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Servitor Construction
So you want to build a servitor. While there are numerous methods for building a servitor, constructing your first servitor requires a lot of forethought on your part, and at least a passing familiarity with sigilization techniques.
First, a bit of theory: A servitor has the same
essential nature as any other thoughtform. Its nature is
"visible" in the astral, like any other godform, demon, or
spirit. It rules a specific sphere of psychic/emotional energy. It
draws all of its initial energy from the mage (or mages) who create it, and
usually sustains itself from those same mages (except in certain
circumstances.) When a servitor's task is finished, it is usually
reabsorbed by the mage (or mages) so that it's psychic/emotional energy is not
wasted and can be redirected by the mage at a later time.
This use of energy is rooted in the concept of a spiritual
plane that rides coterminous with our material plane. In fact, all
magickal acts occur primarily on this spiritual plane. While a great deal
of effort by various magickal groups has gone towards the naming and mapping of
this spiritual plane, it is only necessary for this ritual's purposes to simply
acknowledge the existence of this level of reality.
In this level of reality, thoughts themselves have a form and
function. Any thoughtform which arises from more than one person can have
an effect on all people as a whole. Perhaps it is most efficient to think
of this as the collective unconscious, as described by Carl Jung.
Thoughtforms that arise from more than one person would then be seen to be as
greater and lesser archetypes.
A thoughtform which is deliberately placed into this
environment by a mage has the benefit of advanced knowledge of its
environment. This appears to be why a solitary mage can create a
thoughtform which can go toe to toe with ancient archetypes and godforms.
For most archetypes and godforms, a kind of Lamarkian evolution has to occur,
which can take several cultures to fully evolve. (This is the central
focus of comparative mythology.) But for a servitor, an extremely focused
task is given, with a reservoir of energy to pull from, and the landscape is
already pre-mapped.
This acts to further explain the attraction of servitor
spirits over those pre-existing thoughtforms in the collective unconscious which
have their own set rules to which the mage must conform for their evokation.
Second, an overview of servitor types.
As stated previously, a servitor is birthed by a mage and sustained by the
mage's psychic/emotional energy, unless there are extenuating ritual
circumstances.
It is easy to simply assume that what a person does in a
magical context for hir own benefit does not spread out into the lives of others, but that is
simply not the case. I, for one, happen to have a fairly strong background
in "wiccan theory" as regards the karmic cycle, and, because of this,
I tend to focus on "good" servitors when I construct them. I don't
expect everyone out there to do so, and I think we can all agree that somebody at some point
has made themselves a sevitor devoted to lust.
Lets use this as an example.
1. You want to get laid. In fact, you want to get laid a whole
lot.
2. So you spawn off your lust into an entity to go out an hook you up.
What's the problem here?
Spawing off your lust thereby reduces the desire for sex, but
now you got a spiritual entity trying to get you laid. So, when it does happen,
you don't enjoy it. In fact, you become a little antagonistic about it, and
your antagonism develops into destructive behavior. (sex w/out caring
about sex... talk about masturbation)
This is a prime example of creating a stupid servitor...
you should have stuck with a sigil, or a candle spell or something simple. instead, you've
just infiltrated the ideosphere with another useless and weak servitor, and you've lost a bit of what makes you human.
As for what the servitor lives off of when it ain't feeding
off you, or you ain't feeding it, this is another area which should be addressed. I happen
to like hijacking commercialization, or media events, to use as servitors.
(movies make a good time-frame servitor energy force)
Say you want to do something like challenge conservatism on
your school campus with a servitor. (this is an old example, new movies are coming out
all the time, use them) you link your servitor to the movie Election, and define it as feeding off the emotional energy generated by movie go-ers who
see this movie in the theatre. During the theatrical run, the servitor is up and running, then, after the movie leaves the theatres, it comes back and
splices itself back into your psyche.
Other mages (more astrologically inclined than myself) can
link a servitor to a specific planet, and, while that planet is up influencing us, the
servitor is online. This seems like a good, all round timeframe,
especially
if the 'sphere' in which the servitor functions is connected to the 'sphere' of influence the planet represents.
As for mutation, servitors generally mutate into the most
powerful and potentially useful form to fulfill their statement of intent, which is why
a clearly defined (try e-prime) statement is crucial. When this occurs,
sometimes you get lucky, and they don't go untied, but its better to be clear in the beginning, rather than to be surprised later on.
Finally, let's look at the process of creation. There are as many number of stages as you feel so inclined to label, but for simplicity's sake let's stick to an eight-step system.
1: Define sphere of influence
What general area does this servitor fall under? What
archetypal image might be connected to the servitor's task?
2: Define tasks
What is the servitor supposed to do? Where is it headed
in the ideosphere?
3: Define duration
How long does the servitor need to be operable? Do you
plan to keep it dormant until needed? What's the feeding
schedule?
4: Define task symbolism
What symbols can you incorporate into the creation of the
servitor that would correspond with the tasks at hand?
5: Define servitor name
Use whatever sigilization techniques you feel comfortable
with in designing the servitor's name and glyph.
6: Define material base
Do you want the servitor connected with a material object
beyond the glyph? Does the servitor need a physical shell for you to more
fully visualize it fulfilling its function?
7: Define astral shape
What form does the servitor take on the astral?
(subject to possible mutation) Begin with visualizing the glyph, and
follow it through until you percieve the underlying spiritual force it
represents.
8: Detonate gnosis for birthing process
Continue with the visualization, create a peak meditation
experience, and fire the energy into the glyph/astral form.
Hopefully this has helped further your knowledge of servitor-based magick. Examples are on their way.
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