Whenever I feel restless, I doodle made-up sigils. So far, in order of creation…
“in memory and in mourning”
“to be immobilized under the weight of one’s self-reproach”
“an unexpected blessing, revealed later to be a curse”
“all things as they are already perceived, eternally”
(A friend was composing symphonies for SotC, and decided that his character was actually performing the same symphony over and over - so naturally, I had to try and draw a sigil for what that symphony meant in Correspondence!)
Clears throat aham, yeah, that’s, ah, that’s very nice NinethLions, you clearly put a lot of effort into it. Can I kindly ask what medium you drew those in? I don’t recognize the black background.
Aw, thank you! I use glitter gel pen (Sakura Gelly Roll Stardust, which… is actually very fitting for the Correspondence) on a variety of black papers. The first few were done on plain black printer paper, and later ones were done on some fancier papers - namely, lokta paper and jute fiber paper.
I fold them into crows afterwards and send them to friends to place around their hometowns, where they will hopefully surprise and delight strangers (and not burst into flames, induce insanity, or displace eyebrows).
Someone on the Fallen London Discord asked me if I had any sigils in mind for these Correspondence-meanings, from the ongoing Shifting Streets world event:
In the movements and conjunctions of these streets there is a rhythm, a spatial analogue to the Correspondence. Patterns of meaning. To turn away from the light. To find shelter in eclipse. An inwards-tugging gravity. The city burns with possibility.
“an inwards-tugging gravity” was trickier, but still not as tricky as “to turn away from the light”. (Bonus bonus, on the right: b_____d sigil fragment that wouldn’t leave me alone until I drew it.)
As someone who gave up on any kind of art long ago, I’m both impressed and a little jealous. Love inwards-hugging gravity in particular, that one’s arcs really sells the meaning to me somehow.
As an overly enthusiastic Scholar of the Correspondence, I have bookmarked this thread for sucking all relevant information later on, when I feel like doing it.
(what? “Nolongeranidiot”? aw, I liked the old one.)
I want to also do sigils for “tracks in the illimitable void” and “bad-tempered gas” that look similar enough to be confused with it at a glance - this is the context for why.
I drew this one without a meaning in mind (I just wanted to make shapes). Matcha on the official Discord suggested “The futility of a dance which cannot be completed without a partner yet still continues”, which I endorse.
This one was drawn on a plane, when I didn’t have access to my usual tools, just Procreate. I took the opportunity to add some extra flair. It translates to “a traveler’s disgruntlement at discovering that their journey will take longer than expected” aka I Am Complaining About Waking Up On The Plane And Discovering That The Flight Still Has Two Hours To Go
I endorse.
