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

I usually simply place the sigil in a box in my basement and every few months I destroy all of them when their "mission" is complete. This discussion originally started among the locals when discussing what were the requirements of sigil work. We all agreed that forgetting was necessary but some couldn't decide if there had to be physical destruction of the sigil. I put forth the argument that burning the sigil was such a rare occurence(i normally don't light things on fire) that it actually sealed the idea in my mind and made it more difficult to forget. I made the argument that forgetting is an integral part of all magickal ritual and when I finish my LBRP I didn't toss my robe into the fireplace, but I do attempt to seperate my magickal personality created in the temple from my public life and mind. Obsession on magickal acts I feel leads to failure.

Don't worry about the thread moving off topic (heck it is the chaos section) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)

Thanks for some ideas on what you like to do. The grab bag of sigils is definitely interesting.

This post has been edited by chaoscrowley37: Jul 23 2005, 05:23 PM