Nature of Black and White Magick

[Gentle Deer Lion Tamer]

It Is All In The Intent

Let me begin with the premise that all magickal operation is
identical. The energy used in "Black Magic" is the exact same energy
used in "White Magic". It is not the kind of energy or the source of
the energy used that separates one form of magick from another, but
rather, it is the intent (the specified outcome) of the magick as
programmed by the practitioner that determines the black or white
aspect of the magick. These five steps include; desire, intent,
alignment, ritual and expectation. Intent is the steering wheel of the
magickal operation. It is the the aspect of the magickal operation
that actually "programs" or dictates how the expected outcome of the
magick will come into manifestation, exactly what the magick is to do,
the manner in which it will be accomplished (if required), and what is
to transpire at the completion of the magick (how the energy used in
the magick will be dissipated at the conclusion of the work).

So, lets look at the difference between "Black" and "White" magick. In
this world, I was told by my disincarnate mentors, there are Two Great
Laws of Interaction. These Two Great Laws constitute the basis by
which we can easily discern "Black Magic" from "White Magick", and the
corresponding creation of "karma" (the eternal negative consequences
of our mortal behavior) when eternal laws are broken. The Two Great
Laws state:

1. You shall not deliberately, maliciously, with forethought and
intent, injure another on any level or plane of mortal association -
mentally, physically, emotionally, or spiritually. This law also
includes murder.

2. You shall not deliberately, maliciously, with forethought and
intent, deprive another of their "free agency" (the right and ability
to make decisions relating to the path and destiny of one's life).

Although you may at times do things which inadvertently violate one of
these laws, the lack of deliberation, malice, and intent negates the
karmic aspect. In the case of inadvertent violations, this is called
"experience". We are all here to experience life and its associated
trials and difficulties, most of which we either bring upon ourselves
or someone creates for us. That's just part of life, and necessary to
our growth and evolution. Only when the specified conditions of
deliberate, malicious intent with forethought stated in the Two Great
Laws is violated have we crossed the line, and eternal consequences
and retribution are mandated. There are, of course, always natural
consequences to the decisions that we make.

That again is part of our mortal learning process, but natural
consequences do not have eternal ramifications. Natural consequences
are contained within this mortal experience and are here to teach us
the lessons inherent in mortality. When we pass beyond the bounds of
this lifetime, we take the knowledge and wisdom of our experiences
with us, and hopefully, leave the highly charged emotional aspects of
the experience behind. It is, however, this highly charged emotional
aspect of the experience that imprints the experience within our
memory and makes it a lasting part of our life.

Using the Two Great Laws as our guide, can we say that "White Magic"
is any magickal operation that does not violate either of the Two
Great Laws and that "Black Magic" is any magickal operation that does
violate either of the Two Great Laws? Simply put, yes. However, let's
look at this further.

In Central and South America, there are three broad categories of
sorcerers. These three broad categories broken down into their
individual components may make our study much easier. The first
category is called "curandera" or "curandero", depending on the
gender, and means "curer" (healer). This is an individual trained in
healing and other magickal operations frequently referred to as "white
magick".

The second category is that of "bruja" or "brujo". This is someone
known to practice the "black arts", or what is perceived as the
negative use of magick. This sorcerer is usually widely known and
feared. He/she specializes in death, disease and misfortune. In some
areas of the world, and within certain cultures, this practice can be
very widespread.

The final category is that of "shaman". A shaman is essentially a
bridge between the "currandera" and the "bruja". The shaman is equally
versed in the white and black arts, and understands that the basis of
all magickal operation is identical. It is the practitioner that
determines the course and outcome of his/her work. The shaman knows
that greatest source of available power for magickal operation resides
in the dark side of human nature. Like the "bruja", the shaman has
walked the deep, dark depths of his/her soul and has confronted his/
her own demons. His/her reality has been systematically destroyed and
rebuilt upon an entirely different foundation. The shaman knows that
balance is the key to power and magick, and that balance requires that
the shaman be able to walk equally as far into the darkness as into
the light. The shaman, unlike the curandera or the bruja, is willing
to cross the line between black and white, at will, without
reservation or hesitation to keep the balance. Like the "Heyoka" of
Oglala (what most non-Native Americans refer to as the Sioux Indians)
tradition, the shaman is the sliding balance of power on the scale of
Light and Dark.
CASE STUDY

Many years ago I had a friend who had a "VooDoo" doll brought to her
to be destroyed. The doll was found in a drawer buried under a pile of
towels in the beauty parlor of a young woman recently and suddenly
deceased. The relatives, unaware of the nature of the doll, thought it
was strangely unique and grotesquely fascinating, and took it home,
where it found its new home on the nightstand next to the master bed.
As the story was related to me, over the next several months, the
husband suffered a heart attack, the family was involved in multiple
automobile accidents, and the general atmosphere of the home and the
owners' lives had taken a very dark and dismal turn. The couple
finally traced the origin of their disasters back to about the time
the doll was brought home. The doll was then passed to another
relative with equally dismal results. And so it went until it was
finally brought to my friend to be disempowered and destroyed.

