Magick is the control and direction of energies through the use of Magickal
Will to affect both the external and internal realities of an individual or
group. Thus, magick is the raising, directing and manipulation of energy.
It is incorrect to call magick 'black' or 'white'. Magick is only as 'good'
or 'bad' as the intentions of the person who is directing it and even then it
can sometime depend on which side of the fence you sit on whether is appears
to be 'good' or 'bad' to you.
There should be many considerations when using magick. Do you really want
what you are working toward? Or would the fulfillment of your stated
magickal desire actually be peripheral to what you truly want? What effects
will the results of your magick have on other people? Does it take away from
them? Control them or manipulate their free will? That type of magick is
manipulative and will be detrimental to you. Can you handle the
repercussions of your act? Reason it out - what are the most likely results
of your action on your environment? Are you prepared to deal with the
results?
Before you do a ritual, consider carefully the above questions. It is always
a good idea to do a reading for yourself or have someone else do the reading
for you to see if magick is the correct approach to your problem. This way
you will be able to see the full scope of your endeavor.
You cannot do a ritual and then sit back and wait for the results to fall
into your lap. When you do a ritual you are affecting the flow and ebb of
the energy of the universe. You are manipulating the balance of energies.
In order to get what you need in the easiest way and the shortest amount of
time, you will need to set things up here, on the physical plane, to allow
your desire to manifest in the most natural and simplest fashion. In other
words, if you do a ritual to get the 'perfect job' and then sit in your house
playing video games for the next two months waiting for someone to knock on
your door to offer it to you, it is very doubtful that you will get what you
want. However, if you do the job ritual and then look in the want ads in the
newspaper, set up some interviews for yourself (thereby working with the
energy of the universe) you will get want you want and need.
Magick is best used for internal changes and internal honing and
strengthening. If you shape yourself into the person you want to be, you
will have little need for external magicks (magicks that affect the outside
world), for you will naturally be in tune with the energy of the universe and
things will come to you in the flow of the universe without you having to
manipulate circumstances.
Since you are working with universal and personal energies when doing magick,
it is strongly recommended that the only person you manipulate is YOURSELF.
As you practice magick, you will find through personal experience that the
Law of Three comes into effect every time. The Law of Three states that
whatever you do comes back to you threefold. Some people interpret this as
coming back to you three times in three separate actions, others see this
universal law as having a result on the three levels of being - physical,
emotional and spiritual. By working magick on another person, you bind
yourself to the karma of that person. This is not often wise for the adept
and never wise for the novice. If you do magick to manipulate the free will
of someone else, you will find your freedom restricted and yourself involved
in doing things against your will as well.
Focus of intent is of vital importance to successful magick. You must have a
clear and correct vision of your desire in order to get exactly what you
want. Many times a magickian who is not precise will find to his or her
chagrin that s/he is getting exactly what s/he asked for - and it isn't
really what s/he wants! A case in point is a particular healing ritual that
my coven did last autumn. The husband of one of the coveners had been
involved in a fight and had been severely beaten. One side of his face was
swollen to twice its normal size, his lip had been split, and he was in
danger of losing his sight in one eye as his cornea had been displaced. Two
days later, at the full moon, we did a healing rite. Although we were
intending to heal his entire face completely, we were particularly concerned
about the state of his eye and sent the majority of our magickal energy to
its repair. The next day he reported to us that his eye had opened and the
cornea was no longer displaced. However, his lip was now distended over his
chin! We were not precise enough in our ritual to get the complete results
we wanted.
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