How to Charge a Sigil

Earth: grounding, centering, nature, growth, life, creation, birth, fertility, health, the physical body, prosperity, money, savings, career, job, employment, business, maturity, age, boundaries, protection, home, family, trust, stability, reliability, practicality, strength, calm,

Air: voice, speech, eloquence, communication, intellect, memory, knowledge, information, education, school, song, music, youth, freedom, astral travel, mental power, divination, spirituality, finding lost things, happiness, joy, laughter, fairies, fae,

Fire: passion, desire, love, sex, sexuality, romance, protection (but with a kick), banishing, energy, inspiration, motivation, competition, athleticism, strength, empowerment, ego, success, leadership, courage, bravery, anger, power, destruction, purification,

Water: fluidity, flexibility, change, adaptability, intuition, maturity, rebirth, renewal, mental health, emotions, sadness, dreams, sleep, psychic powers, travel, cleansing, beauty, appearance, healing, menstruation,

Sunlight: clarity, understanding, finding, truth, sight, vision, learning, school, education divination, confidence, happiness, mental health, anti-depressant, beauty, clear skin, perfection, talent, glory, prosperity, friendship,

Moonlight: dreams, sleep, astral travel, clairvoyance, potential, prophecy, mystery, secrets, love, menstruation,

Music: musical instruments, singing, dance, art, emotions, creativity, mix and match! (match the music to the intent: lullabies for sleep and dreams, love songs for relationships, etc.)

Personal Energy: confidence, anti-anxiety, self-love, self-harm, personal characteristics, anything personal,

How to charge sigils

Here are a few specific examples of how to use those charging methods. Whatever method you choose it is important to focus on the intent of the sigil as you do it. You are directing the energy from whatever source into your sigil to accomplish a particular goal.

Fire
Draw it on paper (or something safe to burn) and burn it
Draw it on a firework and set it off
Carve it into a candle, light it, and let the sigil melt away
Place it close to a flame to absorb the light and heat

Air
Draw it on wind chimes and hang them up
Hang it up somewhere it can blow around in the breeze by a fan
Draw it on a balloon, blow the balloon up, and pop it
Draw it on a kite and fly it

Water
Draw it on something soluble and dissolve it in water
Draw it on a rock (or something non-soluble) and place it in running water
Draw it with something food safe on a tea bag and drink it (It’s more using a sigil to charge the tea, but whatever)
Draw it on yourself then take a shower and let it wash away
Draw it in chalk on the sidewalk to wash away in the rain

Earth
Draw it on something biodegradable and bury it
Transfer energy from previously charged crystals
Draw it in the dirt somewhere it will be worn away

Light
Place it in the sun or moonlight
Draw it with/in something that will disappear: lemon juice on paper, fog in a mirror, etc.
Paint it with glow in the dark paint, the light used to charge the paint and its own glow charges the sigil

Technology
Place it on/under a device that is plugged in and charging
Open the image on your computer and play a video game on top of it
Use the sigil as your background or screensaver or just leave it up for a while to be charged by the screen’s light and energy of the computer
Open the sigil in a paint or photo editing program, cut it to pieces, and delete them (like you would tear up a piece of paper)
Place the sigil on/near speakers and play music (match the music to the intent of the sigil)
Post the sigil on social media with the intent that it charge with every like/reblog/thumbs up/etc.

Personal Energy (Mental and Physical)
Direct your own personal energies into the sigil
Draw it on yourself or something you have on you as you exercise: dance, run, play sport, etc.
Have the sigil on/near you and focus on it as you have sex/masturbate and orgasm
Have the sigil on/near you and focus on it while experiencing pain
Have the sigil on/near you and focus on it while experiencing extreme emotion
Add a drop of blood to the sigil

Other
Sing or play an instrument to it
Place it in a music box, wind it up and let the music charge it
Draw it on paper and tear the paper up
Draw the sigil with food or carve it into food and eat it (bonus if it’s baked/cooked/etc.)
Draw it on the bottom of your shoes and walk around
Draw it on yourself with lotion or makeup and blend it in
Carve it into a bar of soap and wash with it