Unleashing Thoughtforms: The Chaote’s Guide to Servitors and Egregores

Article by Keenan D. Cloete

Introduction to Metaphysical Concepts: Personification and Beyond

In the metaphysical realm, various conceptualized entities, representations, and personifications exist, which hold significance within different belief systems. These entities often share similarities across these systems, with one likely being a modified version of another. Typically, they embody one or more facets of life, and people may invoke them, hoping these entities will influence certain aspects of their lives or grant their desires.

Most deities align with a range of human-like archetypes. The "humanity" in these archetypal deities becomes more evident as society progresses as these godforms maintain their age-old characteristics within their respective belief systems and rituals. This raises the question: How can we construct a timeless belief system, but still be "human" enough for people to relate to? This can be answered by examining various human archetypes. Ancient mythologies are adept at portraying their deities through stories that are disseminated by word of mouth, thereby amplifying the influence of these beings. Over time, these narratives may evolve, resulting in the emergence of new names or entirely distinct entities. By endowing a being with just enough human traits, it is possible to craft a character that verges on sentience, is perceived as having its own volition, and is capable of evolving over time in parallel with humanity. To prevent future generations from attributing controversial traits to the being, a guide will be created to direct the use of the entity's influence. This will ensure that only those deemed worthy or possessing sufficient mental discipline can utilise it without compromising its meaning.

A chaote's belief system may not necessarily include actual egregores with humanity, but rather a collection of servitors or servants that are part of a pantheon, possibly supervised by a principal real-life magus, or even a larger autonomous egregore designed with the best intentions, applying the servitors' functions to the lives of the community that sustains it.

Occasionally, the human mind personifies aspects of life, attributing traits and behaviours to them. Some individuals even craft entire entities using planned sigils, drawing from Numerology, I-Ching, or Astrology, to enhance their symbolic significance. The most fascinating manifestation of symbolism is found in hypersigils, where chaos magician-artists channel their desires into abstract art creations, evoking the essence of fever dreams.

Defining Conceptuality

Before we start learning about the servitor creation process, it is important to establish a clear understanding of what conceptuality means. Conceptuality refers to the capacity of the human mind to form abstract ideas, understand relationships between different entities, and create mental representations of the world. This cognitive ability is central to human thought and perception, allowing individuals to categorize, analyze, and interpret their experiences. Conceptuality can take various forms, including structured concepts based on clearly defined criteria and rules and abstract concepts that are more fluid and open to interpretation.

Structured conceptuality involves organizing ideas and objects into coherent and systematic frameworks. This form of conceptuality is characterized by clear boundaries and well-defined categorization criteria.


In contrast to structured conceptuality, abstract conceptuality is characterized by its fluidity, ambiguity, and openness to interpretation. Abstract concepts often lack clear boundaries and may be subject to multiple meanings and perspectives. Examples of abstract concepts include love, justice, beauty, and freedom, rooted deeply in human experience and emotion.

Once there is sufficient understanding of both the learning medium, like language or images, and the foundational concepts necessary to construct or rationalize an idea, most individuals can grasp a concept by reframing it in their own minds. Imagination enables us to visually connect events in our mental space, facilitating the linkage of concepts. This cognitive ability is complemented by logic, reasoning, and abstract thinking, which significantly enhance our capacity to create complex mental constructs.

The Anatomy of a Successful Thoughtform

Servitors are entities created with specific intentions, designed to carry out the will of their creator. Every servitor should at least:

1. Have a trigger that allows it to work autonomously.
2. Be called often enough for it to not die off.
3. Have at least a baseline intention for it to manifest.

Although unnecessary. You can add things like:

• Background story
• Shape or form, body, etc.
• Duration
• Species
• Colours

There are different levels of TF creation: tulpas, servitors, egregores and godforms. The strength of these forms increases with the amount of interaction they get, should outside thought grammar be accepted by them (initially anyway). With that, it's easy to deduce that TFs are powered and kept alive with thought energy. I hate to call thought energy though, like a blob that gets added to another unimaginable mass of thought blobs. These blobs connect to people via pathways formed when their "vibration" closely matches that of the TF and when they consciously intend to connect to the TF.

Crafting A Thought Construct: From Thought to Form

Steps to take to create a good servitor:
1. Build it using the above anatomy and its world if applicable.
2. Etch it into your mind by giving it some lore.
3. Shape and charge it.
4. Use it.

There are many methods to manifest a successful servitor. These are the most common 3 methods I can think of right now.

Method 1: Pure belief that the servitor exists. Force yourself to believe it exists, and it might take shape inside your mind after a few weeks.

Method 2: Shape it using your visualisation and story and etch its being inside your mind. By creating its story, you are building it and its world inside you, thus giving it shape. By utilizing it, you will grant it access to the external world to enhance and fulfil your aspirations. You can quite literally write a story and create an entire thoughtform of it as it sets in your mind. Another way is through drawing and character and constantly refining its design.

Method 3: Gnosis. Reach an applicable form of gnosis, while keeping the basic "thoughtform" in your mind. Charge it while in gnosis, and voila. It's ready for use.

Ethics and Integration

Boundaries include the usual as you would in spellwork such as not using thoughtforms to inflict bad things upon others, like curses. Integration means creating servitors or beings, a pantheon for example, that directly address certain aspects of your life. A good example of this is the Forty Servants, created by Tommie Kelly. These servitors are rendered in the form of an Oracle deck with a name, sigil and an illustration, that can be used for both divination and manifestation.

Dangers of Obsession with Thoughtforms

An obsessive mindset can blur the line between the servitor’s existence and your own reality. You may begin to attribute events solely to the servitor’s influence, which can cause you to lose touch with objective reality. A strong attachment to servitors can lead to psychological entanglement, making it difficult to let go, even when the servitor’s purpose has been fulfilled or when it becomes harmful.

Obsession creates a feedback loop: the more you focus on a servitor, the more it seems to validate its existence. This can reinforce irrational beliefs and hinder critical thinking. Furthermore, excessive focus on servitors might lead to social isolation; if you prioritize them over human connections, you risk distancing yourself from real-world relationships.