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How Do You Make a Sigil? - Occult Patches & Pins

How Do You Make a Sigil?

A step-by-step guide to making a sigil using the Austin Osman Spare letter method, plus how to charge it, what to do afterwards, and the mistakes that ruin it.

How Do You Make a Sigil?

A step-by-step guide to making a sigil using the Austin Osman Spare letter method, plus how to charge it, what to do afterwards, and the mistakes that ruin it.

What Is Chaos Magic? - Occult Patches & Pins

What Is Chaos Magic?

Chaos magic is a results-focused magical practice founded in England in the late 1970s. Here's what it is, where it came from, and how it actually works.

What Is Chaos Magic?

Chaos magic is a results-focused magical practice founded in England in the late 1970s. Here's what it is, where it came from, and how it actually works.

What Is the Role of Gender, Sexuality and Identity in Satanist Paths? - Occult Patches & Pins

What Is the Role of Gender, Sexuality and Ident...

Gender, sexuality and identity occupy a central place in modern Satanism, which has historically defended sexual freedom, bodily autonomy, and gender nonconformity more explicitly than most religious traditions. The Satanic...

What Is the Role of Gender, Sexuality and Ident...

Gender, sexuality and identity occupy a central place in modern Satanism, which has historically defended sexual freedom, bodily autonomy, and gender nonconformity more explicitly than most religious traditions. The Satanic...

How Does Satanism Intersect With Other Alternative Spiritualities? - Occult Patches & Pins

How Does Satanism Intersect With Other Alternat...

Satanism overlaps with Wicca, paganism, Thelema, Luciferianism, chaos magic and the wider occult through the Left-Hand Path. Here's where they meet and where they don't.

How Does Satanism Intersect With Other Alternat...

Satanism overlaps with Wicca, paganism, Thelema, Luciferianism, chaos magic and the wider occult through the Left-Hand Path. Here's where they meet and where they don't.

How Do Satanist Movements Engage in Politics, Activism and Public Life? - Occult Patches & Pins

How Do Satanist Movements Engage in Politics, A...

Satanist movements engage in politics mainly through church-state separation litigation, public monuments and campaigns. Here's what they actually do, and what they've won.

How Do Satanist Movements Engage in Politics, A...

Satanist movements engage in politics mainly through church-state separation litigation, public monuments and campaigns. Here's what they actually do, and what they've won.

How Do Satanist Groups Organise? Gangs, Grottos and Congregations - Occult Patches & Pins

How Do Satanist Groups Organise? Gangs, Grottos...

Satanist groups organise through grottos, pylons, chapters and congregations, not gangs. Here's how the Church of Satan, The Satanic Temple and others actually structure themselves.

How Do Satanist Groups Organise? Gangs, Grottos...

Satanist groups organise through grottos, pylons, chapters and congregations, not gangs. Here's how the Church of Satan, The Satanic Temple and others actually structure themselves.