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Quick question for those so inclined to answer:

I need a word. Specifically, a word indicating a kind of doll or stuffed animal into which a spirit is summoned/housed. Like in "Johnny the Homicidal Maniac," with the Doughboys (or in I Feel Sick, with the Sickness doll). This is for a fic. I've been using the word "poppet" so far, but that sounds juvenile, and the word "familiar" doesn't cut it. I know there's a word out there, but I can't remember what it is. Anyone have any ideas? Even in a different language or something? My big-ass dictionary isn't helping any.

Also, is it possible for an idea to be too transparent of a metaphor if you got it in an otherwise nonsensical dream, or are dreams just metaphors anyway? I need permission here. Don't know why I feel like I need permission to write my weirder ideas, but I do.

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Date: 2005-07-20 03:31 am (UTC)

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Date: 2005-07-20 03:37 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] josephwaldman.livejournal.com
Icon? Voodoo doll? Fetish? Talisman? Shaman? Avatar?

Definitely...

Date: 2005-07-20 07:46 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] wolf-heart9.livejournal.com
...fetish. I think that's what you're looking for.

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Date: 2005-07-20 09:05 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] gakifang.livejournal.com
homonculous? golem?

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