The Dark Path 5
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The Dark Path - Volume V.
by Annatar.
THE RULES OF THE ROAD OF MAGIC
The road that the novice sorcerer undertakes is long and uneasy, fraught with danger. have not yet begun the path, it looks exciting, daring, and filled with possibilities. But this road also has its own set of rules, many of which are learned too late. You cannot attend a few classes, pass a test, and then become aa practicing sorcerer.
The Black Art is a long and arduous path, one that can take years to master-assuming mastery is ever reached. The path of the sorcerer is not for the weakling. The bones of students ans magicians alike can attest to its perils. Magic does not come without a cost. One cannot simply grasp a new vision of the universe without paying price. This cost is not measured in money, either; a a sorcerer pays the price in blood, toil sweat and tears. Magic is not easy to learn.
If it were, more people would learn it. Many are called but few are chosen, as the saying goes. The road of the sorcerer is fraught with difficulty-sometimes even agony. This art demands a toll of loneliness, sacrifice, conflict and temptation. Divorce, joblessness, addiction, terror even death follow the sorcerer like rats after the plague-wagon. Perhaps this is only coincidence. Or maybe. as some masters teach the universe tests-or punishes-those who would master it.
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ONE WAY
The Black Art is a one-way journey too. Stepping on the road to sorcery cannot be undone. Learning the arts of magic is not like going to a vacational school. The student cannot simply drop out and forget he ever tried. You see, magical openning is a two-way process: just as you learn more about the universe, the universe is learning more about you. You have announced yourself to the spirits, to the angels, to the deamons - to whatever concept your path is teching you
And you cannot turn around. They know you're there.
Once a magician has set out to find the darkness, there can be no running away, no forgetting or ignoring. He has changed his perceptions forever.
This presents one of the paradoxes of magic. You can play with magic your whole life and never truly step on the path. And you can just as easily tread the path without realizing it.
In many ways, the Black Art is a destiny, not a choice. You dont choose magic - it chooses you.
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