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- From: ba@mrcnext.cso.uiuc.edu (B.A. Davis-Howe)
- Subject: Re: You prefer white or black magic?
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- Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
- Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1993 20:30:41 GMT
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- derich@netcom.com (Scott A. Steinbrink) writes:
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- >If you had a choice, would you prefer black or white magic?
-
- >Why?
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- >I'd pick white so I can help God spread some goodness all around the earth.
-
- This has prolly already been said, but...your terminology sucks.
-
- Classifying magic as white=good and black=evil is racist, ignorant, and
- generally quite unpopular in this group.
-
- On the other hand, there are at least a few of us who will state that we
- practice *both* black and white magic. However, we *don't* mean good/evil.
- My personal usage of white magic is the expansive, connective, frequently
- group-operated sort of magic I do during the full moon. Black magic is the
- introspective, self-focused, solitary magic I do when the moon is dark. I
- tend to prefer white over black, both because I like to work with groups and
- because self-examination is never a "happy, happy, joy, joy" kind of
- experience. However, I try to make sure I do both every lunar cycle--to
- maintain balance.
-
- Enjoy the journey!
- --Br'anArthur
- Queer, Peculiar, and Wyrd! :-)
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