Black magic

Black magic has traditionally referred to the use of supernatural powers for evil and selfish purposes. definition of "black magic" has been used by people for any type of magic practice that is disapproved of or thought of as evil or satanic.[1]

Black magic practices

  • Immortality, wishing to live beyond a natural lifespan
  • Curses, magically making something bad happen to someone else
  • Necromancy, practices involving spirits and the dead
  • Summoning

References

  1. ↑ J. Gordon Melton, ed. (2001). "Black Magic". Encyclopedia of Occultism & Parapsychology. Vol 1: A–L (Fifth ed.). Gale Research Inc. ISBN 0-8103-9488-X


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