ORRAR - Demonology Department

Servitor Nation

By: Mistress Ravenfyre

Thought forms, Tulpas, phantoms and servitors.

All names which describe forms that are created by individual magicians and groups. These forms are created by focusing energy, molding it into what the magician (s) wants and needs it to be. These forms can and may be used for protection, healing, information carriers (spies), watchers or warriors. They are task related beings that have been created for specific use or folly. A handy little creature to have around the house or office. Are they real or an illusion? According to the Tibetan Adepts are trained in the creating and using of what they term "Tulpas or Phantoms". These Adepts are able to create thought forms at a blink of an eye. Each one has a specific task and they are able to create many at a time. Creation to them is second nature.

Tibetan Adepts explain that Tulpas become rebellious as a child and a magician and their creation have a great power struggle. During these struggles the magician (s) may become badly hurt or even the worse, be killed. These power struggles are often when they are attempting to dissipate their creations.

Not such a good idea, yet it has to happen sooner or later.

In order to understand the struggle of a magician and their creation, one should take a look at the real life of Alexandria David Neel (1965). She did not believe in thought forms until she in fact created her own.

The features which I had imagined, when building my phantom, gradually underwent a change. The fat, chubby-cheeked fellow grew leaner, his face assumed a vaguely mocking, sly, malignant look. He became more troublesome and bold. In brief, he escaped my control. Once, a herdsman who brought me a present of butter saw the tulpa in my tent and took it for a living lama.

I ought to have let the phenomenon follow its course, but the presence of that unwanted companion began to prove trying to my nerves; it turned into a "day-nightmare". Moreover, I was beginning to plan my journey to Lhasa and needed a quiet brain devoid of other preoccupations, so I decided to dissolve the phantom. I succeeded, but only after six months of hard struggle. My mind-creature was tenacious of life. (1)

The unbeliever became a believer.

A Chaotic View

There are many groups and individuals that employ the usage of servitors in their practice. They spend time in gaining knowledge of their thought forms and what they will be used for. The Chaotics usage of servitors can be said that they create to create. There is no secret in the using of these creatures and it does appear that they do not stake claim as creating is a wondrous act of magick. Chaotics (not all) simply use them at times to use them.

Phil Hine whose interest in his User's Guide to Servitors is the creation of such beings writes:

"By deliberately budding off portions of our psyche and identifying them by means of a name, trait, symbol, we can come to work with them (and understand how they affect us) at a conscious level."(2)

Phil Hine points out:

"It does help to further construct the Servitor's persona as an individual entity, and is also useful for focusing on when you are recalling the Servitor for reabsorption or reprogramming."(3)

The Tibetans and others will go on to tell that servitors are sent out to do tasks that they have been made to do. They may not come back on time if at all. In times such as this, what happened? There can be many reasons for your servitor not to come back. Some simply dissipate on their own. While others are rogues and have enough mind power that they decide that they are now on their own. One of the worse case scenarios, or at least to me, is to be captured by another knowledgable magician and they either keep it and locate you (beware of this) to cause harm or dissipate it. There are some magicians that find these rogues, capture and retain them for their own uses. Ridding of it when they are completed with the new task.

More than often the magician may die before they get a chance to dissipate the servitor. When this happens the servitor may just die due to lack of feeding. Or here again they live on to do what they were made to do. If the later happens, this may turn into a universal nightmare. The servitor is a rogue and sometimes bully, feeding and wrecking havoc where ever it goes.

Servitors, the term that I use and am most comfortable with are handy creatures to have around in ones magical practice. A tool, is the way that I see it. Just like the mechanic must have a hammer the magician should have a servitor. One may form these as to what we need without the worry of spells, hexes and whatever else there is. Not to mention there are no extra supplies that you need in creating. Storage is simple. No big, bulky items.

