Why Is It Dangerous to Befriend Magic?
As we have said more than once, it is common to believe Magic can be “practiced”, train in it, or simply be interested in it.
Such a notion is misleading not only because it reduces Magic to the level of a “hobby”, a “pastime”, or a “profession”, but also because it allows vessels to interact, unprepared for Power to encounter it.
That kind of interaction can have a number of negative consequences.
The first obvious consequence may be the destruction of the vessel. There are many cases known where those fascinated by Magic, as well as their relatives or loved ones, began to fall ill or suffer a streak of misfortune. The reason is clear: if a vessel attempts to accept Power beyond its capacity, it shatters.
However, this problem is fairly easy to avoid — usually those merely interested in Magic instinctively avoid contact with large amounts of Power, merely “playing at” Magic, imitating magical actions and manifestations. It is obvious this clowning has no serious consequences beyond discrediting Magic as a body of knowledge and skill.
Far more serious is the second problem. Even while “playing” at Magic, one can provoke a range of powerful beings — Demons, Elementers or Elementaries, because even irresponsible activation of pentacles and casting spells inevitably affects the Threshold between worlds, and thus they risk infringing on others’ interests.
While still protected by the dense plane, such hapless magi are rarely attacked during life by spirits they have offended (especially if the Threshold in their minds remains stable); but without that protection they risk suffering the vengeance of predatory spirits.
Upon disembodiment, a being that contacted manifestations of Power first encounters the burden of energies with which it has more or less consciously contacted during its manifested life. Second, it faces the swarms of spirits it disturbed, seeking retribution. This confrontation has serious consequences, in particular often causing unsustainable energy losses beyond what is sustainable, and prompting desperate attempts to restore it, which, in turn, often cause the being’s demonization itself and transformation into an utukku. Unfortunately, such a fate is sadly very real for many imitators who toyed with Magic and fancied themselves mighty.
This means that Magic is not a way to increase one’s power or indulge megalomania. Magic is a complex and deadly war that demands enormous responsibility, courage, and unwavering intent.
The chances of victory are small, the risks enormous, the burden heavy, and the tension sometimes unbearable. There is no need to subject oneself to such hardships if one can avoid them. Therefore, the Magi have not sought to expand their circle, nor promoted their way of life, understanding that being a Magus is more of a curse than a blessing.
Only someone with nowhere to retreat, and nothing to lose, who understands that even death is preferable to a caged life, may enter the magical battle. That is why the well-known paraphrase is apt: «Only someone who cannot avoid practicing Magic can practice Magic».
Very relevant for our time. Nevertheless, a huge number of people in the world now and in the past practiced petty, domestic, rural magic, while remaining decent citizens, and their death was hardly so risky. I think there is a critical threshold, crossing which one is identified and marked by the Universe as a magician, regardless of whether they are successful or not. And then they are held accountable even if they did nothing ‘special’…
Sounds like a threatening warning.
Can I soften the message:
Is it possible to live in this mysterious magical world and not be friends with magic?
For analogy – friends, it’s dangerous to play with chemistry! But how do you then cook, wash laundry, and carry out other human activities without ‘doing chemistry’ at least on a domestic level?
It’s clear that a cook, if allowed into a chemical laboratory, will only be taken for a tour)))
Hello.
I believe there is nothing dangerous in household chemicals with full awareness of actions and consequences. Although, it is worth noting that even in cooking, our awareness is lacking, hence the multitude of diseases, while preparing food seems to be a norm. By the way, people who eat unprocessed food tend to look better than exquisite chefs.
As I understand it, Enmerkar is saying that one should befriend what one is aware of and only engage with the unknown in cases of extreme necessity.
On the other hand, modern humans, finding themselves in the thick of civilization, are initially surrounded by numerous unconscious actions. Usually, one at least needs to reckon with them. But they are also open for exploration.
I accept the response, thank you!
Besides, “befriend what you are aware of and only engage with the unknown in cases of extreme necessity.”
Tell this to a one-, two-, three-, and five-year-old kid who is drawn to the unknown and wants to be friends immediately.
If we only approached the unknown when absolutely necessary, we might still be living in caves.
Friendship is friendship – there are always more feelings than awareness. I initially befriend because I am drawn to it, it is interesting, pleasant – then I understand and realize exactly what draws me, what is interesting, and what is pleasant.
