How to phrase an intention for a sigil
A good intention is specific, phrased affirmatively, and concerns you rather than other people. «I want more money» — bad. «I see the project through and get properly paid for it» — good. The more precise the phrasing, the more meaningful the symbol.
Three rules
- Specificity. Not «luck» but luck in what: in negotiations, in a flat hunt, in an exam.
- Affirmation instead of negation. Not «so I’m not scared» but «calm and collected». Negation forces you to hold in mind exactly what you don’t want.
- Your own action. Not «so he calls» but «I speak easily about what matters to me».
Why not about other people
A symbol aimed at someone else’s will is an attempt to steer a person who didn’t ask. Beyond the ethics there’s the practical side: such a sigil has nothing to rest on. You can’t act on another’s behalf, so the anchor won’t work.
Bad and good
- Bad: «I want money» → Good: «I find clients for my work and name my price without fear».
- Bad: «so they don’t fire me» → Good: «I do my work so my value is obvious».
- Bad: «so he comes back» → Good: «I let go and open up to the new».
- Bad: «so my health holds» → Good: «I keep my routine and listen to my body». And see a doctor.
If the phrasing won’t come
Describe the situation as it is — three paragraphs, a voice message, whatever. Viki will pull the intention out of it and propose a phrasing — you confirm or correct. That’s honestly the most useful part of the work.
Describe the situation — Viki helps build the intention.