Although those Chinese magic books were only the most basic, they also introduced dark magic briefly.
Of course, the Chinese side does not call it dark magic.
In the concept of the Chinese side, two sets of consciousness systems exist in the human body in parallel.
One is the Innate Spirit (Consciousness), which is formed from the roots of one's parents.
The other one is the cognitive spirit (Consciousness) generated by the person's upbringing, the education they received, and the people and events they have experienced, among other factors.
That is the combination of thought and character.
Of these two systems of consciousness, the one that acts in our daily lives is the cognitive consciousness that is born later in life.
All kinds of thoughts, concepts, behaviours, etc. of human beings are generated by the guidance of the cognitive consciousness, and thus the seven emotions and six desires are born.
In a person's life, starting from infancy, the Innate consciousness and the cognitive consciousness will develop and change.
The Innate consciousness is strong in small children, so they all have an innocent heart that is free from taint.
But as we learn all kinds of knowledge and enrich our experiences and insights, what replaces it is the cognitive consciousness.
The understanding of dark magic in China is actually that the seven emotions and six desires contaminate the Innate consciousness through the cognitive consciousness.
For this kind of argument, Andy originally just casually looked at it and basically just skimmed over it.
But after listening to Snape's words today, Andy suddenly realized that his previous thoughts might be a little too simple.
Let's not talk about cognitive consciousness and Innate consciousness or anything else.
Let's talk about the relationship between the brain and the body.
Is the brain controlling the body, or are the body functions affecting the brain?
Human desires, is it the brain's own whims, or is it the reaction of the body's functioning that is affecting the brain?
In the Chinese version, it is the cognitive consciousness that is influencing the Innate consciousness.
Many truths in this world are interconnected.
When we use magic to cast dark magic or to explore the body, the magic stimulates the body, which in turn affects the brain or the mind.
People with ugly faces usually have low self-esteem deep down. But if they are brilliant enough in their own right, they can become confident again.
The influence of the body, environment and other factors on the mind can never be ignored.
Andy somewhat understood the horror of dark magic.
What's more, it was still dark magic transfiguration.
Someone like Voldemort, whose soul and body had been completely polluted by negativity, would never see a bit of sunlight inside his heart.
"Thanks!" Andy said gratefully.
Snape was once again assumed the 'send off' attitude.
"Fine!"
Andy was a bit helpless, "See you on Monday, Professor."
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After leaving the underground floor, Andy went back to his dorm room and took out those long-finished Chinese magic books from under his bed.
Andy flipped through it, "This should be the one."
Resisting the Temptations of Darkness.
Andy leaned against the bed, ready to re-read the book again.
The contents of the book were very superficial, and there was no legendary Way of Forgetfulness. This book was more like a Critique of Dark Magic than Resisting the Temptation of Darkness.
Although it was only a theoretical book, after re-reading it again, Andy still found quite a lot of useful knowledge.
For example, the relationship between Innate consciousness and cognitive consciousness
The Innate consciousness would govern a person's vital activities, while the cognitive consciousness would be responsible for managing mental activities such as spirit and awareness.
The two could be viewed as the relationship between a computer and an operator.
If the operator cannot resist the temptation to frequently browse websites that minors are not allowed to see, the computer will be at risk of getting a virus.
There are actually similar theories in the Western world.
For example, Eve was tempted by the serpent, stole the forbidden fruit, and let Adam eat it, and in the end, the two of them were expelled from the Garden of Eden.
This was just like the cognitive consciousness being tempted by the outside world, and the innate consciousness being tempted by the cognitive consciousness.
After an hour or so, Andy closed the book.
'Perhaps the most dangerous aspect of magic transfiguration is the effect of the body's functional response on the brain.'
After all, it was body modification!
Regardless of whether the modification was successful or not, it would cause irreversible effects on the brain.
Especially, there was magic power involved.
Andy seemed to understand a bit.
When you carry out a magic transfiguration, the idea of 'I want to complete the transfiguration' would arise in your mind.
During the process of transfiguration, the body would further influence the brain's judgment, and under the effect of magic power, it would make the body completely deformed.
Ordinary magic transfiguration was already dangerous.
Not to mention, it was still dark magic transfiguration.
"Well ..."
Andy closed his eyes and contemplated ... This kind of risk, how exactly should he avoid it?
Occlumency ...?
Definitely won't work!
If Occlumency worked, Slytherin and Voldemort wouldn't have become completely disfigured.
'Magic transfiguration ... Transform body with magic power ...'
Andy opened the system panel.
Can the [Will] attribute offset this risk?
Strong willpower allows the brain to always 'firmly' remember its original appearance.
Based on the two theories that the mind influences magic power and how magic can be performed with the thoughts of the mind - Andy thought that the [Will] attribute might be the ultimate answer to magic transfiguration.
A high level of Transfiguration talent, powerful magic power, and strong willpower.
Andy focused his eyes on several attributes on the right side of the system.
[Magic] and [Soul] were left aside for now.
[Mind] had both positive and negative sides.
As for [Thinking] and [Will] ... according to the argument on the Chinese side, if [Thinking] is the cognitive consciousness, then [Will] is most likely related to the Innate consciousness.
Of course, this was just a metaphor.
"If that's the case ..."
Andy frowned slightly, 'When carrying out magic transfiguration, the [Thinking] attribute should never exceed the [Will] attribute.'
Andy originally wanted to add [Thinking] to improve his learning ability, as well as his ability to perform transfiguration spells.
But if this view is right ...
Does thinking affect will?
'In the end, it's still necessary to conduct a few experiments to come to a real conclusion.'
The more he learned about magic transfiguration, the more Andy couldn't wait to conduct experiments so that he could verify his ideas.
Tucking the books under the bed, Andy exhaled and leaned his entire body halfway on the bed, closing his eyes somewhat tiredly.
"Animagus ...," Andy muttered.
When Animagus transformed for the first time, it would be easy for the animal's mind to dominate the body, and even be affected by the animal nature, making the transformer completely forget that he or she was still a human being.
This was the risk of Animagus.
So ... the key to the success of Animagus transfiguration is willpower - a strong 'will' will make the caster remember that he or she is still a human being.
Again, the key to human transfiguration, magic transfiguration, might be even stronger willpower!
A strong will could neutralize all the ill effects brought about by magic.
Opening his eyes, Andy's face carried an unstoppable look of excitement.
"Can't be wrong, it's the Will!"
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