Binding Arts of Magic, Spirits, Entities
The prism of the supernatural
You will find most practitioners and believers have their own ranking system when it comes to placing spirits, entities, or magick into the categories of "White", "Dark/Grey", "Neutral" (only applies to magick), or "Black". These terms are the only industry standards, apart from these, the avenues & criteria by which the paranormal fits into them are different.
Binding Arts of Spirits or Living Entities
White Arts
Spirits: A ranking of White Arts means the spirit is good, positive, has an uplifting & kind energy associated with it.
Most practitioners rank spirits/entities, like Angels, who are capable of attack & retribution as White Arts as they only act in defense. They do not indulge in causing dischord. White Arts spirits/entities who can provide protection, avenge wrongs, and fight back are considered White Arts as they do so in order to provide positive support on your behalf.
White Arts spirits/entities are incapable of wrongdoing and making decisions that negatively affect yourself, your atmosphere, your home, etc. They are pure, light, positive beings who provide a positive enrichment. They make positive-based actions and decisions as they are guided by purity and positive power. They cannot engage in any kind of negative or harmful behavior as they are incapable of doing so by their own design.
Dark Arts
Spirits: A ranking of Dark/Grey means the spirit is capable of good and bad. They will likely choose good, but can experience ups and downs in mood & energy swings just like humans.
Technically, anything that has the ability to choose right or wrong is Dark Arts; it has the ability to choose to do wrong. This obviously includes human beings. However, you will often find the term "Dark/Grey" is used to describe the Dark Arts spirits/entities who have the capability of choosing to do wrong but never, or seldom, do.
It is always important for you to understand what kind of spirit/entity you are welcoming into your home. If you are unsure, you should ask the practitioner or seller with whom you are working. The ranking system on our site should only be used as a guide as even within some races, like Vampires or Djinn, there can lighter or darker extremes.
Although Dark Arts /Grey spirits can choose to annoy or play pranks, most are truly good the majority of the time. This is why many Keepers find them to be good companions.
Black Arts
Spirits: A ranking of Black Arts means the spirit will typcially choose evil, wrongdoing, or to act against its Keeper and others around them.
We do not work with any Black Arts spirits or entities. Any request for them in custom work will be refunded.
Binding Arts of Spells & Magick
Spells are cast in White Arts, Dark Arts, Neutral Arts, or Black Arts to respond to the person, the situation, or the binding as appropriate. Creepy Hollows does not deal in Black Arts magic at all. When choosing an Arts for your binding you need to choose the Arts that matches you & your personality, or choose the Arts that matches the intention of the spell or binding you are working with.
WHITE ARTS
Magick: A ranking of White Arts means the magick, spell, or enchantment is of a positive, white light origin. This works best with people who have a positive personality.
DARK ARTS / GREY ARTS
Magick: A ranking of Dark/Grey means the magick, spell, or enchantment is of darker energy, but is not evil or malicious. This works best for those who indulge their darker side, but is not Black Arts.
NEUTRAL ARTS (MAGICK ONLY)
Magick: A ranking of Neutral Arts means the magick, spell, or enchantment is a neutral balance of White & Dark magick. This works best with people who have a level balance between White and Dark energies.
BLACK ARTS
Magick: A ranking of Black Arts means the magick, spell or enchantment is of very dark/evil origin.
We do not offer Black Arts bindings. Any request for black magick in custom work will be refunded.