Hello. My name is Sypha Nadon and this is my first post here. I'm not new to online forums, in fact I participate in quite a few. But I've never posted here until now. I discovered this place through The Bomb website (of course). I won't bore you with my life details, but I am a male college student, 21, an officer for my campus gay/straight Alliance, English major. I like to read, write, draw, and listen to music(especially industrial/electronic music). I hope to one day be a writer. My favorite writers are William S. Burroughs, Poppy Z. Brite, Neil Gaiman, Grant Morrison, Marquis DeSade, William Shakespeare, and assorted others.
Recently I've become very interested in the idea of sigils. My first interest was when I read how the Temple ov Psychic Youth used them (I'm a big fan of Genesis P-Orridge of Throbbing Gristle fame). Recently I began reading "The Invisibles" and I went to Grant Morrison's website and read "Pop Magic". I think I might like to try using a sigil one day.
But my question is: Is charging & launching a sigil considered to be a ritual? Does one have to do banishing first and, if so, how? Are there any serious negative consequences to launching a sigil I should know of? And do they actually work?
Forgive me if I sound naieve, but I am new to all this. Magic has fascinated me all my life and I would like to try something like this. If you have any pointers for a newbie I would be most graceful. |
