From my knowledge of shadow magick and its been a few year. The main part of it is becoming comfortable in the dark. Adjusting your eyes to see in pitch blackness. Then you move on to working with your shadow. To get your shadow to not have to be attached to. The goal is for your shadow is to be able to go and carry out errands.
Judging from what HeartofGrace says, it is much like the old stories of witches who could send their shadow out into the world to afflict people with curses or mishaps.
I don't know anything on the subject, but it could be referring to the proverbial "shadow self" that mirrors each one of us in the spiritual realm. I doubt it is that in depth, and you might be referring to the nonsense that often occurs.
I would do some research, ask people who claim to practice it what it's about. Be resourceful.
Shadow magick may also refer to the manipulation of our Shadow, which is a term Carl Jung used to describe the aspects of ourselves that we need to face to become whole. Raven D. Did some work on this aspect.
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Judging from personal experience and what I have read over the years, Shadow Magick is a wide and varied topic. It encompasses everythign said above, but the true origin of Shadow Magick was believed to be able to go into ones self, and manipulate the darkness within. It was also as someone else said, being comfortable in the dark. But more specifically, being able to use the absence of light to strengthen your magickal workings and spells. It is more of the ability to become proficient when working in the shadows, than an actual form of Magick.
yup, your shadow can be just as powerful as you wish to be, but it is still essentially yours and your shadow alone.
I had mine stolen. I was sleeping and saw it all happen infront of mii, but there was nothing i culd do. its like i was pinned down. When i woke up i felt very distrualt and like a huge part of mii was gone. i still feel like this.
The sad part is that i know ezactly who did it but have no slue where i would start to get my shadow back.
Well mannered powerful shadows are very hard and take lost of time and work. i wana cry everytime i think about her.