What is the Left Hand Path in occultism?
Q: What is the Left Hand Path in occultism?
A: The Left Hand Path in occultism is a kind of spiritual path that is the opposite of the Right Hand Path, which is what most people think of when they think of religion or spirituality.
Q: Where did the term Left Hand Path come from in occultism?
A: The term Left Hand Path in occultism came from a term used in Hindu Tantra, Vama marga in Sanskrit.
Q: What did the ancient form of tantra, Vama marga, use as part of its practice?
A: The ancient form of tantra, Vama marga, used the breaking of rules (taboos) as part of its practice. Rules about diet and sex were broken on purpose.
Q: Can you give an example of some rules that might be broken as part of the Left Hand Path?
A: As part of the Left Hand Path, 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.
Q: What do people who follow the Left Hand Path in the West seek to gain?
A: People who follow the Left Hand Path in the West seek to gain power and freedom by breaking through taboos, fears and restrictions.
Q: Is the Left Hand Path the same as Satanism and black magic?
A: No, the Left Hand Path is not the same as Satanism and black magic, although many people link this term with them.
Q: How is the Left Hand Path sometimes described?
A: The Left Hand Path is sometimes described as amoral.
