Disclaimer: This is just a cultural superstition and has no science behind it.
Black magic is an act of worshiping deities for power and influence. People sometimes misinterpret as the worship of Satan but in reality it is a much older practice than actual inception of Satan. It's related to Pagan roots of all human and the power associated with the nature and our bloodline.
Black magic is practiced by drawing shapes, using symbols and materials of different nature and color. Different human like but faceless figures are also used in such practice.
Different offerings are made including seasonal crops, grass, flowers, fruits and some form of black magic do need animal skin, human skull, animal sacrifice and raw blood.
1. Pacification
This is the simplest of all which makes you or other people calm and content. It is done to improve your mental state, mend relationship and have better outlook at your job. It makes you powerful and Influential. It don't directly harm anyone. It can be done on Saturday morning between New moon and Full moon.
2. Enchantment or Subjugation
This magic is performed when you want to influence somebody or make them fall in love. It is also performed to get positive favors from other people. This is done on Tuesday night (for non love purpose) or Friday night (for love) between New Moon and Full Moon.
3. Immobilization
This magic is performed to save yourself from adversaries or your personal enemy. It makes you safe from their attack. This is also performed to get ahead in competition if you have a single competitor. This limits the power of your enemy without having any effect on you. This is done on Saturday or Tuesday night between Full Moon and New Moon.
4. Creating Enmity
This is a magic performed by a third person to sow conflict between two people. This is used to break people in relations or business partners. This is done on Saturday or Tuesday night between Full Moon and New Moon.
5. Eradication
This is a magic performed to remove obstacles, expel negative influences, or force someone to leave a specific location or position. Removing bad people from your circle, getting rid of toxic co-worker in the office or similar situations. It's done when the negative thing are being created by specific person. This is done on Saturday or Tuesday night between Full Moon and New Moon.
6. Destruction
This is the most potent of the magic which give your enemy pain and suffering and ultimate death. The person who does initiate this magic also would have a bad effect generally a suffering of a smaller scale. This is a forbidden act and only very few of the people can complete the whole process.
7. Invocation or Vitalization
This magic awake spiritual energy in sacred spaces. It's used to call deities to inanimate object and symbols as well to call ghosts and spirits to communicate with you.
The movie Midsommar and The Ritual do show some form of this magic. And they got me interested in it. What are your thoughts on black magic?