The Act of Creation

Creation of a servitor is much like birth. The waiting period is exciting as you are building your new pet. You are visualizing the physical attributes, the personality, the special talents, the task. The list goes on. What can be more exciting than the day you actually are ready to breath life into your servitor? The energy that you place into these creatures is up to you and the purpose of them. The more energy and focus you put into them the more able they are to follow through with the task and service to you. Their power and abilities depend upon you, the magician. Not every person is able to make one. SOme may be able to make these as easy as 1, 2 ,3, while others never can. Energy and imagination. Belief and practice. Entering into the illusion, feeling the illusion, seeing the illusion and being the illusion. Once you know you are able to do this, you are able to create.

You must consider why you want a servitor. The reasons vary from person to person. Some create these to go out and protect family members while others send out to do (I love this one) total evil upon those that have harmed them. Whatever the reason, build your servitor with responsibility. You will be accountable for your creation. Not to mention they do take time and care. Just as some people should not be pet owners, some should not be servitor owners. Negligence and abusing the servitor is an outrage.

The Care and Training of Your Servitor

You have decided that you are going to create a servitor. You have it all visualized, written down and well thought out as to what's, whens and hows. Now that you have all this, do you know what it takes to care and train them? OOOPPPS, I nearly forgot about that part of creature. These warm, cuddly thought forms are a handful. Despite what the guy down the street says about his being a piece of cake, they need care, feeding and training. Yes, you have to train them. Just as an infant needs to be taught what to do, so you must do with your servitor. Teach it. You gave them the foundation to what they are supposed to do, now you have to step up and work with it. If you just let it sit around they become bored. With this boredom comes either built up energy (and not in a good way) or they simply fade away. They exist to serve you. So isn't it silly not to let them?

Training and mastering is the hardest part. The magician must be in control at all times with their creation. You are the authority, learn this yourself and show it. You always have to be in control or it will control you. With that, let's go over a few things that may help or deter you in servitor handling:

1. Fear: Never, ever show fear with your servitor. They will feel it and use it to feed upon. Not a good thing. If you find that you have made this creature and now fear it, dissipate it immediately. Those that show fear should not have a servitor in the first place. You are in power, you are the master of this creature. Now act it. Your servitor may show itself, like a tantrum. Do not back away and let it get away with it (See punishment). Face it, cower it to your will. CONTROL IT at all costs.

2. Feeding: They need to be fed. Not in the same way as you and I, but they do need energy. There is the key word; energy. Some magicians use the blood feed, yet this seems to work for the short term servitors that are created. Feeding these are a simple drop or two on their holding item. I would suggest that your servitor be fed off energy. I know many that feed them off of the energy that they find while being out and about completing their tasks. You may implement this with restrictions such as no elderly, children, animals or other energy that you find offensive. If this is a warrior servitor then the energy may come from your adversary. They need energy to feed upon. Use your imagination but do be kind and feed your new pet. Without proper feedings they become grumpy and unruly. Not a pretty sight to behold. Rule of thumb: A full servitor is a happy servitor.

3. Training: Work with your servitor. You created this creature now do something with it. As I stated before they have been brought into being to serve, so serve they must do. They live to uphold their purpose. You must find the time to work with it so it becomes knowledgable in what it is supposed to do. If you make a "watcher", then send it out to watch someone or something. Bring it back within a certain time and let it fill you with what it watched. You should have placed this connection in it to do so. Learn what it is seeing, hearing and doing. Connection is important and will happen only if you work with it. Letting it do nothing is a waste of good servitude. Start with small excursions and move on with bigger ones. If it fails, send it out again with harsher orders and clearer instructions. Remember they do not think like we do. Simple is best.

4. Rewards: Always reward your servitor when it returns to you. In the beginning even if it fails the task, reward it by feeding. With frequent trips and learning that they earn something good they will reward you with jobs well done. Yes, they like to be treated well and have a pat on the back. Well, if you gave it a back that is. Rewards pay off big time.

