SOME TYPE OF DIMINISHING RETURN ON SOME METHODS (SEXUAL CLIMAX) FOR SOME REASON. TRY OTHER FIRING METHODS (MEDITATION).

29. SHOALING BEHAVIOR An aggregation of fish is …any collection of fish that have gathered together in some locality. If … the aggregation comes together in an interactive, social way, they may be said to be shoaling. Although shoaling fish can relate to each other in a loose way, with each fish swimming and foraging somewhat independently, they are nonetheless aware of the other members of the group as shown by the way they adjust behavior such as swimming, so as to remain close to the other fish in the group. Shoaling groups can include fish of disparate sizes and can including mixed-species subgroups. (Wikipedia)

30. SHOALING AND THE ROBOFISH MOST USEFUL AND IMPORTANT DEVELOPMENT IN SIGIL TECHNIQUES SINCE CARROLL REINTRODUCED THEM IN THE 1970’S INSTEAD OF USING SIGILS AS SINGLETONS OR SEVERAL UNRELATED ONES, MAKE SIGIL SHOALS BREAK DOWN A LARGE GOAL INTO SEVERAL SMALLER ONES (THE SHOAL) AND FIRE THEM ALL IN SEQUENCE

31. SHOALING AND THE ROBOFISH

32. THE LAST INGREDIENT IS THE ROBOFISH INCLUDE A SIGIL FOR SOMETHING THAT HAS ALREADY HAPPENED THE ROBOFISH SIGIL HAS ALREADY “WORKED” IT PULLS THE REST OF THE SIGILS IN THE DIRECTION OF ACTUALITY FROM POTENTIALITY MIX IT UP WITH THE REST OF THE SHOAL AND ACTIVATE THEM ALL AT THE SAME TIME SHORT CIRCUITS LUST FOR RESULT

33. SIGIL RITUAL SET UP THE THEATER (CANDLES, INCENSE, ALTAR, ETC) BANISH/CENTER/MAKE A CIRCLE AS YOU SEE FIT CALL A GOD OF MAGIC (HEKATE, ISIS, YAHWEH, ETC) MEDITATE FOR 5-10 MINUTES UNTIL YOU’RE IN A MILD TRANCE ONE-BY-ONE PICK UP THE SIGILS AND ACTIVATE THEM GIVE THANKS/BANISH/CLOSE AS YOU SEE FIT

34. QUESTIONS?

35. READING LIST Liber Null and Psychonaut, Peter Carrol – Kicked started Chaos Magic, historical reference Sigils Reboot: How To Get Big Magic From Little Squiggles, blog post by Gordon White, http://runesoup.com/2012/03/ultimate-sigil-magic-guide - Modern guide, introduces shoaling http://runesoup.com/2012/03/ultimate-sigil-magic-guide Hands on Chaos Magic, Andrieh Vitimus – Extensive guide to (chaos) magic, includes meditation, energy work, sigils, servitors, evocation magic, shadow work and more Pieces of Eight and Chaos Protocols, Gordon White