What not to make a stave for
Three things a symbol shouldn’t be made for: another person’s will, harm to someone, and substituting for a real decision. These aren’t rules for rules’ sake — such intentions simply don’t work, and they steer you away from what actually needs doing.
Another’s will
«So he calls», «so she agrees», «so the boss changes his mind». Mechanically such an intention doesn’t assemble: a symbol works as an anchor to your action, and here the one acting isn’t you. Plus the obvious ethical side — the person didn’t ask.
Harm
Intentions of the «so he fails» kind are a way of investing your energy in someone else’s life instead of your own. Even setting mysticism aside: spending a month looking at a symbol dedicated to another person is a questionable investment.
Substituting for a decision
A sigil instead of a doctor’s visit, instead of a conversation, instead of court, instead of a plan. The most common and most harmful case. A symbol supports an action, it doesn’t replace it: «calm at the doctor’s appointment» is a workable intention; «so the test results are good» is not.
What happens if you ask
Viki won’t moralise and won’t refuse sharply. She’ll offer to turn the intention onto you — because that’s how the symbol becomes useful. Insisting is pointless: a sign built to such a formula simply hooks onto nothing.
Check yourself with one question
Could you show this symbol to the person it concerns and explain what’s written in it? If the answer is «no» — the intention needs rewriting.
Viki helps turn the intention onto you.