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"Monsters in my pocket" as aid for devotional magic

13:33 / 26.09.02

Anyone here remember those old (I think it was Mattell) "Monster in my Pocket" toys from years ago (for those who don't here's a link: http://www.raumhafen.de/galerie/rubber_guys/mimp/)

Anyway, after reading a section from one of Hine's books about devotional magic I decided to make a shrine for Ganesha. Since no shops in my area sell statues of Ganesha I just decided to use one of my old monster in my pocket toys: Ganesha was featured in series 2, so I just attatched my pink one to a base and put it on my bookshelf (god of scribes hee hee) and that was my shrine for it.

Actually, there are quite a few deities in that toy series one could use: Kali, Coatlicue, etc. I don't think Mattell intended these things to be used for chaos magic but hey, that's life.

13:35 / 26.09.02

ack, my mistake, it was Matchbox, not Mattell. So sorry.

deja_vroom

13:44 / 26.09.02

There's a publishing house around here that's issuing a series on mythology, and they give with each issue a 5-inch statue of several gods. I'm making a small colletion, I haveZzeus, Horus and Anubis so far. They come with some acessories and a throne, it's really cool.

Imaginary Mongoose Solutions

21:00 / 26.09.02

Is that the same company that is doing the "Ganesha in a Box" and "Green Man in a Box" sets I've been finding at bookstores?

Less searchable M0rd4nt

10:38 / 27.09.02

Hey, I remember Monsters In My Pocket. D'you know you can paint them up with acrylics?

mixmage

16:45 / 28.09.02

heh... sorcery evocation. One little monster enforces the will, another to bring knowledge. Just hold that intent while you paint 'em up.

... and seal with a durable varnish. So Moot It Be.

02:49 / 29.09.02

Well, I've never tried painting mine, but it sounds like a good idea...

Though I think my pink Ganesha is so cute. Wish they would have had one for Pan, but the large cock and tits may of scared the kiddies.

Sirhan Sirhan Solo

02:57 / 29.09.02

I would imagine that pewter miniatures (a la Warhammer) could be used for a similar purpose. You might even be able to use some to form the material basis for a servitor.

02:23 / 30.09.02

I've always wondered if one could build a physical version of a servitor using LEGO pieces...

fluid_state

03:54 / 30.09.02

i started building a servitor; used a LEGO mindstorms kit, a LEGO camera and a few other plastic pieces for the physical representation... never finished the body, though. the idea mutated faster than i could build it (and i was a little too ambitious with the design, had to scale it back some).

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