I am still using the servitors i have from winged_wolf. When you use them to channel energies, it feels like it does when you channel the energy yourself only multiplied many times over. The protection they provide is top notch. I do not yet have any with the abilities you've mentioned...but their spell casting abilities are very good. A note on some of their other abilities though, the ones that say they don't work every time (like dreamwalking, and aiding astral projection), I know some people have a hard time using their servitors for that. You have to already be able to do things along the lines of that for it to be most effective. The servitors will always behave and do exactly what you want.
Overall, for what you're interested in (channeling energy, etc.), they can add a lot of energy into your work and make it more successful. Though that doesn't mean they'll do it for you, you have to be able to be able to, at the very least, perform the spell as best you can. With them feeding you energy it just gives you more gas to get where you're going.
Gordon Finn wrote:I haven't, but if I'm gonna spend 80 bucks on something, it'd better be something I can't do myself, like a particular powder mix I can't get and I'm gonna get a few pounds of it. Herbs and such are hard to find in my area that I'd want to use. And the price of gems vs metals for a particular effect/goal varies depending on the goal itself. Thoughtforms and servitors I can do myself.
I see what you're saying, I create my own servitors as well...but winged_wolf has been making them for many, many years. I'm not yet capable of creating thoughtforms as powerful as hers, and they are extremely well written programs. Haven't had any problems so far, and no "weaknesses" unless you plan on taking a hammer to their vessel. I do feel these spirits are stronger than the average thoughtform...and even when I make mine I usually spend a couple weeks crafting it.
Don't knock it til you try it.
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