Sympathetic Magick

Sympathetic Magick
Microcosm vs Macrocosm

Sympathetic magick is the ultimate expression of microcosm vs macrocosm. When we talk about correspondences, we are talking about a sympathetic relationship between the object and what it represents. Correspondence is the root of what we use when we talk about sympathetic magick. One thing takes the place of another on the physical plane, but on the astral, it is the same thing or a reflection of the thing you are trying to effect.
An example of this would be poppet magick, or popularly known as Voodoo. The poppet (the microcosm) represents the person (the macrocosm), therefor IS the person, be it yourself or someone else. What one does to the poppet—show it love and decorate it in a desirable image or shove needles through it—will ultimately metaphorically happen to the subject it corresponds with. Ripping a picture apart, friendship bracelets and stereotypical spells requiring hair or nail clippings are all forms of sympathetic magick.
The power of wedding rings, friendship bracelets or other shared jewelry are other forms of sympathetic magick. The thought is that though the objects are separate, they share the same vibration on the astral plane. They are metaphorically and astrally the same object, thus forging a link between the wearers so long as they keep the object close.
You can see how this would be beneficial in magick workings. When looking to change your physical image, draw a picture of how you want to look, however crude or elaborate it may be. Frame it, shower it with compliments, offer it gifts like flowers and healthy libations. When you correspond the picture with yourself, it becomes you. If you act in accord by eating healthy and exercising, astrally you will become the image you are encouraging, and then the physical changes will follow. As above, so below.

we worked with poppets this class, and the homework was to journal the successes and pitfalls of using a poppet for sympathetic magick.