Black magic

Witches with a cauldron changing weather, woodcut by Ulrich Molitor, c.1489.

Black magic has traditionally referred to the use of supernatural powers for evil and selfish purposes. In modern times, some think the definition of "black magic" has been used by people for any type of magic practice that is disapproved of or thought of as evil or satanic.^[1]

Black magic practices

True name spells, knowing a person's true name to control them
Immortality, wishing to live beyond a natural lifespan
Curses, magically making something bad happen to someone else
Necromancy, practices involving spirits and the dead
Summoning

Related pages

Voodoo

References

↑ J. Gordon Melton, ed. (2001). "Black Magic". Encyclopedia of Occultism & Parapsychology. Vol 1: A–L (Fifth ed.). Gale Research Inc. ISBN 0-8103-9488-X

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[1] J. Gordon Melton, ed. (2001). "Black Magic". Encyclopedia of Occultism & Parapsychology. Vol 1: A–L (Fifth ed.). Gale Research Inc. ISBN 0-8103-9488-X

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