The Wicked and the Wise: Practicing Hella Black Magic Ethically and Responsibly

Hella black magic is a term that has been associated with the spiritual practice of black magic within African and African diasporic cultures. Black magic, also known as dark magic or evil magic, refers to the use of supernatural powers or rituals to bring harm, manipulate, or control others for personal gain. In African traditional religions, black magic is often viewed as a dangerous form of sorcery that can cause sickness, misfortune, or even death. It is believed to involve the invocation of malevolent spirits or the manipulation of dark forces to achieve one's desires. However, it is important to note that not all practices associated with the term "black magic" are negative or harmful. In some African and African diasporic spiritual traditions, practitioners may utilize what is referred to as "dark magic" or "left-hand path" for protection, self-defense, or to combat malevolent energies.

There are various palm signs that indicate if the person has clairvoyant, psychic, and empathic abilities. One is the “mystic cross” found somewhere in the middle of the palm, usually between the head and heart lines. Another cross to indicate psychic ability is seen on the middle pad of the index finger. The “psychic triangle” is also seen in the middle of the palm. To confirm a strong intuition, there’s a line of intuition that’s a curved vertical line on the outside of the palm under the pinky. And empathy curved lines just under the index finger indicate empathic abilities.

According to Michael Dalton s Country Justice 1618 , their said familiar hath some bigg, or little teat, upon their body, and in some secret place, where he sucketh them. Eventually though, according to 17 th century Scottish lawyer, Sir George Mackenzie, who participated in the Great Scottish Witch Hunt of 1661-2, the mere existence of a witch mark wasn t considered admissible evidence anymore unless that accused witch actually confessed that they got the mark as part of a pact with the Devil, which is why so many of the recorded cases from that time included stories about how they got the mark.

In some African and African diasporic spiritual traditions, practitioners may utilize what is referred to as "dark magic" or "left-hand path" for protection, self-defense, or to combat malevolent energies. These practices are often deeply rooted in the belief that one should have the power to defend oneself against negative forces or to seek justice. Hella black magic is often associated with the practices of voodoo, also known as Vodou, Vodun, or Voodoo.

Witches’ Marks Protected Spaces from Evil

Throughout history, people tried to protect spaces from evil with apotropaic marks, ritual concealments, and other charms.

Markings carved in the Creswell Crags caves near Creswell, England, were long overlooked as idle graffiti. Then a couple of visitors noticed they had distinct formations. Hayley Clark and Ed Waters of the Subterranea Britannica society were on a recent cave tour when they recognized that these were witches’ marks, designed to ward off evil. A new tour of the caves highlights what’s believed to be one of the largest gatherings of ritual protection marks in the country.

Although these particular witches’ marks were ignored for years, these kinds of markings are not uncommon on medieval and early modern buildings in Great Britain. Most date from the sixteenth to eighteenth centuries, a time of heightened fear of witchcraft and the supernatural presence of evil. They are also known as “demon traps” or apotropaic marks, from the Greek apotrepein, “to turn away.” (“Witches’ marks” are not to be confused with “witch marks,” the physical marks on skin that supposedly proved a person was a witch and had fornicated with the devil.)

These protective marks can reflect moments of collective suspicion and a desire for safety against new threats.

Witches’ marks were architectural spells, cut or burned onto home entry points like windows, doorways, and fireplaces. “By the later 16th century iron firebacks were provided to radiate heat and prevent damage to the back wall,” writes architectural historian Timothy Easton in Historical Archaeology. As they became a standard home feature, they were often adorned with apotropaic marks such as “M” and “VV,” invoking protection from the “virgin of virgins,” the Virgin Mary. “These ‘Marian’ symbols are also some of the most common scribed letters to be found on hearth beams, doors, and around windows,” Easton notes.

Journalist Kate Ravilious writes that restoration of the Knole House, a fifteenth- to seventeenth-century country home in Kent, revealed witches’ marks on floor joists and by a fireplace. Ravilious writes:

The direction of the burn marks shows that the symbols were placed before the timber was laid, and tree-ring analysis dates the timbers to between 1605 and 1606 — around the time of the Gunpowder Plot, when conspirators (including Guy Fawkes) attempted to blow up Parliament and kill King James I.

In other words, these protective marks may reflect moments of collective suspicion and a desire for safety against new threats, whether political unrest, epidemics, or times of poor harvest.

Apotropaic marks could also take the form of mazes, boxes, and diagonal lines to catch evil, as well as shapes and patterns invoking the number three. Anthropologist C. Riley Augé writes:

Archaeologically, triads and multiples of threes manifest not only in witch-bottle contents [a countermagical device], but also frequently in the number of petals on apotropaic daisy wheels (also called hexafoils) found inscribed near structural thresholds, like doors and windows, on mile or boundary markers, and on gravestones.

Three circles were often burned onto rafters, while “the geometric triad, can be found repeatedly on hearth lintel supports called witch posts, gravestones, and mile markers.”

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Similar to ritual concealments such as horse skulls placed under the floor, these marks were part of an ongoing folkloric belief in charms for everyday protection against the unknown. In Archaeology Ireland, archaeologist John Nicholl observes that the oldest home in Dublin—a seventeenth-century timber-framed house at No. 9/9a Aungier Street—has both apotropaic marks and ritual concealments, including a shoe. “The recovery of the shoe from the southwest room is of even greater significance given its association with the apotropaic marking on the floor joist from that room,” Nicholl writes. Both the shoe and the marks had protective purposes. He adds that “apotropaic markings like those found in No. 9/9a have also been found on personal possessions belonging to the crew of the Mary Rose, Henry VIII’s flagship, which sank in July 1545.”

Why so many witches’ marks were carved at the Creswell Crags limestone gorge remains a mystery, but it probably was linked to some local unease about the cave’s dark crevices. As Duncan Wilson, chief executive of Historic England, stated, “We can only speculate on what it was the people of Creswell feared might emerge from the underworld into these caves.”

Voodoo is an Afro-Caribbean religion that originated in Haiti and has spread to other parts of the world, including the United States and West Africa. In some instances, practitioners of voodoo may employ black magic rituals or spells as a means of achieving their desired outcomes. It is important to approach the topic of black magic with an understanding of the complexities and variations that exist within different spiritual practices. While black magic can be seen as a form of sorcery or witchcraft in some cultures, it is not inherently evil or malicious. The intent and purpose behind its use ultimately determine whether it is considered positive or negative. Overall, hella black magic represents the use of supernatural powers or rituals associated with African and African diasporic spiritual practices that are perceived as dark or malevolent. It is important to approach this topic with respect and a willingness to learn about the diverse spiritual beliefs and practices that exist within different cultures and communities..

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