As I have already discussed, when the Godhead became aware of itself, in a way, it splintered or shattered. This gave rise to creation and evolution. The fetch, as a strand of Fate, is a portion of the Godhead, and thus close to the Truth, but not quite there. This entity knows what must be done to “end existence” as we know it and restore the Godhead to It’s original state of being (The True Great Work.) Each fetch is a guide to someone or something existing upon the physical plane of existence. For every lich, a fetch. The fetch guides it’s lich through life, attempting to guide the body in a way that will bring the Godhead closer to wholeness. To accomplish this the fetch affects the physical life, thoughts and decisions of the individual as much as it can to keep it on the proper path to accomplish what it must in life. This would be what we might call fate or karma. When something must be done in life, the individual may feel compelled to take a certain action. This is essentially Fate acting through the fetch to cause the individual to fulfill their fate. So the fetch is each individuals own personal emissary of Fate. Now, in less spiritually evolved persons the fetch will affect them exactly as mentioned above through “intuition.” In a normal human being this form of “intuitive contact” is rare and typically comes only at key points in the individual’s life. However, in individuals that have evolved mentally or spiritually beyond the normal human scope the fetch may have a more direct contact with them. This contact can be established either by the fetch or the individual, as in the case of a magician.
We have mention in mythology of the fetch speaking to heroes and magicians in their dreams. Sometimes this is done to protect the individual, sometimes to give them information. We also have record of the fetch preceding the lich in order to act as a sort of scout and protector. In addition we know that certain cultures believed that the fetch would reside near and protect the lich of an individual for anywhere from thirty to forty days following death. This may be a precaution in case the individual’s fate and affairs were unresolved and the soul needed to return to the body. We might interpret this as being what scientists today call an NDE, a near death experience.