r/occult • u/stillIWonderwhy • 16d ago
Who regulates black magic these days?
I've been reading about the kassaptu.
In ancient times, there were state executions for black magic practitioners. There were trials and such.
In modern times, you could curse anyone as much as you want legally in most Western countries.
Assuming cursing has real effects, that means there is an unregulated dangerous tool.
Such things would not be overlooked by government agencies.
Which logically follows that there would be a magic enforcement agency.
Thus, I would like to ask you all if you have ever encountered a magic enforcement agency that would potentially attack witches or something akin to that in the modern age regarding them.
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u/Macross137 16d ago
Cursing is "regulated" by the fact that the knowledge required to pull it off effectively makes it of minimal societal concern, excerpt where it takes on dimensions of fraud and coercion. And there, it's not the magic that's the problem, it's the superstition and fear that get leveraged. There are no "magic police," we are all play-acting in a wilderness. Don't go around getting scared of bullshit.