In practice...

[Shin'Ar]

Thank you Shin'Ar, that's most helpful. In the Ra material, these two have pretty much a reversed meaning.

You're right, I hadn't realized that. No wonder I was hesitant to take up the left-hand path. I'm all for self-discovery though. But not at the expense of others.

Many choose to pervert the ancient teaching of the left hand path by using it to define black magic and satanism.

But have we not seen other great teachings perverted and distorted in the past by human manipulation?

In our state of enlightenment one of the foremost necessities for us to evolve into higher being is discretion and discerning nature.

Do not assume without first reasoning, and always seek truth rather than popular belief.