What Necromancy is NOT

This is a subject which many practitioners of necromancy have discussed before me, but I feel there is a need to clarify it anyway. Necromancy has been demonized by many sources including: the ancient Romans, video games, officials of the Christian Church, sensationalists, Hollywood, and various ignorant factions in general. The fact is necromancy in all its forms involves working with spirits (ancestors, the dead, psychopomps, death gods, underworld daemons, the angel of death etc.) not corpses or dead bodies. Grave desecration, human sacrifice, and necrophilia are also not part of this magical practice, and are abhorred by true practitioners. Necromancy is also not, despite what many people claim, a Dark Art. Necromancers frequently give their aid in finding love, healing illnesses, amplifying fertility, protecting those being harmed, removing harmful influences, etc. It does have its dark aspects but then any magical tradition does. Most individuals who practice this art also believe it is their duty to help earthbound spirits cross into the afterlife.

All in all necromancy has done nothing to earn its unsavory reputation. Hopefully understanding will go a long way in clearing the misconceptions.