Magical entities are spirits or constructs created or invoked to perform specific actions in your magical work. They extend your capabilities, especially when certain tasks are beyond your immediate skill. Understanding how to work with these entities enhances the effectiveness of your practice.
Understanding Magical Entities
Magical entities encompass a broad range of spirits and constructs used in other traditions. These beings can be created, communicated with, and evolved through sustained relationship. They is tools to manifest specific goals, act on intentions, or influence external circumstances.
What Are Magical Entities?
In my The Process of Magic, he describes magical entities as beings that can perform actions which might be challenging or impossible for the magician to do alone. These include thought forms, tulpas, servitors, and egregores. While they are not always visible or audible, their influence is active and persistent.
How Do They Work?
Unlike spirits summoned from external realms, magical entities are often created by the magician's will, intention, and focus. For example, a servitor is a construct fueled by the magician's energy, programmed to perform a task. I emphasize that these entities do not necessarily manifest visually; their activity often manifests in the background of your life or work.
Role in my Framework
In my Walking with Magical Entities, he explores how these constructs become active allies in your magick. They can be designed with specific attributes, given purpose, and nurtured over time. This creates a symbiotic relationship that enhances your overall practice.
Cross-Tradition Context
Other traditions describe entities serve similar purposes. Angels, deities, elementals, faeries, and egregores all function as entities with specific roles. The key difference lies in their origins and how they are invoked or created. My approach emphasizes personal creation and relationship-building, making these entities adaptable to modern magical practices.
Practical Notes
Create a clear intent when establishing a magical entity. Use visualization, affirmation, or ritual to embed the purpose. Maintain a relationship with your entity through regular interaction or communication. Remember, these entities are tools—ethical considerations and clear boundaries improve their effectiveness.
Additional Types of Magical Entities
- Egregores: Collective constructs born from shared ideas or memes, impacting group consciousness. - Elementals: Spirits representing natural elements, invoked to assist in elemental magick. - Deities and Angels: Revered beings with specific domains, often called upon for guidance or intervention. - Unique Constructs: Such as The Alien Invasion Apocalypse Prophet or The Zombie Apocalypse Call Center, illustrating creative applications. Harnessing these entities can expand your magical toolkit, offering support that complements your personal skills and intentions. Their creation and relationship-building are central to their power, as emphasized throughout my works.
It can be useful to work with magical entities in situations where they can perform specific actions that you can't perform.
— Taylor Ellwood, The Process of Magic
Magical entities are integral to a broader magical framework that includes symbols, archetypes, and energetic constructs. They is intermediaries that bridge your intention with external reality, embodying the principles of focused will and relationship. Understanding their role deepens your mastery of practical magic and enhances your effectiveness across diverse traditions.
Source books: The Process of Magic, Walking with Magical Entities
Related in the library
- Angels — Spiritual beings in Christian mythology perceived as opposites of demons, often depicted as cherubs
- Cerontis — A space/time entity created to make the user aware of opportunities and expand awareness.
- Deities — Worshipped entities or gods with specific realms of influence, often relying on attention and worshi
- Egregores — Constructed entities born from successful memes that impact collective consciousness.
- Elementals — Spiritual beings representing natural elements, invoked or called upon in magical rituals to assist
- Entity — Personified spirits or consciousnesses created or acknowledged by magicians for specific purposes.
- Faeries — Spirits of the Earth and land, associated with the Fey and elemental spirits.
- Servitors — Entities created and fueled by individuals for specific tasks.
- The Alien Invasion Apocalypse Prophet — A prophetic entity related to alien invasion scenarios.
- The Zombie Apocalypse Call Center — A fictional entity representing a zombie apocalypse-themed organization.