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Good question.What does it mean when someone is a follower of a right hand or left hand path? What are similarities and differences between the two?
What does it mean when someone is a follower of a right hand or left hand path? What are similarities and differences between the two?
The below link was a 2016 debate between left-hand pather's about what Western Left Hand path was. It actually was important to them, since it was likely to affect who would be allowed to post what in the Left Hand Dir:What does it mean when someone is a follower of a right hand or left hand path? What are similarities and differences between the two?
Here is Right hand path and Left hand path as explained by Joseph Campbell:
They must rely on an orientation of the spiritual realm. But if the spiritual realm is a Möbius strip, then both paths are equivalent.What does it mean when someone is a follower of a right hand or left hand path? What are similarities and differences between the two?
The article Secret Chief posted is alright, but I'd also say that it isn't limited to magic - that some faiths and people can be Left Hand Path based on mere ideology and how they live their lives and spiritual walk.
However, there's something you should know. In my own faith, Hinduism, I can call myself Left Hand Path. However some faiths, it's kind of bad social etiquette to call yourself even Right Hand Path. For example, calling yourself Right Hand Path, even if you subscribe to every idea, within Christianity can get you scrutiny from your Christian peers. I feel that in Christianity, if a person seems Right Hand Path, they might not really be Right Hand Path unless they wish to break the mold and really do wish to identify with it. In Christianity, people aren't Right Hand Path, they just are.
Both paths can employ magick. Either path can be theistic or non-theistic. Worship is generally right hand path, as that is how they gather and store up their energy. Right hand path is generally collective/congregational, whereas left hand path is more individual. Right hand path can employ both dark magick--such as the prayers in psalms to curse Israel's enemies, or light magick--healings. Left hand path can similarly employ both, but the way it gathers its energy is different from right hand path.Does both right and left hand paths involve magic on some level? I saw a article that gave one difference between these paths as a dark vs light magic. Does both these paths seek to connect to a Supreme Beings?
Does both right and left hand paths involve magic on some level? I saw a article that gave one difference between these paths as a dark vs light magic.
Does both these paths seek to connect to a Supreme Beings?
Are you equating prayer with magick?Both paths can employ magick
It can be employed as a component of magick.Are you equating prayer with magick?
My confusion is from the Abrahamic perspective, magick is always taboo; which would make it always left (trying to use your def). Someone from a different background might see it differently.It can be employed as a component of magick.
My confusion is from the Abrahamic perspective, magick is always taboo; which would make it always left (trying to use your def). Someone from a different background might see it differently.
Affecting change according to will.@crossfire - can I get your definition of magick? I'm interested. It doesn't have to be a 5-page peer-reviewed description. I was just wondering what you thought it was.
Affecting change according to will.