Healing and Hypnotherapy Volume 4 Issue - 6, 1 December 2019 | Page 19

The more I read, experimented, and reflected, the more I realised that sigil
magic is actually based on the process of creation and release. In other
words, creating a sigil encourages surrender as much as it encourages
desire.
How?
As you’ll read in the next section, sigil magic involves releasing and
intentionally forgetting about one’s initial desire. This process of letting go has
two benefits. The first benefit is that it allows our desire to burrow more
deeply into the unconscious without the ego (aka. the inner Critic’s)
interference.
The second benefit of releasing as a part of sigil magic is that it
acknowledges and honours the wisdom of Life; that whatever will be will be.
We can put our intentions/sigils out there, but ultimately it’s up to the divine
intelligence of Life to fulfil.
Furthermore, there’s a big difference between desire and lust. Desire is what
we feel when we want something. Lust, on the other hand, is what we feel
when we take what we desire and cling to/obsess over it. It’s very important
to make this distinction.
Desire is not an issue so long as it doesn’t become lust. Without desire, we
would be incapacitated. We wouldn’t be able to have preferences, make
decisions, or listen to the voice of our heart and soul. Not only that, but
without desire, we would feel no attraction towards our partners, no
motivation to fulfil our potential on this earth, and no incentive to keep living
life.
Desire is necessary. It is an integral part of existence. Desire is our life force,
our sexual energy, our kundalini.
Lust, on the other hand, is desire turned sour. Lust is the dark side of desire,
and we need to be careful of it. Lust results in addiction, jealousy, crimes of
passion, hatred, and all kinds of suffering.
The dark side of sigil magic is falling into the pit of lust. So beware. Check
your motives. Remember the importance of letting go and releasing your sigil
to be fulfilled (or not) by the divine will of Life.
The other major dark side of sigil magic is that it can be used to try and
control, coerce or otherwise interfere with the lives of others. Please don’t do
this. Just don’t, okay? It’s not worth it. Whatever manipulative intentions you