Necromancy

i know more about the spell and i can cast the spell

i do but i stay away from that stuff... bad stuff only comes from it. :/

I suggest you do a google search for "ars falcis" ;) it'll give a little more insight on necromancy

Although Ars Falcis gives a nice modern view of necromancy, it is a neopagan view. I can't help but wonder why "Paradise Lost" by Milton (something totally steaped in Christianity) would be a source.

I also notice that it focuses on the dark aspects of necromancy, and neglects the light side. Vampiric necromancy was predominantly Crowley's influence to my knowledge, and is not traditional. And cursing and hexing was brought up far too much, that's not at all necessary.

To understand necromancy is to understand death itself and the soul. It does not need to be used with force or negative intentions (curses and hexes). Nor does it shorten your lifespan or make you callus. People who become too obsessive with death and ignore death's relationship with life, thereby gaining a sense of dislike for the living creates a callus nature. And you don't need to be involved in magick to do that to yourself. And it is only "dark" to those who fear death and cannot embrace it's beauty.

But all in all, Ars Falcis holds some good points about death itself and the soul in general, so it's worth the read for those interested. It also has some good philosophy sources, especially those of the Greeks and Agrippa.

not once did i claim that it had all the answers. it even says that it's just there to broaden your scope on what necromancy is. a decent jumping off point imo

im sure whiteraven wasnt trying to jump down your throat about it darkest light.

tho whiteraven does have a point about ars falcis focusing on the dark side of it. its a law of nature that everything has a balance. sometimes we just havent found it yet. the book i suggested i believe shows the lighter side of it.