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by Amethyst Black

From time to time, those within the magickal community, upon hearing people speak of LHP magick and demonolatry, and also Satanism and even Luciferianism, say things such as, “why would anyone purposely choose a negative entity to work with, when there are many positive ones?” Such a question is fueled by the same type of indoctrination that spurs a similar query–“why would you do black/baneful magick, when you know it will come back to you as karma, or at least return to you 3x the crap that you sent out?”

My response to the first question (“why would anyone purposely choose a negative entity to work with…?”) is as follows:

There is no such thing as a negative entity. We work with deities, angels and demons. Imagine them to be somewhat like electricity–positive current and negative. An effective electrician works with both; one that would choose to work with either positive or negative currents alone, would be considered useless and unwise–a putz, as it were.

More people need to understand that angels work alongside demons, they are comrades. As well, not all deities are fluffy; some are extremely dark–think Angra Mainyu, Sekhmet, Pan in some contexts, and so on. This is by design; entities reflect the mechanisms of our universe, and there is no good and bad, there are only mechanisms that fulfill necessary functions.

In society, we have long been groomed and managed like sheep. This began long ago, and mainstream faiths were carefully prepared to make sure we held certain beliefs, which many adopted. This made it easier to keep us toeing the line. When people adopt new beliefs, many do not let go of all of the ones that provide the basis for unfounded and irrational beliefs–beliefs that make us fear to act in our own best interests. When we work with deities and demons (daemons) both light and dark, we empower ourselves to grow, to access wisdom, to reach out and discover other planes of existence through their guidance, and to have them advise and empower us in life and in magick. 

We were taught that we have to be good, kind, compassionate, and even ‘all love and light.’ However, the groups that teach us this do not demonstrate that, and this paradox alone should tell us we’ve been misled. All love and light is a lie. One cannot be all love and light and be authentic within themselves. Just as you cannot have dark without light, you cannot have light without dark. When one shines a flashlight into a lighten room, nothing at all happens. Light and dark are simply manifestations of differing degrees of light. No-thing in this universe, is without relativity to dichotomy; ergo there is no such thing as a negative entity–they are the other half of an energy-type dichotomy, plain and simple. Hence one ideally needs to work with both light and dark energy beings to keep balance (as above, so below; as within, so without, etc).

I don’t believe in the same type of God that some others believe in. Oh, sure there is a higher consciousness, but I’d be reluctant to define the ineffable. Infinite wisdom, infinite intelligence, infinite creation, for starters… beyond that, there is no saying. But for the believers in God as an entity: Does anyone believe that there is such a thing as an all-good God? really? if so, go read the bible again. I am sooo not into the bible, but it does illustrate the arguments that those who believe in it, toss my way; strangely enough it also offers good counter in as many instances. Many demons were first mentioned in the bible. Imagine that–the bible bore us sh*tloads of demons; then those who profess from it, tell us not to commune with them. Hmmmph… Why? because demons provide us with EMPOWERMENT, that’s why.

The biblical God has a harsh, judgmental side, and that’s the office of Satan (for those who do not know, ‘office’ is the term used to refer to the job description of a demon or deity); hence Satan is half of the biblical God, even though the bible does not make this claim (it should be clear to anyone with a brain though). Speaking of ‘devils,’ those who have worked with Satan and Lucifer, know that they are not limited by common perceptions of them. They are each beautiful beings, when accepted as they truly are; however, now is not the time to delve far into discussing them.

It should be said though, that you could meet a guy whose job it is to electrocute prisoners. Meeting them in the local laundromat you’d probably never know they had it in them, because their executioner persona is not the entirety of who they are. I say this to assist those attempting to understand how this works, in opening their mind. I have never experienced the harsh side of either Satan or Lucifer directed towards me. However, I do not deny that those aspects of them are solid tools in magick, just as their benefic qualities are.

I get it–there is a point that makes the truth in this, hard to see. The idea of ascension… some will think–“are we not working to ascend, and to ascend, do we not need to become more loving, more peaceful, and so on? how does accepting darkness as a means of balance, fit in? how does working with dark entities fit in?" Well, from my own understanding, what we need to do above all, is be authentic; yet unfortunately we seem to have forgotten what authenticity is. There is a measure by which we can feel our way though… 

Ascension is an art; on one hand service to others is a part of that, on the other, service to self is also. The ratio of energies expended between the two via one’s actions, determines whether or not we ascend, the ratio must fall somewhat in favour of service to others. Service to others is not the only way to ascend though. One can also ascend in service to self, but it is a path of precision and one that is usually taught by a master, as otherwise it is difficult to ascend by.

My response to the second query (“why would you do black magick, when you know it will come back to you as karma…?”):

I have a very short and sweet answer: If you intend to engage in magick with such self limiting beliefs as that, then go back to from whence you came. You cannot learn to do magick without limitations, if your thoughts get the better of you right at the get-go. Then, once you have established some proficiency in magick, ensure that if you catch yourself engaging in a self limiting belief pattern or adopting one that someone tries to pass off on you, that you nip it in the bud, period.