In short, just as there were and will be ‘burns, poisonings, and fatalities’ from chemical experiments, so there have been and will be casualties from magical studies.
The other matter is that safety protocols and behavioral rules in ‘laboratories’ should be prescribed.
Hmm. May the forces be with the little ones and their parents.
By the way about the little ones: they initially have, so to speak, a protection system, which usually gets lost over the years, so babies are actually more protected than adults. Usually, little ones are not threatened by most dangers that adults expect for them, just because those situations are not destined to happen. For example, I strongly doubt that a two-year-old girl finding an ancient spell on her father’s magician desk will correctly read it. Even if the girl is three and can read, she is likely to read it her way and forget it. However, she may accidentally grab exposed wires just as she might get radiation from household appliances. Were the girl free and able to go wherever she wanted, she would surely keep away from household appliances, but the girl has an apartment, family, and civilization around her with its rules of play, and her choice is usually small.
Continuing about little ones. They also have their magical abilities, often perceived as mundane, and therefore not taken seriously. A bright example – tears. And nearby is the cry with screams. And also the free unconscious movements, which correspond to the natural flow of energy. Unfortunately, typically as age progresses, an average person loses even such basic abilities.
I agree that safety protocols should be prescribed in areas with danger. Ah, if only we always felt where danger lies and were ready to recognize it and share it with those around.
))) Thank you for the little ones and their parents. So nice! I’ve learned new things about little ones, household appliances, and crying with screams. I will try to use it.
For me, the answer to this question is unequivocal: one cannot only be, one must or wants to befriend the unknown, for it is in me, and I am part of it.
But the author’s message evokes a dual reaction.
The first two-thirds along with the drawings are scary stories and frighteners. On a mental level, I do not understand what that is about. On an emotional level, I do not like horrors. On a bodily level, I want to shrug my shoulders and smile. How do you act when someone tries to scare you?
The last drawing (at least a bit of fresh air) and the last third of the text were nice, but there are so many buts.. About the proposals:
1. Those who need power and glory should not be in magic. This is clear.
2. “Magic is war” – is merely the author’s vision of magic. This needs to be verified furthermore.
3,4. Another attempt to dissuade. As if everyone is waiting in line – Hey, hey! Are they signing up for magic here?
5. On the propaganda of the magical way of life. In essence, nature itself does this. And what if the magicians gathered -))))))))) imagine a parade of magicians))
6. It is clear that there are roads without forks, with a cliff on one side, and a precipice on the other, and only forward.
7. I remembered something from my youth: one can only kiss when it is impossible not to kiss. The author has a delicate, pure relationship with Magic and demands the same from us.
Fear, precisely arises from the confrontation with the unknown in the absence of strength to cope with the unknown.
When I am scared, I go check things out whenever possible.
Enmerkar writes about lurking dangers, which is quite timely against the prevailing mass blissful or on the contrary, panicky ignorance.
And the unknown is indeed everywhere, as you say, in nature, around us, and within us. And if a living being has a true desire to know the known, from the standpoint of the cosmos, no one has the right to prohibit them. Another question is where to ask for advice when no one around has a clue?
It is worth noting that often the treasure lies right under our noses, but we stubbornly refuse to see it, and only after finding this treasure accidentally somewhere far away or with someone, we finally notice it right under our noses.
“one can only kiss when it is impossible not to kiss.”
=) A sharp saying, I remember it.
“The author has a delicate, pure relationship with Magic and requires the same from us.”
I respect the author for their pure, delicate attitude. And using the opportunity, I thank them for providing a chance to touch upon their world view. And there is so much filth around all the same. In any case, nothing prevents one from closing the page and stopping reading.
This comment system is a good thing, a reason to return to the subject, to check one’s attitude.
I look at these scary images again – as before, I do not feel fear. They are just unpleasant to me, especially Karl Marx in a black T-shirt – a mixture of fear and anger.
(I reread it – it sounds like the ramblings of an alcoholic – I’m not drunk, I’m not drunk. But I really do not feel fear! Otherwise, I might have closed the page.)
I understand that the majority of the text is like a stereo picture – for me, it’s just a flicker, while someone sees a whole movie there. Probably, this ‘my vessel’ instinctively avoids contacts with significant volumes of Power 🙂 However, I trust myself – so this is not for me.
