And spells invoke all kinds of minor gods, supernatural entities, and historical figures across religions - Mukharji has even come across a spell that invokes Mahmud of Ghazni. Often, multiple languages are found in the same tantric spell. “What it shows is that it’s not always premised on any philosophical belief or faith, unlike religion,” he added. “While there are philosophical and learned traditions of tantra, the street-level tantra we see practiced most often today is a hodge-podge of languages and nonsense words,” said Dr Projit Mukharji, a professor in the history and sociology of science department at the University of Pennsylvania.
However, the tantriks who practice black magic represent a more sinister side to tantra. Long considered part of South Asian heritage, tantra is an umbrella term for ritualistic practices. Nazar na lage: tantric spells and rituals in Black Magic “All kinds of people come to me - big and small, rich and poor. The “harm” has varying degrees of severity, depending on the client. If it’s for your (own) benefit, then I do vashikaran,” said one tantrik, who goes by the name of Aghori Tantrik Baba Ji and has a website of his own.
“If you want to harm somebody, then black magic. A quick Google search of “tantrik crime” will unearth hundreds of news reports about phony tantriks caught cheating (or worse, physically exploiting) their clients.Īnd commonplace arguments about ‘education’ and ‘rationality’ being factors that could keep occult followers in check, no that doesn’t happen - it’s not just impressionable people who believe in tantra, the “educated” ones are equally drawn to it. But the dark underbelly has gone nowhere: tantric practices often come hand-in-hand with fraud and exploitation. Parts of the occult have been lassoed into the wide ambit of new-age spirituality, with astrology experiencing a resurgence and crystals and tarot cards becoming more popular globally. Tantra, black magic, or vashikaran, call it what you will but the occult is still present in Indian society, from the small town of Mayong in Assam - known as the Land of Black Magic - to the affluent living rooms of Delhi’s Golf Links. What do Indira Gandhi, Adolf Hitler, and Ronald Reagan have in common?
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