5. Intelligence: This isn't an easy one. The theory of intelligence is divided. Some magicians will tell you that you should make your servitor very intelligent in order to do the best. While others, which I agree with, will say to leave out the ability to use logical thought processes. Individual thoughts are and can be dangerous to the magician. As the servitor ages, so does their thoughts. They begin to think on their own. They will rebel against the magician due to the fact that they have their own thoughts. Give them the power of slight reasoning and reaction. Specific action such as "if there is a psychic attack or danger, attack/protect without provocation". No intelligence means the magician has a higher chance of remaining in control. To sum this up, they should not be allowed to think on their own. They should always be able to know when and how to act (defend) but not have their own individual thoughts.

6. Time Limits: Here again we are at a road that is split. Some will say never keep a servitor for longer than 1-3 months while others have no time limit at all. Of course the longer the servitor is around the more chance they have at developing thought processes. If the magician has remained in control throughout the time, no matter how long, keep it around. The longer you are around your servitor the more you both become comfortable and become a team. They can be dependable and very loyal to their masters the longer they are around. You do have the other side with the extent of time they grow bored of you and what tasks placed in front of it. It no longer wishes to be controlled and you have a battle. These are terrible occurrences for the magicians. Be wary of long term servitors. They are manageable but they are more of a handful for the timid magician.

7. Learn by Trial and Error: Exactly as I wrote it. Learn as you go and so will your servitor. One last note on the longevity of servitors. I have had both; short and long term servitors. I prefer the long term to the short term. I have a working relation of loyalty and trust with my long termers. I am able to see what they offer easier. Short termers are just that, short terms. Useful for small jobs and easy to dissipate.

8. Punishment: They have to learn when they have not accomplished what you sent them out to do. Explain why they are being punished. No, you can't spank them but you can ground them. No outings is the worst thing there is for a servitor. They do not like boredom. Handing out this punishment teaches them to try harder next time. If they become unruly, ground them. Give them nothing to do. They learn quickly. Behave and be free. Be bad and stay in. Much like a teenager at the age of dating. Take the astral car away from them.

9. Arrogance: Just because you are able to create servitors does not mean that you are "God or God Like". Keep your ego in check. Your arrogance will be your downfall. Either you or your servitor will get into trouble due to your thinking that you are better than those around you. About this time those that have no idea as to what I have been talking about is thinking that these thought forms are not real or fragments of imagination. That may very well be the case but it's not. Many psychics and those that are sensitive to energy or spirits will be able to see these servitors that are created. Those that are not used to creations may just think that it is a shimmer and ignore it. Some may even try to communicate with it. The servitor will be seen by those prepared to see it.

The first time my significant other saw my main servitor, he was put off slightly as to what it was. He described it to me fully. Well, as fully as he was allowed. I had not ever told him about my small functional army of servitors. The next time he saw my pet, he saw a different side of it. While attempting to astral travel to visit me he was met with my pet in half full sentry personality. Making it known that my significant other was not entering in my space at that time. It was funny and something to remember for years to come. Was it an illusion? No. Was it a servitor doing its job? Yes.

Servitors have been called demons. I guess in a way they are. It is the creator that is a demon in my way of thinking. If you make it mean and evil, there must be a part of you that is the same way. Since they are called upon to do tasks, you might say the resemble demons. Who is to say for sure? It is up to the individual magician as to what they think they truly are.

In conclusion, I see no harm in creating servitors to be task related. They are not for everyone and I would not wish everyone to have them either. They are tools of our trade. Not every magician can handle the tools which is no shame on them. It is another case of using knowledge that we have obtained. Using it responsibly.

When I have magicians visit one of the first things that I say to them and they know it is a tried and true law: Servitors remain outside in the designated area created for them. Often you will hear one magician look at another and ask "One of yours?" To me this is a common statement of fact.

Many will read this and laugh. Their laughter will be from discomfort of belief that these creatures exist, doubts and fears. It will all be an illusion.

While they are thinking about the illusion, I will be creating another servitor.