2006-09-01 04:46:04 · 12 answers · asked by bestofintent 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Well, I can tell you that magic is neither black nor white. It is neutral only changing with the intentions of the practitioner. Satanism is something I am not so familiar with but I do not believe it to be Pagan in any way. The term Pagan means "not of Christian beliefs" and since Satan is only present in Christianity I believe it is a form of that. Now I know that most, if not all the Christians here are going to blast me for that but it makes sense. If a Pagan of any kind does not believe in Satan then they cannot worship him. To acknowledge Satan you must also acknowledge the Christian god which most Pagans do not....
You can find hundreds of books on magic in general but for Satanism I suggest you look for anything by Anton Levey or Allister Crowley.....you can also look for links to an organization called the OTC
2006-09-01 04:57:04 · answer #1 · answered by PaganPoetess 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Magic is neither Black nor white. It is what the people make of it. Some use magic (energy) for good purposes and some for darker more mischevious purposes. Satanism has nothing to do with the Occult!
2006-09-01 04:49:33 · answer #2 · answered by david s 4 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Black magic comes from paganism which was around long before Christianity. But then the Christians decided that anything that didn't go along with their own ideas or beliefs was evil and that evil was caused by Satan and therefore dabbling in paganism or magick was 'satanism'.
2006-09-01 04:50:20 · answer #3 · answered by Mountaineer 3 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Do yourself a favour mate, and steer way clear of that stuff. I'm a secularist, so I don't believe in anything much, but I do know that that kind of belief attracts seriously disturbed people. You'll find yourself in dangerous territory, not because of anything ethereal like magic or devils, but because of the practitioners.
2006-09-01 05:27:19 · answer #4 · answered by ♫ Rum Rhythms ♫ 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
They're the same thing. Black magic is what is practiced by satanists. Their meetings are called black sabbaths or sabats.
2006-09-01 06:42:31 · answer #5 · answered by anna 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
I don't know. Is there any link between the price of tea in China and the amount of inane questions on Yahoo?
2006-09-01 04:50:52 · answer #6 · answered by apostate03 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
All falls under the category of mysticism. As does any religion that professes faith in something other worldly.
2006-09-01 04:49:07 · answer #7 · answered by Real Friend 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes, both deal with evil spirits, and are pretty much synonymous.
2006-09-01 12:56:22 · answer #8 · answered by The Notorious Doctor Zoom Zoom 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Both are superstitions.
2006-09-01 04:51:38 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
It's all c r a p
2006-09-01 05:45:44 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