I remember you made a thread like this before, and I gave you this link to show you how effective magick has been and continues to be for many, which is why I’m perplexed that you still claim that magick isn’t effective. It hasn’t been effective for you atm, sure. But for most of us it has been quite powerful. The problem you’re having is that you’re allowing your current failure to create a jaded view of magicks capabilities. It would be like if I tried to learn how to play basketball and I couldn’t shoot a three pointer if my life depended on it… I then decided to blame the basket or the ball…even though everyone around me with more experience is able to make the shot no problem. You have yet to reckon with the fact that many of us have produced amazing results…and it brings your point of view into conflict as it would require you to call us liars for posting great success, which you haven’t brought yourself to do yet. So on this point I disagree with you, because its an opinion whose foundation is built upon the jaded point of view of a single individual (ie. yourself). This is a skill, but its also not a science. Again, i explained this for you before…but this isn’t an objective science like chemistry, where if you add two molecules of hydrogen with one molecule of oxygen, you get water 100% of the time. You need to understand this and accept this, instead of lamenting over the idea that magick doesn’t work in the way you wish it to. With all that being said, I do agree with you on one thing:
This tends to be a defensive/reflexive response that some people give because they feel somewhat attacked when folks like yourself claim that magick doesn’t work. It is my personal belief that a failure is a failure is a failure. If you ask for A, and a spirit gives you B, to me personally that is a failure, and I do not give excuses to the spirits for such failure. But going back to my basketball example, an experienced player may be able to land a three-point shot often, but “often” is not the same as “always”. If an experienced player…say LeBron James, missed a three pointer, would you all of a sudden proclaim that he is an effective player who lies about his skills and ability to play basketball? I think not…and the spirits should be viewed in the same way. They are not all powerful, so you need to mature yourself in a way that allows you to accept this…but at the same time, they are powerful and reliable enough to change the life of those dedicated to craft, as it already has for many on here and outside of here, myself included.