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An Introduction to Magick
Part 10
Before the fourteenth century, witchcraft meant a collection of beliefs
and practices, including healing through spells, mixing potions,
ointments or concoctions, divining or forecasting the future, and acts
of clairvoyance. Those who held sacred other beliefs and rituals, often
branded witchcraft as "demon-worship". After North America was
discovered and Europeans began migrating to the "New World", witchcraft
came into practice by some of the early, colonial settlers. Since it
had previously been branded as "demon-worship", witchcraft was
forbidden throughout the North American colonies. Despite this decree
by the leaders, some colonists secretly practiced witchcraft, even
under the fear of knowing they might be hanged or burned if caught and
found guilty.
True magick holds great power, some good and some evil, depending on
the type of magick and the intentions of the practitioner. The
better-known types of magick are denoted by colors:
Black Magick is performed with the
intention of harming another being, either as a means of building the
practitioner's power or as the goal itself. The underlying ideology
upon which black magick is based states that, "the practitioner and his
or her pursuit of knowledge and/or physical well-being are more
important than other concerns, theological or ethical."
Green Magick involves the
practitioner's self-attuning to nature.
White Magick is where the
practitioner self-attunes to the needs of human society and attempts to
meet those needs. This is a form of "personal betterment" magick, and
does not entail harming other beings.
Grey Magick is magick that is
neither green, nor black, nor white, and usually replaces the absolute
stand of these realms with an ethical code that is particular to the
practitioner. It is a type of magick all its own, and may be used for
many different purposes.
Folk Magick is an eclectic
collection of herbalism,
faith healing, curses and hexes, candle magick, and other workings that
have thrived in rural areas for centuries.
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