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Reality & Responsibility

Everyone at one time of another has wanted to twitch their nose, or blink their eyes, and have their house and children clean, and find a new wardrobe hanging in their closet. Maybe if you have a maid, a nanny and someone to do your shopping, and you’ve trained them to understand facial tic commands. Then, and only then will you get the result that you seek. When it comes to the reality of magick, you’ll get those results, faster the old fashioned way.

I have yet to meet anyone who can balance and spin a pencil with their mind, walk on water (without it being frozen first) or fly through the air (without the use of an aircraft). These are the dreams of the young and the science of the Hollywood special effects artist. It is said that there are those in the far east who have mastered some of these feats. They’ve spent their whole life in meditation to achieve this. So if you are ready to give up, fast food, cable television, the Internet, and indoor plumbing. Go book a flight to India, seek a guru, and we’ll see you in 80 years.

If, on the other hand, you are not yet willing to give up your standard of living, the reality of magick is that it can not alter or break the physical laws of nature. In fact, magick is just the employment of nature’s laws for the achievement of ones’ goals.

Before you begin the practice of magick, you should understand that, like life itself, there is a certain responsibility that you accept. You are responsible for each and every action, thought and deed. There is no devil, the music, and movies don’t have subliminal messages hidden in them, and regardless of how dysfunctional your childhood was, you, and only you are responsible for your own actions! If you like being a victim, if you need an escape goat to go through life with, then the last thing you need to do is learn magick.

Magick is about responsibility, and respect. Responsibility for yourself, and respect for all living creatures. It is one Pagan view point that the Great Mother gave birth to all things, meaning that we are all part of each other, as well as every living creature and rock. Do you respect yourself? Do you respect the environment around you? If you don’t respect yourself, how do you expect to be responsible with the art of magick, and respect its’ use.

Never practice magick from the space of fear or anger. These emotions, both tend to sour the desired results. In group work, you are only as strong, as your weakest link. That is why fear is the last thing you need in a circle.