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Sigil Meditation
by Anousen Leonte
Copyright 2014
other works by the author:
Sigil Meditation
Gnostic Magick
Sigil Magick: the Basics
Evocation Through Sigil Magick
Scrying Without Tears
Introduction
This short book is on the topic of using
sigils
in meditation. I have written
elsewhere on how to use
sigils
as a form of magick spell-casting, as well as a
basis for evoking spirits. To complete the trilogy, the final topic is on how to
use
sigils
as a basis for meditation and mental expansion. The other books
should be read prior to this one.
It is true that there is an element of mental expansion in using
sigils
for spells
and evocation, but both of these processes tend to be active and forceful. This
is more true of
sigil
magick than evocation, yet evocation involves ritual,
setting, and interaction with a Spirit on a personal or quasi-personal basis, all
of which are external elements or elements which, at the very least, have the
mind focused on external things. Deep contemplative states can often be
instigated by evocation, but the outline of the method isn't one which
necessarily leads to these states. The act of evocation alone is designed to
summon a Spirit and to communicate with it, and though it can result in
mental expansion, it can also result in something else. It isn't "built" for
meditation, per se. Yet the technology and artistry that underlies
sigil
magick
and evocation is something which can be used to go even further.
The normal orientation of our mind is one of paying attention to the material
world, seeking alliances and resources and fleeing from dangers. Assuming
you haven't practiced meditation beforehand, if you take a few moments to sit
entirely still and empty your mind, you'll likely see instantly that thoughts
start rushing up beyond your control, and though you may desire stillness and
emptiness, they will not come easily. Training in meditation overcomes this
barrier, and provides the mind with requisite receptivity to perceive and act
non-locally.
When casting a spell with a
sigil,
for instance, there is an element of
meditation when the
sigil
is charged and "sunk". The mind's swirl of activity
is held back and this allows the
sigil
to be influenced and implemented by the
mind's deeper, sub-conscious activities and functions. One might say that
when the surface energies are arrested, the energies of the deep come
through. Therefore, a proper
sigil
spell always has slight elements of bringing
the mind to a single point of focus, making it empty or, at the very least,
aligning and energizing it in a way that is more intense than normal.
Evocation doesn't quite require the same intensity as spell-casting, but here,
too, focus is necessary. Whereas a
sigil
spell is simple and requires great
force, evocation is complex, but requires only a small amount of force. This
is because evocation uses elements which stun and coax the mind into a
deeper state, without requiring a great deal of effort on the mind's part itself.
By using an altar, different magickal tools, incense, colored lights, a
sigil
of a
Spirit, repeated intonations (mantras), etc. the mind cannot help but fall into a
new, reverential state of consciousness—albeit a light one, compared to the
deeper nature of meditation itself. All the elements of evocation work to calm
the mind, to focus it, and to excite its super-normal aspects. It is no longer
thinking of nutrition, alliances and enemies, and instead gives itself over to
contact with discarnate intelligences, supra-complex beings and ethereal
forces. It was this sort of practice, I think, which increased the brain function
of early humans, giving them the inspirations for such things as mathematics,
astronomy, myth, architecture, and many other rudiments of civilization. It is
a totally non-animalistic way of being, even though we are animals, bodily.
The old Babylonian, Egyptian or Chinese sorcerer took his or her eyes away
from everything material and began to focus in on a world of purely mental
impressions, and it is in a realm such as this which allows us to contemplate
ideas in and of themselves, without requiring a corresponding reference in the
material world. This would have allowed them to think in terms of numbers
as distinct qualities (the number two, instead of two apples) which, in turn,
allowed them to think of ideas in the same way. As you practice evocation
more and more, you will see this for yourself, for the practice inclines the
mind to subtler and more refined perceptions.
Yet, there is an even deeper aspect to this, and this is where meditation comes
in. Spell-casting directs the mind to the outer world (most commonly),
whereas evocation directs the mind to forces between-the-worlds. Meditation
directs the mind away from the world entirely, allowing it to access other
worlds. Very profound evocations can lead to this, but meditation can do so
through a simpler and more direct route. Yet whereas meditation is often used
as simply a method on calming the mind or realizing religious truth (as in
Buddhism or Hinduism), it has a magickal, experimental aspect to it that
hasn't been commented on fully—or, if it has, I haven't read it.
For example, if you follow Zen Buddhism, you have a body of teachings and
conclusions which are agreed upon by the sect of Zen Buddhists. You
meditate in a prescribed way, and confirm in your experience the teachings of
Zen. You have a destination and, therefore, you have a map to it, and many
have gone on the same route before you to confirm where you're headed. The
same goes for Hindu meditation or any other type of spiritual yoga.
However, what if you don't have a destination in mind and are, instead, intent
on exploring? What if there is no corpus or canon of conclusions you want to
confirm? What if you want to simply wander in the forest of possibility?
As
sigil
magick gives a way of using all types of spell-casting in one, simple
format, and as evocation through
sigil
magick gives a way of potentially
contacting any type of spirit through a basic testable and repeatable method,
so
sigil
meditation gives a means of exploring internal worlds and subtle
external worlds through one practice. It conveys a type of spirituality which
has no set conclusions, but is based on pure exploration and experiment—a
mapless spirituality, you might say. However, if you are wandering, you still
need to know how to move, and how to point yourself in a particular
direction. Simply sitting and emptying the mind will do wonders, but it is like
learning to fly and then doing nothing but rise up and hover. If you could fly,
why not go anywhere and everywhere you want?

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