@Heathen1 I agree to a point, in that I agree that it would be a giant shit circus if everybody and their brother had this knowledge and knew that magick and the spiritual beings you can connect with and work with are very real and anyone has the potential to be able to do it, since we’re all born with magick and some degree of some kind(s) of psychic ability with the potential to increase it ( best done by employing the afore mentioned spiritual beings to help you with it ), but I believe that anyone can follow the LHP, or any path and current of magick they choose and that it’s not like we’re some kind of special, chosen people. But yeah, the occult, which just means “hidden”, just like the words “dark” in dark arts, and “black” in black magick, in that it’s knowledge is generally hidden.
It’s with good reason that true, working occult knowledge that lets anyone perform real magick with real results is hidden in a kind of veil of secrecy, cryptic language, riddles and weird symbolism which make the power SEEM inaccessible. That is to keep the casual dabblers, loose cannons, weirdos, and plain idiots away so they don’t seek it and cause all manner of chaos and assorted bullshit that could potentially effect many people ( or even civilization as we know it ). I actually spoke to someone on Reddit that wanted us ( the real, experienced practitioner ) to teach her how to hex a child to torment and death, because the mother of the kid got snippy and mildly insulted this lady’s daughter because the daughter is a Republican ( I’m a firearms enthusiast, shooter, and collector since childhood and have even shot in multiple competitions during my 20s,so I’m pro 2nd Amendment as well ) and “what better way to hurt a parent than the death of their child”. The bitch actually said that, so I told the bitch about herself and that just because we’re LHP doesn’t mean we’re child murderers.
I also agree with @3rd_Eye_Drops in that larpers would become very prevalent and, with this kind of knowledge, could do great damage just to satisfy their own curiosity. Indeed, I believe that such things and people may cause spirits ( be they angels, demons, or whatever ) to drastically change how they view and react to all of humanity, or even wash their hands of humanity entirely. Could you imagine how most of us “real deal” occultists would feel if we performed a ritual of evocation with spirits we’ve been working with and have good relationships with for years and years, and have those spirits say “I’m sorry, but I don’t work with humans now”? And all because of tons of idiots that used the occult as a source of amusement when it’s actually serious stuff that should absolutely be practiced with great caution and respect. You don’t hand some ignorant, psycho, dumbass an M-240 machine gun and 1000 rounds of belted .308 ammo, show him how to load and shoot it, drive him to the mall, and tell him to go in there with that machine gun and have some fun, just to see what multiple hits with .308 Winchester ammo on full auto does to a crowd of people. So it is with true, working occult knowledge that has such potential to do far more than a dipshit with a machine gun