tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2594045886586038963.post7254188948730162492..comments2023-09-03T05:52:27.906-06:00Comments on The Magical Witch: Defining Evil MagicMorgan Drake Ecksteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09258538066497554895noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2594045886586038963.post-5774597155873659472010-07-06T14:59:18.164-06:002010-07-06T14:59:18.164-06:00I think the need for "evil" magick compl...I think the need for "evil" magick completely deletes itself once a person becomes mature enough to realize that most people who really warrant an astral butt-kicking often curse themselves by their own miserable existence. However, I do believe in execration in certain circumstances (i.e. incidents where you or your family are harmed in a particularly scarring way whether physical or emotional), if only to help the magician heal by purging toxic emotions. I believe the Wiccan Rede even allows for magick to be used in self-defense. To me none of that is evil. But to many others - execration in any form is considered bad form. It's too bad, too, because even in our practice of magick we are taught to hold in toxic emotions and allow them to eat away at us. Personally - I prefer to get them out and move on.S. J. Reisner || Audrey Brice || S. Connollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03066439838578086766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2594045886586038963.post-33974718188041811092010-07-02T21:17:07.750-06:002010-07-02T21:17:07.750-06:00What is “evil” changes from person to person depen...What is “evil” changes from person to person depending on their worldview. <br /><br />The ideals of ethics and morals are completely intertwined, so people use the terms interchangeable. I use “ethics” to mean (laws, customs, taboo, societies conditioning and religions values) and “morals” to mean my personal code I live by. My “personal morals” contain many “society ethics”, otherwise it would be impossible for me to exist in society.<br /><br />But for example, its unethical of me to watched a pirated movie. However morally, I have no problem with it.<br /> <br />In many places in the world its accepted practice to execute a convicted murder, but morally this is unacceptable to me.<br /><br />So would be considered “evil magic” is entirely subjective and changes depending where you live and who you are. <br /><br />My Neophyte oath did have the clause undertake to “avoid evil” as well as “forgo from harming or damaging others”. All of which, I’m very happy to live by.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14616317076877705107noreply@blogger.com