Chapter Two

Magic: Divided & Defined

Now we discuss the division of magic. It is true to a point that there is no difference in what it is called, for it is all the same. But it also matters upon ‘which side of the fence you are standing on’ when you make your observation.
I could also say this: magic is magic, but black magic is black magic, and definitely stands apart. Some that enter the practice of magic will never enter the gates of Darkness, and therefore all that is magic.
Black magic is reserved for the few who will dare it. Black magic is a stage in the magic process, and while your there the total blackness consumes you! Also black magic is black and separated in the sense that all opposites are balanced as well as divided at their proper time.
There is a good example of this in the cycles and patterns of nature. Thunder and lightening are separate forces, yet most of the time appear together. Magic as a whole can also be compared to the seasons. The weather is, but is always changing according to its cycle or season. Summer is not found in winter and one who resides in a tropical area may not appreciate or care to experience a typical Northern winter.

Magic, as all things, are relative to ones experience. Black magic has its own four seasons and it is a complete system in and of itself, if applied correctly. Life starts in the dark, we gradually move out from it only to find that we must move back into it in the end. Do you think darkness is an incapable mother, unfit to teach us everything along our way, when it is she who gave us form and the capacity for wisdom? When we move out from the darkness it is not symbolic of going into light, instead we move into full stupidity.
One does not become wise without darkness, crisis or experience. These things are her gifts, and not the gods of good times. God is good, god is great, god of light, god of love, grant us good health, a good life, an easy time! Just how are you going to learn anything in life if everything is so good?

Balance of the universal or cosmic opposites (positive and negative) are part of the magic process. But to recognize this is another matter. You will never achieve balance without living the secrets of darkness first. Usually one learns about light initially, (or what they consider light, hence false light otherwise known as stupidity) then darkness, for darkness is much more complicated and involved. It is the place of creation, it is the glue of everything that is, is not, and will be. After being sucked into total darkness for many years, you will look at light in a whole new perspective.
What I describe as being black magic is simply one side of the whole. But it is this side which is being discussed at length here. If one has enrolled in college for a degree in a particular field, is that field not broken down into many courses of study. It will be broken down into various categories, classes, and levels. You can sum up your studies with one title, but you will study different things that when combined make the whole, and usually one has a particular specialty within any given field. So then, black magic is one field of study, and an important one at that, in magic.

There are different levels of experiencing the dark powers as there are differing classes of tornadoes. The black magic I am explaining is the highest, an F5 tornado. This is also why I have divided black and white. While you are traveling through the Underworld (during the destruction and gestation periods) there is no light! The pitch black will eventually yield to light, (by the way, the only real light is wisdom) if you survive, but not before its time!
Yes there is a time when all is in perfect balance, and there are times when it is not. This to is an important part of the creation/destruction process.
How can something be created or destroyed if all is balanced? Think about it for a while. Each part is important to the other as the creation and growth factor, but they hold their own purpose as well. Balance is healthy, but when you need a drastic change, the equilibrium must shift.
The more I think about it the better the tornado description of black magic fits:
an F0 tornado -light= chimney damage.
F1- moderate
F2- considerable
F3- severe= roofs and walls torn down.
F4- devastating = constructed walls leveled
F5- incredible= homes lifted off the foundation & carried considerable distances.

The house damaged represents the person involved with black magic. Not everyone will experience the same thing, no matter what you are 'into'. If you are serious about discovering the secrets of real black magic, you better be able to handle an F 5. I did, it was no easy feat, black magic is not meant to be a macho thing, I almost didn’t make it. When I hear people, usually christians, saying things like.. beware the demons..the demons will get you and ruin your life, and its so dangerous etc., I have to laugh hard. I wish I could ask them how they gained their expertise on the subject, for it is all christian hullabaloo.

Demons are dangerous but as has been explained, they don’t do this because they are evil, they are only protecting something very valuable! Yes they will ruin the life you are living at the time you call upon them, but that’s their 'job.'
Your perception of them and darkness will change eventually on your trip. Demons are a major stumbling block for people. As far as the person who is casting spells, the magic is not in and of itself white or black, it is the practitioner that defines this. To say that a love spell or such is white or black makes no difference. This is where it is guided by personality.

There are also three different types of ‘magic’ , the first is glamour which is only illusion, the second is sympathetic, where like is said to attract like , and the last is hypnotic, which amounts to "ego magic".

Real magic is a condition, and its practice is not as easy or cut and dry as most conceive it to be. It needn’t be difficult, but you have to cut through the crap of what you have been taught or told first, and that is exceedingly difficult.

Real magic is a state of being, cycles of experience which changes our consciousness/awareness. Being able to interact with another reality and things that other people are oblivious to is magic. Casting spells is only the beginning and a way to contact that other reality initially. Spells are a snowflake in a blizzard. Eventually you must look beyond the single falling flakes and see the whole landscape for what it is.
Actually the first step in black magic is to cut out the garbage of what has been said, in order to make room for what is so. Most people are truly eager for unbiased information but they are bombarded by the opinions and garbage of the magical/occult community as well as society, and that it makes it very difficult to actually form their own opinions and apply their own practical experience and knowledge for fear of looking like an idiot, or being wrong. The ones who have really learned something are the ones who go against the grain and are not afraid to speak out about what they know. Of course you will run into the occasional crack pot as far as the occult is concerned, so be careful.

Part of the process to learning is read everything you can, interact with others, but do not always believe what you read or are taught. There will come a time when you are able to make your own choices. If you do not think for yourself at some point, you have learned nothing and are only playing follow the leader.


In summary, there is a defining line for black magic and magic until you master it all. There are positive and negative energies to be dealt with and learned about. Each one is an important step and you have nothing without the other, although as I said earlier black magic (or chaos and negative energy) is the all and the foundation of the spiritual and the material which came from it. There comes a time for the serious student when the need for trivial spells and things associated with it will be surpassed, and instead true communication and knowledge will flow through you. You will have a constant connection with the source and will no longer need ritual as a means of learning or 'getting' results. Ritual will become a way of honoring the ones who have taught you. You will not need to deal with things as love spells, and hexes etc. etc. because your time will be spent on things greater, and you will have surpassed the need for it all together.

When you truly understand, you will understand the role of relationships, love, and 'destiny' in general, and you will not interfere with things of the ego. But until then, magic as in casting spells and ritual should serve as a line of communication for you, this will help you to gain access to the realm of the gods/spirits( who ever it is that you wish to connect with).

Darkness is not about being a wicked person. Evil is relative! It is a human condition and has nothing to do with Darkness. I actually studied the concept of evil for many years, I was searching for 'true' or pure spiritual evil. I wanted to know firsthand if it existed. I have come face to face with many kinds of spiritual beings, including demons and although in the beginning they would startle me when they would arrive in the middle of the night unannounced, they are not evil. Just because something is outwardly frightening and remains hidden, does not make it evil. I discovered that evil only exists within humans. Because of this I was eventually able to cut through a lot of the typical social garbage and really learn some thing.


Studying and working with different beings/spirits offers us a way to connect with varying levels of energy as well as function. This gives us the chance to experience the things we would other wise have difficulty understanding. Studying different paths within a total system helps us to learn and experience different sides of ourselves most importantly.

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