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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

Hi

I am back

Sorry for the long absence I was having an annoying problem with my broadband.

It seems this topic has really taken off.

Here are my views on some of the statements.

I haven't experienced anything near as vivid as what Cosmicbrat describes though. Perhaps that's a good thing.

That is the beauty of sorcery each practitioner only takes it as far as they want to, most of us though strive to take it one step further. Always pushing on to see what is over the next horizon. That is how we learn not only about what we are attempting but also about ourselves.

When you got to the part about Twilight and Glamour, this is where I sneeze, "Rip-Off"!
That Twilight stuff is crap, do AP if you're into that sort of thing.

Twilight goes much further than AP, granted it is based on the same principal but what makes it different is the ability to afflict change.

Glamour is illusionary magick meant to disguise one's self and influence the minds of others. When you do an invisiblity spell, you're doing Glamour, Love Spells directed at a particular person are Glamour spells (as opposed to Love Spell directed towards a general desire, which is probably Enchantment).

By Glamour I do not mean Glamour Spells (sorry if I did not portray my meaning) True Glamour is achieved without the aid of spells. It is the ability to let others see you in “a different light” so to speak.
I do not do any preparation when I want to use glamour. I simply believe that I am what I want to be and that is the way I am perceived.

What pinches my nerves the most is that they ridicule Chaos Magick, when infact what they're doing is Chaos Magick!

I have Never ridiculed any form of magic – in fact I use many kinds including CHAOS MAGICK to achieve my goals. The only difference is that I do not believe in the boundaries of different castes.

I believe true Sorcerers just understand how things work, and seem to be able to manipulate reality (or reality hack) at will.

I do agree that what I do comes naturally but on the other hand if you wish to master something you need to do research on it. I might naturally be able to tap energy but if I do not learn how to control it I could cause myself serious damage.

So, magick is the study and application of various esoteric practices/rituals etc, while sorcery is a more innate ability?
Would sorcerors use ritual/foci/tools etc?

I do use tools on the occasion but I do not need to. What I do manifests from myself therefore I am the tool.

Ultimately, I would say what makes a Sorcerer is magical adaptibility, the ability to use magic on the spot is a characteristic of Sorcery. It's like being the MacGyver of Magic(k).

Now this I agree with (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wizard.gif)