Black magic, White magic.

This topic is subject to heated debate in most Wiccan or Witchcraft forums, chatrooms, meetings etc. The separation of magic into two classes, black and white (evil and good) is not viewed as a very Wiccan thought. Though with hidden influences like Charmed, Practical Magick and The Craft its no wonder the words 'black magic' and 'white magic' are on the lips of every new Witch or Wiccan. The origins of the belief in separation of magic, in my opinion, comes from Christianity. This is not a bad thing, in fact it does make things a lot easier to explain them as evil or good. The simply fact is that with magic, it cannot be split into evil or good, black or white. Magic is not the one at fault for the label of black or white. It is only the intentions with which magic is being used, that determine whether the effects will be black (of a darker nature) or white (good, for the better of oneself or others). It is often said that people who practice black magic do their magic in cemetaries, dress in black, use black candles, large knives, surround themselves in skulls and eat babies. The only reason why any of this hocus pocus would work in a darker way is that the mind of the witch is darkened by his/her surroundings. Its rare to see a happy person surrounded by skulls dressed in 18th century black surrounded by similar candles. This is also the case with witchcraft. Red, Yellow, Blue, White, Pink candles, they are just a way of putting a witch's mind onto the task at hand. They provide a certain aura for the witch to work with, they do not directly enhance or change the spells intent themselves.

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