{"id":4002,"date":"2019-10-29T14:14:20","date_gmt":"2019-10-29T22:14:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/tempest\/?p=4002"},"modified":"2019-10-29T14:24:21","modified_gmt":"2019-10-29T22:24:21","slug":"a-samhain-sigil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/tempest\/2019\/10\/a-samhain-sigil.html","title":{"rendered":"A Samhain Sigil"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

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\nThe Samhain Sigil was crafted last year during my workshop at Enchanted Earth<\/a> in Dunedin, Florida.\u00a0 Since I was on the road well past Samhain last year, I didn\u2019t process it to go onto the blog like many of the others<\/a> that were created on that tour. So it was a delightful surprise when it showed up in my Facebook memories this week, because I had pretty much forgotten about it. I figure now is the perfect time to remedy that situation and share this lovely sigil with you. Just in time for Samhain workings!<\/p>\n

This sigil was a neat one to do as it was designed to help with an upcoming Samhain ritual that the folks running the shop would be facilitating. It incorporates many elements that I think a lot of people would find useful and accessible for doing ancestor rituals as well as mediumship work this time of year. Used with focus and intention, this sigil can act as a responsible and conscious doorway that enables communication and connection during this time of the year.<\/p>\n

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The Sigil Witchery workshop board at Enchanted Earth (2018)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

What\u2019s Built into this sigil:<\/strong>
\n-protection from unwanted\/undesirable spirit\/entities
\n-aid in communication with the other side
\n-enhance second sight\/psychic abilities
\n-allow for compassion and forgiveness for those who have passed on
\n-blessing energy
\n-increase connection
\n-support a door\/gateway between worlds\/minds during ritual work
\n-based in love
\n-build\/allow for comprehension and understanding messages that are given.<\/p>\n

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High Resolution Samhain Sigil<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I really like that the workboard sigil was done in red, which seems really fitting (whether I was conscious of selecting it at the time or not) \u2013 so I decided to make the digital version also in red\/fire tones, instead of just black.\u00a0 You can of course make it in whatever color you feel works best for you.<\/p>\n

What to do with this sigil:
\n\u2013 You are welcome to use this sigil personally for what you see fit that is ideally in alignment with the intent of the sigil.\u00a0\u00a0As long as it\u2019s not used for profit\/commercially, you can use it for your own rituals, draw it on a candle, place it on an altar, use it for protection while working with ancestors and other spirits, etc.\u00a0 As you can see, it does have characteristics of a literal door or gateway, so this is likely not a sigil that you want to leave around all year round. It is definitely enhanced by incorporating it into temporary specific workings and opportunities.<\/p>\n

And if you\u2019re in the Tampa Bay area, be sure to stop by Enchanted Earth<\/a> and visit with the lovely folks there!\u00a0 If you\u2019re wondering where we did the workshop (as it\u2019s a many-roomed labyrinth of a fascinated shop) \u2013 it was outdoors on the beautiful patio \u2013 because we had so many folks we couldn\u2019t fit inside!<\/p>\n

The Samhain Sigil is protected by the Creative Commons License, details below:<\/p>\n

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\nSamhain Sigil by Laura Tempest Zakroff<\/a> is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License<\/a>.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re interested in learning more about this method of sigil crafting, check out\u00a0www.sigilwitchery.com<\/a>\u00a0or even better,\u00a0check out the book I wrote on it<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 which is available via amazon, the previously mentioned website, and bookstores everywhere.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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