The name "black magic" often scares people unfamiliar with esotericism. Magic as a whole is neutral, but it brings benefit or destruction entirely depends on a particular person.
Principles of Black Magic
Black magic is, first of all, the use of ceremonies and rituals. They can be aimed both at destruction and at achieving some more complex goals. People who practice black magic are divided into two large groups - the first want to study this science in order to be "stronger than everyone else" (and, of course, there is not too much sense from their practice, and it is they who can harm not only themselves, but also their loved ones), the latter consider black magic as a means of achieving their goals, devoting many years to studying it.
Perhaps the desire to be stronger than everyone is the only unequivocal answer to the question "why do people do black magic?" As mentioned above, this approach does not justify itself. Such people master some of the simplest tricks and rituals, get results and most often do very much harm to themselves and their family, because they do not know how to calculate kickbacks from magical influences, cannot remove possible consequences, and generally have a poor idea of what black magic is. …
That is why this area of esotericism is considered to be the lot of initiates. To master the art of black magic, you need to undergo a special initiation from a good teacher, study complex defense systems and principles of working with energy for several years, read a huge number of important books, perform thousands of different exercises. Without this, the relatively safe practice of black magic is simply impossible.
Revenge, Power or Knowledge?
Black magic is not always destructive magic. Many rituals in this direction allow you to create complex energy connections, indirectly save human lives. Some people start practicing black magic out of a sense of revenge, for example, to damage a rapist or a murderer, to destroy an energetically wrong relationship, from which someone has suffered.
However, it should be understood that black magic cannot be a temporary occupation. After the magician has passed the initiation ceremony, he cannot suddenly stop practicing this art. Most often, such apostates begin to get seriously ill, get into unpleasant situations, and sometimes die. If a person consciously comes to black magic, it becomes a way of his life.
Most of the rituals and ceremonies, spells and conspiracies belong to black magic. This area includes a variety of work with objects and things. White magic deals with energy fields, which is why the effect of the work of white magicians is less noticeable, work through physical objects is much more effective.
It should be noted that black magic, as a system of knowledge, has nothing to do with Satanism. Black magic is much older than Satanism, which only arose in the seventeenth century as an attempt to oppose the Church.