Planetary Magic Square (Kamea) Sigil Generator

Know What You Are Creating

This generator is a modern, clearly identified synthesis. Its planetary magic squares come from the Renaissance ceremonial tradition recorded by Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa; turning a personal English intention into a reduced letter-sequence belongs to later sigil practice. The tool joins them without pretending they were historically one method. The planetary seal displayed after selection is a traditional reference image—not the personal sigil being generated.

Planetary Kamea TracingKeep the full word, name, or intention and trace its Latin numerical values through the chosen planetary square. Best suited to talismanic work, consecration, and continued use.
Spare-Inspired HybridRemove vowels and repeated letters, then trace the remaining unique consonants through a planetary Kamea. Best suited to gnosis, release, and contemporary sigil practice.

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The generator now has a page of its own, so it can be linked and returned to directly. Everything on this page — the seven squares, the worked example, the method and its historical boundary — stays here.

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The Seven Planetary Squares

Agrippa assigns one magic square to each of the seven classical planets, ordered from Saturn's 3×3 to the Moon's 9×9. A square of order n holds the numbers 1 to n², and every row, column and main diagonal adds to the same total — the magic constant, which is always n(n²+1)/2. Those figures are arithmetic, not doctrine: they can be checked on the grid itself.

The seven Kameas, their arithmetic, and their traditional attributions
PlanetOrderRangeMagic constantTotal sumMetalDay
♄ Saturn3×31–91545LeadSaturday
♃ Jupiter4×41–1634136TinThursday
♂ Mars5×51–2565325IronTuesday
☉ Sun6×61–36111666GoldSunday
♀ Venus7×71–491751225CopperFriday
☿ Mercury8×81–642602080QuicksilverWednesday
☽ Moon9×91–813693321SilverMonday

The Sun's square totals 666 because the numbers 1 to 36 add to that figure. It is a property of the grid, present in the Renaissance tables long before the number acquired its modern popular associations, and it carries no separate meaning inside this system.

The square's order also sets a practical limit. Saturn's grid holds only the digits 1 to 9, so a letter value of 200 has to reduce to 2 before it can be traced; the Moon's 9×9 grid accepts anything up to 81 directly. A longer intention therefore draws a more intricate figure on the larger squares. For the wider planetary correspondences behind these attributions, see the seven classical planets; for the metals, see alchemy.

A Worked Example

Take the word HOPE on Saturn's square using the Simple Cyclic Scale, which reduces each letter's alphabet position to a single digit.

  1. Convert the letters. H is the 8th letter → 8. O is the 15th → 1+5 = 6. P is the 16th → 1+6 = 7. E is the 5th → 5. The sequence is 8, 6, 7, 5.
  2. Locate each number on the Kamea. Saturn's square reads 4 9 2 / 3 5 7 / 8 1 6. So 8 sits bottom-left, 6 bottom-right, 7 middle-right, and 5 at the centre.
  3. Draw the path. A small circle marks the first point, at 8. Straight lines run to 6, then 7, then 5, where a short crossbar closes the figure. That line is the sigil.

Every row, column and diagonal of that square adds to 15, which is why the same four numbers on a different planetary square produce a different shape: the numbers occupy different cells. Choosing the planet is therefore a choice of geometry as much as of symbolism.

Methodology & Historical Boundary

The historical foundation: Agrippa's De Occulta Philosophia, Book II, Chapter 22, records the seven planetary tables from Saturn's 3×3 square to the Moon's 9×9 square, together with their traditional seals and planetary powers. In later ceremonial practice, names—classically written and numbered through Hebrew—were traced through the relevant Kamea.

What this tool adapts: because the input is modern English, the Latin scale is an A-Z working adaptation rather than a claim to reproduce a single untouched Renaissance alphabet. Values too large for the chosen square are reduced by decimal place only as far as necessary: for example, 200 becomes 20 on Mars but 2 on Saturn. The previous arbitrary wraparound method is not used.

