Sorcery, merged with older thread Options

“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

I got this on my mailbox sent offlist by member from one egroup I'm subscribed. Quite interesting and with her permisson I'd like to repost it here:

Way back on 3/27/05 or there about you were asking about the term sorcery. I am e-mailing you at your site box because it is a very old thread but I thought the following might be of interest to you. You stated that you were about to eliminate it from your site because you could not find a "solid" definition of it. Well as a practitioner and an archaeologist here is a bit of metaphysical archaeology, which I am currently doing a bit of research into because defining Sorcery, Magic, Wizardry, etc is a question my students ask a lot...

In the ancient world, dating backwards from the early Roman Empire as far as recorded records go, Magic and Sorcery were the same thing...here's the conundrum...
Witchcraft was also Magic, however, in the ancient world Sorcery was "true" or "good" Magic and Witchcraft was "false" or "bad" Magic. What I have been able to find and discern to date is a "Witch" in the ancient world was someone who used Magic for vile and deceitful and harmful purposes primarily. They were practitioners who were not officially trained in a "school" or temple by other sorcerers or who did not come from a "bloodline". [shades of Harry Potter {don't get me wrong, I like Harry}]  Also, while all magic was "Sorcery", not all practitioners were "sorcerers". A "Sorcerer" could be defined as someone, untrained, who weilded uncontrolled magic; meaning their "spells" etc, were erraticly effective, ie.,worked only some of the time. It was also a "grade" within a training system. A trained Sorcerer became a "Magician," then a "Magus" or "Wizard". But ultimately you still practiced Sorcery. Sorcery, in the same manner that Science became differentiated began to have its' specialties: Astrology/Astronomy, Alchemy, etc.; even those who practiced "cosmic" magic as opposed to those who practiced "elemental." The "Witch," on the other hand, never practice more than "elemental" magic and to this day still, in many cultures where Magic is more openly a part of their overall belief system, is still perceived in a negative light. Some such cultures are:
Mexico, Spain, Indonesia (especially Islamic Sorcery), South America: Brazil, Paraguay,Argentina, even in eastern and western European history the auspex of a "witch/witchcraft" is bad. However, Christianity and Magic are a whole other bag of bones.
Hope this adds to your library, keep the word, it is the oldest word refering to magic.
Akashte
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