This brain fog sigil and accompanying incantation were created to help enhance overall cognition, no matter the specific cause of minor memory lapses, word loss, or otherwise drifting, unfocused thought processes.

NOTE: Chronic conditions are CHRONIC. No sigil will cure a chronic condition, so keep that in mind when using this sigil. Instead of curing, the goal is to help foster higher quality of life through managing symptoms, increasing accessibility of medical care and other therapies, and increasing the efficacy of proper medical treatment.

Silly brain fog!
May you be gone!
So my memory will be strong,
in both the short and long terms!
So words will come to me
in a timely manner,
and my communication be clear!
So my train of thought
shall stay on track,
and move steadily onward!
So the tasks I set for myself,
may see fruition evermore!
So Mote it Be!

The Sigil to Ward Against Brain Fog is Charged With the Following Specific Intents:

Short Term Memory Retention: Cultivates the ability to retain short term memory information, like what you came into the room to do, numbers, addresses, instructions, etc. Symbolized with the large circle at the bottom, the horizontal line running through it, and the vertical line running up through the pentagram.

Efficient Memory Recall: Cultivates the ability to recall information as needed, be it short-term or long-term memory information. Symbolized with the plus sign hidden in the center of the circle, the spirals, and the arrows heading towards achievement.

Don’t Lose Words: Helps to prevent the brain from forgetting words that you want to use. Symbolized with the crescent circle holding, cradling, and shielding the circle of short term memory retention.

Eloquent Speech: Cultivates the ability to have your thoughts transform into clear and understandable speech or writing for clear communication. Symbolized with spirals and the pentagram.

Complete Tasks: Helps with being able to focus long enough to complete a task. Symbolized with the pentagram and the multiple asterisks crowing the pentagram.

Coherent Train of Thought: Cultivates the ability to retain a coherent, understandable train of thought. In other words, even if the brain meanders through dozens of associations, the specific path it took will be clear and understandable to you. Symbolized by the clean flow of the spirals leading to the pentagram, including a shift in which direction the line curved.

Steady Energy Levels: Helps to equalize energy levels instead of a roller coaster of highs and lows. Symbolized by the horizontal line centered on the asterisk.

How to Use the Sigil to Ward Against Brain Fog

You can use this sigil in any way that is in line with its intent and makes sense for your practice, but I believe in the case of this sigil regularly meditating on it will be particularly effective.  Some other ideas are:

* inscribe it on a candle
* print it or draw it on a piece of paper and place it on your altar or somewhere you see regularly
* put a copy in your wallet
* use it as the wallpaper, login background, or screen saver on your phone, tablet, or computer
* make something crafty and include the sigil in your creation
* draw it on the body using salted water, anointing oil, an herb blend, makeup, body paint, henna, markers, temporary tattoo pens, etc.
* and so on

Your rendering of the sigil does not need to be perfect.  Intent is what matters, so do not worry if you cannot draw it “perfectly”.  As long as all the elements are there, you are good.

Like any sigil, it will be most effective when it is used in conjunction with real-world actions.  Do what you can to mitigate obstacles that make it even harder for you to avoid brain fog, whatever that means for you. There is no such thing as “cheating” on learning how to navigate life in a way that best works for you.

If you wish you use it as a focus in workings to help the world in general and anyone who needs it, you are welcome to do so.  Instead of focusing the sigil for a single person/situation, send the intent to help anyone who is struggling and could use the benefits of the sigil.

Please read On the Care and Use of Sigils for more information about how to use sigils.

Tattoos and Body Art of the Sigil to Ward Against Brain Fog

If you want to get a tattoo of any of my sigils, you do not need to ask me for personal permission.  Permission is granted.  However, I do recommend that you carefully consider whether or not the sigil in question is actually something you need working on you constantly for the rest of your life.  If the answer is no, temporary body art is probably the better way to go, even if you recreate it on a frequent or semi-regular basis.

I also strongly recommend using a temporary body art method to test-drive any sigil before getting it permanently inked.  This can let you test the impact of the sigil, including how placement changes the effects.  This isn’t just some cool design that you like.  It is a piece of magic and will have impact beyond aesthetics.

If you do decide getting a tattoo of one of my sigils is the way to go, I would love it if you showed me how it turned out!  You can send me a message through my website or social media.  If you post the photo to the internet, please tag me on social media so I can see.

Print-on-Demand Purchase of the Sigil to Ward Against Brain Fog

I have set up the Sigil to Ward Against Brain Fog print-on-demand in my RedBubble shop, so it can be more convenient to use for those who do not have the time/skills/energy to redraw or recreate the sigil. I have set the items in the shop to 0% commission, so the prices you see are the base prices. Due to my own health problems, I am incapable of doing order fulfillment or running a business, and as a spoonie witch I want the convenience of purchasing for myself as well.

Print-on-demand is provided purely as a convenience, not as a business endeavor. That means I am unlikely to rush to meet any requests for available items or sigils, and I have no control over RedBubble’s order fulfilment processes. I have not purchased or tested the vast majority of products available from RedBubble, but I have set them up in ways that I hope will be issue-free.

Sharing the Sigil to Ward Against Brain Fog

The sigil graphic does contain enough text to help clarify it when it is shared out in the wilds of the internet, but best practice is to include a link back to this article. That way others who see it can find out exactly what it is charged to do, in detail.  Sigils are most effective when the user knows exactly what they were created to do, and that is also the only way they can be certain this sigil is right for them and their situation.

This sigil is Creative Commons licensed:

Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (CC BY-NC-SA)

This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon the work non-commercially, as long as they credit Sidney Eileen and license their new creations under the identical terms.

Want to Make Your Own Sigils?

I use the method described in the excellent book Sigil Witchery, by Laura Tempest Zakroff.  You do not need to consider yourself an artist to make your own sigils.