QUIMBANDA GOETIA SPIRIT SIGILS (PONTOS RISCADOS)

The term sigil derives r!m the L"ti# sigill$m% me"#i#g &se"l&' The ($rre#t $se ! the term is
derived r!m Re#"iss"#(e m"gi(% )hi(h )"s i# t$r# i#s*ired +, the m"gi("l tr"diti!#s ! "#ti-$it,'
I# mediev"l (erem!#i"l m"gi(% the term sigil )"s (!mm!#l, $sed t! reer t! !(($lt sig#s )hi(h
re*rese#ted v"ri!$s "#gels "#d dem!#s )hi(h the m"gi(i"# might s$mm!#' The m"gi("l tr"i#i#g
+!!.s ("lled grim!ires !te# listed *"ges ! s$(h sigils' A *"rti($l"rl, )ell/.#!)# list is i# The
Lesser 0e, ! S!l!m!#% i# )hi(h the sigils ! the 12 *ri#(es ! the hier"r(h, ! hell "re give# !r
the m"gi(i"#3s $se' S$(h sigils )ere (!#sidered t! +e the e-$iv"le#t ! the tr$e #"me ! the s*irit
"#d th$s gr"#ted the m"gi(i"# " me"s$re ! (!#tr!l !ver the +ei#gs' A (!mm!# meth!d !
(re"ti#g the sigils ! (ert"i# s*irits )"s t! $se ."me"s (m"gi( s-$"res) 4 the #"mes ! the s*irits
)ere (!#verted t! #$m+ers% )hi(h )ere the# l!("ted !# the m"gi( s-$"re' The l!("ti!#s )ere
the# (!##e(ted +, li#es% !rmi#g "# "+str"(t ig$re' The $se ! s,m+!ls !r m"gi("l !r ($lti(
*$r*!ses h"s +ee# )ides*re"d si#(e "t le"st the Ne!lithi( er"' S!me e5"m*les r!m !ther
($lt$res i#(l$de the ,"#tr" r!m 6i#d$ t"#tr"% hist!ri("l r$#i( m"gi( "m!#g the Germ"#i(
*e!*les% !r the $se ! veves i# 7!$d!#' The i#here#tl, i#divid$"listi( #"t$re ! (h"!s m"gi( le"ds
m!st (h"!s m"gi(i"#s t! *re*"re "#d ("st (!r &(h"rge&) sigils i# $#i-$e )",s% "s the *r!(ess !
sigili8"ti!# h"s #!t +ee# rig!r!$sl, dei#ed' Sigils "re $sed !r s*ells "s )ell "s !r the (re"ti!# !
th!$ght!rms' U#li.e )ith tr"diti!#"l sigils% )h!se (re"t!rs m"de $se ! tr"diti!#"l l!re *"ssed
d!)# r!m ge#er"ti!#s !r r!m +!!.s% m!der# $sers !te# (re"te sigils e#tirel, themselves "#d
devise i#divid$"l me"#s ! &(h"rgi#g& them )ith met"*h,si("l *!)er' I# the Ameri("# C"#d!m+le
Ch$r(h% G#!sti( Orth!d!5 Rite m"gi(!/religi!$s tr"diti!#% s*irit sig#"t$re sigils (" s"(red m,sti("l
se"l) "re s,m+!ls (!##e(ted t! " set ! ide"s +, )hi(h s*irits !r deities m", +e s$mm!#ed t!
")"re#ess "#d (!#tr!lled' The s*irit sig#"t$re sigils (!##e(t the s*irits t! !$r e"rthl, re"lm' I#
the P!rt$g$ese l"#g$"ge the, "re ("lled 9P!#t!s Ris("d!s:' The s*irit sig#"t$re sigils )he# $sed
i# the "**r!*ri"te m"gi("l m"##er !*e# $* the d!!rs t! )!rld ! the s$*er#"t$r"l' The, "re $sed
i# divi#"t!r, *r"(ti(es' The s*irit sig#"t$re sigil itsel )he# dr")# !$t !# the gr!$#d !r dr")# !#
"# !+;e(t )ill ("ll !rth the s*irit' The s*irit sig#"t$re sigil "ls! serves "s " *h,si("l !($s thr!$gh
)hi(h the i#iti"te "(hieves the desired st"te ! mi#d' S*irit sig#"t$re sigils re*rese#t the se(ret
#"mes ! s*irits "#d deities )h! m"#iest themselves diere#tl, t! e"(h m"gi( *r"(titi!#er' O#(e
the i#iti"te h"s s$mm!#ed the s*irit !r deit, he m", (!#tr!l it% i #e(ess"r,% +, s$+;e(ti#g its sigil
t! ire !r the $se ! " m"gi("l s)!rd !r m"(hete' S*irit sig#"t$re sigils ("# "ls! serve "s "m$lets%
t"lism"#s% !r medit"ti!# t!!ls' Q$im+"#d" s*irit sig#"t$re sigils $sed +, the i#iti"tes ! the
Ameri("# C"#d!m+le Ch$r(h% G#!sti( Orth!d!5 Rite m", +e ! v"ri!$s sig#s% s$(h "s (r!sses%
tride#ts% st"rs "ss!(i"ted )ith diere#t deities' I#iti"tes !te# times i#s(ri+e the s*irit sig#"t$re
sigil !# (erem!#i"l rit$"l !+;e(ts% ("#dles !r !+;e(ts ! silver% +r"ss% g!ld% !r gl"ss' S$(h s*irit
sig#"t$res sigils "re (!#sidered t! +e m"gi("ll, *!)er$l' I#iti"tes ! the Ameri("# C"#d!m+le
Ch$r(h% G#!sti( Orth!d!5 Rite "ls! dr") these ver, s"(red "#d *!)er$l s*irit sig#"t$re sigils
dire(tl, !# the gr!$#d i# r!#t ! the S!l!m!#i( Q$im+"#d" G!eti" S*irit #g"#g"s (S*irit 7essels)
! the M,steries ! the 12 Astr"l E5$ S*irit 7essels t! i#v!.e "#d t! s$mm!# the deities t! "**e"r
"#d t! se#d them t! d! their +iddi#g'
The S!l!m!#i( Q$im+"#d" G!eti" S*irit sigils *rese#ted i# this Q$im+"#d" G!eti" Grim!ire !
Cerem!#i"l 6igh M"gi( +!!. "re $sed t! ")".e# the Astr"l E5$ S*irits i# the *re*"r"ti!# *r!(ess
! their s*irit m,steries "#d the (elesti"l Astr"l S*irit +irthi#g *r!(ess ! rit$"l s*irit i#iti"ti!#s