But I find the topic of little children interesting. I’m trying to understand the meaning of the phrase about ‘free unconscious movements that correspond to the natural flow of energy.’ I have such a little girl as a guest right now, and it is possible to observe these very movements. I do not quite understand what ‘the natural flow of energy’ means. Thank you.
How deeply does the desire to see beautiful things, flowers, a meadow – rabbits and sheep sit. But noticing ugliness, evil, looking at corpses, sores, and decay, seeing the enemy and not turning away – this is a different level.
So ideally we should see lawns, flowers, little animals, flourishing peers and so on. But what has become of this idea? Corpses, sores, rot, and other filth – this is not the norm, not the truth, but at present an inevitability. And even if you close your eyes to the rot, it will still stink.
However, dealing with abominations – is a separate skill.
Greetings, Theo! If we are to believe the respected author of the site (and whether you want to believe it or not – you have to), it is not a lie, and together with it, other filth always exists both inside and outside. Even if it is not visible now, it means it is lurking in the shadows. And the skills of recognizing, naming, and interacting with it are so important – but who teaches this consciously? I want such subjects in school.
And what am I doing now – mmm… honey from white acacia! I think this will be a deterring agent against foulness 😉
There are different motivations. Some start showing interest in Magic because it is a way to boost their self-esteem. Typically, this is a person who cannot assert themselves through any ordinary, socially acceptable means – they cannot realize themselves by making a career in military or civil service, science, manufacturing, business, sports, or art. Due to their complete lack of talent or laziness, they cannot even become a decent turner, mechanic, or milling machine operator (by the way, why ‘even’? Who will say that it is easy to become one – let them be the first to throw a stone at me). Therefore, they adopt a compensatory behavior strategy and begin to think that they are a GREAT MAGICIAN (or will soon become one). Some experience constant problems with the opposite (or their own – depending on orientation) sex. And Magic for them is a means of sublimation. Some sit and glue tanks because girls don’t love them. And some draw pentacles. Some try to understand through Magic why everything in their lives happens not as they wish, and find ways to solve their problems. And it is difficult to say who is better and who is worse – a pragmatist in Magic, who honestly accepts their desires and ambitions, seeing in Magic a way to achieve goals, an alternative to bribery, corporate ass-kissing, and outright crime; or a pompous turkey positioning themselves as a practitioner of Higher Magic, who is alien to ‘worldly concerns,’ and looking contemptuously at all the ‘worldly cattle’ (and in reality pathologically envious of them). Someone plunges into Magic and Mysticism because they are sated. Because they have lived a beautiful life for quite a long time, denying themselves nothing. And, in the end, they are sated. And someone simply tries to understand what really makes them wake up every day, get out of bed, go earn their daily bread, etc. Such individuals have perhaps approached the Abyss most closely. However, such people may become so after going through various preceding states. For there may be someone who initially aspired to achieve worldly goals through Magic, eventually questioning whether these goals are what they truly need? Or whether these goals are imposed upon them by their surroundings and are essentially templates and stereotypes.
In the end, one can come to realize that the only value lies in being oneself Here and Now. But from here, two questions arise. First – ‘Who is that I that I want to be Here and Now?’. Second – ‘Where to find the Strength to be Myself Here and Now? Where to find the Strength to protect my right to be Myself Here and Now?’. ‘Where to find the Strength to survive being Myself Here and Now, without compromising or deceiving myself?’.
Yes, it very much resembles our ‘leaky’ ‘reality’… alas. The more valuable such kinds, and importantly, quality sites are. In them, the main thing, in my opinion, is NOT to determine someone else’s Path but to help each reader at least hear the maximum of themselves (accurately, volumetrically, and structurally) and to find their own Path, similar or not to the Author’s Path. I am grateful to both the Author and, sincerely, to everyone who comments and shares their experience, vision, questions, themes, etc. (the only thing I would like is for there to be more ‘conciseness’ of content in the direction of the specific author’s post and less wordiness), especially unnecessary.) Thank you all.)
Dear Fr.K.B.V. please do not forget that people were helped to think they need this ‘beautiful’ life with its fulfillment and ‘rich content.’ Magic undoubtedly helps realize one’s will and if a ‘lazy’ person has embarked on this path, overcame their laziness, revealed their potential, then I see nothing wrong in their aspiration towards Magic 🙂
I absolutely agree:
And the worst of it is that you know, you see, but you don’t want to accept this reality. But there is nowhere to go. Sometimes you want to retreat to the chicken coop, even if for a while. But there comes a time when the chicken coop is closed forever((.
