Patti Winginton Of Invoke And Myn/Pagan/Wiccan Practices

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Invoke; not to be confused with evoke, is to call some type of spirit or entity to willingly take control of your body (ie. possession) in order to promote communication between the two planes; to call in, as per Witchipedia. To Invoke is to voluntarily allow a spirit, other worldly being and/or deity to enter your body in order to assist with manifesting the desired results in your spell work, as per Patti Winginton of Evoke & Invoke. According to Arnaud Thuly, Invoke is derived “from the Latin in vocare, which means to call forth within [the person]”. This is not something that is recommended for new practitioners, as it does come with its risks.
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It is used to connect with another entity, in every sense of the word (mind, body and spirit). According to AltFaith, Invocation should only be used for serious matters, such as healing, and not for simple day to day spell work, as this can aggravate the deity being called upon, and because the power this creates is so great, it is not to be abused. AltFaith’s recommends building a relationship with the entity/deity prior to Invoking them, as this is an important part in self-protection, as well as creating a beneficial working relationship with this deity. A good (mundane) example of this is calling upon a friend for help – if we are in regular contact with this person and is a mutually beneficial relationship, when the time arises for one of us to ask for help from the other, chances are pretty good the help will be there. On the other hand, if we were to regularly call upon a friend only when we need aid, eventually they will stop assisting us, as they begin to feel used – this can also be attributed to asking for help from other worldly beings; in order for the relationship to work, it must be mutually beneficial, and is not to be taken

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