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Mystic Spiral Podcast Episode 3: Sigils · Laura and Lauren Podcast

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  SPEAKER_01: Welcome to the Mystic Spiral,
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  SPEAKER_01: the podcast where earth-rooted magic,
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  SPEAKER_01: animal wisdom,
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  and ancient enchantment twist together like a serpent and a
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  snail in the moss.
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  Join us as we explore the unseen,
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  the intuitive,
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  and the beautifully strange.
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  SPEAKER_00: Each episode invites you deeper into the spiral,
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  SPEAKER_00: into the myth,
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  SPEAKER_00: and into the wild magic that lives within and around all of us.
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  SPEAKER_01: Hi,
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  SPEAKER_01: I'm Lauren,
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  SPEAKER_01: crystal healer,
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  SPEAKER_01: earth-rooted mystic,
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  SPEAKER_01: and friend of snails and mossy feyfolk magic.
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  And I'm Laura,
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  animal communicator,
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  serpent kinponowich,
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  and solitary social practitioner.
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  SPEAKER_01: Welcome back to the Mystic Spiral.
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  SPEAKER_01: Today we're wandering into one of my favorite kinds of magic.
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  SPEAKER_01: The kind that you can tuck into your pocket,
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  SPEAKER_01: carve into a candle,
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  SPEAKER_01: stitch into a sleeve,
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  SPEAKER_01: or take anywhere you go.
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  SPEAKER_01: We're talking sigils.
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  SPEAKER_01: As a friendly reminder,
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  SPEAKER_01: if any questions should arise during this episode,
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  you can send them to us at mysticspiralpodcast at gmail.com and
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  we will address
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  SPEAKER_01: them in the next Q&A episode.
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  SPEAKER_00: Sigils are one of the most portable, personal forms of magic out there.
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  SPEAKER_00: You can make them with literally anything.
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  SPEAKER_00: Pen,
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  SPEAKER_00: pencil,
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  SPEAKER_00: crayon,
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  SPEAKER_00: wax,
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  SPEAKER_00: thread,
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  SPEAKER_00: a fingertip on fogged glass,
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  SPEAKER_00: carved into wood,
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  SPEAKER_00: drawn on a luggage tag,
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  SPEAKER_00: tattooed on your body.
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  SPEAKER_00: If you can make a mark, you can make a sigil.
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  I mean,
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  I've got a sigil tattooed on my left hand and another one
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  tucked inside my phone case.
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  SPEAKER_00: They travel with me everywhere.
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  SPEAKER_01: So cool.
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  SPEAKER_01: I also have permanent sigils.
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  SPEAKER_01: I use clear nail polish and put sigils on mirrors and glass windows.
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  SPEAKER_00: That's a great idea.
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  SPEAKER_01: Thanks.
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  The color you use to create your sigil might be important to
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  you as well.
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  SPEAKER_01: Green for abundance, black for protection, red for vitality.
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  SPEAKER_01: But honestly, whatever you have on hand is enough.
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  SPEAKER_01: Sigil magic is wonderfully accessible.
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  SPEAKER_00: And you get to choose how long your sigil lives.
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  Some people burn theirs right away,
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  letting their intention release in smoke.
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  SPEAKER_00: Some people keep them until the intention manifests.
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  SPEAKER_00: And some people keep them forever.
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  SPEAKER_00: There's no wrong way to do it.
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  One of the most personal ways to craft a sigil is to sit with
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  your intention.
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  SPEAKER_01: And notice what symbols arise.
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  SPEAKER_01: What colors, shapes, elements, or creatures feel connected to your goal.
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  SPEAKER_01: If your intention is energy, maybe fire shows up for you.
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  SPEAKER_01: If it's flow or movement, maybe a stream or a spiral.
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  SPEAKER_01: Make sure you write it all down.
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  SPEAKER_01: Sketch tiny symbols for each one.
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  Then look at your list and see which symbols overlap or repeat
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  in meaning.
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  SPEAKER_01: You can pare them down or keep them all, whatever feels right.
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  SPEAKER_01: Then comes the fun part.
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  Take a pen,
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  pencil,
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  or whatever you got,
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  and begin weaving those symbols together.
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  Let them overlap,
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  merge,
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  or nest inside each other until the shape feels alive.
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  SPEAKER_00: It might take a few tries, but that's part of the magic.
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  SPEAKER_00: And when it clicks,
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  SPEAKER_00: when the shape feels like it's humming with your intention,
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  SPEAKER_00: that's your sigil.
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  SPEAKER_00: If you want something a little bit more structured and less intuitive,
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  SPEAKER_00: you can use the classic letter condensing method.
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  SPEAKER_00: Write out your intention as a sentence or phrase.
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  SPEAKER_00: Remove any repeated letters.
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  SPEAKER_00: For example,
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  SPEAKER_00: with abundance,
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  SPEAKER_00: you'd take out the second A and the second N.
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  SPEAKER_00: Then assign each letter a number from 1 to 9.
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  SPEAKER_00: A is 1, B is 2, C is 3, so on.
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  Translate your remaining numbers into letters and remove the
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  repeated numbers too.
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  SPEAKER_00: Now you've got a little sequence like 1, 2, 3, 5, 4.
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  SPEAKER_00: Draw a wheel with the numbers 1 through 9 placed randomly around it.
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  SPEAKER_00: Random is key so you don't get a straight line.
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  SPEAKER_00: Place your pen on the first number and then draw a line to the next,
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  SPEAKER_00: and then the next,
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  SPEAKER_00: following your sequence.
