Black Magic

There are those that believe there is no such thing as black or white magic and that all magic should be intended to do no harm.  Nevertheless, there are practitioners of black magic or “dark magic” that draw upon malevolent gods or malevolent powers in order to invoke their image in a spell.  The uses would be to steal, kill, cause misfortune, harm or destroy another person for the purposes of personal gain.  When you call something “black magic”, it is a negative thing describing those who engage in those practices. 

Much of black magic is done using rituals.  There are group rituals that are performed with the intention of harming another person. There is usually a High Priest or High Priestess that governs a coven of witches that engage in this type of magic.  Not all black witchcraft is malevolent and there are spells and rituals that exist which do help people and have benevolent purposes.  For example, you can use black magic to get rid of pests or diseases.  The pests are harmed but they are not the same as harming human beings.  This can create good for human beings. 

In the dark arts, there is no real difference between benevolent and malevolent magic.  All spells are viewed the same and there is no specific morality as there is with white rituals.  Magic is just magic. In some circles, all magic is deemed as evil, including so called white magic.  It is these people that believe witchcraft is associated with Satanism, regardless of how it is practiced.   Another theory distinguishes it from positive magic. Dark magic draws on malevolent sources and white magic draws on benevolent forces in order to accomplish a goal.  The goal of black witchcraft is to do harm to another while the goal of white witchcraft is to do good. 

Some people believe there is no connection between black and white rituals.  They sometimes achieve the same effects and other times achieve the opposite effects.  The spells and rituals are completely different and those who practice the dark arts have no relationship between those that practice the white arts. 

In the dark magic performed in folk magic, such as Voodoo, Obeah or Santeria there is an attempt to harm another human being using personal elements from the individual you intend to harm.  This can include the person’s blood, hair and personal mementos.  These are used to create spells and charge talismans that serve to harm the other person.  But please remember that it is not common for the practitioners of folk magic to cast only evil spells. In fact, most of the folk magic practitioners do only good or positive magic.

Black Magick versus White Magic

There is another theory that dark and positive magic can often be the same thing.  The only difference between whether a spell is white or black depends on the intent of the person doing the spell.  A person can say a spell with negative intent or the same spell with positive intent.  Most witchcraft religions follow this tenet and this is where the idea that there is no such thing as black or white magic comes from.  All magic is considered gray and the actual intention is the important thing. 

There is some thought that dark magic is to be practiced during the night under the spell of the moon and white magic is done during the day under the spell of the sun.   While this could sometimes be true, there are so-called “white spells” that can be done in the daylight that can also do someone harm.  The same is true for so-called “dark spells”.

There are certain practices that are true of the dark arts.  The first is knowing a person’s true name.  It is said that when you know a person’s real name, you have some kind of complete control over the person.   Another practice of black medicine is referred to as “necromancy”.  This is the act of raising a body from the dead.  It is done as part of certain dark rituals.  Hexes are another black practice.  You hex a person when you curse them and wish something harmful would come to the other person. 

Black Magic Resources

If you want to learn more about Black Magic and the Dark Arts the following websites will be of help to you.

• Black Magic Witchcraft
• Black Magic Spells
• Black Magic Wikipedia

If you are interested in the Art of White Magic the following websites will be helpful

• White Magic
• White Magic Witchcraft Spells
• White Magic Wikipedia