The sight of that bright red fluid-whether it was coming from an enemy or friend, your prey or yourself-got immediate attention. Fear and awe of blood goes way back to our earliest human ancestors. This is something that is so embedded in us that we all understand it. I’m sure I don’t need to tell you that blood is a powerful thing. It should not be undertaken lightly, or carelessly but it doesn’t deserve the ‘taboo’ stamp that many are quick to give it.
You just have to learn how to use it safely and properly.The truth is that blood magic can be quite potent if you’re inclined to do it, and if you know what you’re doing. But fire can also be dangerous, and yet no one would think to tell you not to use it to cook your meals. Yes, blood can be dangerous- both magically and mundanely. Combine it with words like ‘magic’, ‘ritual’, ‘spell’, or ‘rite’ and the first thing that comes to mind is human sacrifices on a stone altar dripping with dark red and other images that look like something straight out of a horror movie.As usual, the fiction is much darker and more stirring than the reality of it. ‘Blood magic’ conjures up all kinds of gothic images, doesn’t it? The very word ‘blood’ is a real attention-grabber. Parchment a blood-soaked notebook, 10, parchment, Sigil. You see the massive ironbound gates of the magical towne of Sigil.
