ALPHABETS - By John Dee for evoking spirits. This is detail of plate used by meric Casaubon. Sigils to level were also used by Dee. Private collection. - In Western magic, sigils are symbols connected to a set of ideas by which spirits or deities may be summoned to awareness and controlled. They are used in divinatory practices. The term is derived from the Latin "sigilum" meaning "seal." The sigil itself does not call forth the spirit, but serves as a physical focus through which the magician achieves the desired state of mind. Sigils represent the secret names of spirits and deities who m
ALPHABETS - By John Dee for evoking spirits. This is detail of plate used by meric Casaubon. Sigils to level were also used by Dee. Private collection. - In Western magic, sigils are symbols connected to a set of ideas by which spirits or deities may be summoned to awareness and controlled. They are used in divinatory practices. The term is derived from the Latin "sigilum" meaning "seal." The sigil itself does not call forth the spirit, but serves as a physical focus through which the magician achieves the desired state of mind. Sigils represent the secret names of spirits and deities who manifest themselves differently to each magic practitioner. Once the magician has summoned the spirit or deity he may control it, if necessary, by subjecting its sigil to fire or the use of his magical sword.
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