Sigilization

The early magickal practices used to be heavily based on Alchemy, which still influences modern traditional and hermetics-based practices. Chaos Magick, during its birth, was not a practice, but simply a collection of methods to effectively manifest your intent, especially with the use of sigils and hypersigils [see Austin Osman Spare]. All of these follow specific but arbitrary processes, which unravel themselves the more the chaote or discordian learns about magick.

Example of a sigil made using a sigil diagram.

Sigils have existed for years, in the form of protective symbols and good-luck charms. Generally, the symbols of tribes or clans carry some meaning to them, and for the tribesmen; are associated with familiarity and safety. Sigils have grown to represent the "energy" of entities, feelings and concepts. Words themselves evoke emotion within people, but longer sentences can sometimes be too long to use in magick, bringing us toward sigils and hypersigils. 

Starting off chaos magick by making sigils is a solid way to manifest successfully. They are essentially symbols that each represent an intention or being. These intentions are generally put through a process of sigil creation so they can be linked to the intention subconsciously. The sigil is then charged or buried inside the mind through a form of gnosis, most notably through orgasm. While magick itself is psycho-spiritual, the incorporation of the mundane into such practices makes it feel more natural. Think of it this way. Imagine yourself talking to an object and not feeling weird about it. Not because you want to mimic the feeling of not being weird, but because it actually isn't weird. People have worshipped idols and "fictional" beings for years, and no one cared, so you should essentially just do what they do. Gods and spirits are born this way.

In previous posts I have mentioned ways to do spells and "enchant" objects. This same method can be applied to sigilization. The most common way sigils are used is to simply grant a wish and let the influence of the spell disappear. Throwaway sigils are great until their magick stops working and you haven't entirely gotten the result you had hoped for. Thoughtforms and hypersigils fill this hole. Thoughtforms are essentially just another form of hypersigils, since it uses the flow state to create the "representation of intent". The intent is linked to the object by forcing some emotional connection or background story to associate with it. All of this happens during the flow state, and mental connections, aka "thoughtforms" are created. Better yet, hypersigils. Keep them charged by using them often, and you are good to go.