This may be a classic case of "black magick", in that it may
constitute the misuse of negative magickal power, or there may be
circumstances in the lives of the victims and the perpetrator of which
we are unaware. Either way, it will serve as an excellent case study
for our purposes. Two things are very apparent about the creator of
this doll. The first is that whoever created and empowered this doll
was ready, willing and able to do so with deadly precision. The second
is that the Creator of this doll either intended to hurt as many
people as possible, perhaps as an act of terrorism, or this was very
sloppy workmanship in the doll's programming, because at the
conclusion of its mission, presumably to kill the beauty salon owner,
the doll was not programmed to realize its work was accomplished and
dissipate the energy. It continued to exercise its program on anyone
who unwittingly came into its presence. No Master Sorcerer would leave
such a blatant error. This was either a deliberate act of uncontained
terrorism or the work of a proficient but sloppy sorcerer. Magick is
an art. Like the great masters of any field, every Master Sorcerer has
an identifiable signature on his work. Meticulous workmanship is the
hallmark of a Master, and his signature commands respect. One does not
have to be a Master Sorcerer to practice magick, however, anyone who
does must be prepared for the consequences of their creations.

So, is every use of magick to produce death, disease, or misfortune an
act of "Black Magick"? Absolutely not! In our society, is every
homicide a murder? Absolutely not! One of the prime functions of the
negative use of magick in primitive settings was the use of death,
disease and misfortune directed against hostile neighbors and invaders
as an accepted means of self-defense. Does the use of negative magick
for self defense purposes appear to violate the Two Great Laws? Yes,
there is malice, forethought and intent to kill, injure or otherwise
incapacitate another. Malice is defined as the desire to harm another.
Forethought is defined as "deliberate, with planning before hand". And
intent is defined as the aim or the goal of one's actions. However,
this is where the difference lies. When someone comes against us, as
the aggressor, with intent to harm, kill, or take away our free
agency, they have broken the Law and we have every right to use any
means at or disposal, including magick, to defend ourselves and all
that is within the bounds of our stewardship, as long as we are not
the aggressors. Therefore, we can now see that the use of lethal
magick does not necessarily constitute "black magic".

By process of elimination, we can now define "black magic" as the
unprovoked, aggressive use of negative magick. Negative magick can be
defined as any act of magick that violates one or both of the Two
Great Laws, the result of which will incur karmic debt. I believe this
to be the best definition of "black magick" that I am aware of, taking
into consideration all the possible complexities and ramifications. So
why would anyone want to practice black magick? As a universal aspect
of human nature, greed and power seem to rule the list of mortal
weaknesses. The strong dominate the weak, bringing them into physical
or psychological bondage, forcing their allegiance and cooperation to
whatever end is desired. To accomplish this, there does not seem to be
any greater instrument of bondage than the fear generated from the use
or apparent use of the supernatural, and thus, magick. One of the most
powerful lessons I learned in my studies with Medicine people among
Native Americans is that it does not matter what reality may truly be.
If the people believe it is real or they can be convinced that it is
real, it is real. Again, our individual illusion of reality prevails.
So, to the medicine people, sorcerers, shamans and witches of the
world, illusion is everything. This is not to negate what they truly
are capable of.

Many of you will remember the highly successful psychic surgeon in the
Phillipines, who, when subjected to Western scrutiny, was found to be
using chicken fat and raw meat in place of human malignant tumors. But
to his patients, convinced of his skill and supernatural ability, this
surgeon had a successful recovery rate second to none. Why? Because he
successfully altered his patients' illusion of reality about their
medical condition so completely that the fabric of reality was altered
in conformity to the patients' belief. Let me repeat that one more
time; HE SUCCESSFULLY ALTERED HIS PATIENTS' ILLUSION OF REALITY ABOUT
THEIR MEDICAL CONDITION SO COMPLETELY THAT THE FABRIC OF REALITY WAS
ALTERED IN CONFORMITY TO THE PATIENTS' BELIEF. Believe it or not,
there it is. Your illusion of reality is your reality, and your
illusion of reality, when coupled with consistent belief and strong
emotion, can alter the fabric of reality. How did we originally define
magick? The ability of a mortal human to alter the fabric of reality
in conformity with and in proportion to will and intent. I had a great
deal to learn while working with Chief Two Trees in North Carolina,
when I failed to truly grasp the power of a person's belief system to
change reality. Fortunately for me, I stayed on came away wiser than
most.


