I find it fascinating learning the spiritual culture's and practice's from around the world .
Our western diluted granola verison of the mystical world has very little understanding /respect of the many levels of initiation and practices involved . Also the deep cultural and historical roots.
It's not all love and light ,there is a dark side that I feel if someone wants to "dabble" in the magical arts, knowing the shadow side is very important to your studies . If not even a bit more important than just the light side.
When I say dabbling that can refer to simply reading tarot cards , opening ourselves up to do energy work to more complicated ritualistic practices.
That being said the pure love energy and frequency is very powerful and can counteract even the darkest attack.
But if you don't feel that energy deep in your soul ,resonate and embody it ,along with alot of self discipline and spiritual strength. You may not fair well in an attack .
It's like going into a boxing match with someone who has been training for years, versus someone who took a couple community program lessons .
I have experienced spiritual assassins , many dark purposeful and some not as personally directed attacks . Those ones I was just caught in the line of fire by some unhealthy damaged souls .
Honesty my nievity definitely got my butt kicked at times , thankfully not killed .
It forced me to became a quick learner and a believer in the spiritual world really fast . I don't think I would have accepted it any other way though . Brutal lesson (not recommended :)but we choose our own karmic soul path lessons to learn ,grow and strengthen our spiritual gifts. I learned to accept that part of the journey as my training .
Yet ironically I still some days wrestle with my left logical empirical facts mind and my right intuitive spiritual mind. Despite witnessing & experiencing so much unexplainable paranormal phenomenons, the middle path default, always brings me back to open skepticism.
As much as it can seem alluring and even glamourous to dabble in the magical arts , it is important to maintain a cautionary curiosity.
Practice self care , disciplined personal (that fits for you-) mental /physical /spiritual practices and humility is the strongest foundation to build upon.
The spiritual realms do exist and have their own unique rules of the game, than we do in the fleshly form .
***This video documentary series has some very interesting glimpses through the viel of the dark magical worlds secrecy.