I was wondering what people mean when they say black magick. It used to be to me that baneful magick was black magick. Then maybe now it is working with demons? I suppose this question has been probably asked before in a number of ways but it was something I was wondering and there is perhaps a little twist to what I am wondering.
There is magick where you envision a light. Perhaps could this be White magick? Where as black magick could be envisioning the darkness? I guess I am wondering if so,some, most, of my âBlackâ magick is hard to control. I envision the darkness and it is always somehow there.
I donât know if I am having a bit of an off day but does that make sense to you? Can anyone relate? If so do you know how to navigate through this?
A useless division used to create divisions where there shouldnât be any or else used to indicate certain fields that common perception associates when talking of a particular category like saying love magick, or healing magick, except this is largely useless in terms of black magick because it contains so many categories itself you might as well just say magick because that is all it does with a bit extra ideology and edge on top. Why worry about divisions just practice magick and the techniques or cultural branches specializing in the skills you want or are attracted too. Usually it just means people want to fit in or donât know what they are talking about unless they are trying to make money off it of course.
Black Magic has traditionally referred to the use of magic for evil and selfish purposes as opposed to health and healing. Black Magic also denotes a negative connotation for harming others for revenge or malice.
During the Renaissance, many magical practices and rituals were considered evil or irreligious hence the term, âblack magicâ, irregardless of there intent. Witchcraft was illegal and targeted by the Inquisition.
I defined it by actually being able to produce results. Some people go buy hundreds of books rings etc and canât produce any results. Everyone can if they stick to doing realistic things
Magick is magick, people are different⌠opinions and principles they made up for themselves are different. That what makes white, black, purple, green, yellow and âwho knows whatâ magick. Concentrate on the craft and when you master it, paint it with your own colour or pick one that you like.
With that said, ask two white magician what exactly is âwhiteâ magick, youâll get 10 different opinions. The same with black magick. If you want to find out what they really are then youâll have to study the history of witchcraft and how it changed to become what it is today.
Long story short⌠white magick = good guys, harm none and karma, angels and gods etc. black magick = bad guys, do as thou welt, get whatever you want however you want, demons and necromancy etcâŚBooks could be written to explain the philosophy of each path but Iâm sure you got the idea.
Classically, black magic/low magic/sorcery/thaumaturgy/LHP refers to praxes which deliberately affect the physical plain for the sake of physical gain alone, rather than spiritual gain/henosis.
I get the impression that the division between Left and white magic came from same split as Left and Right Hand Path Philosophy, which stems from the Kabbalahâs influence in the Middle Ages (Zoharâs work if I am not mistaken). If you look at the Kabbalah as depicted as the tree of life, you will see three paths that lead to the Crown (God/the Divine if you will). The path to the Right represents âMercyâ and was viewed as the Masculine aspect. The path on the Left was associated with power and justice, as well as the feminine. The path in between represented the balance between both extremes and was associated with âbeautyâ. In a way, it seemed like a western way of understanding where philosophy in the east stood in regards to not only creation of the world but of morality (at least in the regards of balance).
Well, when you add organized religion, the need to grab onto power through fear, and a host of other issues, it became pretty easy to definite one as being âgoodâ and the other as âevilâ while denying that they are two faces of the same country. I believe that the same fear mongering tactics have bleed into modern magic, as the same mindset still stands strong today.
Basically, my thoughts are that magic is magic. There is no such thing as white or black magic in my eyes. The distinction is just another way to prevent people from achieving their fullest potential by restricting themselves through fear.
The delineation is a lot older than that. The term left hand path itself is from tantric hindu philosophy, while black magic arises from later european thought on Paracelsus.
I donât believe in black magick just as much as I find left and right hand path stuff ridiculous. I believe magick is magick, either direct magick (energy work) or indirect magick(using ceremonial/ritual magick to have an external source help with something) which isnât defining it as much as the unnecessary black, white, left, right, etc.
Ok, Black magick or LHP/Vamachara can be described in 3 ways. If the tradition-lineage has any one of the 3 components then it is LHP
1- MEANS â If the means for ascension/connection with the entity etc is Dark or looked down upon by society. Like using Sex magick. or Offering innocent Animals as sacrifice.
2- MEDIUM â If the entity or current one is connecting with or working with itself is Dark. Like Demons or other Dark Entities. Generally if in a society/civilization Dark entities are worshiped too much, itâs effect is bound to be seen there in the long run.
3- ENDS â For which end is the magick, spiritual practice been done? Or ascension? Helping others via service ? or for Baneful purpose? If itâs the 3rd one then it falls under Vamachara/LHP.
Any tradition/Sect which Anyone of this 3 is Generally considered LHP/ Path of Black magick .
The delineation is useful because the two magical currents arise from different sources and produce different effects both upon the magician and his surroundings. That said, the best wisdom ever communicated to me on the matter was that a right or left hand path magician is exactly one half a magician.