It's Alive! Artificial Spirits Introduction

The idea of creating a spirit out of nothing has intrigued magicians for decades. In fact, the magicians of today's world often learn this skill before anything else, even if they don't realize it. And yet, there is still much mystery around the topic. While an exhaustive teaching in the intricacies of this art could fill volumes, I will attempt here to make a condensed post to answer some of the questions I see most frequently.

First, let's start with some definitions.

Thoughtform: a generic term given to any energy that is given form, physical or energetic, sentient or nonsentient

Servitor: a thoughtform created and maintained by a single person

Egregore: a thoughtform that is collectively empowered by many individuals working together, consciously or unconsciously

Godform: a thoughtform that has been collectively empowered by many individuals, and has attained a level of self sufficiency, being able to grow and sustain itself without the focus of it's followers

Golem: for our purposes, this term will be used to refer to a thoughtform that has been given a physical body. This term originates in Jewish folklore and is used to refer to a creature made of inanimate substance such as clay and given life

Tulpa: commonly used in place of the word servitor, tulpa refers to a specific type of servitor from Tibetan traditions that is made a specific way

With these out of the way, lets look at why you would want to create artificial life.

One reason you may want to create your own spirit is to have perfect control over it. As it's maker and master, you retain a level of mastery over it that you don't get from conjuring a preexisting spirit.

Another reason is to be able to fine tune it's abilities. For instance, summoning Barbatos to learn to speak with animals is cool, but which demon would you summon to help you learn Python? I'd create a servitor and call it a day.

You may also simply want to try it and see if you can, which is as valid as anything else as long as your servitor has a clear purpose, but we'll get into that shortly.

So what can they be made for? Honestly, pretty much anything. I know some people that work exclusively through servitors of one variety or the other and have entire Grimoire filled with their servitor army. If you can think of a purpose, a servitor can be made for it. Some things, though, are better left to specialized spirits, in my opinion. For instance, things that are related to technology, a servitor is an ideal choice, as they can be designed to know about technology. On the other hand, for learning occult techniques and secrets, I would opt for an existing spirit myself. Something that has been around and experienced things, knows what works, and can guide you in the right methods.

Speaking of, let's address the biggest concern people have with artificial life: going rogue. Is this possible? To be honest, yes. However, this typically only occurs when a servitor is not given a clear purpose or outlives it's use. This is why I recommend giving a clear, concise, and defined purpose to your created spirits, as well as a time of expiration at which they will collapse back into unformed energy. For longer term servants, you don't necessarily have to give an expiration, but building in a failsafe is still a good idea. To give an example, one of my longer term servitors has a failsafe in the form of a sigil. This sigil acts as the main life matrix for the servitor, running all of the energy of the servitor through the sigil at all times, and there is only one of these. I have made no copies and taken no pictures. So, should this servitor no longer be needed, or go rogue, I can destroy the sigil and it will dissipate instantly. Another example of this are the servitors I have used in the past to compel others. Their purpose is simple: continue to plant my suggestions into the targets mind. When the target finally gives in and does what I want them to do, the servitor immediately dissipates. There are a number of ways to do this, but ultimately, it comes down to whatever works best for your purpose. But the key thing to remember is, only create a spirit when you have a need for it. Doing it just for fun, with no clear purpose, is what causes rogue servitors.

But what if you didn't build a failsafe? This does make it harder to deal with, but not by much. In this instance, depending on how it was made, you have to intentionally disassemble it. This is a big reason I advocate having some sort of material basis for your servitor, so that if they go rogue you can destroy the body and the energy will follow. In the case of purely energetic servitors going rogue, you must also disassemble it in the method that works best for you.

I have also been asked about offerings and whether I give them to created spirits. The answer is, yes, but not in the way you think. I don't give them offerings in the same way I would for a conjured spirit, not as a gift to thank them for their work. I also do not thank computer programs for doing what they were designed to do. But I do keep the computer plugged in, and the principle is the same for servitors: I feed them energy to keep them going. Later in my practice, though, I started building my servitors with their own power sources and eliminated the need to even do that. So as long as your servitor has a battery of some kind, that is what matters.

Finally, I have been asked about my use of servitors. And honestly? I really don't. I have some long term servitors made to protect my home, and I have a few that were given to me, but generally speaking, I don't have a lot of call to use servitors. I have in the past, but I have more efficient methods these days.

Now, while I could ramble on about created spirits, I think I've gone as far as I should for this post. But, if you have questions, share them below, and I'll get to them as I'm able. If you want to go deeper on this subject, check out my book, available on Amazon: https://a.co/d/0ghpk7wG

You can also take my Psychic Wizardry Course: https://www.thedragonshaman.net/product-page/the-psychic-wizardry-course

Finally, check out my brief introduction to them on my podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thedoorinthelookingglass/episodes/Thoughtforms-and-Servitors-er169o