Modern Magick by Donald Michael Kraig

Author:Donald Michael Kraig
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: HOL20, HOL09, magick, occult, occult studies, magician, donald michael kraig, rituals, esoteric
Publisher: Llewellyn Worldwide, LTD.
Published: 2010-11-01T00:00:00+00:00

Never Do Black Magick.

Never Ever, Ever. Except . . .

You should never do Black Magick. Not even accidentally. That’s what I wrote in the first edition of Modern Magick. That’s what I believed. That’s what I’ve taught. However, as my understanding of karma (Tee-koon) has evolved, my position on this has had to evolve, too.

As I have described, karma is completely based on actions, not intent. It doesn’t matter that an accident resulting in your harming someone else was unintended. You did it. You get the karma for it. It’s that simple. Deal with it.

But there is something unique that happens as you grow and evolve as a magician: rules aren’t simply rules you follow because, well, because they’re the rules. Rather, you follow them because you understand them. You understand karma.

For example, if I violently harm someone, I get the karma for my action. That’s simple and direct. But now let me give you a little scenario . . .

I’m walking to my house, and I hear screams. I go to investigate. A man is raping a woman. I tell him to stop. He ignores me. I push him away. He just pushes back and continues his ugly attack on the woman.

I know that the next step will be to stop him through the use of physical harm to him. Causing physical harm will result in my accruing “negative” karma. It’s a form of Black Magick (although understood by Western science) that’s not even accidental. If I act with violence, I’ll be committing Black Magick.

So what should I do? Call for help and avoid the unwanted karmic result of my actions?

Sorry. No chance. I’m just a human and far from perfect. If it’s necessary to harm that person to prevent a rape, I would do it without worrying about the karmic consequences for me. I wouldn’t give it a second thought. In my imperfect way I would do what I feel I have to do and feel not a single drop of remorse.

So, if you’re still around during my next lifetime and I come back as a skunk or a rock, please, take advantage of me and make me useful so I can once again evolve spiritually.

Karma is perfectly just. But sometimes, as a human, I may need to tell karma to go to Hell as I consciously choose to do something that will incur unwanted karma. That’s okay. I can live with it. Again and again, if need be.

So in some instances I’ll choose to do what I believe right for the greatest number of people and for our planet, even if it’s karmically regressive for me.

That’s just the way I am.

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