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  SPEAKER_00: You can close the shape or leave it open.
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  SPEAKER_00: Either way, you've just created a sigil.
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  SPEAKER_01: You can do the same thing with a wheel of letters instead of numbers.
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  Write your intention,
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  remove repeats,
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  and trace your way from letter to letter.
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  SPEAKER_01: The wheel does the designing for you.
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  SPEAKER_01: Once you've created your sigil, you'll want to charge it.
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  SPEAKER_01: Basically waking it up and feeding it energy.
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  You can meditate with it,
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  breathe with it,
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  hold it in your hands until it feels warm.
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  SPEAKER_00: Some people burn their sigils or dissolve them in water.
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  SPEAKER_00: Some leave them in sunlight, moonlight, or on an altar.
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  Some tuck them into a shoe,
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  a wallet,
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  a journal,
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  letting daily life charge them through use.
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  SPEAKER_01: There's no single correct method.
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  SPEAKER_01: The right one is the one that feels aligned with your intention.
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  SPEAKER_00: And that's one of my favorite things about sigils.
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  SPEAKER_00: They're endlessly customizable.
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  SPEAKER_00: No special tools,
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  SPEAKER_00: no rigid rules,
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  SPEAKER_00: just intention,
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  SPEAKER_00: creativity,
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  SPEAKER_00: and a mark you made with your own hand.
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  SPEAKER_01: They're so special,
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  you can just use them on their own or weave them into any other
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  magical practice.
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  SPEAKER_01: They're tiny spells that travel well.
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  A great question people ask all the time is,
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  why make a sigil temporary or permanent?
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  SPEAKER_01: What's the difference?
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  SPEAKER_01: Well, the lifespan of a sigil is part of its magic.
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  Short-lived sigils are perfect for intentions that are quick or
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  situational.
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  SPEAKER_01: Clarity for a conversation,
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  SPEAKER_01: protection for a trip,
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  SPEAKER_01: courage for maybe a moment that you're stepping into.
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  SPEAKER_01: Once the moment passes, the sigil's work is done.
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  SPEAKER_00: And releasing it,
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  SPEAKER_00: burning it,
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  SPEAKER_00: dissolving it,
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  SPEAKER_00: tearing it can feel like sending the intention out fast.
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  SPEAKER_00: It's spark magic, shooting star magic.
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  SPEAKER_01: Permanent sigils, though, are for the long haul.
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  Protection,
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  abundance,
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  creativity,
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  healing things that unfold over months or even years.
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  SPEAKER_00: A permanent sigil becomes a companion,
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  SPEAKER_00: something that hums quietly in the background woven into your daily life,
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  SPEAKER_00: a symbol of who you're becoming.
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  SPEAKER_01: So really, short-lived sigils are for movement.
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  SPEAKER_01: Permanent sigils are just for that.
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  SPEAKER_01: Permanent.
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  SPEAKER_01: Long-lasting.
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  SPEAKER_00: And both are powerful.
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  SPEAKER_00: It just depends on the story you're telling with your magic.
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  SPEAKER_00: Before we leave today, we're gonna pull a card.
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  SPEAKER_00: Today we were called to use the Medicine Heart Oracle by Alana Fairchild.
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  As a friendly reminder,
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  please take what resonates with you and leave the rest.
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  SPEAKER_01: All right, let's shuffle these babies up.
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  SPEAKER_01: Who is calling to us today?
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  Crested Crane Marks the Center and it's this beautiful woman
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  with these two crested
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  birds on either side of her it's a stunning card it's a
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  stunning card we will
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  definitely post this for you the message for today is your soul
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  is entering the
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  center of the mandala encountering infinite possibilities this
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  is the wild place
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  SPEAKER_01: Great message.
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  SPEAKER_01: Right?
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  SPEAKER_01: I think that's perfect for today.
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  SPEAKER_01: And that brings us to the end of our little sigil making spiral.
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  SPEAKER_01: Whether you're sketching on a napkin,
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  SPEAKER_01: carving into a candle,
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  SPEAKER_01: or weaving symbols into your journal margins,
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  SPEAKER_01: remember,
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  SPEAKER_01: sigils are living marks.
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  SPEAKER_01: They grow with you.
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  SPEAKER_00: Let your intuition lead.
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  SPEAKER_00: Let your hand wander.
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  SPEAKER_00: Let the symbol become what it wants to become.
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  SPEAKER_00: That's the beauty of this kind of magic.
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  SPEAKER_00: It's collaborative.
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  SPEAKER_00: It's you and the unseen drawing together.
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  SPEAKER_01: If you make a sigil after listening to this episode, we'd love to see it.
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  SPEAKER_01: or hear about how you used it.
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  SPEAKER_01: If it's something you want to keep private, that's totally fine too.
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  Your practice is your own,
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  but we love witnessing the creativity of this community.
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  SPEAKER_00: And next time we're shifting from symbols to movement,
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  SPEAKER_00: from lines on paper to the subtle sway of divination tools.
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  SPEAKER_00: We're diving into pendulums,
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  SPEAKER_00: how they work,
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  SPEAKER_00: how to choose one,
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  SPEAKER_00: how to ask questions without getting tangled in your own expectations.
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  SPEAKER_01: Pendulums are such beautiful bridge between the body and the unseen.
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  I'm excited for that one until then keep your sigils close your
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  intentions clear
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  and your magic gentle until then mythlings this has been the
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  mystic spiral thanks
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  for wandering with us keep listening and keep your magic soft
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  and steady bye