Types of Ritual Magick

There are two main types of magic that a Black magician can use. The first kind is known as ritual magic, or High Magick. This practice of magick is performed by ceremony or by ritual spell work. Ritual spell work can involve ritual magick, calling upon or using the name of a god, cursing using gods or demons, or ritual poppet making, candle burning or any other activity that uses ritual tools or ceremony to create magic.

The second type is called direct magic, and it is a form of magic that is cast without using physical tools to create effects. Direct magic is the art of subtle domination of the environment and of one's surroundings. This kind of magick is labeled in the Satanic Bible as Low Magick, but despite the name it is quite effective. Depending on the skill of the magician, this type of magic could include anything from psychic attacks to spell working that is done without ritual tools.

We will first take a look at ritual magics and how they can be used for Black magic and satanism. Ritual magic is a higher form of the art of magick with which the magician employs the use of traditional ritual tools, and creates a ritual based upon a magic tradition. This ritual could also include the use of gods or goddesses, or spirits. Spell casting, is a simpler form of ritual magic which often has its base in folklores, and it is known as simpler method of ritual magic simply for the fact that it requires only simple tools or methods to cast a spell. The practice of Ritual Magic is an ancient art, and ir is a kind of ceremony that is performed to enact change in the physical world.

The use of ritual items in this kind of magic is symbolic, and every action has its metaphysical meaning as well. Each element corresponds to a certain ascribed occult meaning and each moment of the ritual whether it is for speaking or for silence, is made for a purpose. The tools and methods that you will use depend on the paradigm of magick that you are working with.

The two main types of ritual are traditional rituals, and self-created rituals. The second kind of ritual magic is the kind that has been created and used many times by traditions of magic, which I will label as traditional ritual magic, or [Satanic] High Magick. The second kind of ritual is the kind that you create yourself, from your own references and materials, which I will simply call ritual magic.

There is power in both methods of ritual magick, either from created rituals or from traditional work. The associative quality of traditional ritual magic gives it structure and stability, and this practice works because these rituals have been performed many times over, and the associative vibrations are much stronger when calling upon ancient powers or using traditional practices. When working with self-created ritual magick the effects can be just as powerful. This ritual structure allows the magician to use these self-created (metaphysical) associations as a pathway to power. Basic, self-created ritual magic is just as potent because it draws upon the personal subconscious associations and creates a chosen reality through this method.

I suggest that you learn to be proficient at ritual magics first before attempting direct magick; both with spell casting and basic satanic ritual, so that you can have the foundation of knowledge and basic experience to be able to take magic to any level, if it is traditional or not. In the next article let us take a look at what a ritual is made of, its purposes and uses, and how to compose a ritual.