I know very little about sigils and have never really dabbled with practical magic/magick, but someone mentioning the writer Jan Fries caught my attention. I have his book 'visual magick' and found it an enjoyable read, since visualisation is something that interests me as a painter/illustrator.
Last year something was set to happen/change in our neighbourhood. There was a chance that it might have a negative impact on our particular area and we dreaded it going ahead. Plans were stalled for around 6 months, but when they started up again it occurred to me that I might as well have a little fun visualising an intention to 'put the project off'. I approached this with no expectations (obvs) and a sense of humour, although I was surprised at the clarity and strength of my visualisation after completing it. I placed myself (mentally) in the space where this project was set to occur, and 'wrote' words of a certain affect on the walls, window, floors and doors which were intended to put people off. Putting people off was my
only purpose.
In a sense I was playfully encouraging people to abandon the project or at least stall it for a good long time. I chose the words carefully and considered their potential to harm anyone. Satisfied that they shouldn't I continued. I was quite careful about this.
As it turned out, a very unusual thing happened. Something no one could have expected. The people who purchased the project were
not the intended market. This was a very unlikely outcome that I couldn't have anticipated. Unfortunately, the project fell apart within a few weeks, with the explanation being
exactly the words I had written in my mind. This was devastating for a couple of the people involved, financially.
Now, I have absolutely no clue as to whether my intention had any effect whatsoever. I am open minded about such things, but not what you'd call confident about them either. If something that I do appears to have had an
effect I will likely put it down to coincidence. But what struck me was the words I used: '
sunk cost'. I had intended anyone viewing the project to be
put off by this concept, not to actually suffer it. The idea was that they 'felt' or 'read' the warning before committing to the project.
Unfortunately the people who ultimately got involved did not visit the scene (where I had 'left the words') prior to laying out a lot of money on it. They also had a poor grasp of english. They could not have seen or felt my 'warning'.
Of course, they may simply have made a very stupid investment. That is the most likely explanation.
Make of it what you will. I feel that it would be rather self important of me to even consider having had an impact, not to mention the potential for guilt. If anything, it taught me to pause. That on the off chance my intention
did work, I had learned that whatever forces combine to effect a result will be indiscriminate. You would have to cover so many details and potentials to avoid unwanted consequences. That said, I am inclined to think that I had no effect upon this project at all...but you do wonder!
