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-"White Magic" C. Grant Looms.- C. Grant Looms.

White Magic:

Magic:


 * An operative force which has no prescribed intention, for magic in itself knows neither maleficium or beneficium.
 * A practice which seeks to turn events or to control nature in an unnatural and unexpected fashion.


 * Impartial power which looks two ways. Magic is neither good nor evil in itself, for of itself it has no will. The eternal dualism of night and day may compromise the totality of it's sphere of action.

Black Magic vs. White Magic:


 * Maleficium: Ill or evil will, in it's mildest application, it seeks the selfish advancement of an individual. In it's most hateful aspect, it is vindictive and destructive.
 * Beneficium: Pursues the ethics of kindness and goodness. It represents the self effacement of the will of the individual toward acquisition of glory and power.

White Magic and Christianity:


 * Magic with its dual comprehension of the will to good and the will to evil exists independently from religion. (examples are religious stories about battles between the dark and the light).


 * Christianity referred to white magicians as "saints".
 * Believed that the control of the elements was bestowed upon the saint and that he could effect all sorts of abnormal phenomena by means of special favor bestowed above him from above.
 * Referred to acts of white magic as "miracles".

Miracles:

Miracle motives were driven underground and powers of the saints were distributed in favors of the good witch, wise woman, the astrologer and others of like ilk who ceased to have an ethically divine sanction. Such wielders of magic were at once liable to arouse popular suspicion of having selfish motives. Their lives were of little value in periods of frenzied outbursts against the kind of witchcraft which operated with avowedly evil intentions.

Phenomenons inked with White Magic:


 * One of the most familiar phenomenons of folklore is the miracle of the flowering staff: Common white magic where unexpected and unreasonable flourishing of plant life and other natural excrescences.


 * Healing phenomenons

Metamorphosis within White Magic:


 * The power of white magic over matter is evident in many miracles; the transformation of of one substance into another or of one species into another occurs a large number of times within tales of white magic.
 * The metamorphosis of drink and food is an object of concern in nearly half the miracles.
 * The change of water into wine
 * The change of water into milk
 * The change of water into honey
 * The change of water into blood
 * The change of water into oil
 * The change of water into balsam
 * In the "Golden Legend" we are told of three drops of water which has ran together to from a jewel.


 * The metamorphosis of bread into stone which was used as punishment to an inhospitable person who has refused to give a crust to the saint or a poor person.

The element of fire: Associated with the spectacle of light.

The element of air: Associated with the domination of air and invisible forces of gravity which lie within the sphere completes white magicians sense of action. (Control of winds and storms).

-"English Literature in the 16th Century Excluding Drama" C.S Lewis-


 * Magic asserts human "omnipotence".
 * Omnipotence: The quality of having unlimited or very great power.

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Theurgy: "The practice of rituals, sometimes seen as magical in nature, performed with the intention of invoking the action or evoking the presence of one or more deities, especially with the goal of achieving henosis and perfecting oneself.

-www.White-Magic-Help.net-


 * White Magic:
 * The ability of humans to influence the flow of the intelligent transcendental power the universe is permeated by.
 * The communication towards dormant powers within us.
 * "White magic not only influences the world around us, but us as well."
 * "The first and strongest impulse of magic is created inside the mage".
 * Mage: A practitioner of magic, the ability to attain objectives or acquire knowledge or wisdom using supernatural means.
 * White magic deals with things such as: karma, chakras, deities.
 * "The key to magical abilities is an altered state of consciousness."

-"Magic and the Common People of Early Modern Europe" by Ian Temple-


 * White magic is the most often used form of magic. Practitioners of white magic have been given titles such as; wise men or women, healers, white witches or wizards.
 * Many of these people claimed to have the ability to do such things because of knowledge or power that was passed on to them through hereditary lines, or by some event later in their lives.
 * White magic was practiced through: healing, blessing, charms, incantations, prayers, and songs. (manipulation of the world and its events).

-"The Realities of Witchcraft and Popular Magic in Early Modern Europe: Culture, Cognition and Everyday Life" by Edward Bever-


 * "Although divination was a widely used type of magic, especially among magical practitioners, it was not the only form of magic used in early modern Europe. As was suggested, there was a second purpose for which magic was used—to wield some power and influence over what occurred in the world. The most frequent forms of magic were used for protection and were closely intertwined with normal daily activities, often merging with popular Christian belief. The practices that people employed often combined folk beliefs with spiritual or religious ones, so many of the common customs and ideas that had endured since pagan times had developed a Christian veil, while some rituals and beliefs associated with Christianity were conducted in popular society in such a way that they appeared to have magical elements. The types of influence that these practices were intended to have on the immediate world were many - but of these, healing was the most important." [pg. 271-273]

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Cunning Folk: "Also known as folk healers, are practitioners of folk medicine, folk magic, and divination within the context of the various traditions of folklore in Christian Europe."

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 * Magic (defined by Sir James Frazer): Practices designed to bring spirtiual and supernatural forces under the control of human agents.


 * White Magic: Sometimes called protective magic.
 * Associated with ceremonial magic/high magic (rooted in Juedo-Christian myth).
 * Includes acts such as: gaining divine knowledge, purification, attraction of proper influences, embracing ones destiny, healing, attracting luck/love, driving away evil forces.
 * Depends on emotion and intent (driving forces).
 * Right hand path

Sources:

"White Magic" C. Grant Looms.

"English Literature in the 16th Century Excluding Drama" C.S Lewis

https://www.white-magic-help.net/About_White_Magic/white_Magic-general_advice_and_help.html

"Magic and the Common People of Early Modern Europe" Ian Temple

"The Realities of Witchcraft and Popular Magic in Early Modern Europe: Culture, Cognition and Everyday Life" Edward Bever

The Triumph of the Moon: A History of Pagan Witchcraft" Ronald Hutton