Servitor Creation, What can they do?

[crooktooth]

Peter Carroll and Phil Hine talk about creating servitors or homunculi as more or less magical assistants.
I read that often magicians will create two main servitors, one to implement will and one to bring knowledge.
But I'm not sure I understand what a servitor can actually do, the language is pretty vague as to what they are capable of.

 

[NecromanticFox]

I know many practitioners who have servitors for protection, myself included. I also had one to bring wealth.

 

[crooktooth]

Is it a mere statement of intent? Like "Your purpose is protection" or "I will that you protect me"?

 

[ArchonLynx]

I use thought forms/ tulpas for darker forms of energy work such as attacks & information gathering I also use them to absorb energy in certain areas through sigils & glamour.

I believe protection is a personal thing you solely should partake in keeping your energies align to you & not allow seepage or manipulation.

Intuition will keep you safe majority of the times listen to that feeling you get & do the opposite or stay quiet.

Words & actions put things into play if your silent & ignore a lot of negative things they will disperse like they don't exist.