What is Left Hand Path?
'''''Left Hand Path''''' is a term used in [[occultism]] for one kind of [[spirituality|spiritual]] path. It is the opposite of the '''''Right Hand Path''''', which is what most people think of when they think of [[religion]] or [[spirituality]]. The use of this term in occultism came from a term used in [[Hinduism|Hindu]] [[Tantra]], ''[[Vama marga]]'' in [[Sanskrit]]. This ancient form of tantra used the breaking of rules ([[taboo]]s) as part of the practice. Rules about diet and sex were broken on purpose. For example, rules against eating meat and drinking alcohol might be broken. Such a practice might require eating meat and drinking alcohol while having sex in a graveyard or [[cremation ground]]. People who follow the Left Hand Path in the West are not interested in giving up pleasure or the world in order to be spiritual. They are not interested in worshiping God or following rules made up by others. They seek to gain [[power]] and [[freedom]] by breaking through [[taboo]]s, [[fear]]s and restrictions. Many people link this term with [[Satanism]] and [[black magic]], but they are not the same. The Left Hand Path is sometimes described as ''amoral''. ==Related pages== * [[Thelema]] * [[The Satanic Bible]] == References == * Evans, Dave. ''The History of British Magic After [[Aleister Crowley|Crowley]]''. Hidden Publishing, 2007. {{ISBN|978-0-9555237-0-0}} * Grant, Kenneth. ''Cults of the Shadow''. London: Muller, 1975. * Hine, Phil. ''[http://www.philhine.org.uk/writings/ess_bmlhp.html Black magic and the left-hand path] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080102080504/http://www.philhine.org.uk/writings/ess_bmlhp.html |date=2008-01-02 }}''. [[Category:Spirituality]]