What is modern: removing vowels, eliminating repeated letters, composing a personal affirmation, and charging it through gnosis follow the current of Austin Osman Spare and later intention-sigil practice. They are optional and are identified as such. The circle marks the first point; the crossbar marks the final point.

From Intention to Operation

1. Form the Intention

Use one clear purpose, phrased affirmatively and in the present tense. Keep it within your own agency: “I speak with clarity” is stronger and more ethical than attempting to control a named person's will.

2. Choose the Planet Deliberately

Match the intention to the planet's traditional sphere—Saturn for boundaries and endurance, Jupiter for growth and wisdom, Mars for courage and defense, the Sun for vitality and visibility, Venus for harmony and attraction, Mercury for learning and communication, and the Moon for dreams, intuition, home, and cycles.

3A. Planetary / Talismanic Path

Create or consecrate the sigil on the planet's traditional day and, when possible, during its planetary hour. Focus on the planetary virtue named in your intention. The completed sigil may be kept on an altar, carried, displayed, or periodically revisited. Forgetting it is not required.

3B. Spare-Inspired Gnosis Path

Hold the sigil as the sole focus during a brief altered or highly concentrated state. Common approaches include still meditation, rhythmic breath, dance, the peak of strenuous exercise, or a private and consensual adult peak state. When the image seems to flash, fade, or become wordless, end the operation.

4. Release or Retain—According to the Path

In modern sigil practice, you may put the design away, destroy the paper, and release anxious attachment to the result—often called the lust of result. “Forget it completely” is a useful discipline for some practitioners, not a universal occult law. In planetary talismanic work, retaining and respectfully tending the image is equally coherent.

Practical safety: if fire is used, work over a fireproof vessel in a ventilated area, keep water nearby, and never burn coated, plastic, or chemically treated material.

*This information is provided for educational and esoteric purposes. It is not a substitute for professional medical, financial, or legal advice.

Common Questions

What is a Kamea?

A Kamea is a magic square assigned to one of the seven classical planets. Each is a grid of order 3 to 9 holding the numbers 1 to n², arranged so that every row, column and main diagonal sums to the same figure. The seven tables were recorded together in Agrippa's De Occulta Philosophia (1533), Book II, Chapter 22.

How does a magic square turn a sentence into a sigil?

Each letter of the intention is converted to a number, and each number is located on the chosen square. Drawing straight lines between those cells in order produces a single continuous figure. A circle marks the starting point and a crossbar marks the end, so the direction of the line stays readable.

Which planet should I choose?

Match the planet to the nature of the intention rather than to its perceived strength: Saturn for boundaries and endurance, Jupiter for growth, Mars for courage and defence, the Sun for vitality and visibility, Venus for harmony, Mercury for learning and communication, and the Moon for dreams, intuition and cycles. The planetary correspondences page covers each sphere in full.

Is a Kamea sigil the same as a Spare sigil?

No, and the difference matters. Tracing a name through a planetary square is Renaissance ceremonial practice. Striking out vowels and repeated letters to compress a sentence into an abstract glyph comes from Austin Osman Spare in the twentieth century. This generator offers both paths and labels which is which; it does not present them as one inherited method.

Do I have to forget the sigil afterwards?

Only on the modern path. Releasing attachment to the outcome is a discipline within contemporary sigil practice, not a universal law. In planetary talismanic work the figure is deliberately kept, carried or displayed, and revisited on the planet's day.

Does the timing matter?

Traditional practice creates or consecrates the sigil on the planet's day and, where possible, during its planetary hour. A planetary hour is a seasonal division rather than a fixed sixty minutes: daylight is split into twelve parts and night into twelve more, so the length changes through the year. The Planetary Hours shows the current ruler for your location.

Why does the Sun's square total 666?

Because the numbers 1 through 36 add to 666. It is an arithmetic property of a 6×6 grid and appears in the Renaissance tables for that reason alone, independently of the number's later popular associations.

Can I save the sigil?

Yes. The Save as PNG button exports the finished figure, with or without the grid behind it, and the line colour is yours to set before exporting.