string dolls as poppets

[wind]

Hey guys I just was researching and found out that some people use string dolls (the ones you get from vending machines for like something amount of cents) and lets say somone has a head ache. You would wipout one of the string dolls, do a little naming cermony and concentrate on the dolls head, picturing them being healed... sending and raising energy into the head of the doll.... then after that do a naming cermony and un naming the doll.

You can buy one for each purpose, healing, return to sender, love, etc whatever floats your boat I guess xD But! my question is , would it be okay to keep reusing them. Like after each spell bathe them in salt, and let them absord moon light and sun light for 3 or however many nights and then sage them to get ride of its previous energy for better use. I find this could be easier instead of making it all the time, also I find when making them its harder to conctrate where as the premade dolls are already and more time to focus

so can I buy string dolls from the vending machines use it for a certain purpose for me or somoneelse (for good) and then reuse them but cleanse them real good? Thanks and blessed be !!!

[orchestrion]

Re: string dolls as poppets

You can use anything as long as it directs your focus and energy in my opinion. But i personally also prefer to actually make my materials- my wand, for instance. So if you really want Im sure you could use those but i would also suggest something like yarn dolls that aren't hard or costly to make. I also think reusing them is fine.

[Jembru]

Re: string dolls as poppets

I don't think there's really a right and wrong way, but if I were using them and planned to use them more than once, I'd probably have one named for each different person I was using them for. Like, I'd have a doll I always used for Natallia, and a different doll for when I'm working for Chikae, etc...

It's very rare I work with poppets though and when I do, it's usually for binding or driving away an unwelcome person.

[Tylluan Penry]

Re: string dolls as poppets

Traditionally you used each doll once. Although I do like Jembru's suggestion too!

But if they are cheap enough, I wouldn't re-use them. After all, it's unlikely you'll be doing a huge amount of work using poppets, and if you are, then I would tell other people to stop putting on you so much.

You can make poppets out of just about anything, so there's no reason what you suggest wouldn't work.