Re: Is black magic dangerous? By: WhiteRav3n / Knowledgeable
Post # 13 Nov 18, 2012
There is no such division of magick. Magick is magick. Black and white are labels people have chosen to use, and everyone has a different definition of these terms. It's just as good the labels ugly and beautiful--perception plays a huge part.
All magick can be dangerous. I wrote about how here
I think there are multiple ways to define them both, some more questionable than others but in the end I'd say it's a matter best left to personal belief. However, aside from how people personally define there is how people personally understand it and then explain it. I believe just as with many other concepts even the people who answer the questions tend to not understand it themselves.
If and when we refer to magic with the colors black or white we are not saying in any way at all that magic is actually colorful.
No, just get that retarded idea out of your head.
Color is given to magick simply for categorizing it. Not saying that it has color, for categorizing it.
Categories have and probably always will be used in magic, it just helps make things easier to understand. I see people here all the time trying to work against traditional ways of doing things because they feel their methods are best. I strongly suggest against listening to these people because they are most certainly not right all the time and do not know everything.
Categories can be confusing though, because the definitions or classification of those categories can differ greatly between individuals so often times there's some misunderstanding.
This should not make it wrong to use categories, it should only provide you with initiative to do proper research and decide on your own, valid method of definition.
I find that these generalized categories really are used most by beginners, and I don't hold it against them to use broad categories because honestly, how are they supposed know the details that we do? I myself just try to explain the above as quickly as possible so they understand more of what they're saying. I never enjoyed yelling at kids, "White magic doesn't exist." or "Magic doesn't have color."
They don't understand, not to mention it's deceptively inaccurate to say so.
Color is just another human construct...
As for asking if it's dangerous... As WhiteRav3n told you it has nothing to do with broad categories. All magic is cast with some kind of personal gain, pretty much no exceptions. Any kind of magic may be cast and have the effect of benefiting someone else, even a curse. You have something called consequences, everything you do including with magic has consequences. There is no way to measure how much something might backfire and there is no way to completely measure how much effect something might have on the rest of the world. Magic is manipulation of natural energy, to use it is to affect reality outside the manner it was naturally carrying on. If you cast a healing spell, that is still black magic by this definition because you have the personal satisfaction of helping someone even if by some chance they don't want to be helped. If you cast a healing spell it may still be considered white magic by this definition even if the person them self doesn't want to be healed, but perhaps someone else does and they become satisfied.
You never know who you are really truly pleasing except for yourself.
First off, it depends on what you do with the energy in the working. When you're doing black magic, you need to raise the energy without tying yourself to the working. If you don't do that and the spell works, it's likely to rebound and get you instead. You need to raise the energy without tying yourself to the working when doing black magic. after each working of black magic, it is also wise to do any cleansing of your choice to avoid rebounding energies.
If you are summoning or worst involving demons or other evil entities, then yes it is very dangerous. Otherwise, you just have to worry about karma. Harm others and you will pay the price.
