Introduction to the Draconian Path (Part 10)
Let’s talk about Black Magic
Always a complicated topic to discuss, at first I was not going to write about this topic, but I got together with some friends and we started talking about it and I think it deserves a space in this guide. If we consult different people who have been on the path for a long time about what black magic is, I am sure they will have a different answer. For me, magic does not have a color, but the term seems to be adequate to talk about a style of magic. First of all, black magic is amoral, that is, we can use it for whatever we want, for the good of someone or the evil of an enemy. The Left-Hand Path is essentially amoral, so each one will determine, according to their good judgment, what is good and what is not. It is clear that not all of us have the same code of moral conduct, and perhaps what is good for one is not good for the other.
The reality, at least for me and what life and the path have shown me, is that we live in a jungle of steel, where there are predators and prey, you choose, in some cases, where you want to be. For those who have read or practiced Satanism, this idea will not be new, but perhaps for those who are just getting closer to this path, it may be something completely new. People who approach magic, many times have to do with power, at different levels of life, it may be a spiritual power or it may be more of a material nature, but magic is about power, those who deny it are simply hypocrites.
Now, I have seen that many people in recent times only focus on the most mystical aspects of the path, that is, they only deal with and worry about having experiences on the astral/dream plane, visions, messages, and rituals that only focus on learning what such an entity has to teach/show you. Is there something wrong with this? No, the answer is no, as I said before, there is no right or wrong in this. But people miss out on something just by going through this, something essential. We live on this planet, not on another, we have a life that has pleasures, pains, sex, fun, and ambitions. So why not do something to make it all happen? I do not see the problem, it is more always encouragement that people do what they have to do to reach their goal. It is not that the end justifies the means, but if we have tools, why not use them?
Of course, this is going to be left to everyone’s consideration, nobody can tell you what is right or wrong on the subject, it is something that depends on each one. Anyway, we return once again to the question of balance, if we only focus on one side, part of the balance is going to be unbalanced, if we only focus on obtaining things through ritual, we will lose the spiritual side of the practice. The answer is in the middle, balance is the best, you have to know when to use one thing and when to look for the other.
What I see a lot is that there is an attitude of «new age» religion in many people who say they practice the left path, they live it with great guilt and as if it were all a sin. The sinister path has many practices that transgress morality, good custom and for many breaks with the taboos of society, but after all, it is a sinister path, it is not about praying and putting flowers on an altar.
For the initiation on the path to be true, it is necessary to stop mental masturbation, which many today follow and claim as truth or expose it in cheap books. As I always say, do not take my word for it, look at the history, look at the groups that have real power, they are almost always closed, they may have a public presence but it is very little or brief, nobody knows what happens inside these ritual spaces, only people suppose it.
So how do we know if what we are doing is right, or if we are on the right track? Simple, a magician is measured by his degree of achievement, not only spiritually, but also on the material plane. If our life is a complete disaster, we do not have to buy a candle or we live alone, without friends, in poverty, because clearly what we are doing is not something that is doing us good, instead if we start this path, not only focus on the mystical but also on putting our lives in order, we have our clear objectives, we achieve what we set out to do and we begin by having a real mastery of our existence on this planet, without a doubt, we are doing things well.
I leave it for you to think about it a bit, before starting, now yes, with the practical side.
Daemon Barzai