It's time to bring back a Sunflower session type; the discussion. This was used as the initial stage of any group session as a form of syncing. In this thread it will serve the same purpose, syncing our understanding and forming an egregore.
I will lay out what conclusions I've drawn based on my own direct experience and the research I've done by diving into the akashic records. I came to see a certain structure, and this is based only on observation, I'm not relating this to any literary source aside from for the general labels. Give input! If you don't agree, say so, but keep it civil. The point is to reach an understanding where if we do not agree, at least we can place the different viewpoints on a map, and this will be the egregore.
Higher magic
It seems everyone practices higher magic today, it's become synonymous with the word "magic". It is representational magic, magic using words or symbolic artifacts or drawings, sigils. When Christianity and the bible tells you that this is forbidden, there is a good reason for it. I will explain why. Higher magic should only be practiced by those called undead or immortal, or by prophets, diviners and others who channel information from higher beings. When serving as a non-interfering device of a higher spirit, it is the higher spirit practicing magic, not the person him/herself.
Regular people should only practice "lower magic". This has been called "cultivation" in the Falun Gong movement, it is generally called Qi Gong in China, "energy work" in the west. It is called Yoga in India. This is the inner magic, also called inner alchemy, the transformation of the body. Unless this has been performed to a decent level, representational magic should not be practiced. It is often applied in the form where the occultist will perform cleansing rituals before spellcasting. It is still not something an average person can do right.
Higher magic is to impose your will on the world, and to sync your inner meaning, your mental representation, your language, with the world, and telling the world: This image in my mind is how you will now be formed. Who can do this right? A person whose body is filled with animalistic desires will impose those on the world, and create degeneration, hell on Earth. This is why occultists have been shunned in religion. They are practicing higher magic with a dirty body. Most people will never have a clean body, especially not during this NWO influenced system's influence, it's impossible. So anyone attempting to practice higher magic who isn't channelling a higher being, is committing horrible deeds and should really be put to death, just like they say.