In Dark (Black, I will use the two terms interchangeably) Magick, be it Necromancy, Night Magick, Blood Magick, or "Demonic" the goal is power at any cost. It's not for the weak or faint of heart. Cutting, burning, and working in pitch black are common elements of these types of Magick. You will deal with spirits, Elementals, the gods and goddesses of old still empowered by the belief of ages and many more frighting things. I hope you can handle it.

To begin you must learn to control your fear and increase your tolerance for pain. Sit in a dark room gazing into the void, drip the wax from a burning candle on your most sensitive areas, get a sharp knife and make small cuts on your fingers. Remember to use proper protection and first aid, practicing any Magick does not protect you from bacteria or disease.

To the casual reader This may seem insane. Cut myself? Drip wax on my sensitive areas? Are you NUTS?!!

No I'm not.

There is power in pain and blood. Learning to use that energy to project your desires is the key to Dark Magick, no matter what kind.

The Basic principles of Dark Magick are simple, use the elements of life others are afraid of to bring greater power to your rituals. If you are a novice, Black Magick is not for everyone, but like any good tool it shouldn't be fully discarded either. Its also not about being nutty, just for the sake of it. If you are just some goth kid looking for more ways to be "evil", look elsewhere. True Magick is not kind to fools.

Necromancy is Death Magick. Specifically manipulating spirits to do your work for you, or rather to empower it. It is not a friendly type of magick, you will be acting as a Bully to the spirits. The idea is to force them to do what you want, not be nice to them. Traditionally its mainly used for asking questions, I like to take it further.

Night Magick is fairly straight forward. I first read about the concept in the books of Konstantinos, a noted Pagan Author. His approach is very "main stream gothic", and still in the realm of "good magick". A commercialized version. Still, no source of information or inspiration is without merit.

I prefer to use the principles of Night Magick with a darker twist. The basic idea behind Night magick, is that we spend a full half of our lives (more or less) in the dark of night, there is power in the dark. There is also power in the fear of the dark, yours and others.

Blood Magick is specifically using blood to power a ritual. Yours or a willing donor. Any type of Magick can be combined with any other. Most consider using blood as simply a part of some rituals, I consider it a type of Magick in itself. When used right it can bring great potency to any ritual. I have created a few rituals that are purely blood and pain rituals.

"Demonic" Magick is the summoning of dark spirits and Elementals. Elementals are nature spirits, like nature they are powerful and dangerous to fool around with. A common element of High Magick is calling on beings people have given power to. Call them gods, demons, or imaginary friends. Over the ages the belief in these things has given them power, and personality.

Some call them "Thought forms". They are ideas given power by belief in them. Many areas of true Magick deal with these "ideas", I will specifically deal with the darker ones. Personally I think of them as ways to tap into deeper parts of my personalty.

Dark Sex Magick involves elements of simulated Necrophilia, S&M and other fetish sexual practices. Whether Male or Female, Dark Sex Magick is about domination and power over your partner. I suggest you tread carefully when suggesting those rituals to a lover.

My name is Ryan and I've been an eclectic Pagan since grade school. I started with Mythology, and over time have created my own outlook on the world, and Magick.

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