Once a sigil is drawn, it must be activated — charged with energy and then released. There are many methods, and the best is simply the one that lets you reach a focused, emotional peak and then let go.
Activation begins by pouring energy into the finished glyph while your mind is single-pointed. You gaze at the sigil and build a strong feeling — desire, joy, certainty — until it peaks, then impress the symbol on that charged moment. The emotion is the fuel; a sigil charged in a flat, distracted state carries little power. Any technique that reliably raises and focuses feeling can serve as a charging method.
Popular methods include burning the paper sigil and watching it turn to ash, which dramatically releases the intention; meditating on the glyph until it seems to shift or fade; and staring at it during a peak of physical exertion, laughter or exhaustion. Others charge sigils with the elements — passing them through candle smoke, tracing them in water or earth, or leaving them under the sun or moon. The method should suit both the intention and your own temperament.
However you charge it, the crucial final act is release. Destroying the sigil — burning, burying, tearing or washing it away — symbolically sends the intention off to do its work. Some keep the glyph but deliberately stop thinking about its meaning, letting it become just a shape. The point is to break the anxious attachment to the outcome so the subconscious can take over unimpeded.
A sigil sets your intention — a tarot reading shows the ground it's landing on. Draw your cards and see what the moment is asking of you.
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