What is Necromancy? How to learn Necromancy

What is necromancy? Is it possible to raise somebody from the dead? Necromancy is an ability often associated with the occult, black magic and witchcraft. It is often cited as one if the most dangerous paranormal supernatural psychic abilities due to its close connection with the dead.

The word necromancy comes from the Greek 'nekros' meaning dead body and 'manteia' which means to divine or to prophesize. Therefore necromancy could be defined as a communication with the deceased either through their spirit or an apparition through mediumship or even physically raising them from the dead for the purpose of divining information, foretelling the future or discovering hidden knowledge.

We have discussed the idea of communicating a with the spirit world and summoning ghosts many times here on the blog and in more depth on the forum but the area that interests me most here is the ability to raise the dead. This is a fascinating subject when you consider the implications that come with this: immortality.

Let's look at probably the most famous example of necromancy in history, the ressurection of Lazarus. The story goes that Jesus received word of an I'll man who needed healing. Jesus was unable to get to Lazarus in time and he passed away. Upon hearing this new Jesus resurrected the slightly rotting corpse of Lazarus.

38 Jesus, once more deeply moved, came to the tomb. It was a cave with a stone laid across the entrance. 39 “Take away the stone,” he said. “But, Lord,” said Martha, the sister of the dead man, “by this time there is a bad odor, for he has been there four days.” 40 Then Jesus said, “Did I not tell you that if you believe, you will see the glory of God?” 41 So they took away the stone. Then Jesus looked up and said, “Father, I thank you that you have heard me. 42 I knew that you always hear me, but I said this for the benefit of the people standing here, that they may believe that you sent me.” 43 When he had said this, Jesus called in a loud voice, “Lazarus, come out!” 44 The dead man came out, his hands and feet wrapped with strips of linen, and a cloth around his face. Jesus said to them, “Take off the grave clothes and let him go.”

There are of course many examples of necromancy in modern times also but this biblical account is particularly interesting for me. In this case, when done by Jesus necromancy is hailed as a miracle despite the bible also condemning those who practice necromancy...

Leviticus 20:27 “A man or a woman who is a medium or a necromancer shall surely be put to death. They shall be stoned with stones; their blood shall be upon them.

Necromancy should not be taken lightly. If you want to learn how to do necromancy then I recommend you examine your motives for wanting to learn this psychic ability. Black magic and the dark arts are not for playing around with. Necromancy is only for the strong of mind and pure of heart. If your intentions are impure the spirits will know and any attempt by you to manipulate them or control them will end up with misfortune for you. 

Haiti: Island of Black Magic, Voodoo and Zombies

What is Haitian Voodoo?

The Caribbean island of Haiti is one of the worlds most mysterious places. Hollywood and Saturday morning cartoons have given us this perception of Haiti and Haitian society, images of supernatural forces, demons, black magic, Voodoo dolls and zombies immediately spring to mind. Much of what we think we know about 'Hoodoo' and 'Voodoo' comes from these sources.

A voodoo doll is a representation of a real person which pain and suffering can be afflicted upon. Typically the voodoo priest or shaman, or you sat at home in your bedroom, takes a needle and stabs the doll somewhere in the body. In cartoons the person whom the doll represents is immediately hit with an unsuspected pain in the same area, often with hilarious consequences.  Wondering how to make a Voodoo doll? All you need is some of the targets hair and an image of their face. 

But there is way more to it than that, Voodoo is a full blown religion. They believe in a distant and unknowable creator god called Bondye who does not meddle in human affairs. Then there is a whole bunch of smaller gods who control elements and seasons and the typical polytheistic archetypes (think ancient Greece, Hinduism, Native American beliefs). They believe that people can be possessed by spirits and demons, who then have to be exorcised by a voodoo priest. 

The high priests are known as Houngans and Mambos. Ritually chosen by the dead ancestors they were able to, using clairvoyance, divine information from the spirit world while he or she was possessed. His or her tendency is to do good by helping and protecting others from spells, however they sometimes use their supernatural power to hurt or kill people. There are also Bokor sorcerers who practice Necromancy, perform black magic, resurrect the dead and other darker psychic phenomenon.

Hold up.. resurrect the dead? Yes that's what I said. This is where the first Zombies come from. The story of Clairvius Narcisse is a famous case in Haitian history. Narcisse was dead. Signed off by doctors and buried. His family cried, mourned their loss. The one day after 18 years he returned. When he told them the story of how he was dug up from his grave, resurrected, drugged and enslaved by an evil Bokor who forced him to work on his plantation, his family were surprised, but they accepted his story because they believed his experience resulted from the power of voodoo magic.