Uses for Pain

02/14/23 • 10 min

Pain, as a magical or ritual technique, can be generally sorted into one of seven different categories. It should not cause too much in the way of physical damage, because that might make you pass out and miss the entire experience. It's carefully controlled, carefully orchestrated pain and the best way to work with it is to do it slowly and with attention to the reaction of one's body.

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