One of the most common messages I get goes something like this: 'What is your process for creating sigils? It can't be as simple as scrambling up letters, so what's the real secret?'
The truth is, there isn't a secret. Making sigils is actually quite simple. Anyone can do it. Even for a complete newcomer, the process should take less time than a coffee break. While there are many, many ways to create sigils — magic squares, automatic drawing, grid overlays — the methods don't really matter all that much.
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In this post, I'm going to show the step-by-step method I used for creating the most recent sigil I've published. It came at the request of a young woman who wanted to catch the romantic attentions of another female. It said simply: 'She will see me in a romantic way.'
As you can see, I've gone with the most basic sigil-creation method here. I've written out the text, and I've isolated the consonants from the sentence. While there is an 'occult' tradition behind this method, I wouldn't get hung up on thinking that it's the 'right' way to make a sigil. It's no better than any other method, it's just easier to explain.
This first step is meant to abstract the coherent words into a less-coherent jumble of letters. The words stop being as meaningful, but the symbols behind the sigil's intent remain. To keep things simple — and to speed up my next step — I arrange these letters into a grid.
The next step is to abstract the remaining letters even further. Here, I've simply started combining elements of the letters together. I generally start by picking two letters from the grid of consonants, and start combining lines, curves, curls, dots, and other pieces of those letters together.
I try to keep these new symbols as simple as possible — four or five pencil strokes at most — because I'll be further combining them in the next step.
From here, I generally play around with a few ideas, combining elements of symbols as I go. Sometimes these ideas come easily, as seen in the picture, but sometimes it can take pages and pages of sketches to find one I like. In particularly thorny situations, I'll even start the entire process over from scratch, just to give myself a clean slate.
Once I've found a design I like, it's time to start on the final design. Much like every other stage in the process, there is no one 'right' way to do this. This is also the step where most people could happily stop. The sigil is complete, after all. The sigil is complete when it feels right.
In my case, however, I'm also making art for my website and social media. That means creating a version of the sigil that will (hopefully) catch other people's eyes. There are countless ways to do this — charcoals, crayons, digital painting, markers — and I've experimented quite a bit over the years with each.
I also like to have an excuse to play with ink and brushes, so that's how this one came together. I like that it's a little unpredictable — with streaks and globs and splatter — and I'm always thrilled when a happy accident improves the design.
As you can see, I create tons of variations, tinkering with brush sizes, stroke direction, the amount of ink in the brush, and other stuff. Prime video. While I liked some of these versions, it wasn't until much later
A few ink-soaked pages later, and this version was the clear winner. From here, it was just a matter of scanning the image in and doing a few technical things in Photoshop to make it look better in black and white. I add the text, the watermark, and … that's it.
Here's the finished version.
As you can see, there's no great secret to making a sigil. Nor should there be. Sigils are about focusing intent, and even a few pencil scratches on notebook paper can become a perfectly wonderful sigil with the right intent behind it. Yes, some people (like me) like to do a little showing off with things they picked up from art class, but that should never be a barrier to creating your own personal sigils.
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Surprise – Mom and Dad gave you a nice check! Maybe it's enough for dinner, or maybe it's more of an 'early inheritance.'
Either way, do you need to worry about paying tax on your gift?
How much is the annual gift tax for 2020?
First, the total amount gift must be quite substantial before the IRS takes notice.
In 2020, a gift of $15,000 or less in a calendar year doesn't even count.
If a couple makes a gift from joint property, the IRS considers the gift to be given half from each. Mom and Dad can give $30,000 with no worries.
A couple can also give an additional gift of up to $15,000 to each son-in-law or daughter-in-law.
The effective annual limit from one couple to another couple, therefore, is $60,000 ($15,000 X 4 = $60,000). Splitting these gifts up is an effective way to avoid qualifying for paying gift tax.
Gifts that don't count
Some transfers of money are never considered to be gifts, no matter the amount.
For purposes of the gift tax, it's not a gift if:
- It's given to a husband or wife who is a U.S. citizen. Special rules apply to spouses who are not U.S. citizens.
- It's paid directly to an educational or medical institution for someone's medical bills or tuition expenses. (It doesn't have to be a child, or even a relative, for this tax exemption.)
Gift tax is not an issue for most people
The person gifting files the gift tax return, if necessary, and pays any tax.
If someone gives you more than the annual gift tax exclusion amount ($15,000 in 2020), the giver must file a gift tax return. That still doesn't mean they owe gift tax.
For example, say someone gives you $20,000 in one year, and you and the giver are both single. The giver must file a gift tax return, showing an excess gift of $5,000 ($20,000 – $15,000 exclusion = $5,000).
Each year, the amount a person gives other people over the annual exclusion accumulates until it reaches the lifetime gift tax exclusion amount. This lifetime exemption means one will not have to pay gift tax on further gifts.
As of 2020, a taxpayer does not pay gift tax until they have given away over $11.58 million in their lifetime ($5.49 million in 2017).
Does the gift recipient ever have to pay gift tax?
If the donor does not pay the tax, the IRS may collect it from you.
However, most donors who can afford to make gifts large enough to be subject to gift taxes can also afford to pay the tax on the gifts.
Gift Tax Calculator
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Surprise – Mom and Dad gave you a nice check! Maybe it's enough for dinner, or maybe it's more of an 'early inheritance.'
Either way, do you need to worry about paying tax on your gift?
How much is the annual gift tax for 2020?
First, the total amount gift must be quite substantial before the IRS takes notice.
In 2020, a gift of $15,000 or less in a calendar year doesn't even count.
If a couple makes a gift from joint property, the IRS considers the gift to be given half from each. Mom and Dad can give $30,000 with no worries.
A couple can also give an additional gift of up to $15,000 to each son-in-law or daughter-in-law.
The effective annual limit from one couple to another couple, therefore, is $60,000 ($15,000 X 4 = $60,000). Splitting these gifts up is an effective way to avoid qualifying for paying gift tax.
Gifts that don't count
Some transfers of money are never considered to be gifts, no matter the amount.
For purposes of the gift tax, it's not a gift if:
- It's given to a husband or wife who is a U.S. citizen. Special rules apply to spouses who are not U.S. citizens.
- It's paid directly to an educational or medical institution for someone's medical bills or tuition expenses. (It doesn't have to be a child, or even a relative, for this tax exemption.)
Gift tax is not an issue for most people
The person gifting files the gift tax return, if necessary, and pays any tax.
If someone gives you more than the annual gift tax exclusion amount ($15,000 in 2020), the giver must file a gift tax return. That still doesn't mean they owe gift tax.
For example, say someone gives you $20,000 in one year, and you and the giver are both single. The giver must file a gift tax return, showing an excess gift of $5,000 ($20,000 – $15,000 exclusion = $5,000).
Each year, the amount a person gives other people over the annual exclusion accumulates until it reaches the lifetime gift tax exclusion amount. This lifetime exemption means one will not have to pay gift tax on further gifts.
As of 2020, a taxpayer does not pay gift tax until they have given away over $11.58 million in their lifetime ($5.49 million in 2017).
Does the gift recipient ever have to pay gift tax?
If the donor does not pay the tax, the IRS may collect it from you.
However, most donors who can afford to make gifts large enough to be subject to gift taxes can also afford to pay the tax on the gifts.
Gift Tax Calculator
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Estimate your gift taxes owed for 2020 with TaxAct's gift tax calculator.
Step 1: Select your tax year
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Step 3: Enter gifts given before the tax year selected
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