There are many amazing things in our world. Not all of them are beautiful, interesting and safe. For example, do you know what sorcerers do? Everyone uses this word to the best of his understanding of the process of magic. And information, as a rule, is drawn from entertaining literature and science fiction films. Let's look at everything related to sorcerers. What is their essence, what are they doing, does this word have other meanings, which is also interesting.
Who are the sorcerers?
We begin our analysis of the concept with dictionaries, as researchers usually do. The interpreters give quite lengthy explanations, boiling down to one thing: they mean black magicians. That is, sorcerers are individuals who have an arcane talent. They have supernatural powers not recognized by science. This refers to completely outstanding talents. For example, some people can operate with multi-digit numbers, instantly multiply and divide them in the mind. But this does not apply to the field of sorcery. Witchcraft has a different, unearthly nature, as interpreters explain. This is the ability to communicate with other worlds, including the afterlife. In addition, black sorcerers are able to use the inhabitants of other spaces for their own purposes. But they are engaged in affairs that are objectionable to the Lord, harm ordinary people, cause damage, impose curses.
Description of sorcerers in Slavic mythology
In childhood, we read tales in which Baba Yaga appears. This character of folk art is directly related to witchcraft. Grandma, living away from the people, according to fairy tales, knows how to extract information from space, owns magical things. Its main feature is terrible anger at the whole world, that is, ordinary people.
It is believed that their sorcerer or witch was in almost every village. You can get such dubious talent of your own free will or by force. Sometimes sorcerers are reckless people who accidentally adopt special abilities. So, according to tales and beliefs, a witch will not be allowed into the world of the dead if she does not give a spell-gift to someone who remains on earth. Sometimes they pick up and educate students. And it happens that you have to endow the superpowers of the first comer. To do this, just touch the person. Mages walk among people, head down, squinting. They are able to communicate with animals and even turn into them.
Where do sorcerers live?
The black sorcerer, if he is real, eschews people. Their laughter, love, joy, that is, energy, cause this person almost physical pain. Because sorcerers harm, try to extinguish positive emotions. People are sure that witches are messengers of the devil. Probably it is.
Sorcerers are unpleasant to communicate with ordinary citizens. They never start a family, although they make love relationships. Their children are rarely born. They prefer to transmit their gift not by blood, but by vocation. Sorcerers, as they are described in legends, do not follow the external attractiveness. These people have shaggy, unkempt patles, hairs that have grown to disgrace, and cropped nails. They do not care what impression they have on others.
Sorcerers live between two worlds: the earthly and the otherworldly. Each has its own black patrons who fulfill their wishes and orders.
Is it possible to get rid of dark talent?
It is said that some people drive out a black gift from the soul. According to popular beliefs, only persons who acquired talent by chance can get rid of dark charms. By the way, in the old days the villagers were reluctant to communicate with sorcerers, they turned to them only if necessary, born of passions. For example, magicians were asked to punish the offender, to bewitch a guy or a girl, to save from damage. They were especially afraid to approach the bed of the dying magician. It was believed that his dark soul would leave the body only after he gave the gift.
And possession of it is a real punishment. Everything earthly becomes gray and uninteresting, fierce anger settles in the heart. Sincere repentance helps to get rid of her. However, there are practically no tales of successful cases of overcoming the burden of witchcraft. Evil power draws in, giving a feeling of omnipotence. Even the former sorcerer does not lose touch with the dark patrons. He is able to cause damage or jinx it just like that, for the sake of pleasure.
Alternative look
There is another interpretation of sorcery. Some researchers believe that at all times people were born, striving to penetrate the essence of things, peculiar philosophers. In practice, they studied the world around them, conducted experiments. As a rule, they tried to lead a hermit life, as those around them did not understand and did not share their interests.
From this point of view, the essence of sorcerers consists in trying to gain more knowledge about the laws by which nature lives. Hence the supernatural abilities. They are the result of tremendous and hard work on their own development. And all the terrible stories described above are just speculations of ordinary citizens who do not understand what the hermit does.
Both legends agree that sometimes contemporaries turn to sorcerers for help and receive it. However, the assistance of a person who has advanced along the development path is far from always beneficial to the supplicant. This theory describes the sorcerer’s significance for all of humanity. People have always strived for more. Only value orientations turned out to be different. Some were attracted by wealth, others by feats of arms, and sorcerers tried to master knowledge, which enriched civilization as a whole. In general, both theories describe a person who owns magic. The latter refers to skills that are inexplicable from the point of view of modern science.
Another meaning of the word "sorcerers"
For interest, we describe another interpretation, culinary. Sorcerers call pies from potato dough with sharp meat filling, fried in oil or baked in the oven. This dish belongs to the Belarusian cuisine. They say the dish is extremely tasty. That is why it is called "sorcerers." Young ladies use it to “bewitch” a man through his stomach. As the beauty concocts tastes, she will never go to another. Like it or not, you need to check in practice. And if the sorcerers fail, you should not be upset either, to know that you do not have magical talents. But it’s also for good, enjoy the bright colors of our wonderful world and protect your heart from evil. Good luck