THOUGHT FORMS, POPPETS AND BRAINWASHING
Now that we have finally defined "black magic", how does it work?

Method Number One: Some forms of black magic are nothing more than an
effective form of brainwashing. For instance, I, being the powerful
sorcerer, instill within your illusion of reality that, should you
ever disobey my rules, you will immediately be struck blind. If I,
like the psychic surgeon, can create such a total belief, and you
knowing break one of my rules, the mental and psychological stress of
that knowledge can and will produce the desired effect. However, it is
your reaction to my suggestion that caused the blindness, not any
direct action on my part. This is the power of the voodoo death curse
- whether someone has actually had the death chant sung on them, or
whether a person just believes it is so, the end result is usually the
same.

Method Number Two: This method actually requires the sorcerer to
perform magick and is usually used in situations where insufficient
time or contact prevents brainwashing. This method requires the
creation of a manifest thought form. In other words, the sorcerer
stirs himself/herself into a frenzy of anger and hatred, then focuses
that power into the creation of an etheric being of the same nature.
Once the manifest thought form takes shape, it is programmed with the
exact specifications of the magickal operation. This includes who to
strike, how to strike, what to strike with, and at the completion of
the magickal operation, the manner in which the manifest thought form
will be returned to its former state. In my experience, the
programming is primarily accomplished through emotionally charged
visualization. Once all the preparations are complete, and only then,
the manifest thought form is sent on its way. It is at this point that
a master sorcerer will initiate additional magickal work to protect
himself/herself from the possibility that the entity might somehow be
returned to its creator to execute its malicious task there. When
every possibility and contingency have been accounted for and covered,
the sorcerer bides his time, possibly continuing to fuel the fire as
required.

Method Number Three: This is basically the same as Method Number Two,
except that the manifest thought form is projected into a physical
object, any physical object. In the case of our earlier study, the
physical object is a grotesque doll, most probably a doll whose image
is used each time this individual's magic is performed, such that,
this doll is the "business card" of this sorcerer. The next step in
this process is to plant this physical object inconspicuously in the
immediate presence of the victim. This aspect of physical presence in
the victim's immediate proximity is based on the belief that the
physical object can more effectively hold and retain the focus of the
power right under the victim's nose, all the while, executing its
program.

The individual who practices "black magick", bringing pain and
misfortune to others, is every bit as cold, calculating and eminently
capable as any "hit man". These individuals are feared and respected
where-ever they work, for very good reason. The use or threat of black
magic against you or anyone you know is not a threat to be taken
lightly. But these individuals are not infallible or immune to their
own magick. I am personally aware of one individual who became the
victim of his own evil deeds. Should you ever believe yourself or
another to be the intended victim of black magic, history has shown
that your disbelief in their "religion", "black magic" or the
sorcerer's individual capabilities will not shield you from the
intended effects. History has also shown that your particular
religious association, beliefs, or faithfulness will not protect you.

These misconceptions actually add to the effectiveness of the
sorcerers work. By virtue of your false sense of immunity, and the
elapsed time it takes to realize your error, the effects may already
be working. Black magick is very much like cancer. If you contracted
cancer, disbelief in the cancer will not save your life, neither will
your religious associations, beliefs, or faithfulness. It has been my
experience that the actual victims of black magick usually have some
knowledge that a potentially hostile situation exists, that the
opposition may escalate the confrontation, and that by tradition or
desperation they may resort to unorthodox measures. Awareness is the
key to survival in this life. Awareness is the key to dealing with
black magic. You must arm yourself with all the knowledge possible and
seek immediate expert assistance. Like cancer, time and expert help
are critical. People just don't want to believe or accept that they
have cancer, so frequently by the time they take action, it is too
late.

I do not personally practice black magic, although, I will not
hesitate to meet force with force. I have, however, been called upon
many times over the ten years to assist others who have become the
target of etheric terrorism and black magic. I sincerely hope that the
information presented here was both understandable as well as useful.