If your blood is tainted, you will wither. If you lost too much blood, you would grow weak and die. The sight of that bright red fluid - whether it was coming from an enemy or friend, your prey or yourself - got immediate attention. Yes, blood can be dangerous - both magically and mundanely.īut fire can also be dangerous, and yet no one would think to tell you not to use it to cook your meals! You just have to learn how to use it safely and properly.įear and awe of blood goes way back to our earliest human ancestors. This is simply not true.As usual, fiction is much darker and more stirring than the reality of it. Those few drops can add power to a magical working in any number of ways. This would be all kinds of wrong, not to mention illegal, and is not at all what I mean when I talk about blood magic.īlood magic is the use of a few drops of blood during a spell or ritual-usually your own blood, but if you are casting for someone else you could use theirs with caution and permission, of course. Blood magic is not magic that involves killing people or animals in ritual sacrifice. Something that contains this much power is naturally powerful in magic. Your blood contains your DNA-a blueprint not just for you, but your complete ancestral line. A scientists can illegally clone you if they had just a drop of your blood. Whatever little microscopic bits are floating around in there contain the very essence for all that you are. Blood is energy-when you push yourself, your heart pounds and your pulse races as your blood flows even faster. It courses through your body delivering oxygen and nutrients to every part of you. Blood is associated with pain: you see it when you stumble and fall, have an accident, or fight.īlood connects you to things, or others. The sight of that bright red fluid-whether it was coming from an enemy or friend, your prey or yourself-got immediate attention. Fear and awe of blood goes way back to our earliest human ancestors. This is something that is so embedded in us that we all understand it.

You just have to learn how to use it safely and properly. But fire can also be dangerous, and yet no one would think to tell you not to use it to cook your meals. Yes, blood can be dangerous- both magically and mundanely. As usual, the fiction is much darker and more stirring than the reality of it. She enjoys writing informative articles to teach others the craft of the wise.

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