Introduction to Magic

A thousand pages would not be enough to explain this, but we want to give you some brief information.

Magic is one of the oldest and most misunderstood disciplines in human history. For millennia human beings have tried to understand, channel and apply the subtle forces that govern reality — and for millennia this understanding has been mystified, persecuted, trivialised or commercialised for purposes of power or profit. This introduction is an honest attempt to explain what Magic really is, how it works according to Master Cornelio's Hermetic tradition, and why most of what is read online does not correspond to the reality of authentic esotericism.

The magic we practise is based on Hermetic writings dating back thousands of years but is a syncretic cult — that is, a union of cults of many peoples structured over millennia. Magic exists, but the falsehoods that most other practitioners or pseudo-practitioners tell do not. First of all, magic has no intrinsic colour, but a distinction is made into two operative categories: White Magic (that is, non-coercive magic) and Black Magic (that is, coercive/impositive magic).

Red Magic is not a separate category. It is nothing other than an application of white magic to feelings, or a less coercive application of black magic.

This distinction can have two origins, and one or the other may be meant: Objectives or Cult.

The first is the traditional view in which white magic is that which has an objective positive according to common morality, while black magic has an objective negative according to common morality. All this regardless of the forces, spirits, energies, entities, lordships involved. So according to this view even if negative forces in the tradition such as demons are used (although in reality they are not at all negative as explained in the section Our Creed) but the objective is positive then it is white magic. Because according to this very view in magic there are no negative entities, but those contrary to the purpose are negative.

The second, which is the view we adopt, sees white magic as a non-coercive type of cult and therefore with forces, spirits, energies, entities and lordships predominantly considered positive. While black magic is seen as a coercive/impositive cult.

Now let us distinguish the two main schools of thought of magic (we adopt both, ours being a syncretic cult, that is a union of cults): Ceremonial Magic and Mediumistic Magic.

The first is based on the use of ceremonies involving many materials, as in high Solomonic black magic. In it the ceremonies are based on the concept of imitative magic or, better said, the 2nd principle of the Kybalion. The second is based more on the relationship between the esoteric practitioner and the entities involved, relying more on the principle of the intervention of spirits. These two techniques usually meet.

Having made these technical distinctions we must understand how magic works. As we always say: all magic, like witchcraft, sorcery, esotericism etc. are powers of the mind based on the management of energy and its manipulation. Mainly in 3 phases: accumulating energy, manipulating (managing) energy, channelling energy.

We can see in the studies of psychoanalysis, and therefore in the human mind, a correspondence between mind and entities: angels are the SuperEgo and demons are the Unconscious. The former hold the code. The latter punish violations of it. As the relationships between SuperEgo and Unconscious are studied in psychoanalysis.

Besides the powers of the mind there are the entities, which however exist also at the mental level, as we said, since by the 2nd principle of the Kybalion what is within us is also outside us. These Entities are mainly of 6 types: transcendent deities (Creators: Sephirot, Loa, God); Archangelic Lordships; Angels; immanent deities (those who protect and enforce the laws of the creators: Astaroth, Azazel, Beelzebub, Enki (Satan)); Archdemonic Lordships; Demons.

You must consider that by the 4th Hermetic principle of the Kybalion (the Principle of Polarity) all lordships and deities have a positive aspect and a negative aspect, and it is not as in the cosmological view of a simplified pantheon of the great religions that sees, in a manner similar to Manichaeism, positive entities on one side and negative entities on the other. Rather every entity or lordship, as we call it, has a negative and a positive aspect like the two poles of a magnet. An Angelic Lordship (an Angel) has a positive and a negative aspect, and a Demonic Lordship has a negative and a positive aspect. There are no completely negative or completely positive entities in the universe, so do not classify white magic as good and black magic as evil — indeed be careful, since a badly performed evocation even of an Angel or an Archangel can bring you a curse, contrary to what is believed.

Contact with these entities occurs through trance, or better states of hypno-self-induction, which is reached with years of meditation. We practise the Transcendental Meditation of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi.

These are the basic technical explanations: more information can be found in the Kybalion, but do not venture into magic without adequate preparation because you will obtain harm on all planes — especially the mental one — as well as on your goals, instead of benefits.

How does one become an esoteric practitioner? The training of an authentic esoteric practitioner is a path that takes years, often decades. Reading books is not enough — even the best texts of Hermeticism and Kabbalah are useless without competent guidance. One must be initiated by a Master who has already walked the path, develop the capacity for trance and deep meditation, build over time a personal relationship with the Entities one collaborates with, and accumulate the practical experience that only real cases can give. Master Cornelio walked this path under the guidance of three Masters of different traditions, and continues to practise it daily for over forty years.

The seven Hermetic Principles as theoretical basis. The Kybalion sets out seven Principles that govern reality according to the Hermetic tradition. The Principle of Mentalism states that all is mind. The Principle of Correspondence states that what is above corresponds to what is below — the structure of the universe is reflected in the structure of the human psyche. The Principle of Vibration states that everything vibrates at a specific frequency and that similar frequencies attract. The Principle of Polarity states that everything has two opposite poles that are identical in nature and differ only in degree. The Principle of Rhythm states that everything oscillates in regular cycles. The Principle of Cause and Effect states that nothing happens by chance. The Principle of Gender states that everything manifests a masculine and a feminine principle. These seven principles are not dogmas to believe but operative laws to apply — and Master Cornelio's entire Hermetic practice rests on their technical application.

Why most practitioners on the internet do not work. The online esoteric market is saturated with falsehood because it requires no verification. Anyone can call themselves 'magician', 'witch', 'psychic' or 'esoteric practitioner' without any authority being able to contradict them. The consequence is that those genuinely seeking help find themselves facing a chaotic landscape in which it is almost impossible to tell true from false. The warning signs are always the same: promises of results in 24–48 hours; prices that rise progressively as the 'work' proceeds; descriptions of 'curses' that only the practitioner can remove for a fee; absence of any verifiable history. None of these signs is present in Master Cornelio's work: the timing is realistic, the prices transparent, the history forty years long.

How Magic interacts with the client's daily life. A common mistake is to think of Magic as something that happens 'elsewhere' — in the practitioner's rituals — while the client passively waits for results. In reality Magic acts through all available variables, including the client's behaviour. The behavioural guidance Master Cornelio gives during the path is not generic advice: it is an integral part of the operation. The way the client manages contact with the loved one, the tone of communication, the management of emotions at critical moments — all this interacts with the energetic work in progress and amplifies or attenuates its efficacy.

For a free consultation on your specific situation, contact Master Cornelio on WhatsApp at +39 350 991 7291. Magic is an applied science — and like any science, it produces verifiable results when performed correctly.