CHALLENGE ENTRY
Well, I don’t know whether I’ll be joining @starborn in The Bad Place 
, but Hiya, if I do, we can open the cafe together. 
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First off, I follow Loki. So where does that put my moral Magickal code 
. The gods don’t live by our codes of conduct. (Much less the god of chaos 
) I was always taught to be careful what I asked of a god. For example, Dear Loki please can you help me come into some money, I work so hard and always get passed over with any promotions at work, I never get the payrise, it’s not fair. So Loki hears you. And a week later you get a phone call saying grannies died, and left you her inheritance! 
. There’s the point on morals. You’re horrified, but the gods? Well he did what you asked, you just didn’t tell him how! So I was taught to think very carefully before you ask an entity whether it be god/demon/angel for help, because they are not off this world.
Baneful magic. Yes, I do. Sorry. I use hoodoo in my practice (my mum does too, as did my grandmother, though neither of them ever declared they’re witches and don’t know where all their potions come from, they were just passed down the line). So I have done baneful Magick. To curse and hex? No. Too much energy on my part to maintain that, and that just keeps the anger fired up. I’d rather let that go. But to defend my family from harm? To keep toxic people away from me? To get justice or truth exposed from those that are liers and wish to hide their ill intent? Yes I would and yes I have. Does baneful come with a price. I think yes. It’s draining to perform regardless of how much you ground and centre. It requires alot of thought to make sure you’ve done it right and not caused unnecessary harm. And you need a cool head or it can go horribly wrong.
Do I believe in karma? 
No. Why? I follow Loki and his way is about accountability. You are responsible for your life. For me there’s no outer force that’s manipulating events so you’re here in this place because of this and that. You’re in this place because you did this and that, and because sometimes shit happens.
So now the beastie. Well, he’s grey for sure, if he’s any colour at all. There are 9 Lokean Values (Loki’s Pagan Portals) Not all of them apply to morals/ethics in Magick but a few do
1 Be true to yourself. So if you’ve set yourself a moral code, live by it. Don’t pretend to be one thing to others and another behind closed doors. In other words if you do baneful, say so. If you follow the threefold law, do so.
5 Transformation. If you find that you were wrong in your moral outlook, change it. Change is part of growth, don’t get stuck, be prepared to learn from others and make adjustments in your outlook.
7 Accountability. You are in charge of your life. Accept that responsibility and apply that to your Magick.
8 Empathy. Be a shapeshifter, see another’s point of view, try to understand why before you cast that spell. It may change the way you do the spell
So I think that’s it. I go about each day to try and be truthful, to correct errors, walk in the shoes of others, and feel their feelings so that my actions don’t harm others. But it is important we protect ourselves, there’s badness in the world that doesn’t respond to kindness. And above all, I’m very careful not to be selfish in my practice, and Especially what I ask of Loki. 
So do I need to reserve my ticket to Hell?