What is the difference between black magick and white magick?
Popular opinion has black magick being generally understood as more manipulative and dark, while white magick is generally understood as good. Magick in itself is neither black nor white, however its practitioners often fall in one category or the other. Black magick is magick used to bend events toward bettering self-interests and to influence others in manipulative, controlling ways, usually without their permission. White magick, on the other hand, is generally used for unselfish purposes and goals and often includes such things as healing and helping others. It is not performed without a request or permission of all those involved and always attempts to work toward the greatest possible good within the will of the all. Better terms for white and black magick may be “constructive” as being beneficial and “adverse” as intended to work against the natural order. Any magick is likely to produce some sort of side effect, regardless if it is nature (constructive or adverse). Such side ef
