Certain practitioners of ceremonial magick, focusing on communicating with and manipulating discarnate sentiences, theorize that the abstracted graphics called “Sigils” are channels of communication, means of accessing the channel of a specific sentience, and possibly part of the presence of a particular entity. Opinions on this different from one thaumaturgist to another.
In this light, the recently redesigned Ceremonial House Ceiling unveiled at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, is a massive communications system and active sanctuary for spirits revered by the native inhabitants of Papula New Guinea who crafted the ceiling originally. Here’s an excerpt from a New York Times piece on this work:
Burgos, who also founded the Mariwai Project, an organization that helps the traditional people of Papua New Guinea keep their culture alive, said the significance of the pangal had been carefully explained to her over time. The secrets were so sacred they could not be uttered aloud inside the village. Burgos said she learned “the different layers of spirit, ownership, value” and why the group believed it was important that it be balanced in a way that respected the custom.
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https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/arts/design/metropolitan-museum-of-art-kwoma-ceiling.html
