FAQ - Part 5 / ?
Why should I go through a conjurer instead of summoning my own companion? Can I summon my own?
You can absolutely summon and conjure someone yourself! However, you do need to ensure you're skillful enough to handle anything that may go sideways. This is where experienced conjurers can be a good alternative option. You are essentially relying on their skills and expertise, rather than learning through trial and error yourself (which can be dangerous if you don't know what you're doing).
If you're interested in conjuring an entity or spirit on your own, we recommend considering the following:
The act of conjuring is typically very unique to each practitioner and that is why most conjurers don’t publicly state their methods. Their method works for them but it may not necessarily be the best method for you.
Prior to conjuring on your own, you should be able to confidently say that you have a very strong ability to sense and work with energy of all kinds. Can you feel different energies, tell them apart from each other, manipulate your own energy, change the energy of the environment around you? Can you recognize the energy signatures of others?
What about communication? Can you confidently and fluidly communicate with different spirits, entities, etc using a variety of methods? Conjuring will lead to interactions with many different races and their abilities could have drastic ranges. It's one thing to communicate with someone who can easily and readily communicate back in a way you’re accustomed to. But what about if communication (as we are accustomed to it as humans) isn’t their strength? Do you have a broad enough skillset and good understanding of various tools to work around that and still effectively communicate to each other? It could be rather awkward if you conjured someone and then didn’t have any ability to communicate or interact with them.
Next would be protection—if you cannot confidently protect yourself then it would be disastrous to attempt to conjure and call others to you. How are your wards? Can you rid yourself of unwanted residual energies? Do you have a strong ability to protect and defend yourself and anyone else in your family who you may be inadvertently drawing attention to?
Another thing to consider is discernment—there are pages upon pages written on discernment, that do it far more justice than we could offer here in this little clip of a response. But discernment is unequivocally important, so make sure yours is razor sharp! This can include things like knowing the different between wishful thinking, your own inner narrative, thoughtforms, and an actual entity. Thoughtforms aren't inherently bad, in fact many of us have great relationships with them, but it's good to know you're not offering them to other people when you say it's an entity or spirit.
Lastly, do you have a plan for vetting? That can be a rather intensive process and needs to be quite thorough. Having a game plan and an extensive series of questions and list of things to look out for and avoid is a good idea to keep handy.
All of these pieces take time and effort to master, and nobody is perfect! Skilled conjurers have learned how to do all these things and more, but also have a strong understanding of their own limitations. While you shouldn't rely solely on shops for making spirit connections, they're a great place to start until you're confidant and skillful enough to give it a go yourself.
What is vetting and how do I know my spirit is safe?
Vetting is the process through which the conjurer determines an entity or spirit is compatible with the concept of human companionship as we know it, but it's also the time spent getting to know them, learning their motivations, making sure they are capable of and compliant with house rules, testing their manifestations with multiple sources, and ensuring that they are who they say they are. We ask them a lot of questions regarding their history, learn their personality quirks, as well as ask questions on their culture, their personal boundaries, verifying the abilities they say they are capable of, why they are interested in humans, as well as check that everything they are telling us is true. We observe them in their own habitat or home worlds, as well as invite them to join us in ours and observe how they react in various situations to a wide range of stimuli. We make sure that the information they are giving us over time corroborates with information they gave us during initial interviews, and that they are truthful and earnest in their desire for companionship. All beings we offer consent to the vetting process, and it is not harmful to them.
Some aspects of vetting include but are not limited to:
•Introduction Interview (Who are you? How old are you? Where do you come from? Etc)
•Safety & Verification Vetting (If your race is too aggressive? Are you who you say you are? Etc)
•Companionship Interview (What do you want out of companionship; Why? What can you offer? Etc)
•Manifestation Testing (Consistency of manifestations)
•Ability Testing (What are your abilities? Can you do what you say you do?)
•Temperament Testing (Checking to see if there are any personality red flags)
•Group Vetting (How do they get along with others? Are there energy types or races they don't get along with? Etc)
•Unscheduled Drop-In Visits (When they don't know we're watching, does their behavior change?)
•Exit Interview (Used to draft their listings)
As a general rule of thumb, our conjurers typically take a minimum of 3 months of vetting per spirit. However, for some races that we've been working with for well over a decade or more, the time frame may drop down to 1 month. We would say the average is 3-6 months, with darker aligned beings with moralities different from our own taking 6-12.