Destroy your sigils?, Do you or don't you? Options

This has been a hot topic among some of the area sigilizers in my town.
Do people here destroy their sigils after their "mission" has been completed?
I have always felt that when the goal has been acheived that I should destroy the sigil that i created. If it is one i am especially proud of I might take a picture or a scan before disposing of it. If their is not a clear end to it purpose(as in perhaps ("this sigil is to encourage my creative nature") I will keep it. IF it has an end to it's use (this sigil is to aid in the acquirement of "specific object or idea") i will burn it when this goal is acheived. Afterwards I feel that the sigil and it's energy is then cleared for my mind. In some ways it works as both a physical and mental banishment, leaving my mind clear for new projects. Ultimately I think anyone can do whatever they want with their sigils but I am wondering what members here do?
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This post has been edited by chaoscrowley37: Jul 6 2005, 10:25 PM

My sigilisations follow the bare-bones Spare technique, with a few variations. Two names are created, one for normal use and one to be used at the birth/dissolution of the egregore. If it was created without a specific 'delete' command, I will destroy it myself once the desired effect is achieved (normally by burning the sigilised 'true name'). I think leaving an egregore to live on can sometimes turn nasty... at the end of the day, you've created an entity and invited it to live in your head. Letting it run wild there doesn't seem a particularly good idea. The old rule of thumb, 'four no more' is a guide I've always followed, for the same reasons (as well as the difficulty of maintaining a steady energy flow when there are hungry mouths to feed...) .


(IMG:style_emoticons/default/offtopic.gif) I once remember reading an article by a guy who tortured his egregores (I don't know why): has anyone attempted anything like that before? If so, why?? I think he might have created them with a Goetic paradigm in mind.