Magic
General description
According to H. P. Blavatsky there are two kinds of magic, generally called "white" and "black", depending on the object of the magical operation:
Now, since the difference of primary importance between Black and White Magic is simply the object with which it is practised, and that of secondary importance, the nature of the agents and ingredients used for the production of phenomenal results, the line of demarcation between the two is very, very thin.[1]
White magic
Black magic
Damodar K. Mavalankar wrote:
The powers of black magic are due to the will-power engendered by a concentrated form of selfishness. This is possible only when the Manas — the fifth principle of man, as the occultist calls it — resides very firmly in his lower principles. A careful study of the Fragments of Occult Truth and other literature on Esoteric Theosophy knows that these lower principles are destructible and must therefore be annihilated. Of course, the greater the powers of a black magician, the greater must be his selfishness. The energy of cohesion being thus very powerful, it must take a very long period before annihilation is complete. For aught we know, it (not his physical body which cannot live so long) may extend over thousands — nay a million — of years. The tendency for evil is there; the desire for mischief is strong: but there are no means for the gratification of sensual appetites: and the miserable being suffers the throes of dissolution for a very, very long period until he is totally annihilated.[2]
Online Resources
Articles
- Black Magic in Science by H. P. Blavatsky
- Lodges of Magic by H. P. Blavatsky
- Magic by H. P. Blavatsky
- Occultism or Magic by H. P. Blavatsky
- The Science of Magic by H. P. Blavatsky
- White vs. Black Magic at Philaletheians website