I'm curious to get some thoughts and perspectives from the community on the place of malevolence within a LHP practice. Is wanting to or being willing to deceive, take advantage of or harm others a necessary branch of the tree ? Perhaps this is a larger umbrella for morals and ethics within the LHP.
I've come to this question because I've noticed for some time that despite my interest and willingness to work with darker gods/deities, as well as engage in my own shadow work and 'taboo' practices I have a very (very) strong aversion to harming or deceiving others in any shape or form. It just doesn't feel right to me. My only real interest is in empowering/healiing myself, illuminating my spirit/psyche becoming stronger within myself etc and probably even protecting or defending myself (if necessary as a last resort).
I was recently reading Paul Huson's 'Mastering Witchcraft' and there was a spell in there (perhaps a seduction spell or curse) in which you grind coriander seeds that you've placed a spell upon before putting the mix in someones food or drink without them knowing. I was like is this like a more subtle energetic version of roofing some poor woman's drink at a nightclub whilst she uses the bathroom? One of course is much (much) more severe but both involve a form of deception. It just doesn't slide for me personally.
I've come to this question because I've noticed for some time that despite my interest and willingness to work with darker gods/deities, as well as engage in my own shadow work and 'taboo' practices I have a very (very) strong aversion to harming or deceiving others in any shape or form. It just doesn't feel right to me. My only real interest is in empowering/healiing myself, illuminating my spirit/psyche becoming stronger within myself etc and probably even protecting or defending myself (if necessary as a last resort).
I was recently reading Paul Huson's 'Mastering Witchcraft' and there was a spell in there (perhaps a seduction spell or curse) in which you grind coriander seeds that you've placed a spell upon before putting the mix in someones food or drink without them knowing. I was like is this like a more subtle energetic version of roofing some poor woman's drink at a nightclub whilst she uses the bathroom? One of course is much (much) more severe but both involve a form of deception. It just doesn't slide for me personally.