It’s just a pity that a person does not always enter magic at their own will…..
Zeinel, always by Your Will. The other matter is that it is not always conscious…
Recently saw an article, besides the human gaze and all the sensations it can evoke, in my opinion, it is a rather interesting illustration of how it can be. ‘And Kostya began to tell how he went crazy. – I remember, my friend and I decided to hold a seance. I was already in the state when my illness was developing, and I was interested in everything that is otherworldly. I remember how with my fingers I wrote two words: ‘You’re insane.’ That’s how the spirit replied to me. I was greatly offended. I ran outside, caught a cab, and the cab was driven by a deaf-mute. I was in rubber slippers. It was the summer of ’98. I thought I was being followed by the special services. It suddenly seemed to me that I needed to talk with some guiding people about what was happening in our country back then. And I went with this goal to the Kremlin. But passing by Lubyanka, I saw the FSB building, and I decided to stop the cab, thinking that I needed to go there. I thought they would certainly give me some good advice. I got out. And around — no one. It was deep night, the main entrance was closed, no security. And I began to bang on the main door, yelling something with profanity. No reaction. I broke the rectangular opening of this door with my foot on the third kick. Again – no reaction. And then I sprawled at the threshold in the position of Christ. I considered myself either a messiah or an antichrist. In general, a superhuman. A few minutes later, security guards eventually rushed in. It turned out that another entrance was open, and the light was on there. A major came out, and next to him stood two more – good guys, nice. They all smiled. The major, looking kind, asked, ‘So, what are we breaking in for?’ I started telling him and asked to connect me with the prime minister. As a result, they called the police. When I left the FSB building, it seemed to me that I was being photographed, filmed from all angles, from all sides that I had indeed become a world treasure. Well, after two weeks, I ended up in a psychiatric hospital.’ http://www.rusrep.ru/article/2014/11/28/uslyishat-golosa
Hello! I have been practicing magic for two years now. So much time has passed since the first curse I cast. And I have no bad consequences. I am fine. There is no need to fear magic. We will all die sooner or later. For me, magic is a weapon, a source of power, and a first aid kit. People will never be equal. There will always be rich and poor, such is human nature. Social problems and similar calamities will always exist. One can accept this, because one cannot oppose society. And to protect oneself from strange and spontaneous actions of society, I engage in black magic. And I also want to dominate over others. It’s better to be a king than a bum. Because a king enjoys the possibilities and delights of life, while a bum decays physically and spiritually alive. Such is the difference in fates. That is why I dislike it when magic is condemned. Where does the loving justice of society go when it comes to the poor and the homeless? Everyone cares for their own shirt first. And I have come to terms with this.
Not everything that is hidden is concealed from all. All actions and responses to them are influenced by the dominant essence of the being. If you are dark, then creating based on your essence, do not expect backlash in the form of an undesirable event. This is your essence.
Wealth and poverty are merely products of ideology, and the application of magic in this case again depends on your worldview.
Regarding domination over others. Yes, you are right to consider harsh domination over others a dark act, but here it is indeed about the approach to this issue. For example, I am light, but I also see that indeed, one can learn to see life in a way that is beneficial to oneself and enjoy it by shaping events in a way that I deem necessary, seeing all imperfections.
But my difference in actions with you will be that you will dominate for Yourself, while I will try to change the situation and make it beneficial for all. Which path is better or worse, that question is not relevant here, as only the approach to life is pertinent.
I was never interested in magic. I didn’t consult those who know. Until I got caught up in a life twist, my husband was taken away through a love spell, but my husband was just a string, what was needed was my business, property, etc. This is a prelude. At the moment, I am a Mage, I was forced to become one. What is happening around me is hard to call anything other than a magical war. I have to defend everything that is dear to me. At the moment, on the other side of the barricades, there are nine. All this reminds me of a quest where each new level is exponentially more difficult. Who said it’s a gift, it’s a punishment. I don’t know where I messed up in my past life. I don’t know how to stop this war. I ask for advice!!!
Despite the fact that tens of thousands of people have suffered from practical black magic and spells and there are so many documentary data on the dangers of witchcraft, many continue to cling to myths that witchcraft and curses are either harmless quackery, or innocuous time-wasting, or even positive spiritual searching.