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“Sorcery has no bounds or limits, except those that are put in place by the practitioner. It is the Study of Raw Power and often of Dark Energies. It stems from an Inherent need to delve into the deepest and darkest parts of One’s Self and although it may be dangerous and painful to Realise your Primal fears and desires it is well worth the effort”.

I was somewhat disappointed but not surprised to see so little interest in this category. I know that information is hard to find but so is anything that is worth the effort.

Although this is not the Path for everybody I hope that at least some of you are interested.

I am therefore inserting a basic description.

EDIT - text reduced to normal size. Mediocracy 01/04/2005

Sorcery is the need to study the deepest and darkest parts of ones self. Through understanding their primal desires, obscure passions, and emotionality the practitioner than draws on his or her own Raw Power. Most Sorcerers adopt an aggressive stance in their magical works. They tend to ignore whether or not they use their power for “good” or “evil, and often dismiss such concepts from their lives altogether.

Sorcery cares not what it changes.... it simply changes

Central to sorcery are Balance and Polarity within ones self, this can then be transferred to the world around us. The sorcerer is an expert at bending things to their own will. The most common way of achieving this is by using Twilight – this is a realm of the mind which is characterized by its extreme distortive properties, roiling energies, and occurrences bizarre enough to shock even the calmest, most accepting individuals. The practitioner can make changes in this shadow world that will then manifest themselves in the everyday world.

The unique art known as Sorcery is one which knows no bounds and has no limits, except those which are allowed by the user.

Another aspect of Sorcery is Glamour. This grants its wielder immense powers of persuasion. Ultimately it changes the way People Perceive the Person that is using it. It can Instill fear and create harmony. Oh and if you wish to temporarily change your appearance it can be useful to.

Hope this was some Help

This post has been edited by mediocracy: Apr 1 2005, 09:18 AM

IMHO, Sorcery was the term used to classify any magical practice thar fell outside the conventional magical practices of the times. At the time when Theocratic Magic (theurgy)was in vogue, sorcery was that which was followed/used by outsiders, foreigners, heretics, etc. I think it gathered a great deal of negative press then. I've known some well-heeled magicians that look at sorcery to mean "hedge-witchery" or low magic. As you can tell by Cosmicbrats posts he feels abit differently about this...almost the reverse in view point. Psionics, to some magicians, is considered 'sorcery'. So where does all this take us?
A site on the web called 'Molochs Sorcery' (I am trying to recall the exact words) claims that sorcerors use only two pieces of equipment (primarily) to perform sorcery, the Staff and the Bag. Incidently he also sells Radionic devices of somewhat lurid (and innovative) design. How Radionics apply to sorcery is a rather twisted path.

How 'bout doing a membership research project on this subject? See if we can amass a pile of ideas and definitions to try and sort it out...

Another Forum site was rather snobbish when approached about the subject. They have a meditational/astral projection technique that uses the term Twilight walking or somesuch. They ranked our Forum badly for not knowing (and asking) about sorcery. In fact, going so far as to openly laugh at a member who did ask the question, preferring instead to ridicule, name call and general derision than offer any clear or concise information. They liked having a more 'elite' status than to be helpful. *sigh* I still want to know. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/baby.gif)